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June 2010

Josh Wilker
Cardboard Gods Saturday 06.05 at 3:00 pm Barbara's Macy's

CARDBOARD GODS: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards

Wilker marks the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. He captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game.



Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger Friday 06.11 7:00 pm Barbara's UIC

WAR

The author of the gripping bestseller "The Perfect Storm" turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat. WAR follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan.

Sebastian Junger is a contributing editor to "Vanity Fair", and has been awarded a National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for journalism. He lives in New York City.


Maura Lane
Sabu & Me

Saturday 06.123:00 pm Barbara's UIC


SABU & ME is the story of Maura Lane and her dog Sabu and the wonderful times they spent together during Mauras early life. Mauras words are complemented by the wonderful illustrations of Hazel Mitchell. Through a rainbow of colors, her illustrations bring the story of SABU & ME to life.

Verne Elliot Glassman
The Other Chicago Mob Friday 06.18 7:00 pm Barbara's UIC


"THE OTHER CHICAGO MOB" is the story of a crooked cop in a dishonest system that is part of a dysfunctional city government. Glassman describes a 40-year cover-up as Officer Gary Cohen crosses the thin blue line and breaks the code of silence to set history right
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