‘THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE BOOK OF THE CHICAGO WHITE SOX: A DECADE-BY-DECADE HISTORY’

To be a White Sox fan is to know the highest of highs, the lowest of lows and all points in between. “The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago White Sox: A Decade-byDecade History” touches all those bases and covers more than a century of South Side baseball: “Black Jack” and “Jungle Jim.” The “Hitless Wonders” and “Winning Ugly.” Air-raid sirens and exploding scoreboards. “Old Aches and Pains” and the “Big Hurt.” At over 300 pages, it’s filled with great features and profiles, plus stunning images from the Tribune’s award-winning photojournalists. Get a copy for yourself — and maybe another one for that diehard Sox fan in your life.

“Ernie: Special Photographic Tribute”

With his boundless optimism and enthusiasm for the game of baseball, Ernie Banks embodied what it meant to be a Cubs fan. Celebrate the groundbreaking career of Mr. Cub, a Chicago icon who touched the lives of many, with this collection of stories and photographs from the staff of the Tribune.

“The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs: A Decade-by-Decade History”

If you’re a Cubs fan, you probably thought your life was complete after the final out of Game 7. Not quite. You need to hold this book in your hands, if for no other reason than to prove that the dream of November 2016 was real. A beautiful and detail-rich hardbound collection of Chicago Cubs history, “The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Cubs” chronicles all the ups and downs of one of the most beloved teams in all of sports, from the first pitch in 1876 to the final out of the 2016 World Series. Available at chicagotribune.com/cubshistorybook, or find it wherever books are sold.