‘THE CHICAGO BEARS: A DECADE-BY-DECADE HISTORY BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE’

The Tribune sports department has compiled a comprehensive, decade-by-decade portrait of the Bears featuring essays, box scores, articles, photographs, a one-of-akind first person account by George Halas and team memorabilia from the Tribune’s historical archives. Available at chicagotribune.com/bears100book.

“Even the Terrible Things Seem Beautiful to Me Now, 2nd Edition”

Over the last two decades, Mary Schmich’s column in the Tribune has offered advice, humor and discerning commentary on a broad array of topics including family, personal milestones, mental illness, writing and life in Chicago. This second edition — updated to include Schmich’s best pieces since its original publication — collects her ten Pulitzer-winning columns along with more than 150 others, creating a compelling collection that reflects Schmich’s thoughtful, insightful and engaging sensibility.

“Life Skills: How To Do Almost Anything”

How do you give a good wedding toast? How do you fix a clogged drain? How do you bowl without hurting anyone? Questions like these make up this engaging do-it-yourself guide. Collected from the Chicago Tribune how-to columns called “Life Skills,” this book is filled with often humorous instructions on performing a variety of tasks.

All Chicago Tribune print books are available online at chicagotribune.com/printbooks