THE CHICAGO BEARS BOOK

“The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Bears: A Decade-By-Decade History, 2nd ed.” The Tribune’s new expanded second edition Bears book includes photography, original box scores, essays from Hall of Fame reporters and Tribune coverage from the last 100 seasons. This keepsake includes special reporting and photographs of the Bears 100th season from the Tribune. Available at chicagotribune.com/bearsbook2 and where books are sold.

“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.

“A Century of Progress” Between 1933 and 1934, over 48 million visitors attended “A Century of Progress Exposition,” the world’s fair located in Chicago. This collection of rare photographs from the world’s fair has been carefully chosen from the Tribune’s voluminous archives. Featuring an informative introduction by Tribune reporter and historian Ron Grossman, this book documents one of the most expansive displays of technological advancement and cultural diversity that took place in the 20th century.

“The Best of Royko: The Tribune Years” For more than 30 years, Mike Royko was a part of the daily fabric of Chicagoans’ lives, penning often humorous and always honest columns first for the Chicago Daily News, then the Sun-Times, and finally the Tribune. Culled from thousands of his Tribune columns and edited by his son David Royko, this collection offers up his best material from the last stage in his career, which was cut short by his premature death in 1997.