Agate Fall 2017 Catalog by Agate Publishing

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CONTENTS

Never Stop Simba Sana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................... 1 There’s a Dragon in My Closet Dorothea Taylor. .............................................................. 2 Crown Derrick Barnes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................. 4 Craft Coffee: A Manual Jessica Easto. . ................................................................................ 6 The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook Carrie Schloss................................................... 7

The Self-Care Cookbook Frank Ardito. ......................................................................... 8 Chicago Flashback Chicago Tribune Staff. ....................................................................... 9 The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Tribune Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer. . . ............................................................................... 11

The Green City Market Cookbook Green City Market.................................................. 12

Let’s Go Invent Tomorrow Edited by Jessica Easto..................................................... 13 CURRENT & SELLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................................................

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A B O U T A G AT E ’ S I M P R I N T S Agate Digital publishes stand-alone ebooks on a diverse range of topics. B2 Books is devoted to nonfiction on business-related topics, including management, leadership, economics, training, and more. Our chief aim is to publish books on improving workplace performance and improving workplace experience. Bolden Books is dedicated to work by African American authors. Bolden has published work by winners of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Hurston/Wright Award, among others. Our Bolden Lives series is devoted to memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies by and about African Americans.

Midway Books covers Midwestern topics and authors, with a particular focus on Chicago.

Surrey Books, established in 1983 and acquired by Agate in 2006, publishes books on food, cooking, health, nutrition, and the domestic arts.

NEVER STOP A Memoir

Simba Sana

ever Stop is the wrenching personal story of Simba Sana, the cofounder and former leader of Karibu Books, a major indie-bookselling phenomenon and perhaps the most successful black-owned company in the history of the book industry. In this memoir, Sana reveals how his experience with Karibu jumpstarted his lifelong journey to better understanding himself, human nature, faith, and American culture—which ultimately helped him develop the powerful personal philosophy that drives his life today. Born Bernard Sutton in Washington, DC, Sana grew up in the cycle of poverty and violence that dominated inner-city life in the ’70s and ’80s. Sana’s academic success got him into college, where he flourished. Committed to self-improvement and selfdiscipline, he became a successful professional while also becoming an impassioned Black Nationalist and Pan-Africanist. He lived the corporate life at Ernst & Young by day while leading radical consciousness-raising groups by night. Building Karibu became Sana’s opportunity to bind the disparate elements of his life together. Ultimately, though, the paradoxes in his identity and his accumulated emotional wounds confounded his effort to overcome his business reversals, and everything Sana built—his marriage, family, and business—was lost in an incredibly brief period of time. Sana had to rebuild his life—and his identity—and set out to do so in a way that focused principally on the meaning and importance of love.

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• Details author’s struggles with overcoming poverty, violence, and familial mental illness to achieve success

• Inspirational story for many Americans who struggle through similar harsh circumstances • At its height, Karibu was the largest chain of African American bookstores in the country

Simba Sana is the cofounder and former CEO of Karibu Books. He lives with his family in Rockville, Maryland.

ALSO FROM BOLDEN LIVES

Strayhorn Claerbaut, Schlesinger 978-1-932841-98-5

Imagine This Maxine Clair 978-1-932841-83-1

My Mother’s Rules Lynn Toler

An Autobiography of Black Chicago Dempsey Travis

978-1-932841-22-0

978-1-932841-67-1

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The Agate Bolden imprint’s Bolden Lives line features memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies by African American writers and aims to illuminate the richness and breadth of African American life.

THERE’S A DRAGON IN MY CLOSET Dorothea Taylor Illustrated by Charly Palmer

T Children’s Picture Book Ages 3 to 8 August 2017 $17.95

10 × 10 isbn : 978-1-57284-227-4

• Themes of friendship, the power of imagination, and diversity • Humorous story that acknowledges and celebrates the importance of childhood mischievousness • Lush, colorful imagery featuring an adorable African American character reminiscent of Peter from The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

here’s a Dragon in My Closet is among the debut offerings from Denene Millner Books, the new children’s line published under Agate’s Bolden imprint in partnership with Denene Millner, the noted parenting authority, editor, and New York Times bestselling author. The book’s dragon in the closet is quite the mischief maker: one minute he’s dancing like a goof under bedsheets and leaving get-well notes and peppermints for little ones who are sick, and the next he’s tracking dirty footprints across the carpet and eating all the snickerdoodles out of the cookie jar. With him around, there’s always lots of fun—and a whole heap of trouble, especially when he goes invisible, leaving a little boy to answer for his bad behavior. Colorful illustrations bring to life this adorable tale of a kid who blames sweet surprises and mischievous behavior on an invisible, mysterious guest only he knows exists: the friendly, goofy, troublemaking dragon in his closet. But is the dragon really the one to blame? There’s a Dragon in My Closet is a funny, engaging tribute to mischievous little boys and imaginary friends. Dorothea Taylor has a degree in graphic design with a minor in journalism. She currently resides in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where she runs an award-winning design studio, T.P. Design, Inc. Charly Palmer, a graduate of the American Academy of Art, is a nationally recognized fine artist whose work is in private and public collections, including those of the McDonald’s Corporation, the Coca-Cola Company, and Vanderbilt University. His art is inspired by his children and grandchildren. He lives in Atlanta.

ABOUT DENENE MILLNER BOOKS

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Denene Millner Books is Agate Bolden’s highly anticipated new line that publishes children’s and YA literature dedicated to African American stories and voices. DMB will publish four titles a year starting in 2017.

There’s a dragon in my closet, there’s a dragon, I swear! I run to tell my mom and dad, they don’t believe he’s there.

A book that celebrates the humanity and everyday wonder of a character who rarely finds space in children’s picture books: a black boy

Just last week I lost a tooth, and I don’t have to be a scholar to know it was that old dragon who left me that crisp, new dollar.

She flung open my closet door, looking quite frantic, I recall, when out from all the clutter bounced a lone red rubber ball. “See, I told you, Mom,” I quickly said, “The dragon wants to play catch.” The ball was followed by a shoe, some toys, and my pants with the big, blue patch.

That was a setup, a decoy, for sure, I have learned one great, big lesson, if I have learned no other.

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planted by the dragon for my mother.

CROWN

An Ode to the Fresh Cut Derrick Barnes Illustrated by Gordon C. James

Children’s Picture Book Ages 3 to 8 October 2017 $17.95

8.5 × 11 isbn : 978-1-57284-224-3

• Themes of self-esteem and confidence in looking good • Colorful, realistic imagery featuring various African American male characters • An homage to the rituals of black barbershops • Barnes is the author of multiple children’s books and the father of four sons, whom he writes about on his parenting blog, Raising the Mighty

rown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut is Denene Millner Books’s second offering of the season (see page 15). The barbershop is where the magic happens. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, dabs of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and slow, steady hands shaping their hair, they come out as royalty. That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, and more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As, girls start to show interest, and even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Everyone notices. A fresh cut makes a boy fly. This rhythmic, read-aloud title is, on the surface, about the ritual of a new haircut: sitting in the spinning chair, leaning back while the barber creates art with his clippers, peeking at that fresh cut in a handheld mirror when it’s all done, and seeing the you that you love the most. Cut deeper and see an unbridled celebration of the self-esteem, confidence, and swagger boys feel when they leave the barber’s chair—a tradition that helps them not only love and accept themselves but also take a giant step toward caring how they present themselves to the world.

Derrick Barnes, a graduate of Jackson State University, is the author of eight books, including the popular series Ruby and the Booker Boys. He also wrote bestselling copy for Hallmark as the first African American male staff writer for the company. Barnes resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and four sons.

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Gordon C. James, a graduate of the School of Visual Arts, is a nationally recognized, award-winning fine artist specializing in figurative drawing. He is the illustrator of the Scraps of Time children’s book series. He has worked for Hallmark as an illustrator and artist and has taught at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

A high-spirited, engaging salute to the beautiful, raw, assured humanity of black boys and how they see themselves when they approve of their reflections in the mirror

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CRAFT COFFEE: A MANUAL Brewing a Better Cup at Home Jessica Easto

his comprehensive but accessible handbook is for the average coffee lover who wants to make better coffee at home. Unlike other coffee books, this one focuses exclusively on coffee—not espresso—and explores multiple pour-over, immersion, and cold-brew techniques on 10 different devices.

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• High-end hardcover gift package with illustrations throughout • Includes profiles and manual brewing instructions for 10 devices, including the Chemex, French press, and V60 • Popularity of manual brewing is expanding into smaller cities, housewares retailers, and specialty supermarkets

Thanks to a small but growing number of dedicated farmers, importers, roasters, and baristas, coffee quality is at an all-time high. But for nonprofessionals, achieving café quality at home can seem out of reach. With dozens of equipment options, conflicting information on how to use that equipment, and an industry language that, at times, doesn’t seem made for the rest of us, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, Craft Coffee: A Manual is a comprehensive guide to improving your brew at home. The book provides all of the information readers need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffee—and to replicate the perfect cup day after day. From the science of extraction and brewing techniques to the challenges of choosing equipment and deciphering coffee bag labels, Craft Coffee focuses on the issues—cost, time, taste, and accessibility—that home coffee brewers negotiate and shows that no matter where you are in your coffee journey, you can make a great cup at home. Jessica Easto received a degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee and an MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University. She has been brewing craft coffee at home for more than eight years.

T HE F R E N C H P R E S S (Press Pot, Coffee Press, or Cafetière) PLUNGER SPOUT

BREWING CHAMBER

INGREDIENTS

METHOD

Makes 400 grams (13.5 fluid ounces)

Fill a kettle with the water and set it over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil.

28.5 grams (¼ cup + 2 teaspoons) fresh whole coffee

While the water heats, set a timer for 8 minutes. Grind the coffee very coarsely, transfer it to the brewing chamber of a French press, set it on a kitchen scale, and zero it.

When the water just starts to boil, remove the kettle from the heat. Start the timer and gently add the water to the French press until the scale reads 400 grams.

After 30 to 45 seconds has elapsed on the timer, gently stir the coffee-water mixture with a spoon until most of the grounds sink to the bottom. Place the plunger over the vessel, but do not depress it.

When the timer sounds, slowly and gently depress the plunger. It’s important to do this carefully. Forcefully depressing the plunger will result in an unwanted amount of agitation, and you’ll risk ruining your balanced cup by unleashing the bitter, astringent flavors that are still in the bean.

Serve immediately or transfer to a separate carafe.

400 grams (13.5 fluid ounces) water, plus more as needed

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The 8-Minute French Press Method Most coffee guides will tell you that to make French press coffee, you should pour water over the grounds and let them sit for 4 to 5 minutes. I used to make it that way, too. However, thanks to barista Nick Cho of Wrecking Ball in San Francisco, I’ve found that extremely coarse grounds and longer steep times (up to 8 minutes) produce a more even, delicate cup. Because of this, Andreas and I have included specs for both the 8-minute method and the 5-minute method here—shorter brew times do have an early morning appeal, after all. The 8-minute method works best with a very coarse grind. Start with the coarsest setting on your grinder that still produces an even grind (the coarsest setting on our Virtuoso chews up the beans). BASE SPECS

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Grind: very coarse (39 on Baratza Virtuoso) Brew ratio: 1:14 | Water temp: off boil | Target brew time: 8:00

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TIP: Most of the methods in this section call for a stopwatch. For this method (and the 5-Minute French Press Method), it’s easier to set a timer and wait for it to sound.

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THE ASHEVILLE BEE CHARMER COOKBOOK Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by 28 Honey Varietals and Blends Carrie Schloss Foreword by Jillian Kelly and Kim Allen

sheville Bee Charmer, opened in 2014 by beekeepers Jillian Kelly and Kim Allen, has become a destination for both local foodies and tourists. This honey purveyor, located in one of the most pollinator-friendly parts of the United States, offers a range of bee-related products and more than 50 different artisanal honey varietals—each with its own unique color, texture, and taste.

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Inspired by the vast honey selection available behind the store’s Honey Bar, chef Carrie Schloss has created The Asheville Bee Charmer Cookbook, a collection featuring 130 recipes, 20 honey varietals, and 8 special Bee Charmer blends. With a color, aroma, and tasting guide to honey varietals and dishes like Bee Pollen Nut Brittle, Chipotle Honey–Marinated Skirt Steak, and Milk and Honey Dinner Rolls, this cookbook proves that honey is the best way to season or sweeten your next meal.

• Published in conjunction with National Honey Bee Day • Full-color photography and thoughtful, accessible recipes written with the home cook in mind • Recipes low in refined white sugar • Asheville Bee Charmer is an independently owned retailer in Asheville, North Carolina, that specializes in regional and artisan honey and honey-related products

After a successful career in international investments, Carrie Schloss shifted gears to pursue a lifelong dream of working in the culinary industry. She graduated from the culinary school at Kendall College and currently works as a personal chef and culinary consultant specializing in creating recipes for those with specific dietary needs. She lives in Wilmette, Illinois.

T H E H O N E Y VA R I E TA L S I N T H I S B O O K Here, I have provided a simple guide to the varietals used in the recipes in this book. It is meant to be a broad overview of the color, aroma, and taste you can expect from each varietal, along with some ideas of what foods pair well with the honey. The first seven honeys listed are proprietary blends created through infusions by the Asheville Bee Charmer, which are only available at their brick-and-mortar and online stores. The remaining blends and varietals can be purchased at the Asheville Bee Charmer and elsewhere.

ASHEVILLE BEE CHARMER BLENDS CHAI

Made by infusing the Asheville Bee Charmer’s own wildflower honey with star anise, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, and secret spices.

FIRECRACKER HOT Made by infusing the Asheville Bee Charmer’s own raw wildflower or clover honey with locally grown North Carolina chiles and a dash of vinegar.

GHOST PEPPER

Made by infusing the Asheville Bee Charmer’s own clover honey with in-season, locally grown ghost peppers.

introduction

taste: floral, chai spices, cinnamon, ginger pairs well with: Indian food, Moroccan food, tea, squash,

grilled fruit, ice cream, waffles, pancakes, apples

color: almost black aroma: chocolate and cocoa taste: sweetened bittersweet chocolate pairs well with: anything with chocolate, warm milk,

warm crusty bread, fruit, waffles, pancakes

color: reddish hue aroma: chiles, warm beeswax, floral, vegetal taste: sweet heat pairs well with: Asian food, Mexican food, Moroccan

food, chicken, salmon, steak, peaches, Greek yogurt, ice cream

• Asheville is home to the Center for Honeybee Research and Bee City USA, a national nonprofit organization that helps communities sustain pollinators

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Adding ricotta to pancake batter gives you a super fluffy pancake with an almost creamy texture. Throw in some fresh lemon zest and blueberries and you have a rich, delicious breakfast treat. I always make a big batch of pancakes and refrigerate or freeze the leftover cooked ones. That way, I can have great pancakes in a flash, any time I want. c MAKE S 4 SE RV I N GS 2 cups all-purpose flour

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon baking powder

11/2 cups buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Zest of 1 large lemon

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 tablespoons acacia honey

31/2 cups fresh blueberries, divided

11/2 cups whole milk ricotta

1/4–1/2 cup blueberry honey

Place a griddle over medium heat (it will take about 5 to 7 minutes to reach the right temperature). Preheat the oven to 150°F or 200°F. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the honey, ricotta, eggs, buttermilk, lemon zest, and vanilla. Pour the ricotta mixture into the bowl with the flour ingredients. Mix well with a large spoon until the ingredients are just incorporated. Set aside. Once the griddle is hot and just beginning to smoke, grease it with nonstick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter onto the griddle for each pancake. Place about 12 of the blueberries on each pancake. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until you see bubbles on the top and the bottom is lightly browned. Gently flip the pancakes (you don’t want to smash the blueberries) and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes, or until they are cooked through and lightly spring back to the touch. Repeat this process until you have used all of the batter. Reserve the extra blueberries (you should have about 1 cup left) for the garnish. To keep the freshly made pancakes warm, place them on a platter in the oven as you continue to make the rest. To serve, place two or three pancakes on each of four plates. Top each serving with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the blueberry honey and garnish with 1/4 cup of the remaining blueberries. Serve immediately. Store leftover pancakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.

color: straw to yellow color with buttery-yellow hue aroma: chiles, warm beeswax, vegetal taste: sweet heat pairs well with: Asian food, Mexican food, grilled cheese,

braised cabbage, braised sausage

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Made by infusing the Asheville Bee Charmer’s own wildflower honey with pure raw cacao.

color: dark brown aroma: chai spices, floral

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THE SELF-CARE COOKBOOK A Holistic Approach to Cooking, Eating, and Living Well Frank Ardito

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7 × 9.75 isbn : 978-1-57284-229-8

• 130 gratifying recipes that promote the reader’s own well-being • Author has published seven academic titles as well as numerous scholarly articles about holistic wellness • Author is a wellness trainer recently inducted into the National Wellness Institute’s Circle of Leadership for contributions to the field

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• Holistic consumerism has seen an increase as the idea of well-being has expanded beyond the physical and nutritional to include mental health and self-care

ritten by health and wellness expert Dr. Frank Ardito, this book explores the intersection of cooking, eating, health, and wellness by offering 130 recipes designed to help you improve every aspect of your life. Unlike most diet and health cookbooks, The Self-Care Cookbook acknowledges that eating well means sometimes eating “bad.” Ardito doesn’t believe in bad food, restrictions, or denial. True wellness—complete wellness—addresses both ends of the spectrum: fresh, light dishes that strengthen our bodies and wonderful indulgences that feed our souls.

The first of its kind, The Self-Care Cookbook is divided into 10 chapters, each of which focuses on one dimension of personal wellness: physical, spiritual, emotional, environmental, intellectual, nutritional, protectoral, social, occupational, and financial. Each chapter includes 13 recipes—from starters to mains to desserts—that support well-being through carefully selected ingredients and cooking methods. This book encourages you to prepare these recipes by yourself, for yourself, as a way to create a true sense of wholeness and satisfaction. A balanced life includes both celebratory and health-supportive foods, and this book helps you decide which you most want or need at any given moment. Dr. Frank Ardito has been a professor of health and wellness sciences for more than 20 years. He currently serves as professor and department chair of health and wellness promotion at College of Lake County in suburban Chicago. As a wellness trainer, Ardito has worked with hundreds of organizations, including the American Medical Association and the American Cancer Society, and has coached or consulted with several Olympic athletes and the Chicago Blackhawks.

CHICAGO FLASHBACK

The People and Events That Shaped a City’s History Chicago Tribune Staff

he devoted journalists at the Chicago Tribune have been reporting the city’s news for 170 years. As a result, the paper has amassed an inimitable, as-it-happened history of its hometown, a city first incorporated in 1837 that rapidly grew to become the third-largest city in the United States. Since 2011, the Chicago Tribune has been mining its vast archive of photos and stories for its weekly Chicago Flashback feature, which reflects on the significant people and events that have shaped the city’s history and culture from the paper’s founding in 1847 to the present day.

Now the editors of the Tribune have carefully collected the best and most interesting Chicago Flashback features into a single coffee-table volume. Each story is accompanied by at least one black-and-white image from the paper’s photo vault located beneath Tribune Tower. Chicago Flashback offers readers a unique perspective on the city’s long and colorful history. The Chicago Tribune, founded in 1847, is the flagship newspaper of the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Its staff comprises dedicated, award-winning journalists who have authored many bestselling books.

F E AT U R E S Jazz Age Gangsters Mayor Harold Washington Serial Killer H.H. Holmes The Cubs and White Sox Rivalry Century of Progress World’s Fair

INCLUDE Personalities on Skid Row Navy Pier’s Zany Past The Loop’s Tunnel System The Eastland Disaster Leopold and Loeb Murder Investigation and more!

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• Contains black-and-white photographs from the Chicago Tribune’s vast archives • An illuminating document of decades of American history • A collector’s item as well as an accessible look at Chicago’s past, with accompanying captions and details on each event and figure • The Chicago Flashback feature highlights the most important events and people throughout Chicago’s history, dating back to the newspaper’s founding in 1847 • Feature has been a weekly standard in the Chicago Tribune since 2011

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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE BOOK OF THE CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS A Decade-by-Decade History Chicago Tribune Staff

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he Chicago Blackhawks, one of the NHL’s “Original Six,” have been building their storied legacy for more than 10 decades. Since their founding in 1926, the Hawks have won six Stanley Cup championships and produced dozens of standout stars, from Hall of Fame goaltender Mike Karakas in the ’30s to Bobby “The Golden Jet” Hull in the ’60s to current team captain Jonathan Toews. The Chicago Tribune, the team’s hometown newspaper, has been covering it all from the very beginning.

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isbn : 978-1-57284-231-1

Published to coincide with the start of the 2017–18 season, The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Blackhawks is a decade-bydecade look at the city’s 21st-century sports dynasty. Curated by the Chicago Tribune sports department, this book documents every era in the team’s history, from the 1920s to the present day, through the newspaper’s original reporting, in-depth analysis, comprehensive timelines, and archival photos. Each chapter includes profiles on key coaches and players, highlighting the “team of the decade” as well as every Stanley Cup championship. Bonus “overtime” material—stats and facts on championships, Hall of Famers, famous lines, memorable trades, and more—provides a blow-by-blow look at all 90 years of the franchise’s history.

• First-of-its-kind, large-format collector’s item in a beautiful, high-end gift package publishing just in time for the holidays • Fourth in Agate Midway’s photography-driven line of Chicago sports books in partnership with the Chicago Tribune • Team has broad national and international following in major markets: an NHL franchise with three Stanley Cup wins in past eight seasons

The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Blackhawks is a bold, image-laden tour through ice-hockey history that any Chicago sports fan will appreciate.

• Promotion alongside newspaper’s hugely popular hockey coverage, coinciding with start of the new season

The Chicago Tribune, founded in 1847, is the flagship newspaper of the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Its staff comprises dedicated, award-winning journalists who have authored many bestselling books.

1960s

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Jan. 30, 1969 In the most lopsided shutout in franchise history, the Hawks defeat the Flyers 12-0 in Philadelphia.

March 26, 1961

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1961

Behind goals by Reggie Fleming, Ab McDonald, Eric Nesterenko, Jack Evans and Kenny Wharram, the Hawks defeat the Red Wings 5-1 in Detroit and win the Stanley Cup final four games to two.

March 12, 1966

May 22, 1965 Bobby Hull wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1964– 65 season.

May 7, 1963 Pierre Pilote wins the Norris Trophy as the league’s top defenseman for the 1962–63 season, the first of three consecutive seasons in which Pilote earns the award.

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1963

1964

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1966

Bobby Hull scores his 51st goal of the season in a 4-2 victory over the Rangers at the Stadium. Hull sets an NHL record, becoming the first player to score more than 50 in a season.

1967

May 15, 1967 The Hawks trade forwards Phil Esposito, Ken Hodge and Fred Stanfield to the Bruins for defenseman Gilles Marotte, forward Pit Martin and goalie Jack Norris.

1968

June 17, 1963 Billy Reay is named head coach.

Co-owner James D. Norris dies at age 59. Bill Wirtz takes over as team president.

April 26, 1967

Jan. 19, 1960

G O LD EN D AYS

May 26, 1966 Jan. 17, 1962 Goalie Glenn Hall plays in his 500th consecutive game, including 37 playoff games.

1969

June 11, 1969

May 10, 1968

Feb. 25, 1966 May 21, 1963

FIRST TEAM Center: Jonathan Toews Banner year: 2013-14 10 13 15 28 G, 40 A

Left wing: Artemi Panarin Banner year: 2015-16 30 G, 47 A

The Hawks fire head coach Rudy Pilous. Doreen Litzenberger, 26, wife of Hawks captain Ed Litzenberger, is killed in a car accident on the way home to Glenview following a game at the Stadium. Litzenberger is seriously injured in the crash.

TEAM OF THE DECADE

Right wing: Patrick Kane Banner year: 2015-16

April 16, 1961

Murray Balfour’s goal in the third overtime period gives the Hawks a 2-1 victory over Montreal and a 2-1 lead in their semifinal playoff series.

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April 4, 1961 The Hawks blank Montreal 3-0 at the Stadium to close out their series four games to two and advance to the Stanley Cup final.

Bobby Hull wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1965–66 season.

Stan Mikita wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1966–67 season. He also wins the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer and the Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship, the first NHL player to win all three awards in a single season.

Stan Mikita wins the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player for the 1967–68 season.

The Hawks select 23-yearold goalie Tony Esposito from the Canadiens in the annual NHL intraleague draft.

G O L D E N D AY S

Paced by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, the greatest decade in Blackhawks history began with coach Joel Quenneville’s squad improving on their 2009 visit to the conference finals, advancing in 2010 to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 18 years. Emblematic of the team’s focus, defenseman Duncan Keith took a stick to the mouth in the decisive game of the conference championship series against San Jose, sacrificing seven teeth. “It’s only teeth,” Keith said. “It’s a long way from the heart.” The end of the franchise’s 49-year run without a Stanley Cup would be shrouded in momentary confusion in Philadelphia, where few but Kane immediately realized he had scored the Game 6 overtime tie-breaker to take the championship. Video confirmation was required, and even then the puck seemed to vanish in the goal’s netting. If winning were to become a tradition for the Blackhawks of this era, so too would general manager Stan Bowman being forced to turn over the post-championship roster around Toews and Kane to maneuver around league salary cap restrictions. Among the missing in 2010-11 were Kris Versteeg, Dustin Byfuglien, Andrew Ladd and goalie Antti Niemi. The Blackhawks were knocked from the first round of the playoffs the next two seasons. But in a season shortened by a labor standoff, the 2013 Blackhawks led the league with a 367-5 record and eliminated defending champion Los Angeles with a double-overtime Game 5 goal by Kane for a hat trick, the conference championship and another shot at the Stanley Cup. The title series with Boston seemed destined to return to the United Center for Game 7, but Bryan Bickell tied Game 6 with 1:16 remaining and Dave Bolland nailed the game-winner 17 seconds later for the Cup. Los Angeles avenged its elimination, advancing to the 2014 Stanley Cup Final with a Game 7 conference championship victory over Chicago. The 2014-15 Blackhawks dropped their last three regular-season games, raising concerns about their postseason prospects. Quenneville’s team nevertheless rallied to face Tampa Bay for the title. The Blackhawks downed the Lightning in six games to win the Stanley Cup for a third time in six seasons and sixth in franchise history. They’ve been seeking the elusive alchemy needed for yet another title run ever since.

10 13 15 46 G, 60 A

Defense: Duncan Keith Banner year: 2013-14 10 13 15

6 G, 55 A

Defense: Brent Seabrook Banner year: 2015-16 10 13 15

14 G, 35 A

Goalie: Corey Crawford Banner year: 2015-16 13 15

35-18-5, 2.37 GAA, 7 SHO

SECOND TEAM Center: Patrick Sharp Banner year: 2013-14 10 13 15 34 G, 44 A

Left wing: Brandon Saad Banner year: 2014-15 13 15

23 G, 29 A

Right wing: Marian Hossa Banner year: 2014-15 10 13 15 22 G, 39 A

Defense: Niklas Hjalmarsson Banner year: 2013-14 10 13 15

4 G, 22 A

Defense: Johnny Oduya Banner year: 2012-13 10 13

3 G, 9 A

Goalie: Antii Niemi Banner year: 2009-10 10

26-7-4, 2.25 GAA, 7 SHO

(Statistics are regular-season only; Stanley Cups are only those won with Blackhawks.)

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10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT NEARLY EVERYTHING

THINGS

A Collection of Fascinating Historical, Scientific and Cultural Trivia about People, Places and Things

YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW

ABOUT NE ARLY

Everything

Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer

A Collection of Fascinating Historical, Scientific and Cultural Trivia about

People , Pl aces and Things

or years, the Chicago Tribune’s popular weekly column 10 Things You Might Not Know has been entertaining readers while informing them on a diverse range of fascinating subjects. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything is a carefully curated collection of these columns, presented in a fun gift format for trivia enthusiasts. This book gives readers well-researched, obscure facts on universal topics such as art, culture, money, food, politics, war, science, technology, language, and more.

10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything contains a plethora of surprising trivia and pertinent tidbits that will appeal to everyone, from history buffs to sports fans to foodies. From amusing, lighthearted topics, such as misspellings and extreme eating, to more serious subjects, such as World War II and prison, this collection of carefully researched and universally appealing trivia will make readers laugh and their jaws drop. 10 Things You Might Not Know About Nearly Everything will leave readers brighter, wittier, and more curious about a myriad of subjects they may have never encountered before.

MARK JACOB & STEPHAN BENZKOFER

Trade Cloth October 2017 $22.95

7×7 isbn : 978-1-57284-208-3

• Hardcover package makes this a terrific gift item and the fun, irreverent tone is great for specialty shops • Award-winning journalists at the Chicago Tribune have researched dozens of topics, providing indepth, riveting information that will pull readers in, regardless of which page they read first • Shares the best factoids and most relevant trivia for a diverse national audience • Perfect light read for home, commuting, or summer vacation

Mark Jacob is the associate managing editor for metropolitan news at the Chicago Tribune and the coauthor of six books. He lives with his wife in Evanston, Illinois. Stephan Benzkofer worked for the Chicago Tribune for nearly 20 years and coedited, with Mark Jacob, the paper’s popular feature column 10 Things You Might Not Know. He is now the owner of Benzkofer Communications and lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his family.

The reason cellphone use and driving don’t mix is that the human brain doesn’t truly multitask. According to University of Michigan professor David Meyer, the brain has one channel for each type of information—auditory, visual, manual, etc.—which is why you can’t read a text and a road sign at the same time. But some conflicts aren’t so obvious. If the driver has a conversation with somebody describing in detail what his new office looks like, the information could occupy not only the driver’s auditory channel but also the visual channel and could impair his driving.

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For decades, basketball fans have tried to distract visiting players at the free-throw line by screaming and waving their arms. Also popular are spinning signs and bare-chested, overweight male fans. But such techniques seem to have little effect. Now comes Arizona State’s Curtain of Distraction, which is hung on PVC pipes and opened just before the free throw, revealing fans performing surreal scenes. Among them: men doing calisthenics in their underwear, unicorns kissing, Santa Claus bearhugging an elf and a man riding an inflatable duck. According to statistics from February, visitors to ASU have made just 61 percent of free throws since the curtain’s debut last season, compared with about 70 percent in the three seasons before.

Vail Reese, a San Francisco dermatologist and film buff, mimics the Oscars by awarding the Skinnies. He honored the 2003 film “Mystic River” by citing “the dark spot on Sean Penn’s neck” as most distracting lesion.

10 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION

Advances in technology threaten to overwhelm young minds to the point of distraction. Students’ memories will atrophy because so much information is so readily and instantly available. Students will know a great many things but “have learned nothing.” A diatribe against the Internet? No, Socrates worried about the development of writing and the Greek alphabet about 2,500 years ago.

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When someone uses chitchat, noises or mannerisms to distract or mislead an opponent during poker or another game, it’s called “coffeehousing.”

On Dec. 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashed into a swamp near Miami, killing 101 people. Investigators said the three crew members and a jumpseat occupant were so distracted by a malfunctioning warning light that they didn’t notice the autopilot was disengaged until it was too late.

When you make an effort to ignore one thing and focus on another, you are flexing your “executive function,” which is something the brain must learn. A child’s ability to do this explodes around age 4, and it appears to peak at about 30. Scientists aren’t sure why some have a stronger function than others, but research suggests aerobic exercise, of all things, can help strengthen and sustain it.

The most mind-blowing fact about distractions that almost no one could possibly imagine is ... oh, look, it’s a cat video!

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The word DISTRACTED was once a snyonym for INSANE.

If being distracted didn’t worry you enough already, consider that the word was once a synonym for insane.

The human brain doesn’t truly multitask.

THE GREEN CITY MARKET COOKBOOK Great Recipes from Chicago’s Award-Winning Farmers Market Green City Market Foreword by Rick Bayless

F Trade Paper August 2017 $23.95

ounded in 1998 by the late culinary luminary, author, chef, and entrepreneur Abby Mandel, the Green City Market is the venerable year-round farmers market held in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Since its inception, the Green City Market has grown into one of the most popular destinations for finding organic and sustainable produce and products throughout the Midwest’s extensive farm-to-table culinary scene.

7.25 × 9.25 isbn : 978-1-57284-236-6

Now in paperback, The Green City Market Cookbook is the first collection of recipes from the celebrity chefs, local farmers, loyal customers, and longtime vendors that make up the Green City Market community. Thoroughly tested, the recipes in this book represent the diverse range of meals that can be created from the fresh, sustainable output of Midwestern family farms.

• Green City Market is one of the premier farmers markets in the country, attracting upward of 8,000 shoppers a week during peak summer months

Organized by season, The Green City Market Cookbook provides eager readers with recipes that make use of fresh fruits and vegetables straight from the small regional farms that are the lifeblood of the farm-to-fork movement. Delicious, nutritious, and visually stunning, these recipes present the best that Green City Market has to offer. Alice Waters once called the Green City Market “the best sustainable market in the country,” and now readers can be sure they’re creating the highest-quality, most straightforward meals from the best locally sourced ingredients available.

• Recipes have been supplied by some of Chicago’s top chefs, who are also big supporters of the market • Significant exposure throughout Chicago and Midwest through market’s prominent and plentiful supporters, including artists, musicians, politicians, and celebrities

The Green City Market is known nationwide as a premier Midwest destination for great organic, sustainable, and locally sourced farm products.

Roast Leg of Lamb in Garlic–Mint Marinade with Pea Shoot Salad My mother, Helen, roasted a leg of lamb some Sundays for supper following church. She always put so much care and attention into her cooking that she didn’t even realize how detailed her effort was. For example, she would squeeze a lemon over the lamb and then make small incisions in the meat and insert slivers of garlic. Under the leg of lamb, she would place small new potatoes, onions, and more garlic for added flavor. Finally, she made a great pan jus with the delicious lamb drippings. Our family is Armenian, so lamb is a major part of our culture, heritage, and life! —Carrie Nahabedian, chef/owner, Naha and Brindille; Green City Market board member

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Recipes

There’s nothing like that sense of excitement and anticipation we feel at the first open-air Green City Market in May. Watching the wave of green from the first harvest of the year, it’s clear our farmers’ hard work has paid off. Springtime in the Midwest marks a time of growth and possibility. Some say only wine has terroir—that unique combination of geology, geography, and climate that influences taste like nothing else. Yet we know that vegetables and fruits can have the same, as we gorge on woodsy asparagus, glowing red radishes, delicate lettuce, sweet strawberries, rhubarb, peas, and more—the short-lived treasures we look forward to each year.

Farmstand Strawberry Jam with Balsamic, Rosemary, and Mint 21 Sugar Snap Pea Soup with Leeks and Bacon 22

For th e l amB :

4 sprigs fresh thyme (optional)

Spring Vegetable Soup 25

1 (4–5-lb) whole bone-in leg of lamb

1 head garlic, separated into cloves

Kosher salt, as needed

1/3 cup white or red wine

Cavolo Nero and Strawberry Salad 27

Freshly ground black pepper, as needed

Artful Asparagus Salad 29

1 cup packed fresh mint leaves, chopped

Kohlrabi Mash 31

4 cloves garlic, minced 24 medium-sized firm new red potatoes, halved (if the potatoes are small, use more and leave them whole)

Spring Peas with Mint 33 Roasted Asparagus Lasagna 34 Fresh Pasta with Sugar Snap Peas and Asparagus 36

For th e p ea sh oot salad:

2 teaspoons olive oil 11/2 teaspoons sherry wine vinegar 3 ounces (about 4 cups) fresh pea shoots Shaved radishes (optional)

1/4 cup olive oil, divided

Creamy Polenta with Braised Greens and Mushrooms 38 Oyster Mushroom and Spring Onion Frittata 42 Roast Leg of Lamb in Garlic–Mint Marinade with Pea Shoot Salad 45

prep time: 25 minutes

To make The lamB:

standing time: 30 minutes

1. Butterfly the lamb and remove the bone, excess fat, heavy silverskin, and tendons. Sprinkle the inside and outside of the lamb generously with salt and black pepper. Rub the mint and garlic over the inside and outside of the lamb. Roll the lamb up and tie with kitchen string. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.

cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Mushroom, Asparagus, and Fontina Cheese Strata 47

makes 8 servings

Roasted Rosemary Pork Tenderloin 48 Best Fresh Fruit Cake Ever 49

2. Preheat the oven to 425°F.

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LET’S GO INVENT TOMORROW

Richard Branson | Sergey Brin | Warren Buffett

A Year’s Worth of Quotes, Wisdom, and Insight from the World’s Most Successful Business Leaders

Let’s Go

Edited by Jessica Easto

A Year’s Worth of

his book collects 365 thought-provoking and inspiring quotations that are packed with insights on business, management, and leadership from the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Curated from the best quotes in the In Their Own Words series, this book provides future leaders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and business professionals with a full year’s worth of advice and perspective from visionaries such as Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey, Jack Ma, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and more.

Quotes, Wisdom, and Insight

Invent from the World’s Most Successful Business Leaders

Tomorrow edited by JESSICA EASTO

The In Their Own Words series highlights entrepreneurs who have built influential companies from the ground up and changed the way business is done around the world.

Trade Cloth 5 × 7.5 September 2017 isbn: 978-1-57284-232-8 $19.95

Jessica Easto is an editor living in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to this book, she edited Rocket Man: Elon Musk In His Own Words for the In Their Own Words series.

• Handsome hardcover gift package with eye-catching typography throughout • Quote-a-day format provides readers with a full year of business, leadership, and management wisdom

ALSO FROM THE IN THEIR OWN WORDS SERIES

• Best-of collection curated from the popular In Their Own Words series, which includes the New York Times bestselling book I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words Beahm

Rocket Man: Elon Musk In His Own Words Easto

978-1-932841-66-4

978-1-57284-214-4

Own It: Oprah Winfrey In Her Own Words Becker, Engelmann 978-1-57284-203-8

• Quotations pulled from decades’ worth of print interviews, public appearances, personal writings, company memos, shareholder meetings, and more from 10 of the most successful entrepreneurs of our modern age

Never Give Up: Jack Ma In His Own Words Lee, Song 978-1-57284-189-5