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"Cheap drinks, bathroom graffiti, and formidable performances have ruled for nearly a quarter of a century at Chicago's Empty Bottle. From this collection of photographs, interviews, and essays culled from a community of music fans, bartenders, booking agents, bouncers, and underground musicians, emerges a kaleidoscopic history of this influential hole-in-the-wall rock venue"--Back cover.
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"She was his 'special girl' until she stole from him. All of Paige Lewis' life she adapts her personality to fit the 'man of the moment', who takes power over her soul. When her last boyfriend impregnates her, resulting in twins, she realizes her sons' may grow up just as evil and flees. Stuffed in a one room rental with her kids, the 26 year-old does what she can to make ends meet, including stuffing her pockets with more than just tips. Losing it...
389) Penguin gentlemen
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"The dapper staff of The Watering Hole are always eager to serve their clientele with grace and charm. But little do the patrons know that these handsome gents are actually penguins in disguise! The sharplydressed flightless birds love all that the human world offers, but as the saying goes: "You can take the penguin out of the Antarctic, but you can't take the Antarctic out of the penguin!"* --*Not all penguins come from the Antarctic.**** Yes, this...
391) Night after night
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Joe Anton, ex-thug intent on losing his street-smart manner, hires a proper spinster named Mabel to accompany him and Miss Healy to dinner at his swanky establishment. Complicating matters, his flamboyant ex-girlfriend, Maudie Triplet, breezes over to their table and innocently begins to expose Joe's past. Making her screen debut, Mae West delighted audiences with her wit, beauty and charm thus launching her career as one of the most unforgettable...
393) Murder knocks twice
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Speakeasy murder volume 1
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Soon after Gina Ricci takes a job at Chicago's most notorious speakeasy, the photographer, Marty, is brutally murdered. As the only witness, Gina is determined to track down Marty's killer.
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"As Europe plunges into war and America remains in the throes of the Great Depression, Nick's Pacific Street Saloon Bar, a seedy San Francisco waterfront honky-tonk, is a way-station welcoming lost souls of all kinds. Into this world of marble-game machines, drunks, evil vice cops, and comically bad entertainers strides Kitty Duvall, either an internationally renowned Burlesque dancer or possibly a 'two-dollar whore'. Peopled by a profusion of wistful...
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"Warning: This volume contains depictions of bigotry and violence against LGBTQIA+ people." --
"People of different genders, propensities, and sexual orientations gather at a certain chic bar that's hidden from the public eye. While some come in search of themselves, others step into the establishment looking for sex and love. There are as many sexualities as there are people, and the patrons' stories intertwine as they struggle to find happiness"--...
400) New York precincts: a curated guide to the city's best shops, eateries, bars and other hangouts
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"When most travellers dream of New York City they picture the island of Manhattan, with its Art Deco skyscrapers, grand museums and cinematic streetscapes. And while 'the Island' remains the city you know intimately from books and movies, locals and tourists alike are now drawn to Brooklyn's vibrant new music, food and arts culture. New York Precincts offers an insider's curation of the very best cultural, shopping, eating and drinking experiences...
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