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Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Chicago

Author : FIRST BOOKS.

Publisher : Firstbooks.com

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,66 MB

Release : 2021-09-07

Category : Chicago (Ill.)

ISBN : 9781937090470

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Book Description

First Books, publisher of the bestselling Newcomer¿s Handbook® relocation series, is delighted to announce publication of the sixth edition of the Newcomer¿s Handbook® for Moving to and Living in Chicago: Including Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, Wheaton and Naperville. Its 432 pages include six geographic maps delineating each section of the city and suburbs as well as photographs of typical housing in each community. With detailed profiles on dozens of neighborhoods and communities, this comprehensive and detailed book includes helpful chapters on Neighborhoods, Finding a Place to Live, Moving and Storage, Money Matters, Getting Settled, Helpful Services, Childcare and Education, Green Living, Shopping for the Home, Cultural Life, Higher Education, Sports and Recreation, Greenspace and Beaches, Weather, Getting Involved (which includes volunteering, places of worship, and meeting people), Transportation, Temporary Lodgings, Quick Getaways, A Chicago Year, Chicago Reading List, and Useful Phone Numbers and Web Sites.















A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife

Author : Daniel Quinn

Publisher : Bantam

Page : 142 pages

File Size : 20,94 MB

Release : 2009-12-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0307428699

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The guide of choice for anyone who plans to die someday--are YOU ready for the AFTERLIFE? To find out, take this simple quiz: 1. Like Earth, the Afterlife has celebrities, outcasts, deadheads, losers, and busybodies. True False 2. Is there an Afterlife after the Afterlife? Yes No 3. When you first arrive on "the Other Side," you will be given: a) a set of wings b) a toaster c) a copy of A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife Don't worry if you're not sure how to respond. A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife has answers to these questions and more--and if you're lucky, some of them may turn out to be right! An irreverent, one-of-a-kind compendium from the award-winning author of Ishmael, A Newcomer's Guide to the Afterlife can be read as a parable, an allegory, a work of fiction--or exactly what it claims to be: a helpful handbook for the recently deceased. It is filled with uncommon wisdom, bizarre imaginings, uncanny perceptions, and unexpected humor. Is it fantastic escapism or a seminal event in human history? Read it and find out.... Face it. The Afterlife is the ultimate test. You might as well study.