Marvin Wachman
The remarkable story of how a Milwaukee newsboy rose to university president
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 23 halftones
historias orales de trabajadores agricolos y sus familias (Oral Histories of Mexican Farmworkers and the Families)
Mark Lyons
Oral histories of Mexican farmworkers in the Philadelphia region
318 pages
| 6 x 9
| 89 halftones
Space, Place, and Struggle
Kathryn E. Wilson
How Philadelphia’s Chinatown resisted and engaged with urban renewal processes in the late twentieth century
270 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables, 2 figures, 15 halftones, 3 maps
A Guide for All Four Seasons
Bernard S. Brown
A handy guide for all ages to Philly's urban plants, animals, fungi, and—yes—even slime molds
168 pages
| 5.5 x 8.5
| 131 color photos
My Fifty Years of Headlines, Heroes, and Heartaches
Ray Didinger
Ray Didinger on following his dream from the bleachers to the Hall of Fame
360 pages
| 6 x 9
| 41 halftones
George H. Ingram Jr., Robert R Smith, and Robert F Marler Jr.
Fishing tales from the Delaware Valley
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 2 tables, 4 figures, 4 maps
The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River
Beth Kephart
An autobiography of the Schuylkill, and a meditation on the river's impact on Philadelphia's history, people, and environment
120 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 18 halftones
Stories from a Philadelphia Neighborhood
August Tarrier
Stories from an important, if little noticed, neighborhood of Philadelphia
202 pages
| 6 x 9
| 84 halftones
Lost Architecture of the Quaker City
Thomas H. Keels
Lost treasures of Philadelphia architecture come to life again
320 pages
| 10 x 8
| 1 figure, 208 halftones
Recipes and Tales from an American Bistro
Ellen Yin
True-life tales and scrumptious recipes from Philly's trendsetting restaurant
288 pages
| 8 x 9.25
| 115 color illustrations
Puerto Rican Workers and Postwar Economies
Carmen Teresa Whalen
A history of Puerto Rican immigration to Philadelphia
328 pages
| 7 x 10
| 23 tables, 12 figures, 28 halftones, 6 maps
Immigrant Communities Old and New
Edited by Ayumi Takenaka and Mary Osirim
A comprehensive analysis of the processes and consequences of immigration to Philadelphia over time
320 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 10 figures, 4 halftones, 3 maps
Text by Adam Levine, Photographs by Rob Cardillo
A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated guide, chock full of inside information
192 pages
| 5.375 x 9.125
| 195 color photos, 1 map
Boyd Newman and Linda Newman
An invaluable guide to forty fascinating hikes within a short drive of Philadelphia
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
An Experiment in International Education
Richard Joslyn and Bruce Stronach
How Temple University successfully established an innovative international branch campus in Japan that endured against the odds
292 pages
| 6 x 9
| 61 color photos, 3 tables