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.
By:
Mike Royko
Introduction by:
John Kass
Edited by:
David Royko
Imprint: Surrey Books,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 38mm
ISBN: 9781572842557
ISBN 10: 1572842555
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 14 August 2018
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction by John Kass Chapter 1: The Curmudgeon at Work and Play Chapter 2: For Better and For Worse, We All Gotta Eat Chapter 3: Guns and Crime and Cops Chapter 4: The Beleagured Little Guy's Best Friend Chapter 5: Sports and the Creatures Who Do It Chapter 6: Politics and the Creatures Who Play It Chapter 7: Music, Film, TV, Art, and The Creatures Who Make It Chapter 8: Come On In, Meet the Family, Her Father Probably Won't Bite Chapter 9: Sonny, Back In MY Day . . . Chapter 10: Ain't Too Proud To Beg Chapter 11: War - Been There, Done That, Seen It, Hate It Chapter 12: The Funniest Guy in the Room Chapter 13: Me, Myself and I Chapter 14: Poopery, er, Potpourri
Born and raised in Chicago, Mike Royko (19321997) produced more than 7,500 daily columns for the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Daily News. He also wrote numerous books, including the acclaimed Boss, a critical biography of Richard J. Daley and the Chicago Democratic machine. He won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1972.
