{"product_id":"you-were-never-in-chicago-paperback","title":"You Were Never in Chicago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1952 the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e published a three-part essay by A. J. Liebling in which he dubbed Chicago the \"Second City.\" From garbage collection to the skyline, nothing escaped Liebling's withering gaze. Among the outraged responses from Chicago residents was one that Liebling described as the apotheosis of such criticism: a postcard that read, simply, \"You were never in Chicago.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neil Steinberg has lived in and around Chicago for more than three decades-ever since he left his hometown of Berea, Ohio, to attend Northwestern-yet he remains fascinated by the dynamics captured in Liebling's anecdote. In \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e Steinberg weaves the story of his own coming-of-age as a young outsider who made his way into the inner circles and upper levels of Chicago journalism with a nuanced portrait of the city that would surprise even lifelong residents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steinberg takes readers through Chicago's vanishing industrial past and explores the city from the quaint skybridge between the towers of the Wrigley Building, to the depths of the vast Deep Tunnel system below the streets. He deftly explains the city's complex web of political favoritism and carefully profiles the characters he meets along the way, from greats of jazz and journalism to small-business owners just getting by. Throughout, Steinberg never loses the curiosity and close observation of an outsider, while thoughtfully considering how this perspective has shaped the city, and what it really means to belong. Intimate and layered, \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e will be a welcome addition to the bookshelves of all Chicagoans, be they born in the city or forever transplanted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Steinberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he has been on staff since 1987. He is the author of seven books, including\u003ci\u003e Drunkard: A Hard-Drinking Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHatless Jack: The President, the Fedora, and the History of American Style\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 8.98 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762711920928,"sku":"9780226104157","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07f454bbfd5f266ba3c749c008130d95.webp?v=1780224102","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/you-were-never-in-chicago-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}