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	Lonely Planet Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country  •  John Spelman GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES This practical guide to Philadelphia and surroundings features maps, a good overview of history and culture, as well as much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (USE359, $16.99)
	Philadelphia, A 300-Year History  •  Russell F. Weigley  •  Edward Wolf  •  Nicholas B. Wainwright  •  Joseph E. Illick  •  Thomas Wendel HISTORY •  1982 •  HARD COVER  • 751 PAGES A comprehensive history of Philadelphia that examines the city's political, artistic, physical, and social development from 1681 to the 1980s. Chapters are organized by time period and are written by experts in their fields. (USE98, $35.00)
	Philadelphia, Then and Now  •  Edward Arthur Mauger ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 144 PAGES An illustrated chronicle of Philadelphia's development over the decades. Archival photographs are paired alongside modern ones, their contrast demonstrating the city's change. Each pair is accompanied by a brief, historical description. (USE360, $18.95)
	Philadelphia Map  •   Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A laminated, flexible map of the center of Philadelphia, at a great scale of 1:7,000. (USE123, $7.95)

	Eyewitness Guide Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Gorgeously illustrated and with excellent maps, this compact book is a handsome overview of the history, traditions, cultures and sights of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. (USE369, $20.00)
	Insight City Guide Philadelphia  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A comprehensive guide, featuring colorful maps, photographs, and essays on the city's history and culture. (USE99, $16.95)
	A Prayer for the City  •  Buzz G. Bissinger  •  Robert Clark   • HISTORY  •  An account of Philadelphia and its mayor Ed Rendell in the early 1990s. Bissinger draws Rendell as a larger-than-life personality, doing anything possible to save a floundering city. (USE121, $15.95)
	Beyond Philadelphia, The American Revolution in the Pennsylvania Hinterland  •  John B. Frantz  •  William Pencak   • HISTORY  •  A collection of nine essays on different regions in Pennsylvania and the role they played during the Revolutionary War. (USE92, $30.00)
	Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787  •  Christopher Collier  •  James Lincoln Collier   • HISTORY  •  A popular history of the writing of the U.S. Constitution, written for a general audience and full of details on the events and personalities that shaped the document. (USE122, $7.99)
	Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation  •  Joseph J. Ellis   • HISTORY  •  A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton, and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country. (USE244, $14.95)
	The Americans, the Colonial Experience  •  Daniel Boorstin   • HISTORY  •  Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions. (USA05, $15.95)
	Historic Houses of Philadelphia, A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes  •  Roger W. Moss  •  Tom Crane   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A photographic tour of 50 distinctive residences in the Philadelphia area. (USE93, $39.95)
	Imagining Philadelphia, Travelers' Views of the City from 1800 to the Present  •  Philip Stevick   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A collection of travel narratives, correspondence, diaries, and fiction dating as far back as 1800. (USE91, $37.50)
	Brotherly Love  •  Daniel Hoffman   • LITERATURE  •  An extended poem that reflects on William Penn's vision for America and the conflicts that have arisen to challenge this ideal. (USE101, $16.95)
	Philadelphia Fire, A Novel  •  John Edgar Wideman   • LITERATURE  •  In this novel, an African American writer returns to West Philadelphia to write a book on the 1985 police bombing of a black organization and searches for the one surviving child. Winner of the Pen Faulkner Award. (USE102, $13.95)

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