BOOKS Great Houses of Chicago: 1871-1921 by Susan Benjamin and Stuart Cohen. (Mar. 20, 334pp, $75). Individual essays describing historic Chicago homes accompanied by archival photographs and floor plans. Available in bookstores March 2008 or from Acanthus Press at orders@acanthuspress.com or call 800 827 7614.

North Shore Chicago: The Houses of the Lakefront Suburbs. 1880-1940 by Stuart Cohen and Susan Benjamin. Introduction by Franz Schulze. (Nov. 1, 336pp, $77). Individual essays describing the historic houses of Chicago's North Shore accompanied by archival photographs many that have never before been published. Available in bookstores November 2004 or from Acanthus Press at orders@acanthuspress.com or call 800 827 7614.