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Neal Samors has authored, co-authored and/or published seventeen books about Chicago's neighborhoods and downtown, nostalgic books about growing up in Chicago, and the eras of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. His book, co-authored with Michael Williams, The Old Chicago Neighborhood: Remembering Chicago in the 1940s, won the 2003 Independent Publisher Book Award first place award in history, his book Chicago in the Sixties: Remembering a Time of Change won the 2007 Independent Publisher Book first place award in history, and his book, Downtown Chicago in Transition ,co-authored with Eric Bronsky, won the 2008 Independent Publisher Book second place award for Midwest Region books, and his book, "The Rise of The Magnificent Mile," co-authored with Eric Bronsky, won the 2009 Independent Publisher Book first place award in the Great Lakes region. He co-authored and published three new books in 2008, including Clark Weber's Rock and Roll Radio, by Clark Weber, Never Put Ketchup On A Hot Dog, by Bob Schwartz, and The Rise of the Magnificent Mile, co-authored with Eric Bronsky. He is also publisher, and co-author with Tony Macaluso and Julia S. Bachrach, of "Sounds of Chicago's Lakefront: A Celebration of the Grant Park Music Festival. He will publish four new books in fall, 2010, including "A Kid From The Windy City," co-authored by Lee B. Stern and Neal Samors; "Paths Through The Wilderness: American Indian Trail Marker Trees" by Dennis Downes, with Neal Samors; "West Town Tavern/Contemporary Comfort Foods" by Chef Susan Goss with Drew Goss; and, "Chicago's Lake Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway" co-authored by Neal Samors and Bernard Judge. Dr. Samors publishes books through his company, Chicago's Books Press, an imprint of Chicago's Neighborhoods, Inc. He has a PhD and MALS from Northwestern University, an MA from Northern Illinois University and a BA from the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

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