<DIV><p>Praise for Kari Lydersen's<I>Revolt On Goose Island</I>:</p><p>"There is much talk about 'audacity' these days, but true chutzpah is when the workers take over the factory and take on the bank. Kari Lydersen's invaluable account of the Republic sit-down strike is an instruction manual for worker dignity."?Mike Davis, author of <I>City of Quartz</I></p><p>"Lydersen demonstrates that journalism still has the power to sway both hearts and minds."?Brian Awehali, <I>LiP Magazine</I></p><p>Praise for <I>Out of the Sea and Into the Fire: Latin American?U.S. Immigration in the Global Age</I>:</p><p>"We need solid reporting from the Spanish-speaking world, and Lyderson delivers it with grace, intelligence, and a vigorous point of view."?Scott Sherman, contributing writer, <I>The Nation</I></p><p>With deep connections to high finance and a penchant for profanity, Rahm Emanuel became the mayor of Chicago and seized control of its notorious Democratic party machine. This compelling examination of the contradictory past of this former congressman and White House Chief of Staff sheds a spotlight on our entire political system and the important issues that surround it.</p><p><B>Kari Lydersen</B> has worked since 1997 as a Chicago-based journalist in the Midwest bureau of the <I>Washington Post</I>, and currently works with The Chicago News Cooperative, specializing in the environment, energy, labor, and immigration. She is the author of three books and teaches journalism at Columbia College.</p><BR></DIV>