{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-mike-more-of-the-best-of-mike-royko-9780226730745","title":"For the Love of Mike: More of the Best of Mike Royko","description":"In 1999, the University of Chicago Press published a collection of Mike Royko's columns, entitled \u003ci\u003eOne More Time: The Best of Mike Royko\u003c\/i\u003e. The response was immediate and overwhelming-readers almost instantly began asking when the second volume of Royko columns would appear. With more than a hundred vintage Royko columns and a foreword by Roger Ebert, \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Mike\u003c\/i\u003e was the answer. \u003cbr\u003e Royko, a nationally syndicated Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote for three major Chicago newspapers in the course of his 34 years as a daily columnist. Chosen from more than 7,000 columns, \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Mike\u003c\/i\u003e brings back more than a hundred vintage Royko pieces-most of which have not appeared since their initial publication-for readers across the country to enjoy. This second collection includes Royko's riffs on the consequences of accepting a White House dinner invitation (not surprisingly, he turned it down); his explanation of the notorious Ex-Cub Factor in World Series play; and his befuddlement at a private screening of \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Valley of the Dolls\u003c\/i\u003e, to which he was invited by his pal Ebert, the screenplay's author. The new collection also illuminates Royko's favorite themes, topics he returned to again and again: his skewering of cultural trends, his love of Chicago, and his rage against injustice. By turns acerbic, hilarious, and deeply moving, Royko remains a writer of wit and passion who represents the best of urban journalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"To read these columns again is to have Mike back again, nudging, chuckling, wincing, deflating pomposity, sticking up for the little guy, defending good ideas against small-minded people,\" writes Roger Ebert in his foreword to the book. \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Mike\u003c\/i\u003e does indeed bring Mike back again, and until a Chicago newspaper takes up Ebert's suggestion that it begin reprinting each of Royko's columns, one a day, this collection will more than satisfy Royko's loyal readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Royko\u003c\/b\u003e (1932-1997) worked as a daily columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. His Pulitzer Prize-winning columns were syndicated in more than 600 newspapers across the country.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556016492818,"sku":"9780226730745","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63fd5184-758d-4933-99ac-08db133d740f.jpg?v=1731746893","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/for-the-love-of-mike-more-of-the-best-of-mike-royko-9780226730745","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}