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    L. Frank Baum
    The Wizard of Oz; A New Wonderland; The Navy Alphabet...
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    Hamlin Garland
    A member of the third house; Boy life on the prairie; Cavanagh, forest ranger...
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    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address; The Language of Liberty; The Gettysburg Address...
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Jimmy Bannos

Born: N/A
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Bannos is the owner of four Chicago area, 'Heaven on Seven' restaurants.

Biography: Jimmy Bannos, a third-generation restaurateur, opened Heaven on Seven in 1985. The restaurant now has four locations in the Chicago area.

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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: heaven@heavenonseven.com
Website: http://www.heavenonseven.com/
Jimmy Bannos on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=jimmy+bannos

Selected Titles

Big easy cocktails :
ISBN: 1580087191 OCLC: 61748346

Ten Speed Press, Berkeley : ©2006.

The Heaven on Seven cookbook :
ISBN: 1580088287 OCLC: 77536202

Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, CA : ©2006.

 

 

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