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57th Street Books

1301 E. 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637

Specialty Stores

57th Street Books houses a carefully curated collection of general interest titles, including kids' books, science fiction, mysteries and cookbooks.

Serious readers shop here for everything from the latest university press publications to children's classics. The Obama family is known to browse the store's extensive book collection.

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