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Accessible and funny, An Alternative History of Pittsburgh is a must-read for anyone curious about this storied city, and for Pittsburghers who think they know it all too well already.

A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard’s poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s and 60s.

At once optimistic and cautious, “Beyond steel” should help inform debates about how communities across the Rust Belt navigate issues of dynamism, heritage, and deindustrialization.

Authors Laura Zurowski, Charles Succop and Matthew Jacob present the history of Pittsburgh’s city steps alongside maps and incredible walking tours that reveal the beauty of the city through its most unique public infrastructure

In 1955, having just resigned from his high-profile but stormy career with Life Magazine , W. Eugene Smith was commissioned to spend three weeks in Pittsburgh and produce one hundred photographs for noted journalist and author Stefan Lorant’s book commemorating the city’s bicentennial. Smith ended up staying a year, compiling twenty thousand images for what would be the most ambitious photographic essay of his life.

From legendary playwright August Wilson comes the powerful, stunning dramatic bestseller that won him critical acclaim, including the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.

From “master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career–two novels and story collection all set in Wideman’s own hometown.

“Pittsburgh in 50 maps” surveys the boundaries of the city’s 90 distinct neighborhoods (plus Mister Rogers’ neighborhood), the legacy of the steel industry, and how immigration continues to shape the city. Here, you’ll learn the truth about the elusive fourth river, and islands lost to time. You’ll also find the areas with the highest concentrations of bike lanes, supermarkets, tree cover, and fiberglass dinosaurs. Plus, a handy guide to where you can (and can’t) expect to see a “Pittsburgh left.”

The newest installment in Belt’s Neighborhood Guidebook Series, The Pittsburgh Neighborhood Guidebook is a book for anyone who thinks they know Pittsburgh, or just wishes they did.

The 78 cards in The Pittsburgh Tarot feature people, events, and themes from Pittsburgh history with a special emphasis on the Gilded Age and onward, each card paying homage to the iconic Rider-Waite-Smith illustrations of the same era.

When a disheartened Pittsburgh teen transports back to 1812 England, she expects to find love as a Regency romance heroine, but surprisingly sparks fly when she meets a teen who’s being courted by a man her father wants her to marry.

The other great Renaissance of black culture, influence, and glamour burst forth joyfully in what may seem an unlikely place–Pittsburgh, PA–from the 1920s through the 1950s.