Town House Books

We are an independent bookstore for all ages, with a friendly knowledgeable staff located in historic downtown St. Charles, Illinois. Since 1974 Town House Books has been a vital part of our community recommending books to every kind of reader. We update our lists regularly, so keep coming back! JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER and receive a few emails each month with recommendations, notices of free shipping, etc.

No Two Persons
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
The Postcard
Blue Skies
Good Night, Irene
The Secret Book of Flora Lea
The Sun Walks Down
The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)
The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
The Collected Regrets of Clover
The Guest
The King's Pleasure: A Novel of Henry VIII
All the Days of Summer
The Ferryman
Homecoming
Three
All the Lovers in the Night
The Midnight Library
Happy-Go-Lucky
Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
Emily Dickinson Face to Face
The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back
Churchill's Band of Brothers: Wwii's Most Daring D-Day Mission and the Hunt to Take Down Hitler's Fugitive War Criminals
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from the Moth
Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age
When You Wonder, You're Learning: Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids
Run, Rose, Run
Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue: My Life's Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union
The Candy House
Bake from Scratch: Artisan Recipes for the Home Baker
Zucchini Love: 43 Garden-Fresh Recipes for Salads, Soups, Breads, Lasagnas, Stir-Fries, and More
Cook Color: A Rainbow of 100 Recipes
Franklin Smoke: Wood. Fire. Food. [A Cookbook]
Mediterranean Summer Table: Timeless, Versatile Recipes for Every Occasion & Appetite
Provence: The Cookbook: Recipes from the French Mediterranean
Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook)
101 Things to Do with Bacon, New Edition
Strawberries: 50 Tried & True Recipes
Truly Simple: 140 Healthy Recipes for Weekday Cooking: A Cookbook
That Cheese Plate Wants to Party: Festive Boards, Spreads, and Recipes with the Cheese by Numbers Method
Death by Burrito: Mexican Street Food to Die for
Sundays: A Celebration of Breakfast and Family in 52 Essential Recipes: A Cookbook
A Cook's Book: The Essential Nigel Slater [A Cookbook]
The Complete Small Plates Cookbook: 300+ Shareable Tapas, Meze, Bar Snacks, Dumplings, Salads, and More
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies: How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature
The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe
Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm
Cold Peace: Avoiding the New Cold War
The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery
Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream
Poverty, by America
The New Guys: The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel
The Soldier's Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II
Sing, Memory: The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Saved the Music of the Nazi Camps
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution
The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe
The Last Secret of the Secret Annex: The Untold Story of Anne Frank, Her Silent Protector, and a Family Betrayal
The Trial of the Century
V Is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II
His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street
Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
To the End of the Earth: The US Army and the Downfall of Japan, 1945
Fatherland: A Memoir of War, Conscience, and Family Secrets
An Honorable Exit
A Brutal Reckoning: Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians, and the Epic War for the American South
The Translations of Seamus Heaney
Nocturnal Apparitions: Essential Stories
The Explorer's Library: Books That Inspire Wonder (Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura 2-Book Set)
Little Women
Persuasion: The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters' Letters and Papers, Written and Folded by Hand
John Muir Wilderness Box Set
William Shakespeare Complete Works Second Edition
Madame Bovary Gift Pack - Lined Notebook & Novel
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit, the Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, the Return of the King
It's a Wonderful Life: The Official Bailey Family Cookbook: Gift Set (Holiday Cookbook, Christmas Recipes, Holiday Gifts, Classic Christmas Movies) [W
Treasure Island and Kidnapped: N. C. Wyeth Collector's Edition (2-Vol. Clothbound Set)
Champagne [Boxed Book & Map Set]: The Essential Guide to the Wines, Producers, and Terroirs of the Iconic Region
Moby Dick Gift Pack - Lined Notebook & Novel
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Interactive (Minalima Edition): (Illustrated with Interactive Elements)
Essential Ottolenghi [Special Edition, Two-Book Boxed Set]: Plenty More and Ottolenghi Simple
The Leaving Season: A Memoir in Essays
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
Edison's Ghosts: The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses
King: A Life
Koresh: The True Story of David Koresh and the Tragedy at Waco
An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
Stalking Shakespeare: A Memoir of Madness, Murder, and My Search for the Poet Beneath the Paint
Losing Music
Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)
After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller
Hilma AF Klint: A Biography
La Duchesse: The Life of Marie de Vignerot--Cardinal Richelieu's Forgotten Heiress Who Shaped the Fate of France
The Best Strangers in the World: Stories from a Life Spent Listening
Mary and Mr. Eliot: A Sort of Love Story
Gitanjali: A Collection of Indian Poems by the Nobel Laureate
Musical Tables: Poems
Passion
Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years
How to Be Perfect
Love at First Sight
Names and Rivers
Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems
The Translations of Seamus Heaney
Little Poems
Calligraphies: Poems
Woman Without Shame: Poems
The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late and New Poems
The Book of Questions
Book of Questions
The Little Book of Country: The Music's History, Hits, and Heartaches
Am I Pretty When I Fly?: An Album of Upside Down Drawings
Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present
In Her Own Words: Conversations with Composers in the United States
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon: The Official 50th Anniversary Photobook
Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History
Jimi
Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track
Chuck Berry: An American Life
The Philosophy of Modern Song
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
The Beloved Vision: A History of Nineteenth Century Music
Charlie's Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts
Perfect Pitch: 100 Pieces of Classical Music to Bring Joy, Tears, Solace, Empathy, Inspiration (& Everything in Between)
This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says about You
Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook)
A Scent of Champagne: 8,000 Champagnes Tasted and Rated
The Complete Bordeaux: 4th Edition: The Wines, the Chateaux, the People
A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris
At the Table of La Fortezza: The Enchantment of Tuscan Cooking from the Lunigiana Region
Breadsong: How Baking Changed Our Lives
On Champagne: A Tapestry of Tales to Celebrate the Greatest Sparkling Wine of All...
Occasions to Celebrate: Cooking and Entertaining with Style
Bordeaux 1855: A Guide to the Grands Crus Classés: Médoc & Sauternes
Cooking with Mushrooms: A Fungi Lover's Guide to the World's Most Versatile, Flavorful, Health-Boosting Ingredients
Gastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics
To Have and Have Another Revised Edition: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion
My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories [A Cookbook]
Madeira, Port, Sherry: The Equinox Companion to Fortified Wines
Cheese Champions: The World's Crème de la Crème of Raw Milk Cheese