CHICAGOLAND: A WORLD CLASS METROPOLIS, ENGLISH-GERMAN, is the title of a new book just released by Bert Lachner & Associates, Inc. The 246 page book with 417 beautiful color photos presents Chicago & surrounding suburbs in an uplifting profile. It describes in day to day language life, work, leisure, culture, history & heritage of 1.5 million German-Americans living in the area. Hard-bound & protected by a colorful dust jacket, CHICAGOLAND features a business section prepared by the German-American enterprises. The bilingual text is enhanced with several useful statistics & maps. Restaurant & shopping guides give visitors & residents alike an overview of where to go. What to do is covered in an interesting highlights & sports section. Reference is made to many current publications available at newsstands, hotels & elsewhere. (Germans, Swiss & Austrians will enjoy the list of German-speaking restaurants, clublife, Oktoberfest & Carnival, in the heritage section of the book. The historic chapter names landmark events of the German-American community). This book, in its limited edition, is self-published, available June 10, 1994 in special gift & bookstores in the Chicagoland area & costs less than $50.00. It is a perfect gift for business executives & visiting friends & relatives.