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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Book Passage | November 01 2013- December 01 2013 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131101T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131101T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-masters-light-sargent-sorolla-zorn URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-masters-light-sargent-sorolla-zorn SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Masters of Light\: Sargent\, Sorolla & Zorn DESCRIPTION:
3 Fridays • Nov. 1-15 • 10\:00-12\:00pm • $100
John Singer Sargent\, expatriate American\, Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida of Spain\, and Anders Zorn of Sweden are recognized as brilliant portraitists. It is\, however\, their scenes of everyday life and the luminosity that results from their handling of paint that deserve our attention. All three were widely traveled and their paintings reveal much about the locales they explored. This class was inspired by the exhibit opening at the Legion of Honor on Nov. 9 about Anders Zorn. Students may arrange a group field trip to the museum. Field trip not included in fee.
Kerrin Meis taught art history at SFSU for ten years and now lectures for the College of Marin and Dominican University. She leads study tours in Europe. Her Book Passage classes have been big favorites for years.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131101T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131101T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-alice-hoffman-survival-lessons URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-alice-hoffman-survival-lessons SUMMARY:Literary Luncheon\: Alice Hoffman - Survival Lessons DESCRIPTION:
The ticket price of $55 includes lunch and a signed book
Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 or click the button below to register.
Survival Lessons provides a road map of how to reclaim your life from this day forward\, with ways to reenvision everything-from relationships with friends and family to the way you see yourself. As Alice Hoffman says\, "\;In many ways I wrote Survival Lessons to remind myself of the beauty of life\, something that's all too easy to overlook during the crisis of illness or loss. I forgot that our lives are made up of equal parts of sorrow and joy\, and that it is impossible to have one without the other. I wrote to remind myself that despite everything that was happening to me\, there were still choices I could make."\;
Wise\, gentle\, and wry\, Alice Hoffman teaches all of us how to choose what matters most.
Alice Hoffman has published twenty-one novels\, three books of short fiction\, and eight books for children and young adults. Her books have been published in more than twenty translations and more than one hundred foreign editions. Her novels\, many of which have been New York Tiimes bestsellers\, have received mention as notable books of the year by the New York Times\, Entertainment Weekly\, the Los Angeles Times\, Library Journal\, and People magazine. Alice's advance from Survival Lessons will be donated to the Hoffman Breast Center at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge\, Massachusetts.
Book Passage hosts literary luncheons with celebrated authors at our Marin store. These events are catered by the outstanding Insalata's Restaurant of San Anselmo.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sara-paretsky-critical-mass URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sara-paretsky-critical-mass SUMMARY:Sara Paretsky - Critical Mass DESCRIPTION:
V.I. Warshawski's closest friend in Chicago is the Viennese-born doctor Lotty Herschel\, who lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Lotty escaped to London in 1939 on the Kindertransport with a childhood playmate\, Kitty Saginor Binder. When Kitty's daughter finds her life is in danger\, she calls Lotty\, who\, in turn\, summons V.I. to help. The daughter's troubles turn out to be just the tip of an iceberg of lies\, secrets\, and silence\, whose origins go back to the mad competition among America\, Germany\, Japan and England to develop the first atomic bomb. The secrets are old\, but the people who continue to guard them today will not let go of them without a fight in Critical Mass ($26.95).
Sara Paretsky is the author of nineteen books\, including her renowned V. I. Warshawski novels. She was named 2011 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America\, and is also the recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award given by the British Crime Writers' Association. She lives in Chicago.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-pery-gregory-stock-conversation URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-pery-gregory-stock-conversation SUMMARY:John Pery & Gregory Stock - In Conversation DESCRIPTION:
Celebrating a nearly universal character flaw\, The Art of Procrastination ($12.95) is a wise\, charming\, compulsively readable book—really\, a tongue-in-cheek argument of ideas. Perry offers ingenious strategies\, like the defensive to-do list ("1. Learn Chinese . . .") and task triage. He discusses the double-edged relationship between the computer and procrastination—on the one hand\, it allows the procrastinator to fire off a letter or paper at the last possible minute\; on the other\, it's a dangerous time suck (Perry counters this by never surfing until he's already hungry for lunch). Or what may be procrastination's greatest gift\: the chance to accomplish surprising\, wonderful things by not sticking to a rigid schedule. For example\, Perry wrote this book by avoiding the work he was supposed to be doing—grading papers and evaluating dissertation ideas. How lucky for us.
John Perry is an emeritus professor of philosophy at Stanford University and currently teaches at UC Riverside.
He is the co-host of the nationally syndicated public radio program Philosophy Talk\, and winner\, in 2011\, of an Ig Nobel Prize in Literature for the essay "Structured Procrastination." He lives with his wife in Palo Alto\, California.
Originally published in 1987\, The Book of Questions ($8.95)\, a New York Times bestseller\, has been completely revised and updated to incorporate the myriad cultural shifts and hot-button issues of the past twenty-five years\, making it current and even more appealing. This revised edition includes more than 100 all-new questions that delve into such topics as the disappearing border between man and machine. The Book of Questions may be the only publication that challenges and even changes the way you view the world\, without offering a single opinion of its own.
Gregory Stock is a biophysicist\, bestselling author\, biotech entrepreneur\, and the former director of the Program on Medicine\, Technology\, and Society at UCLA's School of Medicine. His interests lie in the scientific and evolutionary as well as ethical\, social\, and political implications of today's revolutions in the life sciences and in information technology and computers. He lives in Houston\, Texas.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131102T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-alacron-night-we-walk-circles URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-alacron-night-we-walk-circles SUMMARY:Daniel Alarcón - At Night We Walk in Circles DESCRIPTION:
Set in an unnamed\, South American country in the aftermath of war\, At Night We Walk in Circles ($27.95) shares the tone and masterful prose of the work of Roberto Bolaño\, and is driven by a suspenseful plot that makes it impossible to put down. The story centers around a young actor\, Nelson\, who becomes a part of a radical guerilla theater troupe he's long aspired to join. Nelson becomes hopelessly entangled with the group and we learn about Nelson's rise and downfall through the investigation of our narrator\, a man obsessed with uncovering Nelson's mysterious story. In sharp\, vivid and beautiful prose\, Alarcón delivers a compulsively readable narrative and a provocative meditation on fate\, identity\, and the large consequences that can result from even our smallest choices.
Daniel Alarcón is author of War by Candlelight\, a finalist for the 2005 PEN-Hemingway Award\, and Lost City Radio\, named a Best Novel of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Washington Post\, among others. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's\, n+1\, and Harper's\, and he has been named one of the New Yorker's 20 under 40. He lives in San Francisco\, CA.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barry-kraft-evening-barry-kraft URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barry-kraft-evening-barry-kraft SUMMARY:Barry Kraft - An Evening with Barry Kraft DESCRIPTION:
Humans have explored their relationship to animals from the dawn of poetry. Barry Kraft has assembled a rich selection of poems that explores the agony and ecstasy of this relationship.
Barry Kraft has been a professional actor for 46 years. He has acted in all 38 of Shakespeare's plays\, playing more than 100 roles in 85 full productions. In addition to decades at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival\, he has had seasons with San Diego's Old Globe\, Colorado Shakespeare Festival\, Utah Shakespearean\, Marin Shakespeare\, and A.C.T. Barry is also a dramaturg\, guest lecturer\, educator\, an avid Chess and Go player\, and a poetry lover.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sean-lynch-wounded-prey URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sean-lynch-wounded-prey SUMMARY:Sean Lynch - Wounded Prey DESCRIPTION:
In Wounded Prey ($14.99)\, a young girl is snatched in broad daylight from outside her school and later found brutally murdered and hanging from a tree. When recently retired San Francisco Police Inspector Bob Farrell sees this on the news\, he realises his worst nightmare has just come true. The same brutal killer a government agency stopped him from putting away twenty years before is once more on the loose. As the killer wreaks a trail of blood and destruction across North America\, Bob Farrell sets out to track him down. But Farrell's not playing by the rules any more than the killer is\, and soon the FBI have both of them in their sights.
Sean Lynch was born and raised in Iowa\, in a Civil War-era brick farmhouse restored by his family. When not outdoors shooting his BB guns\, Sean could be found reading crime and science fiction\, paranormal and military non-fiction\, and trying to persuade his parents to let him stay up past bedtime to watch the late-show creature feature. After high school\, Sean obtained a Bachelor of Sciences degree and served in the U.S. Army as an enlisted Infantryman. He migrated to Northern California.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131103T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/estelle-freedman-redefining-rape URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/estelle-freedman-redefining-rape SUMMARY:Estelle Freedman - Redefining Rape DESCRIPTION:
Rape has never had a universally accepted definition\, and the uproar over "\;legitimate rape"\; during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that it remains a word in flux. Redefining Rape ($35.00) tells the story of the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the United States\, through the experiences of accusers\, assailants\, and advocates for change. In this ambitious new history\, Estelle Freedman demonstrates that our definition of rape has depended heavily on dynamics of political power and social privilege. Freedman narrates the victories\, defeats\, and limitations of these and other reform efforts. The modern civil rights and feminist movements\, she points out\, continue to grapple with both the insights and the dilemmas of these first campaigns to redefine rape in American law and culture.
Estelle Freedman is Edgar E. Robinson Professor in United States History at Stanford University.
3 Sun.\, Nov. 3\, 10\, &\; 17 • 6\:00-8\:00pm • $150
Please note\: this class has been cancelled. For information on possible rescheduling\, please contact Esme Rabin at firstname.lastname@example.com
This workshop focuses on re-interpreting stories you've always been told about who you are and where you came from. We'll add layers of context and reflection to turn those stories into literature. Bring a notebook or laptop\, and be ready to rewrite history.
For examples of Frances Lefkowitz's writing\, check out "\;Watching Sandra Be Loved By God"\; and two of her pieces of flash fiction here.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brenda-knight-nina-lesowitz-grateful-table URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brenda-knight-nina-lesowitz-grateful-table SUMMARY:Brenda Knight & Nina Lesowitz - Grateful Table DESCRIPTION:
Compiled by the editor of Living Life as a Thank You and collaborator on the runaway bestseller Attitudes of Gratitude\, Brenda Knight has employed the practice of gratitude for years. Grateful Table ($15.95) is not your grandmother's book of graces. Filled with fresh voices and contemporary expressions of thankfulness in a gorgeously gift-able hardcover\, this book of blessings makes every occasion more meaningful.
Brenda Knight is the author of Sheroes\, The Poetry Oracle\, Wild Women and Books\, and the American Book Award–winning Women of the Beat Generation.
Nina Lesowitz is co-author of The Party Girl Cookbook and the bestselling Living Life as a Thank You.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T171500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-advanced-italian URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-advanced-italian SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Advanced Italian DESCRIPTION:
7 Mondays • Nov. 4 - Dec. 16 • 8\:30-10\:15am • $220
The advance class makes extensive use of contemporary materials\, including newspaper articles and novels.
Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-advanced-french URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-advanced-french SUMMARY:Class\: Josette Charbit Schwartz - Advanced French DESCRIPTION:
7 Mondays\, Nov. 4 - Dec. 16 • 10\:00-12\:00pm • $220
Lisez à la maison un livre\, des textes d'actualité puis discutez en classe et cultivez votre français en échangeant des idées. Révision de grammaire selon vos besoins. Josette Charbit Schwartz has taught French in Marin at the Lycee Francais\, The Branson School\, and French American International in San Francisco. Born in Paris\, Josette has lived in Marin County for 30 years and has a degree in Bilingual Education from France. Josette's classes often read poems\, break out in song\, and discuss the joys of French culture.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131104T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-beginning-french-2nd-session URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-beginning-french-2nd-session SUMMARY:Class\: Josette Charbit Schwartz - Beginning French (2nd Session) DESCRIPTION:
7 Mon.\, Nov. 4 - Dec. 16 • 1\:00-3\:30pm • $220
This course gives the essentials of everyday topics\: salutations\, food\, and communicating in simple\, correct sentences. Josette Charbit Schwartz has taught French in Marin at the Lycee Francais\, The Branson School\, and French American International in San Francisco. Born in Paris\, Josette has lived in Marin County for 30 years and has a degree in Bilingual Education from France. Josette's classes often read poems\, break out in song\, and discuss the joys of French culture.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dave-isay-ties-bind URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dave-isay-ties-bind SUMMARY:Dave Isay - Ties That Bind DESCRIPTION:
Ties That Bind ($25.95) honors the people who nourish and strengthen us. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay draws from ten years of the revolutionary oral history project's rich archives\, collecting conversations that celebrate the power of the human bond and capture the moment at which individuals become family. Between blood relations\, friends\, coworkers\, and neighbors\, in the most trying circumstances and in the unlikeliest of places\, enduring connections are formed and lives are forever changed.
The stories shared in Ties That Bind reveal our need to reach out\, to support\, and to share life's burdens and joys. We meet two brothers\, separately cast out by their parents\, who reconnect and rebuild a new family around each other. We encounter unexpected joy\: A gay woman reveals to her beloved granddaughter that she grew up believing that family was a happiness she would never be able to experience. We witness lifechanging friendship\: An Iraq war veteran recalls his wartime bond with two local children and how his relationship with his wife helped him overcome the trauma of losing them.
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors\, including six Peabody awards and a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship. He is the author/editor of numerous books that grew out of his public radio documentary work\, including three StoryCorps books\: Listening Is an Act of Love\, Mom\: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps\, and All There Is\: Love Stories from StoryCorps -- all New York Times bestsellers.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-salon-william-petrocelli-circle-thirteen URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-salon-william-petrocelli-circle-thirteen SUMMARY:Left Coast Writers® Salon\: William Petrocelli - The Circle of Thirteen DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers® Salon
This month's speaker will be none other than our favorite bookseller—Book Passage co-owner and debut novelist\, William Petrocelli. William's new novel\, The Circle of Thirteen ($26.95)\, is set in a future in which a misogynistic terrorist organization called Patria carries out relentless and vicious attacks on women. Standing between Patria and its nefarious agenda is an organization called the Women of Peace\, led by thirteen women who strive for world harmony. The book begins with the bombing of the United Nations building in New York City by Patria and follows Security Director\, Julia Moro\, on a chase after the leader of Patria.
William Petrocelli is the co-owner\, with his wife Elaine\, of the our favorite independent Bay Area bookstore\, Book Passage\, with locations in Corte Madera and San Francisco. As a former Deputy Attorney General for the State of California and a poverty lawyer in Oakland\, Petrocelli has long been an advocate for women's rights. The Circle of Thirteen is his first novel.
Book Passage hosts monthly meetings of Left Coast Writers® at our Corte Madera store. The monthly meetings provide an evening of literary connections\, support\, counsel\, readings\, writing tips\, literary chat\, unabashed networking\, and great fun. Each meeting also features a presentation by one of several Bay Area literary figures. LCW has its own lively newsletter and website at www.leftcoastwriters.com/.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barry-lancet-japantown URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barry-lancet-japantown SUMMARY:Barry Lancet - Japantown DESCRIPTION:
In Japantown ($25.00)\, a fresh and engaging thriller\, an American antique dealer-turned-reluctant-private eye must use his knowledge of Japanese culture to unravel a major murder in San Francisco\, even as he and his daughter become targets for the same mysterious killer.
Jim Brodie\, a San Francisco antique dealer with ties to a Tokyo-based
private investigation firm\, receives a call one night from a friend at
the SFPD\: an entire family has been senselessly gunned down in the
Japantown neighborhood of the bustling city. As an American born and
raised in Japan\, Brodie has advised the local police in the past\, but
when he arrives at the crime scene\, the near-perfect murder offers only
one clue—an unreadable scrap of paper that has devastating personal
consequences not only for the victims but for Brodie himself.
With his array of Asian contacts and fluency in Japanese\, Brodie follows leads gathered from a shadow powerbroker\, a renegade Japanese detective\, and the elusive tycoon at the center of the Japantown murders along a trail that takes him from the crime scene in California to terrorized citizens and informants in Japan. Step by step\, he unravels a web of intrigue stretching back centuries and unearths a deadly secret that threatens not only his life but also those of his entire circle of family and friends.
Drawing on a wealth of insider information on Japanese culture\, Japantown offers a riveting read and a terrific new series character in Jim Brodie.
Barry Lancet has lived in Japan for more than twenty-five years. His former position as an editor at one of the nation's largest publishers gave him access to the inner circles in traditional and business fields most outsiders are never granted\, and an insider's view that informs his writing.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T171500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-beginning-italian-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-beginning-italian-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Beginning Italian DESCRIPTION:
7 Tues.\, Nov. 5 - Dec. 17 • 8\:30-10\:15am • $220
Speaking and listening will be emphasized\, supported by grammatical usage. Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131105T191500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-lower-intermediate-italian-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-lower-intermediate-italian-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Lower Intermediate Italian DESCRIPTION:
7 Tuesdays • Nov. 5 - Dec. 17 • 10\:30-12\:15pm • $220
This class will improve the student's listening\,comprehension and speaking ability.
Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T013000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-suzanne-goin-aoc-cookbook URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-suzanne-goin-aoc-cookbook SUMMARY:Cooks with Books\: Suzanne Goin - The AOC Cookbook DESCRIPTION:
Left Bank Restaurant\, Larkspur
Tickets (Book Included)\: $120 per person\, $185 per couple
Since her James Beard Award-winning first book\, Sunday Suppers at Lucques\, Suzanne Goin and her Los Angeles empire of restaurants have blossomed and she has been lauded as one of the best chefs in the country. Now\, she is bringing us the recipes from her sophomore restaurant\, A.O.C.\, turning the small-plate\, shared-style dishes that she made so famous into main courses for the home chef. Among her many recipes\, you can expect her addictive Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Parmesan\; Duck Sausage with Candied Kumquats\; Dandelion and Roasted Carrot Salad with Black Olives and Ricotta Salata\; California Sea Bass with Tomato Rice\, Fried Egg\, and Sopressata\; Lamb Meatballs with Spiced Tomato Sauce\, Mint\, and Feta\; Crème Fraîche Cake with Santa Rosa Plums and Pistachios in Olive Oil\; and S'Mores with Caramel Popcorn and Chocolate Sorbet.
But The A.O.C. Cookbook is much more than just a collection of recipes. Because Goin is a born teacher with a gift for pairing seasonal flavors\, this book is full of wonderful\, eye-opening information about the ingredients that she holds dear. She takes the time to talk you through each one of her culinary decisions\, explaining her palate and how she gets the deeply developed flavor profiles\, which make even the simplest dishes sing. More than anything\, Goin wants you to understand her techniques so you enjoy yourself in the kitchen and have no problem achieving restaurant-quality results right at home.
Suzanne Goin was born and raised in southern California and graduated from Brown University. In 2006 she was the recipient of two awards from the James Beard Foundation (Best Chef California and Best Cookbook from a Professional Viewpoint for Sunday Suppers at Lucques)\, and she has received five concurrent nominations for Outstanding Chef of the Year. Goin is the chef and owner of Lucques\, A.O.C.\, Tavern\, and The Larder\, all in Los Angeles\, where she lives with her husband\, David Lentz.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/patricia-klaus-and-shirley-streshinsky-atomic-love-story URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/patricia-klaus-and-shirley-streshinsky-atomic-love-story SUMMARY:Patricia Klaus and Shirley Streshinsky - An Atomic Love Story DESCRIPTION:
Set against a dramatic backdrop of war\, spies\, and nuclear bombs\, An Atomic Love Story ($27.95) unveils a vivid new view of a tumultuous era and one of its most important figures. In the early decades of the 20th century\, three highly ambitious women found their way to the West Coast\, where each was destined to collide with the young Oppenheimer\, the enigmatic physicist whose work in creating the atomic bomb would forever impact modern history. His first and most intense love was for Jean Tatlock\, though he married the tempestuous Kitty Harrison—both were members of the Communist Party—and was rumored to have had a scandalous affair with the brilliant Ruth Sherman Tolman\, ten years his senior and the wife of another celebrated physicist. Although each were connected through their relationship to Oppenheimer\, their experiences reflect important changes in the lives of American women in the 20th century\: the conflict between career and marriage\; the need for a woman to define herself independently\; experimentation with sexuality\; and the growth of career opportunities. Beautifully written and superbly researched through a rich collection of firsthand accounts\, this intimate portrait shares the tragedies\, betrayals\, and romances of an alluring man and three bold women\, revealing how they pushed to the very forefront of social and cultural changes in a fascinating\, volatile era.
Shirley Streshinsky is the critically acclaimed author of three works of nonfiction and four historical novels. As a journalist and travel essayist\, she has written extensively for Redbook\, Glamour\, Preservation\, American Heritage\, The American Scholar\, and Condé Nast Traveler and has been featured on NPR. She is the recipient of the Society of Magazine Writers' Award for Excellence and the National Council for the Advancement of Education Writing Award.
Patricia Klaus received her PhD in Modern British History from Stanford where she specialized in women's studies\, the history of marriage\, and the study of war and literature. She has taught at Yale\, Stanford\, and the University of Virginia and has published scholarly papers on the subject of women.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-beginning-french-4th-session-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-beginning-french-4th-session-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Josette Charbit Schwartz - Beginning French (4th Session) DESCRIPTION:
7 Wednesdays.\, Nov. 6 - Dec. 18 • 10\:00-12\:00pm • $220
Further study of tenses and grammatical concepts through simple dialogues\, as well as reviewing regular and irregular verbs. Josette Charbit Schwartz has taught French in Marin at the Lycee Francais\, The Branson School\, and French American International in San Francisco. Born in Paris\, Josette has lived in Marin County for 30 years and has a degree in Bilingual Education from France. Josette's classes often read poems\, break out in song\, and discuss the joys of French culture.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T201500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131106T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-intermediate-italian-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-intermediate-italian-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Intermediate Italian DESCRIPTION:
7 Wednesdays • Nov. 6 - Dec. 18 • 1\:15-3\:00pm • $220
Students will start reading short novels by modern Italian writers\, as well as reviewing difficult grammar structures and the subjunctive tense. Material will be provided.
Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-petrocelli-circle-thirteen URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-petrocelli-circle-thirteen SUMMARY:William Petrocelli - Circle of Thirteen DESCRIPTION:
In conversation with David Corbett
Set in a turbulent futuristic society\, this provocative drama follows one woman's investigation into the dark forces unleashing chaos around the world—a thrilling ride that will mesmerize until the end.
In 2082\, a catastrophic explosion rocks the dedication ceremony of the new United Nations in New York City. Security Director Julia Moro is on the job\, chasing after the misogynistic leader of Patria\, a long-disbanded international terrorist organization now being whispered about again on the streets. This dangerous\, shadowy figure has been linked to several bombing attempts and vicious attacks on women\, including the Women of Peace--an organization headed by thirteen bold women who have risked their lives to restore worldwide peace. As Julia's investigation unfolds\, a deep secret from her past threatens to strip her of everything she cherishes and plunge her into unrecoverable darkness.
The Circle of Thirteen ($26.95) is a gripping narrative\, weaving back and forth in time\, from an act of domestic violence that created the disturbed personality of the Patria mastermind\, to the two weeks leading up to the bombing at the UN\, to events half a century before the bombing that directly influence it. The strong\, relatable women and the unbreakable bond between them provide an emotionally grounded window into the future's unforgettable history.
William Petrocelli is the co-owner\, with his wife Elaine\, of the famed independent San Francisco Bay Area Book Passage bookstores. As a former Deputy Attorney General for the State of California and a poverty lawyer in Oakland\, Petrocelli has long been an advocate for women's rights. The Circle of Thirteen is his first novel.
David Corbett is the author of four novels\: The Devil's Redhead\, Done for a Dime (a New York Times Notable Book)\, Blood of Paradise (nominated for numerous awards\, icluding the Edgar)\, and Do They Know I'm Running? David's short fiction and poetry have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. He lives in Vallejo\, CA.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T033000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-rennert-secrets-being-published URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-rennert-secrets-being-published SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Rennert - Secrets of Being Published DESCRIPTION:
Wednesday\, Nov. 13 • 6\:00-8\:30pm • $65
Please note the date change
Literary Agent Amy Rennert demystifies the publishing process. She shows how to write query letters and proposals\, develop relationships with editors\, and make sure books reach the widest audience possible. She also discusses agency agreements and contracts\, as well as self-publishing and e-book options. Her clients includeJimmy Buffett\, Michael Krasny\, Amy Krouse Rosenthal\, Dr. Nancy Snyderman\, and Jacqueline Winspear.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/susan-conley-paris-was-place URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/susan-conley-paris-was-place SUMMARY:Susan Conley - Paris Was the Place DESCRIPTION:
From acclaimed author Susan Conley comes Paris Was the Place ($25.95)\, a novel that gives us a luminous emotional portrait of a young woman living abroad in Paris in the 1980s and trying to make sense of the chaotic world around her as she learns the true meaning of family.
When Willie Pears agrees to teach at a Parisian center for immigrant girls who have requested French asylum\, she has no idea it will utterly change her life. She has lived in Paris for six months\, surrounded by the most important people in her life\: her beloved brother\, Luke\, her funny and wise college roommate\, Sara\, and Sara's do-gooder husband\, Rajiv. And now there is Macon Ventri\, a passionate\, dedicated attorney for the detained girls. Theirs is a meeting of both hearts and minds--but not without its problems. As Willie becomes more involved with the immigrant girls who touch her soul\, the lines between teaching and mothering are blurred. She is especially drawn to Gita\, a young Indian girl who is determined to be free. Ultimately Willie will make a decision with potentially dire consequences to both her relationship with Macon and the future of the center. Meanwhile\, Luke is taken with a serious\, as-yet-unnamed illness\, and Willie will come to understand the power of unconditional love while facing the dark days of his death. Conley has written a piercing\, deeply humane novel that explores the connections between family and friends and reaffirms the strength of the ties that bind.
Susan Conley is the author of The Foremost Good Fortune\, a book that won the Maine Literary Award for memoir and was a Goodreads Choice Award Finalist. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine\, The Huffington Post\, The Daily Beast\, The Paris Review\, The Harvard Review\, The Massachusetts Review\, and elsewhere. She lives in Portland\, Maine\, with her husband and their two sons.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T181500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T201500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-intermediate-french URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-josette-charbit-schwartz-intermediate-french SUMMARY:Class\: Josette Charbit Schwartz - Intermediate French DESCRIPTION:
6 Thursdays\, Nov. 7 - Dec. 19 (no class Nov. 28) • 11\:15-1\:15pm • $190
Improve your French with current events\, varied texts\, and dialogues. The class goes further with grammar and verb tenses. Josette Charbit Schwartz has taught French in Marin at the Lycee Francais\, The Branson School\, and French American International in San Francisco. Born in Paris\, Josette has lived in Marin County for 30 years and has a degree in Bilingual Education from France. Josette's classes often read poems\, break out in song\, and discuss the joys of French culture.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T194500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131107T213000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-italian-2-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-italian-2-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Italian 2 DESCRIPTION:
6 Thursdays • Nov. 7 - Dec. 19 • 11\:30-1\:15pm • $190 (no class Nov. 28)
Students will continue to study basic Italian grammar as well as present and past tense. Textbook is Studio Italiano.
Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-sundstrom-lark-cooking-against-grain URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-sundstrom-lark-cooking-against-grain SUMMARY:John Sundstrom - Lark\: Cooking Against the Grain DESCRIPTION:
James Beard Award-winning chef\, John Sundstrom\, has written a culinary homage to the Pacific Northwest\, which is his home and the source of inspiration that is showcased at his Seattle restaurant\, Lark. His new self-published cookbook Lark\: Cooking Against the Grain ($50.00)\, celebrates the distinctly moody and majestic Northwest and its bounty of ingredients\, telling the story through over 140 recipes with full color photographs.
John Sundstrom was named one of Food &\; Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs for 2001\, is a two-time Seattle winner of the popular Cochon 555 heritage pork cooking competition (2009 &\; 2010)\, and was awarded the prestigious James Beard award for Best Chef Northwest in 2007.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/debbie-adler-sweet-debbies-organic-treats URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/debbie-adler-sweet-debbies-organic-treats SUMMARY:Debbie Adler - Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats DESCRIPTION:
Are you saying "\;no"\; to dessert because of food allergies or health concerns? Or saying "\;no"\; when your kid asks for a cupcake at a birthday party? If so\, Sweet Debbie has a Chocoholic Cupcake for you! With her own son allergic to "\;every food in the USDA pyramid\,"\; Debbie Adler took matters into her own kitchen. Today\, her wildly popular\, allergen-free bakery\, Sweet Debbie's Organic Cupcakes\, has Hollywood's A-list celebrities lining up for her delicious\, nutritious muffins\, brownies\, cookies\, cupcakes\, donut holes and breads. Now Sweet Debbie is sharing all her delectable secrets for fifty scrumptious treats with Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats ($19.95).
If you're a vegan\, diabetic\, have celiac disease\, a food allergy or an intolerance\, or are simply interested in boosting your health via your baking tins\, set the oven to "\;preheat"\; and sit down with Sweet Debbie's Organic Treats. Your sweet tooth will thank you for it.
Debbie Adler opened her allergen-free\, vegan bakery\, Sweet Debbie's Organic Cupcakes\, in Los Angeles in 2006. Adler has appeared on NBC's evening news\, and Sweet Debbie's has been featured in Pilates Style magazine and on InStyle online and E! Online. Adler lives in Los Angeles\, California\, with her husband and son. Visit her at www.sweetdebbiesorganiccupcakes.com.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131108T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/billy-collins-aimless-love URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/billy-collins-aimless-love SUMMARY:Billy Collins - Aimless Love DESCRIPTION:
Angelico Hall\, Dominican University
Tickets\: $30 (includes signed copy of Aimless Love)
Please note\: online sales for this event have closed. Tickets may be available at the door. Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 for details.
"Billy Collins puts the 'fun' back in 'profundity.' "—Alice Fulton
From the two-term Poet Laureate of the United States Billy Collins comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in twelve years. Aimless Love combines more than fifty new poems with selections from four previous books -- Nine Horses\, The Trouble with Poetry\, Ballistics\, and Horoscopes for the Dead. Collins's unmistakable voice\, which brings together plain speech with imaginative surprise\, is clearly heard on every page\, reminding us how he has managed to enrich the tapestry of contemporary poetry and greatly expand its audience.
His work is featured in top literary magazines such as The New Yorker\, Poetry\, and The Atlantic\, and he sells out reading venues all across the country. Appearing regularly in The Best American Poetry series\, his poems appeal to readers and live audiences far and wide and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. By turns playful\, ironic\, and serious\, Collins's poetry captures the nuances of everyday life while leading the reader into zones of inspired wonder. In the poet's own words\, he hopes that his poems "begin in Kansas and end in Oz." Touching on the themes of love\, loss\, joy\, and poetry itself\, these poems showcase the best work of this "poet of plenitude\, irony\, and Augustan grace" (The New Yorker).
Billy Collins is the author of ten collections of poetry\, including Aimless Love\, Horoscopes for the Dead\, Ballistics\, The Trouble with Poetry\, Nine Horses\, Sailing Alone Around the Room\, Questions About Angels\, The Art of Drowning\, and Picnic\, Lightning. He is also the editor of Poetry 180\: A Turning Back to Poetry\, 180 More\: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day\, and Bright Wings\: An Illustrated Anthology of Poems About Birds. A distinguished professor of English at Lehman College of the City University of New York\, and Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Winter Park Institute of Rollins College\, he was Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003 and Poet Laureate of New York State from 2004 to 2006.
Private Ocean Wealth Management is the Diamond Lead Sponsor of the Leadership Lecture Series of Dominican and Book Passage.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-schuemann-99-bottles-wine URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-schuemann-99-bottles-wine SUMMARY:David Schuemann - 99 Bottles of Wine DESCRIPTION:
Join David Schuemann\, author of 99 Bottles of Wine\, for a delightful wine tasting at Book Passage!
Ticket\: $10.00
Fifty years ago\, no one dreamed that America could make great wine - that was the exclusive province of France\, Italy\, Germany\, and Spain. There has been a revolution\, and today America is not only making amazing wines but is also at the forefront of wine research\, science\, technology\, design\, and innovation. 99 Bottles of Wine ($49.50) tells the story of contemporary wine packaging\, bringing readers and wine lovers an illuminating perspective on what makes for a successful brand. It is not just the quality of wines that has made America a world leader\, it is also the fresh and innovative look and feel of the labels\, bottles\, and packaging that are now influencing the world wine industry.
Along with a foreword by Agustin Huneeus Sr.\, the renowned creator of Quintessa wine\, 99 Bottles of Wine offers wine lovers\, serious collectors\, and design aficionados a rare\, behind-the-scenes look at how contemporary packaging and innovative design are driving the success of today's leading wine brands.
Author David Schuemann is the owner and creative director at CF Napa Brand Design\, a leader in the wine packaging and design industry for over 35 years.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dayton-duncan-seed-future URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dayton-duncan-seed-future SUMMARY:Dayton Duncan - Seed of the Future DESCRIPTION:
Our national park and land conservation movement is something Americans can all be proud of. Yosemite National Park is one of the crown jewels of this effort\, and it appeals to conservationists\, environmentalists\, naturalists\, scientists\, backpackers\, hikers\, climbers\, travelers\, and photographers on a national and international level. Yosemite National Park alone hosts 4 million visitors per year from around the world.
While the concept of national parks now seems a given\, 150 ago it was not a foregone conclusion that a nation's most special landscapes would be saved. Seed of the Future\: Yosemite and the Evolution of the National Park Idea ($27.00) honors the 150th Act\, a bill signed by Abraham Lincoln that is the first instance of scenic\, wilderness lands being preserved specifically for public use\, resort\, and recreation by action of the U.S. federal government. Dayton Duncan's compelling narrative\, lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred archival images and full-color landscape photographs\, is sure to inspire future generations to do their part for Yosemite and all protected areas. Through the efforts of visionaries such James Mason Hutchings\, Galen Clark\, Frederick Law Olmsted\, John Muir\, and Theodore Roosevelt\, among others\, the world learned of Yosemite\, flocked to it\, nearly destroyed it\, and finally saved it. These fascinating characters and their enduring stories are skillfully woven together in this lively portrayal of the beginnings of the preservation movement. The idea of preserving special places grew into the national park idea\, and it started on its course from a seed\, a seed planted in Yosemite in 1864.
Dayton Duncan is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker. He has served on the boards of the National Park Foundation\, the Student Conservation Association\, and the Conservation Lands Foundation\, and was appointed by President Clinton as chair of the American Heritage Rivers Advisory Committee. For more than twenty years he has been making documentaries for PBS with Ken Burns\, including "\;The National Parks\: America's Best Idea\,"\; for which he won two Emmy awards as writer and producer\, and was named honorary park ranger by the director of the National Park Service.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T210000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-workshop-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-workshop-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Novesky - On-the-Spot Workshop DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Nov. 9 • 10\:00-2\:00pm • $60
48-hour advance registration • Limit of six
You've written a brilliant story and can't wait to hear what others think. You're stuck and need a critique. What to do? Bring your manuscript\, or even just an idea\, to this on-thespot workshop\, and we'll critique it. Amy Novesky is a children's book editor\, author\, and experienced workshop leader.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cancelled-class-nina-solomita-writers-motion URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cancelled-class-nina-solomita-writers-motion SUMMARY:CANCELLED Class\: Nina Solomita - Writers in Motion DESCRIPTION:
This class has been cancelled - please call (415) 927-0960\, ext. 230 for more information
Writers sit a lot—quietly. Little movement\, little sound. In this workshop of discovery and surprise\, you will access images and ideas catalyzed by movement and/or voice. Drawing on my decades in theatre\, the arts\, and various movement modalities\, Nina Solomita leads students to writing with enlivened bodies and oxygenated brains. Dare to explore the treasures of your imagination in new ways.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/manuel-villacorta-and-jamie-shaw-peruvian-power-foods URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/manuel-villacorta-and-jamie-shaw-peruvian-power-foods SUMMARY:Manuel Villacorta and Jamie Shaw - Peruvian Power Foods DESCRIPTION:
In their new book\, Peruvian Power Foods\: 18 Superfoods\, 101 Recipes and Anti-aging Secrets from the Amazon to the Andes ($18.95)\, Manuel Villacorta and Jamie Shaw share the fruits of their labor. Returning to his birthplace and culinary roots\, Villacorta set out on a cross-country adventure with Shaw to discover the origins of and best uses for the most incredibly potent foods. Armed with the latest scientific research and a hearty appetite\, he traveled from the fertile farmlands of the Andes\, where over 3\,000 kinds of potatoes and 200 species of corn are grown\, to the depths of the Amazonian jungle\, where thousands of amazing fruits\, nuts and seeds originate. Along the way\, he visited open markets\, restaurants\, humble food stands\, and family kitchens\, stopping to gather the stories and favorite recipes of local chefs\, food bloggers\, farmers\, fishermen\, and abuelitas. In between savoring dishes packed with phenomenal disease-fighting\, immunity strengthening ingredients\, he took over 2\,000 photographs of stunning landscapes and delicious masterpieces. In vibrant color and eye-opening detail\, Peruvian Power Foods introduces 18 incredible edibles—all native to Peru but now widely available across America—showcased in 101 delicious recipes.
Manuel Villacorta\, MS\, RD\, is a nationally recognized\, award-winning registered dietitian with more than 16 years of experience. The author of Eating Free and the founder of Eating Free\, an international weight management and wellness program\, he is a trusted voice in the health and wellness industry. A national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics from 2010-2013\, he is also a health blog contributor for the Huffington Post and an on-air contributor for the Univision and Fox News Latino. He is the owner of a San Francisco-based private practice\, MV Nutrition\, and the recipient of five "Best Bay Area Nutritionist" awards from the San Francisco Chronicle\, ABC7\, and Citysearch. Born and raised in Peru\, he lives in San Francisco. His coauthor\, Jamie Shaw is a writer and brand expert who specializes in food.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131109T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/col-chris-hadfield-astronauts-guide-life-earth URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/col-chris-hadfield-astronauts-guide-life-earth SUMMARY:Col. Chris Hadfield - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth DESCRIPTION:
In conversation with Pam Mandel
One of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in history\, Colonel Chris Hadfield captivated the world earlier this year when he released a series of breathtaking photographs and educational videos about life in space. His music video\, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity\," received over 10 million views in its first three days online and has received more than 16 million views to date. He's logged nearly 4\,000 hours in space\, knows how to perform basic surgery in zero gravity\, and has broken into a space station with a Swiss Army Knife. Now\, in An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth\: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity\, Determination\, and Being Prepared for Anything ($28.00)\, Hadfield shows how the lessons he's learned in space can improve our everyday lives—at work and at home.
Colonel Chris Hadfield is one of the most seasoned and accomplished astronauts in the world. In May\, Hadfield returned to Earth after serving as Commander of the International Space Station\, where he and his crew lived for six months (it was his third trip). The top graduate of the U.S. Air Force test pilot school in 1988 and U.S. Navy test pilot of the year in 1991\, Hadfield was selected to be an astronaut in 1992. He served as Director of NASA Operations in Star City\, Russia from 2001-2003\, Chief of Robotics at the Johnson Space Center in Houston from 2003-2006 and Chief of International Space Station Operations there from 2006-2008. The former President of the Association of Space Explorers (2007-2011)\, Hadfield is also a fully qualified flight engineer cosmonaut\, is fluent in Russian\, and is designated a "\;specialist"\; on all Space Station systems\, meaning that he has earned the highest qualification level possible for every imaginable task onboard.
Pam Mandel wrote a series of letters to Col. Chris Hadfield that were published on SKYE on AOL. Pam is a freelance writer and photographer. She's written travel stories for Conde Nast Traveler online\, Afar\, World Hum\, Gadling\, Perceptive Travel\, and a handful of food\, travel\, and in-flight magazines. She's worked on two guidebooks -- British Columbia and Hawaii -- for Thomas Cook.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-event-nicola-trwst-bolinas-bongo URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-event-nicola-trwst-bolinas-bongo SUMMARY:Left Coast Writers® Event\: Nicola Trwst - Bolinas Bongo DESCRIPTION:
After The Belvedere Club\, Briana Kaleigh returns to Marin County. In Bolinas Bongo ($12.95)\, journalist Briana Kaleigh rips off her East Coast shackles and moves to California to start a new life\, but inadvertently gets her only friend\, Marin detective Dusty Arkansas\, kidnapped. Now\, while hiding from the authorities in the secretive beach town of Bolinas\, Briana and her high-strung poodle must ferret out a cojones-collecting serial killer before he starts snipping off parts of Dusty.
Nicola Trwst has a gypsy heart. She currently resides in California\, but has lived in Virginia\, Georgia\, France\, and Canada. She loves languages and speaks several\, including Pig Latin. Due to an overactive imagination\, her stories thread many genres such as mystery\, thriller\, paranormal\, and contemporary. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies. Bolinas Bongo is her third novel. Discover Nicola's work at www.nicolatrwst.com.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jarl-forsman-and-steve-sekhon-wise-happy-and-feeling-good URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jarl-forsman-and-steve-sekhon-wise-happy-and-feeling-good SUMMARY:Jarl Forsman and Steve Sekhon - Wise\, Happy and Feeling Good DESCRIPTION:
Wise\, Happy and Feeling Good ($14.25) is a compilation of quotes from the popular website Gratitude Twenty Four Seven. Each refreshing message is packed with valuable insight and humor to help you find greater fulfillment and happiness. Whether or not you're conscious of it\, you create well-being or distress by the thoughts you entertain and the feelings that result from them. This should come as no surprise since modern medicine consistently confirms the harmful health impacts of thought-induced stress and depression.
Repeatedly thinking about something can hypnotize you into believing that your perceptions are actually true. Negative thinking can prevent you from taking action\, while positive and constructive thoughts support you in attempting and succeeding at ventures that others who are equally capable might never dream possible. You also feel a whole lot better. When you think of your thoughts as food\, you get a clear idea of their importance in your mental health and physical well-being. The thoughts you feed yourself may actually be more important than the food you eat.
Wise\, Happy and Feeling Good encourages you to explore your thought patterns in a light\, engaging way and invites you to think outside your habitual box so you can rock your life.
Jarl Forsman and Steve Sekhon are married and living (gratefully) on a houseboat in Sausalito\, California. A long practice of Tai Chi as well as other forms of meditation\, spiritual counseling\, dream work\, daily journal writing\, personal inquiry and help from many teachers have informed their paths of self-discovery. Jarl teaches Tai Chi and Qigong and maintains a diverse counseling clientele. Together they co-founded Gratitude Twenty Four Seven\, an undertaking that produces resources to help themselves and others increase self-awareness\, fulfillment and love for life.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131110T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tom-graves-twice-heroes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tom-graves-twice-heroes SUMMARY:Tom Graves - Twice Heroes DESCRIPTION:
Twice Heroes ($45.00) is a story of true American heroes\, portrays a chapter of history known to few countrymen. In the panic following the December 1941\, Pearl Harbor attack\, Japanese American citizens were prohibited from joining the U.S. armed forces\, and along with their families\, many faced forced incarceration in bleak internment camps. They took up the fight for their country\, for civil liberties\, for the freedom of their families and recognition for themselves as full American citizens. Along the way\, they became the most decorated military unit in United States history\, fought their own civil rights battle and championed Hawaii statehood and acceptance of Asian Americans into our society.
Tom Graves shares the experiences of Japanese American veterans before\, during and after World War II. He spent hundreds of hours interviewing scores of veterans around the country and then translated the results into individual stories of the human spirit overcoming obstacles of race\, poverty and warfare.
Tom Graves is a San Francisco photographer and writer with over 30 years' professional experience. Born in Princeton\, N.J.\, he was originally in business there and in New York City\, before moving to San Francisco in 1991. He studied portraiture with Philippe Halsman and taught for seven years at Parsons School of Design/The New School (now New School University) in New York. He works for clients including AT&\;T\, Burlington Northern Santa Fe\, Cisco Systems\, IBM\, Merrill Lynch\, The New York Times\, People\, and Time. Photography has taken him to five continents and to all 50 states.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131111T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131111T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-michael-samuels-mary-rockwood-lane-phd-healing-arts URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-michael-samuels-mary-rockwood-lane-phd-healing-arts SUMMARY:Dr. Michael Samuels & Mary Rockwood Lane\, PhD - Healing with the Arts DESCRIPTION:
Michael Samuels M.D. will talk about how to heal yourself\, others\, community and the earth with art (visual arts\, word\, music\, dance and ceremony. He will be accompanied by visual artists\, and dancers who will share art making experiences with you during the book signing event.
Acclaimed by hospitals and caretakers from around the world\, Healing with the Arts $18.00) brings
a tried and true program out of the medical field and into your home
and neighborhood. Improve your physical\, mental\, emotional\, and
spiritual health in just 12 weeks. Whether you are ill\, suffering from
emotional trauma\, or looking to unite your community\, the arts become
the conduit to restore your wellness and thrive in life.
Dr. Michael Samuels and Dr. Mary Rockwood Lane created and developed this unique and powerful process to help anyone heal. Through innovative art projects—from the visual arts\, movement and dance\, writing\, and music—along with spiritual practices and guided imagery\, readers learn to get in touch with their inner muse and inner healer. Based on years of research and experience in the medical community\, Healing with the Arts sets the stage for a more meaningful and healthier existence.
Michael Samuels\, MD\, is the founder and director of Art as a Healing Force and currently teaches at San Francisco State University in the Institute of Holistic Studies. He is the author of nineteen books\, including the bestsellers The Well Body Book and The Well Baby Book.
Mary Rockwood Lane\, PhD\, is a professor\, painter\, and nurse. In addition to her role as cofounder and codirector of the Arts in Medicine process at the University of Florida\, Gainseville\, she is an assistant professor of nursing there with an emphasis on creativity and spirituality in healthcare.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131111T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131111T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-2-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-2-1 SUMMARY: Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish 2 DESCRIPTION:
8 Mondays • Nov. 11 - Dec. 16 • 9\:00-11\:00am • $185
For first year students who have had some Spanish study.
Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires\, and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-shaw-poison-patriarch URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-shaw-poison-patriarch SUMMARY:Mark Shaw - The Poison Patriarch DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers® Book Party at the Ferry Plaza
Focusing for the first time on why attorney general Robert F. Kennedy wasn't killed in 1963 instead of on why President John F. Kennedy was\, Mark Shaw offers a stunning and provocative assassination theory in his latest book The Poison Patriarch\: How the Betrayals of Joseph P. Kennedy Caused the Assassination of JFK ($24.95) that leads directly to the family patriarch\, Joseph P. Kennedy. Mining fresh information and more than forty new interviews\, Shaw weaves a spellbinding narrative involving Mafia don Carlos Marcello\; Jack Ruby (Lee Harvey Oswald's killer)\; Ruby's attorney\, Melvin Belli\; and\, ultimately\, the Kennedy brothers and their father.
Mark Shaw is a California attorney turned author after careers as a Midwestern criminal defense lawyer\, newspaper co-publisher\, and television personality. He has written over 20 books such as Stations Along the Way\: The Spiritual Transformation of Former Hitler Youth Leader Ursula Martens\, Down for the Count\, and Larry Legend.
Tickets\: $33 (includes signed copy of We Are Water)
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed and I Know This Much Is True\, comes a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage\, a family\, and human resilience in the face of tragedy
In middle age\, Anna Oh -- wife\, mother\, outsider artist -- has shaken her family to its core. After twenty-seven years of marriage and three children\, Anna has fallen in love with Vivica\, the wealthy\, cultured\, confident Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her professional success.
Anna and Viveca plan to wed in the Oh family's hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut\, where gay marriage has recently been legalized. But the impending wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora's Box of toxic secrets-dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.
We Are Water ($29.99) is an intricate and layered portrait of marriage\, family\, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection\, told in the alternating voices of the Ohs -- nonconformist Annie\; her ex-husband\, Orion\, a psychologist\; Ariane\, the do-gooder daughter\, and her twin\, Andrew\, the rebellious only son\; and free-spirited Marissa\, the youngest Oh. Set in New England and New York during the first years of the Obama presidency\, it is also a portrait of modern America\, exploring issues of class\, changing social mores\, the legacy of racial violence\, and the nature of creativity and art.
Wally Lamb is the author of four previous novels\, including the New York Times and national bestseller\, The Hour I First Believed and Wishin' and Hopin'\, a bestselling novella. His first two works of fiction\, She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True\, were both number one New York Times bestsellers and selections of Oprah's Book Club. He is the editor of Couldn't Keep It To Myself and I'll Fly Away\, two volumes of essays from students in his writing workshop at York Correctional Institution\, a women's prison in Connecticut\, where he has been a volunteer facilitator for fifteen years. He lives in Connecticut with his wife\, Christine. The Lambs are the parents of three sons.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131112T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/diane-setterfield-bellman-black URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/diane-setterfield-bellman-black SUMMARY:Diane Setterfield - Bellman & Black DESCRIPTION:
Bellman &\; Black ($19.99) is a dark and mesmerizing ghost story guaranteed to haunt you to your very core. As a boy\, William Bellman commits one small\, cruel act\: killing a bird with his slingshot. Little does he know the unforeseen and terrible consequences of the deed\, which is soon forgotten amidst the riot of boyhood games. By the time he is grown\, with a wife and children of his own\, William seems to be a man blessed by fortune—until tragedy strikes and the stranger in black comes. Then he starts to wonder if all his happiness is about to be eclipsed. Desperate to save the one precious thing he has left\, William enters into a rather strange bargain\, with an even stranger partner\, to found a decidedly macabre business. And Bellman &\; Black is born.
Diane Setterfield is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Tale\, and a former academic\, specializing in twentieth-century French literature\, particularly the works of Andre Gide. She lives in Yorkshire\, England.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ed-behr-50-foods-essentials-good-taste URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ed-behr-50-foods-essentials-good-taste SUMMARY:Ed Behr - 50 Foods\: The Essentials of Good Taste DESCRIPTION:
In conversation with Harold McGee.
With 50 Foods\: The Essentials of Good Taste ($35.00)\, noted authority Edward Behr has created the definitive guide to the foods every food lover must know. A culinary Baedeker\, 50 Foods will delight and inform the connoisseur as well as the novice.
Like Behr's celebrated magazine\, The Art of Eating\, 50 Foods presents simple\, practical information about buying\, using\, preparing\, and enjoying. Behr focuses on aroma\, appearance\, flavor\, and texture to determine what "the best" means for each food. He tells you how to select top quality—signs of freshness and ripeness\, best season\, top varieties\, proper aging. If the way to prepare\, serve\, or eat something is little known\, then he explains it (how to open an oyster\, why the best way to cook green beans is boiling\, how to clean a whole salted anchovy\, when to eat and when to discard the rind of a cheese). Behr also names the most complementary foods and flavors for each of these fifty marvelous foods and the wines that go with them.
Edward Behr is the founder of the acclaimed food magazine The Art of Eating. His writing has been featured in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, Forbes\, and the Financial Times. He lives in Vermont.
Harold McGee writes about the chemistry\, technique\, and history of food and cooking and has written two seminal books on kitchen science including\, On Food and Cooking\: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/martin-cruz-smith-tatiana URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/martin-cruz-smith-tatiana SUMMARY:Martin Cruz Smith - Tatiana DESCRIPTION:
One of the iconic investigators of contemporary fiction\, Arkady Renko—cynical\, analytical\, and quietly subversive—has survived the cultural journey from the Soviet Union to the New Russia\, only to find the nation as obsessed with secrecy and brutality as was the old Communist dictatorship. In Tatiana ($25.99)\, Martin Cruz Smith's most ambitious novel since Gorky Park\, the melancholy hero finds himself on the trail of a mystery as complex and dangerous as modern Russia herself.
Martin Cruz Smith's novels include Stalin's Ghost\, Gorky Park\, Rose\, December 6\, Polar Star\, and Stallion Gate. A two-time winner of the Hammett Prize from the International Association of Crime Writers and a recipient of Britain's Golden Dagger Award\, he lives in California.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T080000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-hamid-emami-german-conversation-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-hamid-emami-german-conversation-2 SUMMARY:Class\: Hamid Emami - German Conversation DESCRIPTION:
6 Wednesdays • Nov. 13 - Dec. 18 • 1\:00-3\:00pm • $190
This class is for beginners and those who have previously had some exposure to German.
Hamid Emami has a Masters from the University of Hamburg\, and he is fluent in German\, English\, French\, Spanish\, and Farsi. He has taught German for many years.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-david-tanis-one-good-dish URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-david-tanis-one-good-dish SUMMARY:Cooks with Books\: David Tanis - One Good Dish DESCRIPTION:
Left Bank Restaurant\, Larkspur
Tickets (Book Included)\: $110 per person\, $185 per couple
Please note\: this event is sold out.
David Tanis was the chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley for nearly 25 years. He is the acclaimed author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes and Heart of the Artichoke and other Kitchen Journeys. In his new One Good Dish\, Tanis offers 100 delicious recipes that make perfect little meals. Chapters include "Bread Makes a Meal\," "Strike While the Iron is Hot\," and "Vegetables to Envy." Tanis writes the weekly City Kitchen column for the New York Times.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joshua-greene-moral-tribes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joshua-greene-moral-tribes SUMMARY:Joshua Greene - Moral Tribes DESCRIPTION:
A grand synthesis of neuroscience\, psychology\, and philosophy\, Moral Tribes\: Emotion\, Reason\, and the Gap Between Us and Them ($29.95) reveals the underlying causes of modern conflict and lights the way forward. Drawing inspiration from moral philosophy and cuttingedge science\, this book shows us when to trust our instincts\, when to reason\, and how the right kind of reasoning can move us forward.
4 Wednesdays • Nov. 13\, 20\, Dec. 4\, &\; Friday\, Dec. 6 • 3\:00-5\:00pm • $120
**Please note the date change
This new class on the art and architecture of the Serene Republic of Venice features Byzantine mosaics\, Venetian Gothic architecture\,Renaissance paintings by Carpaccio\, Bellini\, Titian\, Tintoretto\, and Veronese\, Andrea Palladio's churches\, and a whole string of country villas. The heavenly 18th century frescoes of Tiepolo and his gifted son\, Giandomenico and the delightful genre scenes of Guardi and Longhi will also be discussed in the context of piety\, politics\, and commerce of the Queen of the Adriatic.
Kerrin Meis taught art history at SFSU for ten years and now lectures for the College of Marin and Dominican University. She leads study tours in Europe. Her Book Passage classes have been big favorites for years.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131113T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-intermediateadvanced-italian-reading-and-conversation URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-intermediateadvanced-italian-reading-and-conversation SUMMARY:Class\: Silvia Iannelli - Intermediate/Advanced Italian Reading and Conversation DESCRIPTION:
5 Wednesdays • Nov. 13 - Dec. 18 • 3\:30-5\:30pm • $155 (no class Nov. 27)
Silvia Iannelli
is a private Italian tutor who was born and raised in Rome. She creates
a fun and welcoming environment for her students\, motivating them
through activities and exercises. Her personal quote is\: "La traduzione della parola e' nel cuore ~ The translation of a word is in the heart."
How does Isa Chandra Moskowitz make flavorful and satisfying vegan meals from scratch every day\, often in 30 minutes or less? It's easy! In Isa Does It ($30.00)\, the beloved cookbook author shares 150 new recipes to make weeknight cooking a snap. Mouthwatering recipes like Sweet Potato Red Curry with Rice and Purple Kale\, Bistro Beet Burgers\, and Summer Seitan Saute with Cilantro and Lime illustrate how simple and satisfying meat-free food can be. The recipes are supermarket friendly and respect how busy most readers are. From skilled vegan chefs\, to those new to the vegan pantry\, or just cooks looking for some fresh ideas\, Isa's unfussy recipes and quirky commentary will make everyone's time in the kitchen fun and productive.
Isa Chandra Moskowitz is the best-selling author of the hit books Veganomicon\: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook\, Vegan with a Vengeance\, and many other titles. Her website\, Post Punk Kitchen\, is beloved by millions. Isa has been cooking up a vegan storm for over two decades and has been named favorite cookbook author in VegNews for seven years running.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-kinney-diary-wimpy-kid-hard-luck URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-kinney-diary-wimpy-kid-hard-luck SUMMARY:Jeff Kinney - Diary of a Wimpy Kid\: Hard Luck DESCRIPTION:
Fun-filled activities start at 5\:00pm\, Book Signing starts at 6\:00pm
Please join us for a celebration of Jeff Kinney's new book — Diary of a Wimpy Kid book 8\, Hard Luck ($13.95)! It releases on November 5\, 2013\, and we are thrilled to announce that Jeff Kinney will be at Book Passage to sign books on November 13\, 2013. Please join us to meet Jeff and for special Hard Luck activities which will start at 1 hour before the book signing and run throughout it.
Check out the new installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! In Hard Luck\, Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend\, Rowley Jefferson\, has ditched him\, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes\, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around\, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Jeff Kinney is an online game developer and designer\, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Jeff was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/warren-lehrer-life-books URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/warren-lehrer-life-books SUMMARY:Warren Lehrer - A Life in Books DESCRIPTION:
Please note\: this will be a multimedia performance!
Written and designed by award-winning author/artist Warren Lehrer\, A Life In Books\: The Rise and Fall of Bleu Mobley ($34.95) is an extraordinarily original\, funny\, heartwarming and heart-wrenching exploration of one man's use of books as a means of understanding himself\, the people around him\, and a half-century of American/global events. Rich with stories that spring from other stories\, this genre-defying novel orchestrates a multicultural symphony of characters from Bleu's life and books\: lovers\, mothers\, children\, friends\, enemies\, teachers\, students\, runaways\, rebels\, thinkers\, dreamers\, believers\, skeptics\, the displaced and dispossessed. It celebrates the mysteries and contradictions of the creative process\, and grapples with the future of the book as a medium\, and the lines that separate truth\, myth\, and fiction. This four-color\, full-length novel-containing over 101 hilarious and scrumptious book cover designs (and book-like objects)-fuses art and literature\, and distinguishes itself as one of those books you'll want to hold in your hands\, feast your eyes on\, read and re-read\, share with friends\, and treasure for years to come.
Warren Lehrer is a writer and designer\, acclaimed for capturing the shape of thought and reuniting the traditions of storytelling with the printed page. Known internationally as a pioneer in the fields of visual literature and design authorship\, he has received many awards for his books and multimedia projects\, including the Brendan Gill Prize\, the Innovative Use of Archives Award\, three AIGA Book Awards\, two Type Director's Club awards\, the International Book Design Award\, and a Media That Matters Award. His work is in many collections including MoMA\, LA County Art Museum\, the Getty Museum\, Georges Pompidou Centre\, and Tate Gallery. Lehrer is also a performer and playwright. He is a professor at Purchase College\, SUNY\, and a founding faculty member of the Designer As Author grad program at SVA. Together with Judith Sloan\, Lehrer co-authored Crossing the BLVD and co-founded EarSay\, a non-profi t arts organization in Queens\, NY.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T030000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131114T030000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-sedaris-lets-explore-diabetes-owls-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-sedaris-lets-explore-diabetes-owls-0 SUMMARY:David Sedaris - Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls DESCRIPTION:
Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Tickets\: $39.00 - $42.00
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls ($27.00) is the new collection of essays from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Sedaris\, who has been called "\;the preeminent humorist of his generation"\; (Entertainment Weekly).
A guy walks into a bar car and...
From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris\, the possibilities are endless\, but the result is always the same\: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants)\, his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant)\, and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls\, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "\;hilarious\, elegant\, and surprisingly moving"\; (Washington Post).
David Sedaris is the author Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice\, as well as collections of personal essays\, Naked\, Me Talk Pretty One Day\, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim\, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames\, each of which became a bestseller. There are a total of seven million copies of his books in print and they have been translated into 25 languages. He was the editor of Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules\: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories. Sedaris's pieces appear regularly in The New Yorker and have twice been included in "The Best American Essays." His newest book\, a collection of fables entitled Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk\: A Modest Bestiary (with illustrations by Ian Falconer)\, was published in September 2010 and immediately hit the New York Times Bestseller Fiction List.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T030000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-session-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-session-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Silvia Iannelli - Beginning Italian\, Session 4 DESCRIPTION:
5 Thursdays • Nov. 14 - Dec. 19 • 6\:00-8\:00pm • $155 (no class Nov. 28)
Silvia Iannelli is a private Italian tutor who was born and raised in Rome. She creates a fun and welcoming environment for her students\, motivating them through activities and exercises. Her personal quote is\: "La traduzione della parola e' nel cuore ~ The translation of a word is in the heart."
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/james-r-smith-san-franciscos-playland-beach URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/james-r-smith-san-franciscos-playland-beach SUMMARY:James R. Smith - San Francisco's Playland at the Beach DESCRIPTION:
San Francisco's Playland at the Beach\: The Golden Years ($22.95) presents Playland as it is best remembered today — a playground where families experienced endless days of fun in San Francisco's glorious postwar boom. Illustrated by over 200 rare black-and-white and color photographs — including many images never before published — San Francisco's Playland at the Beach\: The Golden Years takes the reader back in time to experience the rides\, attractions\, restaurants and behind-the-scenes operations of the great amusement park at the height of its glory.
California historian James R. Smith is the author of San Francisco's Lost Landmarks\, The California Snatch Racket\, and San Francisco's Playland at the Beach\: The Early Years\, as well as numerous historical articles. A well-respected authority in California history\, he has spent years chronicling the stories of San Francisco and the California Gold Country. Smith is a frequent lecturer and discussion leader at universities\, historical societies\, libraries and bookstores.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T043000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-luke-barr-cavallo-point-hands-cooking URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-luke-barr-cavallo-point-hands-cooking SUMMARY:Class\: Luke Barr - Cavallo Point Hands-on Cooking DESCRIPTION:
Cavallo Point Cooking School\, Sausalito
Registration (Book Included)\: $125 per person • 6\:30 - 9\:30 pm
Please note\: onlines sales for this event are now closed. To inquire about waitlist availability\, please call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1.
This is a dynamic hands-on cooking class with a menu inspired by M.F. K. Fisher's time in Provence\, 1970. Guests will be making food for the evening as well as hearing the author discuss his book\, Provence 1970\: M.F.K. Fisher\, Julia Child\, James Beard &\; the Reinvention of American Taste. Luke Barr\, grand nephew of MFK Fisher\, tells the story of the memorable weeks in the hills of Provence with culinary greats M.F.K. Fisher and her friends\, Julia Child and James Beard. Through a combination of journals\, never before revealed letters\, research\, and interviews\, comes a story that shares conversations\, meals\, debates and philosophies from culinary legends who influenced food in America. Luke Barr is an editor at Travel and Leisure.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131115T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-halperin-john-heilemann-double-down URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-halperin-john-heilemann-double-down SUMMARY:Mark Halperin & John Heilemann - Double Down DESCRIPTION:
Tickets\: $33 (includes signed copy of Double Down)
From the authors of the number one New York Times bestseller Game Change\, an explosive account of the 2012 presidential election\, pulling back the curtain to reveal the exhilarating\, newsbreaking story behind the headlines for the first time
John Heilemann and Mark Halperin set the national conversation on fire with their bestselling account of the 2008 presidential election\, Game Change. In Double Down\: Game Change 2012 ($29.95)\, they apply their unparalleled access and storytelling savvy to the 2012 election\, rendering an equally compelling narrative about the circuslike Republican nomination fight\, the rise and fall of Mitt Romney\, and the trials\, tribulations\, and Election Day triumph of Barack Obama.
Drawing on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story\, Heilemann and Halperin deliver another reportorial tour de force that reads like a fast-paced novel. Character driven and dialogue rich\, replete with extravagantly detailed scenes\, Double Down offers a panoramic account of a campaign at once intensely hard fought and lastingly consequential. For Obama\, the victory he achieved meant even more to him than the one he had pulled off four years earlier. In 2008\, he believed\, voters had bet on a hope\; in 2012\, they passed positive judgment on what he'd actually done\, allowing him to avert a loss that would have rendered his presidency a failed\, one-term accident. For the Republicans\, on the other hand\, 2012 not only offered a crushing verdict but an existential challenge\: to rethink and reconstitute the party or face irrelevance—or even extinction. Double Down is the occasionally shocking\, often hilarious\, ultimately definitive account of an election of singular importance.
Mark Halperin is an editor at large and a senior political analyst for Time magazine\, and a senior political analyst for MSNBC. Halperin\, who has covered seven presidential elections\, received his B.A. from Harvard University and resides in New York City with Karen Avrich.
John Heilmann is the national affairs editor for New York magazine and a political analyst for MSNBC. An award-winning journalist and author of Pride Before the Fall\, he is a former staff writer for The New Yorker\, Wired\, and The Economist. He lives in Brooklyn.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marie-simmons-taste-honey URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marie-simmons-taste-honey SUMMARY:Marie Simmons - Taste of Honey DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Cafe will host a Honey and Cheese Pairing with recipes from Taste of Honey.
Taste of Honey\: The Definitive Guide to Tasting and Cooking with 40 Varietals ($19.99) offers curious cooks a better understanding of all things honey — beginning with bees\, and ending with sweet and savory recipes. Readers will better understand the life of a bee\, and how its habitat influences both the color and the flavor of the honey it produces. A comprehensive glossary of 40 different honey varieties highlights the uniqueness of each\, and lists the color\, texture\, taste\, and uses to better equip home cooks when selecting honey at the grocery store or farmers' market. Marie Simmons — an award-winning cookbook author — showcases the distinctly different honeys with 60 simple recipes for breakfast\, lunch\, dinner\, dessert\, and everything in between. In addition to recipes\, Taste of Honey offers readers easy and accessible ways to incorporate healthful honey into their everyday snacks — like dressing a salad with fresh lemon juice and honey for a quick oil-free dressing. Whether sweetening old favorites or exploring the flavorful world of honey pairing\, this cookbook is the most comprehensive guide available for learning about different varietals\, cooking\, and snacking with Earth's natural sweetener.
Marie Simmons is a food writer\, cooking school teacher\, and award-winning cookbook author of over 20 cookbooks including Fig Heaven\, Rice\: the Amazing Grain\, Things Cooks Love\, The Good Egg\, and Fresh &\; Fast Vegetarian. She lives in Eugene\, Oregon.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T013000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gennifer-choldenko-al-capone-does-my-homework URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gennifer-choldenko-al-capone-does-my-homework SUMMARY:Gennifer Choldenko - Al Capone Does My Homework DESCRIPTION:
Alcatraz Island in the 1930s isn't the most normal place to grow up\, but it's home for Moose Flanagan\, his autistic sister\, Natalie\, and all the families of the guards. When Moose's dad gets promoted to Associate Warden\, despite being an unlikely candidate\, it's a big deal. But the cons have a point system for targeting prison employees\, and his dad is now in serious danger. After a fire starts in the Flanagan's apartment\, Natalie is blamed\, and Moose bands with the other kids to track down the possible arsonist. Then Moose gets a cryptic note from the notorious Al Capone himself. Is Capone trying to protect Moose's dad too? If Moose can't figure out what Capone's note means\, it may be too late.
Al Capone Does My Homework ($17.99) is the last heart-pounding installment in the New York Times bestselling\, Newbery Honor-winning Alcatraz trilogy is not to be missed!
Gennifer Choldenko is a full-time writer and the author of many picture books and middle grade novels\, including the Newbery Honor winning Al Capone Does My Shirts. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband and two children.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/associated-press-images-war-defined-era URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/associated-press-images-war-defined-era SUMMARY:Associated Press - Images of War that Defined an Era DESCRIPTION:Drawing from the most comprehensive collection of photos of the Vietnam War\, AP's new book\, Vietnam\: The Real War ($40.00)\, tells the story of the war through the images that helped shape public opinion. Join former AP Vietnam Reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winner Peter Arnett\, AP Vice President of Photography Santiago Lyon\, Pulitzer Prize-winner Nick Ut\, and AP War Photographer Julie Jacobson in a discussion about some of the most iconic wartime images ever taken and the challenges of conflict photography.
Peter Arnett spent a lifetime covering wars and international crises for major American news organizations\, most recently 2003's Gulf War 11 and the long bloody aftermath. Arnett is best known for his live television reporting from Baghdad during the first Gulf War in 1991. Millions of viewers tuned in around the world to watch his dramatic accounts of the intense bombing campaign -- and his interview with President Saddam Hussein -- winning Arnett a television Emmy for that assignment.
Santiago Lyon is Vice President and Director of Photography of The Associated Press\, responsible for the AP's global photo report and the hundreds of photographers and photo editors worldwide who produce it. He has 29 years' experience in news service photography and has won multiple awards for his own photographic coverage of conflicts around the globe. Under his direction the AP has won three Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News Photography. He sits on the boards of the Overseas Press Club in NY\, the Eddie Adams photography Workshop and RISC\, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing safety training for freelance photographers Lyon was a 2012 Sulzberger Fellow at Columbia University\, exploring ways to enhance AP's photo business.
Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut joined The Associated Press in Saigon at age 14\, after his brother\, accomplished AP photographer Hyunh Thanh My\, was killed covering the Vietnam War in 1965. He would soon become a highly respected photographer in his own right\, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his iconic photo of 9-year-old Kim Phuc\, severely burned in a misdirected South Vietnamese air raid. But his photos from that day would have a lasting impact\, going on to win multiple awards\, including the Pulitzer Prize and the World Press Photo of the Year.
Since joining the AP\, Julie Jacobson has traveled around the United States covering floods in the Midwest\, hurricanes in Florida\, as well as premier sporting events such as golf's majors\, the World Series and Super Bowls. Her international assignments include covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan\, the Haiti earthquake\, the last six winter and summer Olympic games\, the Pan American games as well as the men's and women's FIFA World Cups.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T210000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/postponed-class-kate-milliken-jump-start-your-story URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/postponed-class-kate-milliken-jump-start-your-story SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Class\: Kate Milliken - Jump Start Your Story DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Nov. 16 • 10\:00 - 2\:00pm • $55
Please note this class has been postponed - call (415) 927-0960 for further information
Through targeted exercises and craft discussions\, this class will pinpoint the trouble in your writing's engine and get you back on the road\, eager to move full speed ahead. Kate Milliken is the author of If I'd Known You Were Coming\, winner of the 2013 Iowa Short Fiction Award.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/julie-rivett-richard-layman-hunter-and-other-stories URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/julie-rivett-richard-layman-hunter-and-other-stories SUMMARY:Julie Rivett & Richard Layman - The Hunter and Other Stories DESCRIPTION:
Dashiell Hammett was one of the most legendary crime writers of the 20th century. A unique literary publication\, The Hunter and Other Stories ($25.00) includes new Hammett stories gleaned from his personal archives\, screen treatments long buried in film-industry files\, unpublished and rarely published fiction\, and intriguing unfinished narratives. Hammett is regarded as both a pioneer and master of hard-boiled detective fiction\, but these dozen and half stories that explore failed romance\, courage in the face of conflict\, hypocrisy\, and crass opportunism show him in a different light.
Julie Rivett is Dashiell Hammett's granddaughter. She is an excellent speaker about her grandfather's work and provided her notes and editing skills for this new book.
Richard Layman is an Edgar-Award-nominated Hammett scholar.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/luke-barr-provence-1970 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/luke-barr-provence-1970 SUMMARY:Luke Barr - Provence\, 1970 DESCRIPTION:
Provence\, 1970\: M.F.K. Fisher\, Julia Child\, James Beard\, and the Reinvention of American Taste ($26.00) is about a singular historic moment. In the winter of that year\, more or less coincidentally\, the iconic culinary figures James Beard\, M.F.K. Fisher\, Julia Child\, Richard Olney\, Simone Beck\, and Judith Jones found themselves together in the South of France. They cooked and ate\, talked and argued\, about the future of food in America\, the meaning of taste\, and the limits of snobbery. Without quite realizing it\, they were shaping today's tastes and culture\, the way we eat now. The conversations among this group were chronicled by M.F.K. Fisher in journals and letters—some of which were later discovered by Luke Barr\, her great-nephew. In Provence\, 1970\, he captures this seminal season\, set against a stunning backdrop in cinematic scope—complete with gossip\, drama\, and contemporary relevance.
Luke Barr is the grandnephew of M.F.K. Fisher and an editor and news director at Travel + Leisure magazine\, where he has been on staff since 2003. He had been executive editor of Gear and senior editor at Brill's Content/Inside.com. Raised in the Bay Area\, he went to school in Switzerland and graduated from Harvard. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife\, architect Yumi Moriwaki\, and their two daughters.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betsy-franco-naked URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betsy-franco-naked SUMMARY:Betsy Franco - Naked DESCRIPTION:
In conversation with Tom Franco
When Jesse Lucas\, a troubled\, magnetic acting major\, touches the sculpture Meditation in Stanford's Rodin Sculpture Garden\, he burns his finger on the bronze. By the time he returns to the garden that night\, an eighteen-year-old girl has emerged from the statue\, naked and disoriented. It is 2008\, yet her mind is swimming with vivid\, fractured memories of her volatile past in nineteenth-century Paris--of serving as Rodin's muse\, of her passionate affair with the acclaimed artist\, and of her own creations.
So begins Betsy Franco's extraordinary and imaginative novel\, Naked ($16.99). Stranded in the sculpture garden\, Camille--or Cat\, as she insists on being called--forms a deep bond with Jesse\, who is soon leaving for college and is as lonely and disturbed as she. As Jesse encourages Cat to confront the sinister memories that afflict her\, she helps him overcome the fury he has toward his abusive father and find peace within himself. Rich\, inventive\, and told with a compelling mix of grace and wry humor\, Naked is a bold debut that explores love\, loss\, and the power of art.
Betsy Franco is the author of over eighty books. She is the recipient of a number of awards\, including the New York Public Library Notable Book award\, the ALA Best Book award for Young Adults\, and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Book of the Year award. Betsy is also a screenwriter and playwright\, and has acted in indie films and on TV\, most notably as her son James Franco's mother on General Hospital.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131116T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/richard-kurin-smithsonians-history-america-101-objects URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/richard-kurin-smithsonians-history-america-101-objects SUMMARY:Richard Kurin - The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects DESCRIPTION:
The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest\, most important\, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art\, History\, and Culture Richard Kurin\, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars\, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States. Beautifully designed and illustrated with color photographs throughout\, The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects ($50.00) is a rich and fascinating journey through America's collective memory\, and a beautiful object in its own right.
Richard Kurin serves as the Smithsonian Institution's Under Secretary for History\, Art\, and Culture\, with responsibility for most of its museums and many of its educational programs. He is an anthropologist and cultural historian\, a former Fulbright fellow with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He is the author of several books\, including Hope Diamond\: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem\, and his scholarship and museological work have been recognized by the International Council of Museums\, UNESCO\, and Harvard's Peabody Museum. Awarded the Smithsonian Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service\, he represents the Smithsonian on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities\, the White House Historical Association\, and numerous other boards.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/giada-de-laurentiis-giadas-feel-good-food URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/giada-de-laurentiis-giadas-feel-good-food SUMMARY:Giada de Laurentiis - Giada's Feel Good Food DESCRIPTION:
Angelico Hall\, Dominican University
Tickets\: $40 (includes signed copy of Giada's Feel Good Food)
In conversation with Joel Ridell\, host of Dining Around on Radio 910
Please note\: Online sales are now closed. Tickets will be available at the door.
Food Network's most beautiful star reveals her secrets for staying fit and feeling great in this gorgeous\, practical book with healthy recipes including nutritional information\, and personal lifestyle and beauty tips.
Finally answering the question her fans ask most often\, "How do you stay so trim?\," Giada De Laurentiis shares the delicious easy recipes and tips she uses to maximize energy and remain fit. Here are 120 recipes for breakfasts\, juices\, lunches\, snacks\, dinners\, and desserts that can be combined into 30 days of delicious feel-good meals. So that everyone can enjoy these dishes\, many are gluten-free\, dairy-free\, vegetarian\, and/or vegan\, with helpful icons to call them out—and\, for the very first time\, each recipe includes a calorie count and nutritional analysis. Special sections delve into Giada's everyday life\, including her beauty and exercise routines\, how she satisfies sugar fixes\, what's always in her bag\, and her ordering tips for eating in restaurants. With 100 color photographs\, Giada's Feel Good Food is a beautiful guide to staying on track while still eating everything and enjoying life to its fullest.
Giada de Laurentiis is the Emmy award-winning star of Food Network's "\;Everyday Italian\,"\; "\;Giada at Home\,"\; and "\;Giada in Paradise\;"\; a judge on Food Network Star\; a contributing correspondent for NBC's Today show\; and the author of six New York Times bestselling books. She attended the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris and worked at Wolfgang Puck's Spago restaurant before starting her own catering company\, GDL Foods. Born in Rome\, she grew up in Los Angeles\, where she now lives with her husband\, Todd\, and their daughter\, Jade.
Private Ocean Wealth Management is the Diamond Lead Sponsor of the Leadership Lecture Series of Dominican and Book Passage.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ellen-stimson-mud-season URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ellen-stimson-mud-season SUMMARY:Ellen Stimson - Mud Season DESCRIPTION:
Enter to win a FREE vacation in Vermont by signing up for the Mud Season West Coast Book Tour raffle! Enter to win vouchers for a romantic "\;Vermonty"\; four-night stay at the Equinox Spa and Resort in Manchester\, VT (and lots more!).
In self-deprecating and hilarious fashion\, Mud Season ($23.95) chronicles Ellen Stimson's transition from city life to rickety Vermont farmhouse. When she decides she wants to own and operate the old-fashioned village store in idyllic Dorset\, pop. 2\,036\, one of the oldest continually operating country stores in the country\, she learns the hard way that "\;improvements"\; are not always welcomed warmly by folks who like things just fine the way they'd always been. She dreams of patrons streaming in for fresh-made sandwiches and an old-timey candy counter\, but she learns they're boycotting the store. Why? "\;The bread\,"\; they tell her\, "\;you moved the bread from where it used to be."\; Can the citified newcomer turn the tide of mistrust before she ruins the business altogether?
Follow the author to her wit's end and back\, through her full immersion into rural life--swapping high heels for muck boots\; raising chickens and sheep\; fighting off skunks\, foxes\, and bears\; and making a few friends and allies in a tiny town steeped in history\, local tradition\, and that dyed-in-the-wool Vermont "\;character."\;
Ellen Stimson lives in a beautiful old farmhouse nestled in a high valley in the mountains of Vermont with her wild pack of children\,not-so-wild husband\, and completely civilized group of chickens\, sheep\, dogs\, and cats. She has a not-at-all-fashionable collection of muck boots. This is her first book.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131117T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mcsweeneys-mcmullens-afternoon-mcsweeneys-mcmullens URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mcsweeneys-mcmullens-afternoon-mcsweeneys-mcmullens SUMMARY:McSweeney's McMullens - An Afternoon with McSweeney's McMullens DESCRIPTION:
Please join the California Wrtiers Club for a discussion panel about the memoir.
Memoir resonates with all of us. The genre has many forms - taking us through a single life-changing incident to a chronicle of one's life. We look at memoir from a wide variety of perspectives\, from craft and inspiration to the actual journey. Each panelist will focus on one of these areas. The three panelists that will be speaking are Linda Joy Meyers\, Lynn Henrikson\, and Francine Brevetti.
Suggested donations\: $5 for California Writers Club Members\, $10 for Non-Members
A nonprofit 501c3 educational corporation\, California Writers Club–Marin sponsors events that are open to the public. Learn more at http\://www.cwcmarinwriters.com.
SUMMARY:Veronica Mary Rolf - Julian's Gospel
Over six hundred years ago\, in an enclosure attached to a church in Norwich\, England\, a woman known only as Julian wrote a book detailing sixteen mystical encounters with Christ on the cross. At the time few women could read or write\, and the writing or teaching of theology by "unlettered" lay people in the vernacular was strictly forbidden. Today\, however\, Julian's Revelations are studied along with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Her theological insights and spiritual direction are compared to those of St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross. The twentieth century monk Thomas Merton called her "one of the most wonderful of Christian voices."
But who was Julian? While her writings have increased greatly in popularity\, the woman herself has remained a mystery. In Julian's Gospel\: Illuminating the Life &\; Revelations of Julian of Norwich ($38.00)\, Veronica Mary Rolf draws on extensive research and interpretation to reconstruct Julian's life and times. First\, Rolf introduces the world of fourteenth century Norwich\, and the political\, religious\, and cultural context\: the Hundred Years' War\, the Great Plague\, the Peasants' Revolt\, the Papal Schism\, and the hugely popular Corpus Christi mystery plays. Rolf traces Julian's likely ancestry\, recreating her childhood\, education\, and adulthood as wife\, mother\, widow\, and finally\, enclosed anchoress. Then\, Rolf interprets the Revelations themselves\, in a new and highly accessible translation from the Middle English that includes a complete chapter-by-chapter spiritual companion to the texts.
Unique among studies of Julian of Norwich\, this work creates a strong\, dramatic arc for the Revelations\, interweaving Julian's personal sufferings and burning theological questions with her visionary experiences\, producing a compelling spiritual biography of one of Christianity's most extraordinary voices.
An independent scholar of medieval studies and comparative literature\, Veronica Mary Rolf was educated at Columbia University\, New York. She has spent her life in the professional theatre as a performer and playwright\, including more than two decades training and directing actors as a Master Teacher of Dramatic Arts at the Stella Adler Studio (New York City)\, The Actors' Centre (London)\, Teatro Andamio '90 (Buenos Aires) and Berkeley Repertory Theatre (California). Currently\, she presents a lecture series\, Mornings with Julian of Norwich\, and writes frequently on her website\: JuliansVoice.com.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131118T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131118T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gary-pomerantz-their-lifes-work-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gary-pomerantz-their-lifes-work-0 SUMMARY:Gary Pomerantz - Their Life's Work DESCRIPTION:
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players\, coaches\, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame\, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory\: Mean Joe Greene\, Terry Bradshaw\, Franco Harris\, Mike Webster\, Jack Lambert\, Lynn Swann\, and John Stallworth. In ways exhilarating and heartbreaking\, they define not only the brotherhood of sports but those elements of the game that engage tens of millions of Americans\: its artistry and its brutality. In 1981\, when the Steelers failed to make the playoffs for the first time in nine years\, acclaimed author Gary M. Pomerantz\, then a sportswriter for the Washington Post\, interviewed them in training camp. At that time\, Pomerantz asked himself\, "\;What will life be like for these guys when they're sixty?"\; Without knowing it\, he began writing Their Life's Work\:The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers\, Then and Now ($26.99).
Intimate\, poignant\, and thrilling\, Their Life's Work does for football what Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer did for baseball. It is a story of victory\, fortitude\, renown\, and\, above all\, the brotherhood of players who said they'd do it again—all of it.
Gary M. Pomerantz is a nonfiction author and journalist and has served the past seven years as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, the New York Times\, and the Washington Post. Pomerantz has written four books\, including the New York Times Notable Book of the Year\, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn (1996).
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131118T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131119T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teacher-appreciation-night-1-grades-k-through-5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teacher-appreciation-night-1-grades-k-through-5 SUMMARY:Teacher Appreciation Night #1 - Grades K Through 5 DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage loves you\, and as a small token of appreciation for all the wonderful work you do we'd like to throw you a party. Come by our store for a presentation on all the new children's and young adult books that we love\, and take home free books and lots of other goodies!
And please sign up for our 25% teacher discount! (to buy books for your classrooms)
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131118T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131118T233000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-daniel-patterson-coi URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-daniel-patterson-coi SUMMARY:Cooks with Books\: Daniel Patterson - Coi DESCRIPTION:
Please note\: this event is sold out. Thank you! For any questions\, please call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1.
Coi Restaurant\, San Francisco
This event is a book launch and reception to celebrate the cookbook Coi\: Stories and Recipe. Rather than a sit down dinner\, Patterson is preparing a sampling of his recipes\, served with wine.
Daniel Patterson is the head chef/owner of Coi (pronounced "\;Kwa"\;)\, a two Michelin star restaurant in San Francisco. At Coi\, Patterson mixes modern culinary techniques with local\, wild\, and cultivated ingredients to create original dishes that speak of place\, memory\, and emotion. His approach has earned him a worldwide reputation as pioneer of a new Californian cuisine. Also renowned for his food writing\, Patterson has been published in The New York Times\, Food &\; Wine\, and Lucky Peach. Now\, in his highly anticipated new book Coi\: Stories and Recipes\, Patterson shares a personal account of the restaurant\, its dishes\, and his own unique philosophy on food and cooking. Patterson begins by examining his relationship with California after his arrival from the East Coast and as he began to feel more at home throughout the years. He then takes readers into the Coi kitchen with 70 of the restaurant's original dishes\, including Chilled Spice Ratatouille Soup\; Carrots Roasted in Coffee Beans\; Monterey Bay Abalone with Nettle-Dandelion Salsa Verde\; Inverted Cherry Tomato Tart\; and Lime Marshmallow with Coal-Toasted Meringue. The dishes are explained through a series of personal essays and narrative recipes\, offering insight into Patterson's life\, philosophy\, and inspirations.
Daniel Patterson was born in Massachusetts and moved to California in 1989\, where he now has three restaurants\: Coi (2006) in San Francisco\, and Plum (2010) and Haven (2011) in Oakland. He is the winner of many awards\, including "\;Best New Chef"\; by Food &\; Wine Magazine and "\;Chef of the Year"\; by San Francisco Magazine. He has been nominated for five James Beard Awards including "\;Best Chef\: West"\; in 2013. Coi holds 2 Michelin stars\, and is ranked #58 on the San Pellegrino World's Best Restaurants list.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131119T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131119T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/judith-choate-american-family-cooks URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/judith-choate-american-family-cooks SUMMARY:Judith Choate - An American Family Cooks DESCRIPTION:
Join award-winning cookbook author Judith Choate in the kitchen and at the table as she and her family of foodies celebrate the new American home cooking with her new book An American Family Cooks\: From a From a Chocolate Cake You Will Never Forget to a Thanksgiving Everyone Can Master ($45.00) Within its beautifully photographed and delightfully illustrated pages\, one will find a sophisticated\, yet cook-friendly variety of recipes that meld influences from the fundamentals of traditional home cooking\, classic follow-to-the-letter French techniques\, contemporary California cuisine\, exciting ethnic dishes\, holiday classics and the most simple and satisfying of family meals.
Judith Choate is a writer\, chef\, and pioneer in the promotion of American food and author and co-author of over 100 books. Additionally\, through her company\, Custom Cuisine\, Judie works as a consultant in product development\, most specifically creating lines (both recipes and actual production) of restaurant quality specialty food products and entrées for commercial distribution as well as in marketing\, restaurant development\, and culinary presentations. She has been consultant to many internationally-known chefs\, among them\, Charlie Trotter\, David Burke\, and Charlie Palmer as well as to companies such as Heinz\, Starbucks\, and Costco.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131119T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131119T193000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-ann-patchett-story-happy-marriage URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-ann-patchett-story-happy-marriage SUMMARY:Literary Luncheon\: Ann Patchett - This is the Story of a Happy Marriage DESCRIPTION:
Please note\: this event is sold out. Thank you! For any questions\, please call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1.
Introduction by Isabel Allende
Blending literature and memoir\, Ann Patchett\, author of State of Wonder and Bel Canto examines her deepest commitments\: to writing\, family\, friends\, dogs\, books\, and her husband in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Together these essays\, previously published in The Atlantic\, Harper's\, Vogue\, and the Washington Post\, form a resonant portrait of a life lived with loyalty and with love.
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett's life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day\, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one\, it covers a multitude of topics\, including relationships with family and friends\, and charts the hard work and joy of writing\, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore.
As she shares stories of the people\, places\, ideals\, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed\, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter\, wife\, and writer.
Ann Patchett is the author of six novels and two books of nonfiction. She is the winner of the PEN/ Faulkner Award\, England's Orange Prize\, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville\, Tennessee.
Book Passage hosts literary luncheons with celebrated authors at our Marin store. These events are catered by the outstanding Insalata's Restaurant of San Anselmo.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T030000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian SUMMARY:Class\: Silvia Iannelli - Beginning Italian DESCRIPTION:
5 Tuesdays • Nov. 19 - Dec. 17 • 6\:00-8\:00pm • $155
Silvia Iannelli is a private Italian tutor who was born and raised in Rome. She creates a fun and welcoming environment for her students\, motivating them through activities and exercises. Her personal quote is\: "La traduzione della parola e' nel cuore ~ The translation of a word is in the heart."
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/howard-willens-history-will-prove-us-right URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/howard-willens-history-will-prove-us-right SUMMARY:Howard Willens - History Will Prove Us Right DESCRIPTION:
On November 22\, 1963\, President John F. Kennedy was murdered in front of hundreds of onlookers. Everything was over in mere seconds\, but the events of that day have been the subject of heated debate for five decades. The presidential commission tasked with finding the truth\, headed by then-Chief Justice Earl Warren\, published its findings the following year--Oswald had acted alone--but the report did little to quell conspiracy theorists. Many seized on what they saw as inconsistencies in the report and branded the whole investigation a cover-up. Warren himself calmly dismissed the criticism\, assuring his fellow commission members that "\;history will prove us right."\;
Now\, in this eye-opening new account of the Commission and its findings\, Howard Willens sets out to prove that Warren's advice was prescient in his book\, History Will Prove Us Right ($29.95) Willens\, one of the few surviving staff members of the Warren Commission\, supervised the investigation from the very beginning and has waited until now to silence the critics and well-intentioned armchair detectives. Drawn from Willens' own journals and extensive notes on the investigation--which have never before been published--History Will Prove Us Right tells the true and complete story\, perhaps for the first time\, of every aspect of the investigation into one of the century's most harrowing events from a uniquely first-person perspective.
Howard Willens is the only surviving member of the three-person supervisory staff of the Warren Commission. After the commission's report was published\, he left the Department of Justice and in 1965 served as the Executive Director of the President's commission on Crime in the District of Columbia. In 1967\, he joined a private law firm\, where he has worked for over forty years. He lives in Washington\, D.C.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T043000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/shasta-nelson-friendships-dont-just-happen-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/shasta-nelson-friendships-dont-just-happen-0 SUMMARY:Shasta Nelson - Friendships Don't Just Happen! DESCRIPTION:
Mill Valley Community Center
Ticket\: $69 (price includes appetizers and wine tasting).
Please join Book Passage and Shasta Nelson for this wonderful event in the Speak to Me series.
Science tells us that friendships are more critical than ever to our long-term health and well-being\, but in today's fast-paced\, digitally connected world we are seeing increasing incidents of depression and isolation. Shasta will enlighten us with surprising solutions to this uniquely 21st century phenomenon.
In Friendships Don't Just Happen! ($18.95)\,
Shasta Nelson\, friendship expert and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com\,
reveals the most important proven steps\, processes\, and secrets vital to
establishing the five different levels of friendships\, or Circles of
Connectedness\, that women—no matter their age or relationship status—are
longing for in today's stressful and mobile culture. This
revolutionary\, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel
rooted to fabulous friends\, with insightful principles that will help
them maintain and enhance their current friendships.
Visit the Speak to Me event page for more information\: http\://speaktomeevents.com/
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131120T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brad-mangin-instant-baseball URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brad-mangin-instant-baseball SUMMARY:Brad Mangin - Instant Baseball DESCRIPTION:
Whether it's Major League All Stars like Bryce Harper\, Buster Posey\, Jason Heyward\, Joe Mauer\, Josh Hamilton\, Hanley Ramirez\, and Tim Lincecum in the dugout\, or the incredible scenery of baseball's finest ballparks like Yankee Stadium\, Citi Field\, and AT&\;T Park\, or the art of baseball seen by many but recognized as photo-worthy by few like hot dogs on a grill\, the freshly rubbed-in baseball\, helmets in their cubbies\, or bullpen phones and baseball bats - Brad Mangin utilizes the incredibly beloved yet accessible photo technology of Instagram to document all of these subjects in Instant Baseball\: The Baseball Instagrams of Brad Mangin ($18.95). Brad currently has 3\,300
followers on Instagram\, all tuning in to see Mangin's "\;Instant Baseball"\;
photography as he sets out to revolutionize the world of sports
Brad Mangin is a freelance sports photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area where he regularly shoot assignments for Sports Illustrated and Major League Baseball Photos. Brad's first book\, Worth the Wait\, was recently published about the 2010 San Francisco Giants world championship season.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131121T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131121T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rosetta-costantino-southern-italian-desserts URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rosetta-costantino-southern-italian-desserts SUMMARY:Rosetta Costantino - Southern Italian Desserts DESCRIPTION:
Southern Italian Desserts ($29.99) is an authentic guide to the festive\, mouthwatering sweets of Southern Italy\, featuring regional specialties that are virtually unknown in the United States as well as variations on well-loved desserts such as cannoli\, biscotti\, and gelato. As a follow-up to her acclaimed My Calabria\, Rosetta Costantino has gathered 76 favorite desserts and master recipes from her Southern Italian homeland\, including the regions of Basilicata\, Calabria\, Campania\, Puglia\, and Sicilia. These areas have a history of rich traditions and tasty\, beautiful desserts\, many of them tied to holidays and festivals.
Organized by region\, with each chapter showcasing the area's best offerings\, the recipes range from simple home desserts to cutting-edge creations of Southern Italy's finest restaurants and pastry shops. All of the most classic and regionally important desserts are featured\, as well as new creations (like the delicious cannoli ice cream that burst on the Italian scene just last summer). Beyond its unique and fascinating topic\, and a package full of striking photos—the book's recipes are extraordinary. With fail-proof recipes and information on the desserts' cultural origins and context\, Southern Italian Desserts illuminates the previously unexplored confectionary traditions of this enchanting region. And like the region itself\, this captivating cookbook will entice all who discover it to return again and again.
Author and cooking instructor Rosetta Costantino was born and raised in Verbicaro\, a small wine-producing hill town in Calabria\, at the southern tip of Italy. She is the author (with Janet Fletcher) of My Calabria\: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy's Undiscovered South\, which was nominated for an IACP award in 2011. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131121T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131121T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dan-millman-sierra-prasada-creative-compass URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dan-millman-sierra-prasada-creative-compass SUMMARY:Dan Millman & Sierra Prasada - The Creative Compass DESCRIPTION:
How can I become more disciplined? How do I know if I'm talented? Should I self-publish? These are just a few of the perennial and contemporary questions addressed in The Creative Compass\: Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication ($14.95). The authors - from different generations and writing genres - first help the reader assess where they are on their path. They then walk aspiring writers through five universal stages - Dream\, Draft\, Develop\, Refine\, and Share. While these stages apply to writers of every stripe\, the emphasis is always on the reader navigating his or her own challenges\, process\, and goals. Insight-producing prompts and the wisdom of diverse artists (from Steinbeck and Thoreau to Spike Lee\, Marilyn French\, and Tom Clancy) help make every writer's journey of creation as rewarding as its destination.
Dan Millman is the author of 17 books read by millions of people in 29 languages. He teaches worldwide and lives in Northern California. His dauther\, Sierra Prasada is a freelance journalist\, editor\, and teacher\; the author of Creative Lives\; and the founder of the 20th Century Project. She lives in Washington\, D.C.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131121T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131122T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teacher-appreciation-night-2-grades-6-through-8 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teacher-appreciation-night-2-grades-6-through-8 SUMMARY:Teacher Appreciation Night #2 - Grades 6 Through 8 DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage loves you\, and as a small token of appreciation for all the wonderful work you do we'd like to throw you a party. Come by our store for a presentation on all the new children's and young adult books that we love\, and take home free books and lots of other goodies!
And please sign up for our 25% teacher discount! (to buy books for your classrooms)
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131122T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131122T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/valerie-miner-traveling-spirits URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/valerie-miner-traveling-spirits SUMMARY:Valerie Miner - Traveling With Spirits DESCRIPTION:
Traveling With Spirits ($18.95) is a exciting\, nuanced novel about an unpredictable journey across continents\, cultures and values. This is a story of deep\, abiding friendship\, surprising romance\, political conspiracy\, physical challenge and emotional courage.
Doctor Monica Murphy quits her Minneapolis medical practice to work at Catholic medical mission in a decaying hill station in northern India. There\, she confronts questions about the nature of faith\, religious imperialism\, the troubled position of Westerners in developing countries\, and the growth of individual consciousness.
Valerie Miner is the award-winning author of thirteen books. Her novels include After Eden\, Range of Light\, A Walking Fire\, Winter's Edge\, Blood Sisters\, All Good Women\, Movement\: A Novel in Stories and Murder in the English Department. Miner's work has appeared in the Georgia Review\, Salmagundi\, New Letters\, Ploughshares\, the Village Voice\, Prairie Schooner\, the Gettysburg Review\, Conditions\, the T.L.S.\, the Women's Review of Books\, the Nation and other journals. Miner is now an artist-in-residence at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research\, and a professor at Stanford University\, contributing to the Feminist Studies Program and English Department.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131122T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131122T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/fritjof-capra-learning-leonardo URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/fritjof-capra-learning-leonardo SUMMARY:Fritjof Capra - Learning From Leonardo DESCRIPTION:
Leonardo da Vinci – a brilliant artist\, scientist\, mathematician\, inventor\, and even musician. The quintessential Renaissance man\, but also\, according to Fritjof Capra\, profoundly modern. In Learning from Leonardo ($29.95)\, Capra outlines seven key characteristics of da Vinci's genius and more than forty innovations Leonardo made that weren't rediscovered until centuries later. Capra provides an overview of Leonardo's massive contributions to a variety of fields\, from aerodynamics to embryology\, and illuminates da Vinci's vibrant\, unified perception of the world. This book illustrates Leonardo's holistic approach\, and provides profound insights into how best to address the challenges of the 21st century.
Fritjof Capra\, PhD\, physicist and systems theorist\, is a founding director of the center for Ecoliteracy in Berkeley\, California\, which advances sustainability schooling. Dr. Capra is on the faculty of the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program of the University of California\, Berkeley\, and also teaches at Schumacher College\, an international center for ecological studies in England.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-7 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-7 SUMMARY:San Francisco Grotto Writers - 3 Minute Reads DESCRIPTION:
Joins us for a fast-paced and irreverent evening\, showcasing new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto writing classes. On November 15th\, both fiction and nonfiction writers will read their work — but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors (Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit. Join us for wine\, fun\, and fresh new writing.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-kirschner-lady-ok-corral-true-story-josephine-marcus-earp URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-kirschner-lady-ok-corral-true-story-josephine-marcus-earp SUMMARY:Ann Kirschner - Lady at the O.K. Corral\: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp DESCRIPTION:
The author of the acclaimed Sala's Gift delivers the definitive biography of Josephine Marcus Earp\, a Jewish woman from New York who became the common-law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp. For nearly fifty years\, she lived with the most famous lawman of the Old West\; yet Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp has nearly been erased from Western lore. In this fascinating biography\, The Lady at the O.K. Corral\: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp ($27.99)\, Ann Kirschner brings Josephine out of the shadows of history to tell her full story--a spirited and colorful tale of ambition\, adventure\, selfinvention\, and romance reflective of America itself\, from the post-Civil War years to World War II.
Ann Kirschner is University Dean of Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York. She began her career as a lecturer in Victorian literature at Princeton University\, where she earned her Ph.D. A writer of wide-ranging interests\, she is the author of Sala's Gift (Simon and Schuster\, 2006) and an innovator in education\, media\, and technology.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-david-corbett-character-spines-story-lines URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-david-corbett-character-spines-story-lines SUMMARY:Class\: David Corbett - Character Spines & Story Lines DESCRIPTION:
Sat. Nov. 23\, 10\:00-4\:00pm &\; Sun.\, Nov. 24\, 10\:00-1\:00pm\, $165
Aristotle believed that plot was the most important and difficult challenge the writer faced. But by plot he meant the architecture of change in the hero's fortunes. Character and structure are inextricably linked\, and it is through structure that most of a story's meaning is imparted. In this two-day class and workshop\, David Corbett will demonstrate how the architecture of story\, when properly understood\, deepens our understanding of character\, and how integrating character with story helps the writer avoid both formulaic plotting and episodic meandering. Special attention will be paid to individual student projects\, with the goal of fashioning a strong narrative arc for each student's work-in-progress.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T210000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-victoria-zackheim-building-your-story-one-block-time URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-victoria-zackheim-building-your-story-one-block-time SUMMARY:Class\: Victoria Zackheim - Building Your Story One Block at a Time DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Nov. 23 • 10\:00-2\:00pm • $55
The concept is simple\: no essay works if the opening paragraph is weak. In this course\, we'll work on that introductory paragraph until it's compelling\, and only then will we move on to the body of the piece. There's always resistance to this process—students hate going back over and over to revise one paragraph—but the ones who complain loudest are always the ones who say it changes their entire writing process.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ben-fong-torres-willin URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ben-fong-torres-willin SUMMARY:Ben Fong-Torres - Willin' DESCRIPTION:
Fronted by the charismatic but doomed vocalist and
brilliant slide guitarist Lowell George\, the band recorded such classic
studio albums as Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken\, as well as Waiting for Columbus\, which many consider to be one of the best live albums of all time.
Acclaimed journalist Ben Fong-Torres-working with Little Feat's surviving members\, their friends\, and associates-wrote Willin'\: The Story of Little Feat ($26.99) based on hours of brand new interviews with the key players. The result? The first definitive biography of this beloved rock 'n' roll institution.
Ben Fong-Torres is a journalist\, author\, and broadcaster\, best known for his work in Rolling Stone and the San Francisco Chronicle. He is the author of nine books and lives in San Francisco.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131123T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brian-mccarty-war-toys URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brian-mccarty-war-toys SUMMARY:Brian McCarty - War-Toys DESCRIPTION:
War-Toys\: Israel\, West Bank\, Gaza Strip ($32.00) by Brian McCarty is a photo essay that uniquely explores the perspectives of children living in war zones using principles of play and art therapy. Girls and boys who have been affected by conflict become art directors for McCarty's narrative photographs of locally available toys\, placed and posed against war-torn locations to recreate witnessed events and shared fears. Using proceeds from the sale of his book\, McCarty will be exanding the
War-Toys project to include the perspectives of children living in
additional areas of conflict\, including Southwest Asia\, Africa\, and
South America.
The first volume of War-Toys chronicles McCarty's collaborations over the course of two years with Israeli and Palestinian children. Working with humanitarian organizations including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and the Israel Trauma Coalition\, McCarty gathered children's firsthand accounts in classrooms\, clinical settings\, and even bomb shelters.
Brian McCarty is an internationally exhibited artist and toy industry veteran based in West Hollywood\, California. McCarty is featured in several books including Vinyl Will Kill\, Dot Dot Dash\, and Toys\: New Designs from the Art-Toy Revolution. His first monograph\, titled Art-Toys\, was released in 2010 by Los Angeles based Baby Tattoo Books. His work has earned notable praise from such places as CNN.com\, the New York Times\, L'Uomo Vogue\, the Telegraph UK\, ABC World News\, and XLR8R Magazine. His commercial photography roster includes pop-culture clients such as Disney\, Hasbro\, MTV\, Kidrobot\, Rockstar Games\, and Cartoon Network. In 2007\, McCarty's work was featured in the first museum exhibition to focus solely on toys as a purposeful means of artistic expression.
SUMMARY:David Kulczyk - California Fruits\, Flakes\, & Nuts
We call California the Granola State — a place where everyone is a fruit\, a flake\, or a nut. They don't get any fruitier\, flakier or nuttier than the people profiled in the new humorous history California Fruits\, Flakes\, and Nuts\: True Tales of California Crazies\, Crackpots\, and Creeps ($14.95).
With stories both hilarious and heartbreaking\, California Fruits\, Flakes\, and Nuts is a freewheeling catalog of misfits\, eccentrics\, and failed dreamers — 48 bizarre personalities who exemplify the Golden State's well-deserved reputation for nonconformity. Presenting a wealth of historical information that had long been swept away and forgotten\, this book is a uniquely entertaining look at the dark and disreputable corners of California history.
David Kulczyk (pronounced Coal-check) is a Sacramento-based historian\, freelance writer and award-winning author of short fiction. His previous books include California Justice and Death in California.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131124T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131124T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elisa-medhus-my-son-and-afterlife URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elisa-medhus-my-son-and-afterlife SUMMARY:Elisa Medhus - My Son and the Afterlife DESCRIPTION:
During the holidays many of us who have lost loved ones are particularly sad. We see their missing chair at the holiday dinner table. We feel our lose more than ever.
If you or someone close to you has lost someone dear\, perhaps you're ready to take another look at what is possible. That's what happened to Physician Elisa Medhus\, MD\, who never believed in life after death—that is until her son died and began communicating with her\, her family\, and those who have become followers of her extremely popular blog\, ChannelingErik.com. As an accomplished physician\, Dr. Medhus always placed her faith in science. An internist\, daughter of atheists\, and a self-proclaimed skeptic\, she was not one who believed in the afterlife.
Now\, based upon her blog\, which is growing in readership every day with those seeking hope and answers about loved ones who have passed\, Dr. Medhus is sharing her true story in her new book\, My Son and the Afterlife ($16.00). Whether we believe in the afterlife or not\, Elisa's story will resonate with anyone who has lost someone close and will offer new hope for the healing process. This is a story of pain and loss\, and how the power of discovering faith can bring healing and understanding.
Elisa Medhus\, MD\, is a physician and mother of five who has practiced internal medicine for over thirty years. She is the author of three award-winning parenting books\, including Raising Children who Think for Themselves\, which is the recipient of three highly prestigious awards – The 2002 Parent's Choice Award\, The NAPPA Gold Award and the National Parenting Center Seal of Approval – and she has lectured on parenting for schools\, parent groups\, and corporations.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131125T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131125T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/stuart-thornton-moon-coastal-california URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/stuart-thornton-moon-coastal-california SUMMARY:Stuart Thornton - Moon Coastal California DESCRIPTION:
Travel writer and longtime California resident Stuart Thornton covers the best of Coastal California\, from hiking through redwoods in Big Sur to lounging on the famous beaches of Malibu. Thornton is the perfect tour guide\, offering unique trip ideas for a wide variety of travelers including Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip and a complete tour of California's best beaches. Including expert advice on visiting the Channel Islands and enjoying the nightlife of LA and San Francisco\, as well as updated maps and several brand new chapters\, Moon Coastal California ($19.99) gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131125T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131125T170000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/chip-conley-emotional-equations-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/chip-conley-emotional-equations-0 SUMMARY:Chip Conley - Emotional Equations DESCRIPTION:
San Francisco Friends School
Tickets\: $40
Join The San Francisco Friends School as they welcome bestselling author Chip Conley to discuss his book Emotional Equations. Ticket comes with a light breakfast and a copy of the book.
Using brilliantly simple math that illuminates universal emotional truths\, Emotional Equations crystallizes some of life's toughest challenges into manageable facets that readers can see clearly—and bits they can control. Popular motivational speaker and bestselling author Chip Conley has created an exciting\, new\, immediately accessible visual lexicon for mastering the age of uncertainty. Making mathematics out of emotions may seem a counterintuitive idea\, but it's an inspiring and incredibly effective one in Chip Conley's hands.
Veteran CEO Chip Conley has created more boutique hotels than anyone in the world. Founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality\, which he grew into America's second largest boutique hotel company\, he speaks around the world on how to find meaning at the intersection of business and psychology.END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131126T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131126T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-broder-thanksgiving-trilogy URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-broder-thanksgiving-trilogy SUMMARY:Bill Broder - Thanksgiving Trilogy DESCRIPTION:
In three novels\, Bill Broder follows a group of friends who left their blood families in the East and formed close relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area—a family formed in exile. The annual reunion of this "family" takes place at Thanksgiving dinners. Crimes of Innocence ($14.29)\, Esau's Mountain ($15.39)\, and What Rough Beast?($14.29)\, each complete in itself\, explore significant aspects of California\: a vision of possibilities\, a sense of exile and mobility\, and a respect for the past—aspects that have contributed greatly to the development of American culture as a whole in the last fifty years.
Bill Broder has published three works of fiction\: The Sacred Hoop\, Remember This Time\, and Taking Care of Cleo\, which was chosen as a Michigan Notable Book by Michigan's Library Foundation. Broder has also completed a memoir\, A Prayer for the Departed\, and a number of full-length plays. Two of his plays were chosen for readings at two annual California Studies Conferences. Professionally\, Broder has worked extensively as a free-lance writer\, specializing in the writing\, design\, and production of educational materials for museums\, schools\, exhibitions\, and publishing companies. He and his wife have lived in Sausalito for fifty years.
 \;END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20141228T082213Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131130T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131130T170000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/small-business-saturday-willie-brown-katie-hafner-many-more URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/small-business-saturday-willie-brown-katie-hafner-many-more SUMMARY:Small Business Saturday - Willie Brown\, Katie Hafner & Many More! DESCRIPTION:
Free hot apple cider at our Corte Madera store!
Inspired by beloved writer Sherman Alexie's call to his fellow authors\, Book Passage will be swarmed with acclaimed worthsmiths on Saturday\, November 30. In our Corte Madera store\, our floor staff will be buoyed by Cara Black\, Tom Barbash\, Michael David Lukas\, John Benus\, and Tiffany Baker. Our Ferry Building store will have Willie Brown\, William Petrocelli\, Lewis Buzbee\, Katie Hafner\, Lysley Tenorio\, Mollie Katzen\, and Christie Matheson pitching in. These authors are here to recommend books and support independent booksellers on a day intended to celebrate the importance of local community businesses. We encourage you to stop by either store (or both!) and take advantage of temporary employees during Small Business Saturday!