Thomas Keller Presents His Latest Work
Ad Hoc at Home

Thomas KellerAd Hoc at Home

Saturday, December 5, 2009, 3:30 pm
Book Passage in Corte Madera
Purchase a signed copy

Added Event!
Thomas Keller talks about Ad Hoc at Home ($50.00). In this cookbook, inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville, Keller showcases more than 200 recipes for family-style meals.
In Ad Hoc at Home—a cookbook inspired by the menu of his casual restaurant Ad Hoc in Yountville—he showcases more than 200 recipes for family-style meals. This is Keller at his most playful. Ad Hoc at Home is filled with quicker and easier recipes that will be embraced by both kitchen novices and more experienced cooks who want the ultimate recipes for American comfort-food classics.



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2009 Holiday Gift Books Guide:
Books for All the Readers on Your List!
Click to browse our Holiday Gift Books Guide! Order books from Book Passage for all the readers on your Holidays shopping list! Book Passage ships locally, nationally, and internationally. We offer free gift wrap to all of our customers and we can also include an enclosed, personalized message from you to your friends and loved ones.

For our local customers, place your order as an in-store pickup, and we can even have your gift orders wrapped and waiting for you when you stop by to pick them up—so no need to worry about any long checkout lines—we make your Holidays shopping easy and fun!

Not sure what books your favorite readers might like? No problem—we have put together this exciting Holiday Gift Books Guide for you with fresh, new titles from this season. There is something for everyone, from adults to toddlers, from mystery buffs to at-home chefs. Still undecided—a Book Passage Gift Card is also a great idea!



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Grandparents' Tea: An Afternoon of
Holiday Children's Gift Book Recommendations
Grandparents' Tea
Friday, December 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
Book Passage in Corte Madera

Join us for tea & excellent book recommendations!
Join Book Passage President (and grandmother) Elaine Petrocelli and Children’s Book Buyer Susan Kunhardt to talk about the best new and classic children’s books. Find out about Book Passage programs to help you share books with your grandchildren or with other children no matter where they live. Share the love of reading with the next generation!

 


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Guest Blogger: Martha Engber

Martha EngberThe Wind Thief

December 6-12, 2009
on the Book Passage Author Blog

Read Martha Engber's posts & more at this link


Author and Book Passage instructor Martha Engber blogs about her new novel The Wind Thief ($10.95). Ajay, a young thief from India, is on his way to a better life when he's forced to flee Algiers and subsequently gets lost in the Saharan Desert. He's saved by a strange young woman who believes she can talk to the winds, a gift that will save mankind from an imminent apocalypse only she can stop.

Also be sure to check out Engber's upcoming class Grow a Great Character, Grow a Great Plot! at Book Passage in Corte Madera, January 16, 10:00-4:00 pm, $105.



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Book Passage Book Fairs: Welcome Schools!

This Week's Author Events

Peter Beren & Dan Jacobson
Peter Beren & Dan Jacobson
Thursday, December 03, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: California the Beautiful

Rebecca Katz
Rebecca Katz
Friday, December 04, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen

Ivy Manning
Ivy Manning
Saturday, December 05, 2009. 11:00 AM
San Francisco
Featured Book: The Adaptable Feast: Satisfying Meals for the Vegetarians, Vegans, and Omnivores at Your Table

Thomas Keller ADDED EVENT!
Thomas Keller ADDED EVENT!
Saturday, December 05, 2009. 3:30 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Ad Hoc at Home

Shelton Johnson
Shelton Johnson
Saturday, December 05, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Gloryland

Niko Mayer
Niko Mayer
Sunday, December 06, 2009. 2:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Travelin’ Light Is Not for Me: Worries Weigh A Lot

Elisa New ADDED EVENT!
Elisa New ADDED EVENT!
Sunday, December 06, 2009. 3:30 PM
Other The Osher Marin JCC, 200 N. San Pedro Rd., San Rafael, CA
Featured Book: Jacob’s Cane: A Jewish Family’s Journey from the Four Lands of Lithuania to the Ports of London and Baltimore: A Memoir in Five Generations

Rima Barkett & Claudia Pruett
Rima Barkett & Claudia Pruett
Sunday, December 06, 2009. 4:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Cooking Dinner: Simple Italian Family Recipes Everyone Can Make

Georgeanne Brennan
Georgeanne Brennan
Sunday, December 06, 2009. 6:30 PM
Other Left Bank Restaurant, 507 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA
Featured Book: Gather: Memorable Menus for Entertaining Throughout the Seasons
$100

Carol Sklenicka
Carol Sklenicka
Monday, December 07, 2009. 6:00 PM
San Francisco
Featured Book: Raymond Carver: A Writer’s Life

Lynne Joiner
Lynne Joiner
Monday, December 07, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Honorable Survivor: Mao’s China, McCarthy’s America and the Persecution of John S. Service

Left Coast Writers
Left Coast Writers
Monday, December 07, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Speaker: Phil Cousineau
$120

Kid Lit Salon
Kid Lit Salon
Monday, December 07, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: Speakers: Attaboy, Oliver Chin & Stephanie Liang
$120

Isabel Allende SPANISH LANGUAGE EVENT
Isabel Allende SPANISH LANGUAGE EVENT
Tuesday, December 08, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: La Isla Bajo El Mar

Jesse Katz
Jesse Katz
Tuesday, December 08, 2009. 7:00 PM
Corte Madera
Featured Book: The Opposite Field

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