Author Events at Dominican University of California
Book Passage is pleased to work with the Institute of Leadership Studies at Dominican University of California to present an outstanding series of events. These events take place on the Dominican University of California campus at 50 Acacia Avenue in San Rafael, CA 94901.
...............................................................................................
Spring 2013
...............................................................................................
2/21/13
Madeleine Albright
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
Online registration is closed.
In Conversation with Book Passage president Elaine Petrocelli
Join former Secretary of State and author Madeleine Albright as she presents Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 ($15.99).
...............................................................................................
3/6/13
Gavin Newsom
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
Online registration is closed.
In Conversation with Book Passage president Elaine Petrocelli
California Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom presents Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government ($25.95). Newsom discusses how ordinary citizens can use new digital tools to dissolve political gridlock and transform American democracy.
...............................................................................................
4/18/13
Mary Roach & Michael Krasny
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
One Book One Marin
Call (415) 927- 0960, ext. 1 for more information
Join us for the culminating event for One Book One Marin 2013. Marin County residents started reading and discussing the 2013 selection, Mary Roach’s Packing for Mars in January.
...............................................................................................
4/23/13
Isabel Allende
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
Tickets: $32 (includes signed book)
To register, click the button below or call (415) 927- 0960, ext. 1
In Conversation with Book Passage president Elaine Petrocelli
Isabel Allende will speak at Dominican on the publication date of Maya's Notebook. Set in the present day, Allende's new novel tells the story of a 19-year-old American girl who finds refuge on a remote island off the coast of Chile after falling into a life of drugs, crime, and prostitution.
...............................................................................................
5/20/13
Michael Pollan
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
Tickets: $35 (includes signed book)
To register, click the button below or call (415) 927- 0960, ext. 1
In Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements—fire, water, air, and earth—to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink.
...............................................................................................
5/22/13
Eve Ensler
Angelico Hall, Dominican University
Tickets: $30 (includes signed book)
To register, click the button below or call (415) 927- 0960, ext. 1
From Eve Ensler, the bestselling author of The Vagina Monologues and one of Newsweek’s 150 Women Who Changed the World, comes In the Body of the World, a visionary memoir of separation and connection—to the body, the self, and the world.
...............................................................................................
