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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100908T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100908T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rhys-bowen-royal-blood
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rhys-bowen-royal-blood
SUMMARY:Rhys Bowen - Royal Blood
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Launch Party! Rhys Bowen presents Royal Blood ($24.95). Penniless and 34th in line to the throne\, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother\, she accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre-looking castle\, Georgie finds a bloody bride!
Left Coast Writers® A Literary Salon • Led by Linda Watanabe McFerrin 1st Monday each month • 7\:00-9\:00 pm • $120 per year Left Coast Writers meetings provide literary connections\, support\, counsel\, readings\, writing tips\, literary chat\, unabashed networking\, and great fun. Many local authors are active members of this group. Meetings feature presentations by Bay Area literary figures. In addition\, LCW hosts a variety of other activities to launch the books of members\, to explore publishing alternatives\, and to network with others in the industry.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100908T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100908T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-finkel-good-soldiers
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-finkel-good-soldiers
SUMMARY:David Finkel - The Good Soldiers
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Finkel discusses The Good Soldiers ($15.00). In January 2007\, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as “the surge.” Among those called to carry it out were the young\, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16. This is a deeply illuminating chronicle of their tour.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100908T200000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/erika-lee-judy-yung-angel-island-immigrant-gateway-america
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/erika-lee-judy-yung-angel-island-immigrant-gateway-america
SUMMARY:Erika Lee & Judy Yung - Angel Island\: Immigrant Gateway to America
DESCRIPTION:
Erika Lee and Judy Yung talk about Angel Island\: Immigrant Gateway to America ($27.95). From 1910 to 1940\, Angel Island in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people. The full history of these immigrants and their experiences on Angel Island is told here for the first time.
Book Passage Class Three Wednesdays\: Sept. 8\, 15 &\; 22\, 3\:00-5\:00 pm\, $75 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This course will help you become familiar with the cultural and social history of Iran. Mehri Dadgar discusses the history of religion in Iran\, along with contemporary politics\, art\, and cinema. She discusses the complex world of Iran\, including the human rights movements after decades of totalitarianism.
Mehri Dadgar was born and
raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the
experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for
passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T040000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-john-hart-becoming-great-reader
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-john-hart-becoming-great-reader
SUMMARY:Book Group\: John Hart - Becoming a Great Reader
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Book Group Five Wednesdays\: Sept. 8-Oct 6\, 7\:00-9\:00 pm\, $125 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
“To have great poets\,” Walt Whitman said\, “there must be great audiences\, too.” He wanted not just many readers but also able readers\, open-minded and demanding. It’s a need we still have today. Are all poems good? What makes a poem worth the effort of reading it? How do we enjoy and judge the seemingly obscure or difficult poem? To get at such questions we will do a lot of reading\, a bit of writing\, and a great deal of discussion. This time we’ll go by themes and techniques\, including sessions on the sonnet\, nature poetry\, strongly imagistic poetry\, confessional poetry (when does it work?) and political poetry (does it ever work?).
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100909T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-laszlo-gopadze-contributors-spirit-woman-stories-empower-and-inspire
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-laszlo-gopadze-contributors-spirit-woman-stories-empower-and-inspire
SUMMARY:Terry Laszlo-Gopadze & Contributors - The Spirit of a Woman\: Stories to Empower and Inspire
DESCRIPTION:
Terry Laszlo-Gopadze and contributors talk about The Spirit of a Woman\: Stories to Empower and Inspire ($16.95). Combining storytelling and honesty for those who seek spiritually optimistic guidance\, this is a compilation of stories of female creativity and compassion.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-kreisler-get-rich-cheating-crooked-path-easy-street
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-kreisler-get-rich-cheating-crooked-path-easy-street
SUMMARY:Jeff Kreisler - Get Rich Cheating\: The Crooked Path to Easy Street
DESCRIPTION:
Comedian Jeff Kreisler presents Get Rich Cheating\: The Crooked Path to Easy Street ($14.99). In these difficult times\, there’s only one proven path to ridiculous amounts of money\: Cheating. Everyone’s doing it—from sleazy CEOs to ‘roided-up home run kings\, silicone-enhanced starlets\, and backroom-dealing congressmen—so why not you?
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jean-haner-wisdom-your-childs-face-discover-your-childs-true-nature-chinese-face-reading
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jean-haner-wisdom-your-childs-face-discover-your-childs-true-nature-chinese-face-reading
SUMMARY:Jean Haner - The Wisdom of Your Child's Face\: Discover Your Child's True Nature with Chinese Face Reading
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100910T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-gibson-zero-history
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-gibson-zero-history
SUMMARY:William Gibson - Zero History
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
William Gibson presents Zero History (26.95). Hollis Henry’s face was known worldwide\, but in the post-crash economy\, she’s a journalist in need of a job. The last person she wants to work for is Hubertus Bigend\, twisted genius of global marketing\, but there’s no way to tell an entity like Bigend that you want nothing more to do with him.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-dead-love
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-dead-love
SUMMARY:Linda Watanabe McFerrin - Dead Love
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy (paperback) Order a signed copy (special edition hardcover)
Left Coast Writers Launch! Linda Watanabe McFerrin talks about her supernatural thriller Dead Love ($14.95 paperback/ $26.95 special edition hardcover). It begins when Clément\, a lovesick ghoul\, falls for beautiful young Erin. Unfortunately\, she is marked for death by the Japanese mob (the yakuza). Using secrets learned from a Haitian witchdoctor\, and taking us to Tokyo\, Amsterdam\, and Malaysia\, Clément finds a way to rescue and possess her—but not at all in the manner he expected!
This globalized manga turned literature is Twilight with teeth. Vivid storytelling and unforgettable characters unite to delight adults and younger readers with an interest in the otherworldly\, proving once and for all that that if the undead have their way\, love will never die!
Visit the Dead Love Web site at http\://www.deadlovebook.com/.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-children%E2%80%99s-writing-workshop
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-children%E2%80%99s-writing-workshop
SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Novesky - On-the-Spot Children’s Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class 48-hour advance registration required Classes limited to six students Corte Madera store\, $50 Register for Class
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—a picture book\, a chapter from a novel\, or even just an idea (ten-page limit) and we’ll workshop on the spot. Amy Novesky is an independent children’s book editor\, author\, and experienced workshop leader.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-microsoft-writers-mac
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-microsoft-writers-mac
SUMMARY:Class\: Leslie Keenan - Microsoft for Writers (Mac)
DESCRIPTION:
Mac Users Are you working on a manuscript and getting confused about which version is your most recent? Are you nervous because your entire book is one large document? Bring your laptop and learn quick secrets for making writing in Word easier. Learn how to keep your drafts clear\, make global changes\, and avoid accidental loss of material. Learn how to print in another program and prepare a file for submission to a publisher.
Leslie Keenan has been in publishing for 28 years as an editor\, agent\, publisher\, writer\, and teacher. She has helped hundreds of writers find and complete their writing projects. A student wrote\, “Leslie is inspiring\, compassionate\, and has a natural gift for creating a safe place for a writer. She’s like a living life preserver.”
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T233000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-nelson-tokunaga-strong-beginnings-workshop-novelists
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-nelson-tokunaga-strong-beginnings-workshop-novelists
SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga - Strong Beginnings CLASS CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:
This class is canceled. We will look forward to a future class with Wendy Tokunaga.
Book Passage Class Corte Madera store\, $105 Register
for Class
The first five pages of your novel are crucial. Mistakes include starting the story in the wrong place\, the absence of tension\, and the lack of forward momentum. We’ll do readings of first chapters of published books to determine what makes them successful and then analyze the beginnings of students’ novels. Students are encouraged to send their pages to the instructor one week before class. Wendy Nelson Tokunaga is the author of Midori by Moonlight and Love in Translation.
Joyce Goldstein talks about Mediterranean Fresh ($30.00) (and many other books!) and presents a cooking demo.
On Saturday mornings\, chefs and cookbook authors lead free cooking demonstrations using seasonal ingredients from the Farmers Market. Join them in the CUESA kitchen (North Arcade) for tips\, recipes\, and a sample. We’ll be there with the books.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-brandon-signing-citrus-county
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-brandon-signing-citrus-county
SUMMARY:John Brandon Signing - Citrus County
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public San Francisco store Order a signed copy
John Brandon signs copies of his novel Citrus County ($22.00). Teenage romance should be difficult\, but not this difficult. Boys like Toby should cause trouble\, but not this much. Shelby should be her own hero\, the first hero of Citrus County. She should rescue her sister from underground\, rescue Toby from his life. Her destiny should be a hero's destiny.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carol-scott-optimal-stress-living-your-best-stress-zone
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carol-scott-optimal-stress-living-your-best-stress-zone
SUMMARY:Carol Scott - Optimal Stress\: Living in Your Best Stress Zone
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Carol Scott talks about Optimal Stress\: Living in Your Best Stress Zone ($24.95). Dr. Scott draws on the stories of scores of women\, as well as on her own experience with stress-related illness. She analyzes the latest in medical research with the realities of modern life\, helping you design your own stress-management program.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100911T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jane-vandenburgh-architecture-novel-writer%E2%80%99s-handbook
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jane-vandenburgh-architecture-novel-writer%E2%80%99s-handbook
SUMMARY:Jane Vandenburgh - Architecture of the Novel\: A Writer’s Handbook
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Jane Vandenburgh talks about Architecture of the Novel\: A Writer’s Handbook ($15.95). Vandenburgh\, the author of two acclaimed novels and a recent memoir\, offers writers the tools to create powerful and unique novels based on dynamic storytelling. She discusses the underlying machinery that makes a plot dynamic\, coherent\, and interesting.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gary-zukav-spiritual-partnership-journey-authentic-power
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/gary-zukav-spiritual-partnership-journey-authentic-power
SUMMARY:Gary Zukav - Spiritual Partnership\: The Journey to Authentic Power
DESCRIPTION:
Gary Zukav presents Spiritual Partnership\: The Journey to Authentic Power ($25.99). Zukav is the author of several books\, including the The Seat of the Soul. He introduces a profound new relationship dynamic\, aimed at enabling and empowering individuals to reach what Zukav describes as their authentic power.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/todd-crawshaw-exploits-satyr
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/todd-crawshaw-exploits-satyr
SUMMARY:Todd Crawshaw - Exploits of the Satyr
DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers Launch!Todd Crawshaw talks about his debut novel Exploits of the Satyr ($16.99). These are the tragic and comic chronicles of a man known as Satyr to his fans and foes who discovers he was procreated by members of a cult—marrying genetic technology with ancient artifacts—to initiate the Second Coming of Christ.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100912T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carolyn-scott-kortge-healing-walks-hard-times-quiet-your-mind-strengthen-your-body-and-get-yo-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carolyn-scott-kortge-healing-walks-hard-times-quiet-your-mind-strengthen-your-body-and-get-yo-0
SUMMARY:Carolyn Scott Kortge - Healing Walks for Hard Times\: Quiet Your Mind\, Strengthen Your Body\, and Get Your Life Back
DESCRIPTION:
Writing Mamas Salon® A Writing Group • Led by Dawn Yun 2nd Sunday each month • 5\:00-8\:00 pm. • $120 per year The Writing Mamas is where motherhood meets writinghood and finds a happy neighborhood at Book Passage. Improve your writing! Meet great mothers who are writers! Learn to perform your work before the public! Get published! All this and more when you join the popular Writing Mamas! We will write\, workshop\, gab\, and hear speakers. Many members have gone on to be published. Why not you? Let the other mothers/writers help you\, while the speakers inspire you. This year lots of Writing Mamas are getting their books\, articles\, and blogs published. Inspiration is found in the fabulous speakers we have lined up. For a complete list of all speakers\, go to www.writingmamas.com.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100913T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100913T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dennis-portnoy-riding-point-reyes-equestrian-trails
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dennis-portnoy-riding-point-reyes-equestrian-trails
SUMMARY:Dennis Portnoy - Riding the Point Reyes Equestrian Trails
DESCRIPTION:
Dennis Portnoy talks about Riding the Point Reyes Equestrian Trails (Written by Horse and Rider) ($22.00). The variety and beauty of the Pt. Reyes National Seashore is one of Marin County’s treasures. There are over 70\,000 acres of trails. Riding the Pt. Reye’s Equestrian Trails is more then just a guide book.
What’s so wonderful about this guide is that it is both informative and entertaining. Dennis Portnoy and his horse Phily describe the trails from both of their perspectives. They give detailed information about each trail\, shortcuts to waterfalls\, lakes\, and beaches\, great spots to stop for lunch\, colorful photographs\, readable maps and even poetry. This guide is ideal for horse lovers\, hikers and those who are interested in the horse-human relationship. It can fit in your pocket or saddlebag.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100913T163000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100913T181500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-5th-year-italian
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-5th-year-italian
SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - 5th Year Italian
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Mondays\: Sept. 13-Nov. 1\, 9\:30-11\:15 am\, $235 Corte Madera store Register for Class
Students will develop reading\, writing\, listening and speaking skills within a framework of Italian literature\, culture and language. Readings include early examples of Italian poetry plus short stories and plays by Moravia\, Calvino and Ginzburg. Textbook\: Sapore de Italia (available through instructor)
Gisella Petrone grew up in Italy. She received a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/osprey-orielle-lake-uprisings-earth-reconnecting-culture-nature
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/osprey-orielle-lake-uprisings-earth-reconnecting-culture-nature
SUMMARY:Osprey Orielle Lake - Uprisings for the Earth\: Reconnecting Culture with Nature
DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers Launch! Osprey Orielle Lake talks about Uprisings for the Earth\: Reconnecting Culture with Nature ($16.95). Lake\, a lifelong advocate for environmental protection and cultural transformation\, weaves together history\, science\, culture\, governance\, spirituality\, and the arts to map out an integrated approach to working in partnership with nature while creating a more balanced future.
Book Passage Class Five Mondays\: Sept. 13-Oct. 11\, 6\:30-8\:30 pm\, $210 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
Learn the fundamental tools of narrative writing\, including plot\, setting\, characterization\, dialogue\, and point of view. The lectures provide published texts as models\, and writing exercises help you apply what you learn to your work. Peg Pursell started the creative writing program at the Charleston School of the Arts and taught fiction writing at the College of Charleston. She curates the “Why There Are Words Literary Reading Series” in Sausalito.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T040000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-joe-herzberg-man%E2%80%99s-point-view
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-joe-herzberg-man%E2%80%99s-point-view
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Joe Herzberg - The Man’s Point of View\: Life Changing Experiences
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Book Group Four Mondays\: Sept. 13\, Oct. 11\, Nov. 8\, Dec. 13\, 7\:00-9\:00 pm\, $60 Corte Madera
store Register
for Book Group
We will discuss the impact of the variety of life changing experiences reported in these stories\, and what prepared these men to be open to having them. Joe Herzberg is a Marin psychiatrist with a degree in American Studies.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-burke-writers-paris-literary-lives-city-light
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-burke-writers-paris-literary-lives-city-light
SUMMARY:David Burke - Writers in Paris\: Literary Lives in the City of Light
DESCRIPTION:
David Burke presents "\;Bad Boys and Bad Girls of Literature in Paris\,"\; an illustrated talk based on his long years of literary detective work on his acclaimed book Writers in Paris\: Literary Lives in the City of Light ($19.95). The presentation features scandalous "\;boys"\; from the days of medieval poet\, thief\, priest-killer\, and Master of Arts in Theology François Villon to such 20th Century shockers as Henry Miller\, Jean Genet\, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs\, and such scandalous "\;girls"\; as George Sand\, Colette\, and Anaïs Nin. Burke is a longtime writer/producer of television documentaries\, most notably for 60 Minutes\, who left New York with his director/editor wife Joanne Burke in 1986 to spend a year in Paris. They have been working there ever since.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100914T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-pat-holt-contemporary-classics
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-pat-holt-contemporary-classics
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Pat Holt - Contemporary Classics BOOK GROUP SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:
TUESDAY SESSION IS NOW FULL. You may register for the Friday session at this link.
Book Passage Book Group Five Tuesdays\: Sept. 14\, Oct. 12\, Nov. 9\, Dec. 14 &\; Jan 11\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $105 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
Pat Holt leads a discussion of books that have captured the contemporary imagination. Holt is the former book review editor of the S.F. Chronicle and publisher of Holt Uncensored. Reading list\: Generosity by Richard Powers ($15.00)\; A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore ($14.95)\; Broken Glass Park by Alina Bronsky ($15.00)\; In Other Rooms\, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin ($13.95)\; Chef by Jaspreet Singh ($14.00).
Richard Lupoff discusses his mystery novel The Emerald Cat Killer ($25.99). Hobart Lindsey is called back to the San Francisco Bay Area for one last case. A local book publisher is being sued over a novel that might actually be the last\, lost work of a novelist killed more than a year ago. Lupoff is also the author of Marblehead.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elizabeth-rosner-blue-nude
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elizabeth-rosner-blue-nude
SUMMARY:Elizabeth Rosner - Blue Nude
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Elizabeth Rosner talks about her novel Blue Nude ($15.00). Born in the shadow of postwar Germany\, Danzig is a once-prominent painter who now lives in San Francisco. But while he shares wisdom and technique with students\, his own canvases remain mysteriously empty. When a new model poses for his class\, Danzig senses that she may be the muse he has been waiting for.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T040000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-richard-wolinsky-how-give-effective-radio-interview
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-richard-wolinsky-how-give-effective-radio-interview
SUMMARY:Class\: Richard Wolinsky - How to Give an Effective Radio Interview
DESCRIPTION:
Being interviewed is not merely about selling your book\; it’s also about selling yourself. Richard Wolinsky offers tips on how to prepare for your interviews\, and he discusses dos and don’ts for the interview novice. Wolinsky has been hosting radio interview programs for 30 years. He can be heard on the Bookwaves segment of Cover to Cover on KPFA FM\, Thursdays at 3\:30 pm.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T150000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T171500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-3rd-year-italian
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-3rd-year-italian
SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - 3rd Year Italian
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Wednesdays\: Sept. 15-Nov. 3\, 8\:30-10\:15 am\, $235 Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
The class begins study of the subjunctive and continues to develop listening\, speaking and reading skills. The study of Italian culture is combined with a review of grammatical structures and usage and linguistic competency. Discussions will be based on authentic literary texts\, news clippings\, film and Web sites.
Gisella
Petrone grew up in Italy. She received a Masters degree from the
University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman
History\, and Italian cooking.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100915T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rick-bass-nashville-chrome
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rick-bass-nashville-chrome
SUMMARY:Rick Bass - Nashville Chrome
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Rick Bass presents his novel Nashville Chrome ($24.00). Late in 1959\, the Brown siblings—Maxine\, Bonnie\, and Jim Ed—were enjoying international success\, rivaled only by Elvis Presley. Lyrical and nuanced\, this work evokes an era in American music\, while presenting a wrenching meditation on the complexities of fame and family.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-saylor-empire-novel-imperial-rome
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-saylor-empire-novel-imperial-rome
SUMMARY:Steven Saylor - Empire\: The Novel of Imperial Rome
DESCRIPTION:
Steven Saylor presents Empire\: The Novel of Imperial Rome ($25.99). Continuing the epic story begun in his New York Times-bestselling novel Roma\, Saylor charts the destinies of five more generations of the aristocratic Pinarius family\, from the reign of Augustus to the height of Rome’s empire. Saylor is the author of The Triumph of Caesar.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100916T033000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-there-book-you
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-there-book-you
SUMMARY:Class\: Leslie Keenan - Is There a Book in You?
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Four Wednesdays\, Sept. 15-Oct. 6\, 6\:30-8\:30 pm\, $155 Register
for Class
Learn techniques for gaining confidence and develop a clear sense of your book. Leslie Keenan provides advice on the best way to get a book published\, suggesting agents\, editors\, publishers and printers. This is the opportunity to get your book started. Leslie Keenan has been in publishing for 28 years as an editor\, agent\, publisher\, writer\, and teacher. She has helped hundreds of writers find and complete their writing projects. A student wrote\, “Leslie is inspiring\, compassionate\, and has a natural gift for creating a safe place for a writer. She’s like a living life preserver.”
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joyce-maynard-good-daughters
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joyce-maynard-good-daughters
SUMMARY:Joyce Maynard - The Good Daughters
DESCRIPTION:
Joyce Maynard discusses The Good Daughters ($24.99). From the bestselling author of Labor Day comes a spellbinding novel about friendship\, family secrets\, and the strange\, unexpected twists of fate that shape our lives. Maynard is the author of six novels and four books of nonfiction\, including her bestselling memoir At Home in the World.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marin-literacy-project-reception-readings
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marin-literacy-project-reception-readings
SUMMARY:Marin Literacy's Student Authors - One World\, Many Voices
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Reception 6\:00 pm • Event 6\:45 pm Corte Madera store
Sponsored by Book Passage &\; Bank of Marin Help us celebrate our adult student-authors. Join host Cheryl Jennings as we celebrate 25 years of the work of the Marin Literacy Program. This event is free to the public and refreshments will be served.
This inspirational evening honors the achievement of those adults who have mastered the skill of reading and have then gone even further to learn the skill of writing as well. One World\, Many Voices\, an anthology of student writing\, will be given to guests at the event. Bank of Marin and Book Passage are proud Partners in Literacy for this event and throughout the year. The Marin Literacy Program provides adults with free student-centered instruction in reading\, writing\, and speaking to help them reach their full potential at work\, at home\, and in the community.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100917T033000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-lawrence-white-medicine-literature-book-group
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-lawrence-white-medicine-literature-book-group
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Lawrence White - Medicine & Literature Book Group CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:
This book group is canceled. We will look forward to a future book group with Lawrence White.
Book Passage Book Group Five Thursdays\: Sept. 16\, Oct. 14\, Nov. 11\, Dec. 9 &\; Jan. 13 6\:30-8\:30 pm\, $105 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
This book group uses literature to explore aspects of medicine\, bioethics\, and philosophy. The contemporary issues examined will include death and dying\, euthanasia\, doctor-patient relationships\, stem cell research\, aging\, morality in medicine\, and health care policy. Lawrence White is a medical doctor\, bioethicist\, writer and pharmacologist. Reading list\: Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors by Susan Sontag ($14.00)\; Everyman by Philip Roth ($13.00)\; The House of God by Samuel Shem ($16.00)\; The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy ($6.95)\; The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot ($26.00).
Book Passage Class Eight Fridays\: Sept. 17-Nov. 5\, 8\:30-10\:15 am\, $235 Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Students of Italian I will acquire a basic proficiency in speaking\, reading\, understanding and writing. They are introduced to vocabulary\, grammar and syntax through spoken and written exercises. Readings\, music and video will be used to present Italian culture. Textbook\: Studio Italiano and workbook.
Gisella Petrone grew up in Italy. She received a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
Book Passage Book Group Five Fridays\: Sept. 17\, Oct. 15\, Nov. 12\, Dec. 17\, &\; Jan. 14\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $105 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
Pat Holt leads a
discussion of books that have captured the contemporary imagination.
Holt is the former book review editor of the S.F. Chronicle and
publisher of Holt
Uncensored. Reading list\: Generosity
by Richard Powers ($15.00)\; A Gate at
the Stairs by Lorrie Moore ($14.95)\; Broken Glass
Park by Alina Bronsky ($15.00)\; In Other
Rooms\, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin ($13.95)\; Chef by Jaspreet
Singh ($14.00).
Sure\, there’s “once upon a time” and “happily ever after\,” but what about everything in between? Great nonfiction feature stories should be creative and poetic\, but if the reader has no idea where the story is going\, all the prose in the library isn’t going to save you. Learn the elements of storytelling—and how to ensure your story has a point—with Spud Hilton\, the award-winning travel editor of the S.F. Chronicle. A journalist for 20 years\, Hilton has written columns\, travel essays\, and features for more than 70 newspapers.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100919T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-elaine-beale-five-fundamentals-fiction
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-elaine-beale-five-fundamentals-fiction
SUMMARY:Class\: Elaine Beale - Five Fundamentals of Fiction
DESCRIPTION:
Whether you’re new to writing fiction or have been writing for a while\, this class is designed to give a major boost to your skills. We’ll look at five critical elements that will make your prose shimmer\, make your stories more compelling\, and bring your characters alive. Elaine Beale is the 2007 winner of the Poets &\; Writers California Exchange Award in fiction. Her second novel\, Another Life Altogether was recently published by Spiegel &\; Grau.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barbara-pope-blood-lorraine
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barbara-pope-blood-lorraine
SUMMARY:Barbara Pope - The Blood of Lorraine
DESCRIPTION:
Barbara Pope presents The Blood of Lorraine ($25.00). In the wake of murders in Aix-en-Provence\, magistrate Bernard Martin moves to a town in Lorraine\, along with his pregnant wife Clarie. Both are fervent about French Republican ideals. They are not there long when an infant boy is found dead\, perhaps the victim of ritual sacrifice.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100918T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betty-de-shong-meador-princess-priestess-poet-sumerian-temple-hymns-enheduanna
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betty-de-shong-meador-princess-priestess-poet-sumerian-temple-hymns-enheduanna
SUMMARY:Betty de Shong Meador - Princess\, Priestess\, Poet\: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Betty de Shong Meador talks about Princess\, Priestess\, Poet\: The Sumerian Temple Hymns of Enheduanna ($30.00). In 2300 BCE\, Sumerian high priestess Enheduanna became the first known author by signing her name to a collection of hymns written for 42 temples throughout ancient Mesopotamia. This work presents the first collection of these hymns.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100919T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100919T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/california-writers-club-four-debut-novelists-tell-all
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/california-writers-club-four-debut-novelists-tell-all
SUMMARY:California Writers Club - Four Debut Novelists Tell All
DESCRIPTION:
$5 members/$10 non-members per meeting Corte Madera store
“Four Debut Novelists Tell All”\: with Carolina DeRobertis\, Nina LaCour\, Jacqueline Luckett\, Matt Stewart\, and Kim Culbertson
The Marin branch of the California Writers Club meets monthly at Book Passage. Meetings are free to attend. The Marin branch was chartered in 1999 and celebrates ten years with California Writers Club and with Book Passage. CWC\, a 501c educational corporation\, is the nation’s oldest professional club for writers ... “educating writers of all levels of expertise in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.” More info at\: http\://www.calwriters.org.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T003000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T003000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-oldman-oldmans-brave-new-world-wine
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-oldman-oldmans-brave-new-world-wine
SUMMARY:Mark Oldman - Oldman's Brave New World of Wine
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Mark Oldman discusses Oldman’s Brave New World of Wine ($19.95). Wine personality Oldman\, known to PBS viewers as a judge on The Winemakers and winner of the Georges Duboeuf Wine Book of the Year Award\, rescues your taste buds with a groundbreaking guide to irresistible wines of moderate cost and maximum appeal. Wine will be served! Wine will be served!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T033000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/workshop-inna-segal-physical-ailments-healing-physical-mental-energetic-causes
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/workshop-inna-segal-physical-ailments-healing-physical-mental-energetic-causes
SUMMARY:Workshop\: Inna Segal - Physical Ailments\: Healing the Physical\, Mental & Energetic Causes
DESCRIPTION:
Inna Segal reveals the underlying energetic\, emotional\, and mental causes of pain\, illness \,and problems in your body. Learn how to communicate with your body and increase your intuition\, based on Segal’s story of her own healing. Discover how you too can begin to heal your body and transform your life. Inna Segal is the author of The Secret Language of Your Body.
Launch Party!Sheldon Siegel presents his thriller Perfect Alibi ($26.00)\, the seventh installment in his bestselling\, critically-acclaimed series. Beloved Bay Area author and Co-Chair of the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference\, Siegel returns with a dramatic new case that hits way too close to home for the law firm of Fernandez and Daley.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T221500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-genevieve-blaise-sullivan-french-movie-lovers
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-genevieve-blaise-sullivan-french-movie-lovers
SUMMARY:Class\: Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan - French for Movie Lovers
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Seven Mondays\: Sept. 20-Nov. 1 Corte Madera store\, $245 Register for Class
This class will incorporate French cinema into a French conversation course. You watch the movies in the comfort of your home. In class there will be discussion and exercises about the film. The films are designed to provide a wide range of exposure to French culture. Required text\:Cinema for French Conversation (Students are asked to view “Sur mes levres” (“Read My Lips”) prior to the first class.
Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan has taught French at College of Marin for over 30 years. She is a French native from Paris and graduated from the Sorbonne with degrees in French\, Russian\, and Bulgarian.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100920T200000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/yiyun-li-gold-boy-emerald-girl
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/yiyun-li-gold-boy-emerald-girl
SUMMARY:Yiyun Li - Gold Boy\, Emerald Girl
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Yiyun Li talks about Gold Boy\, Emerald Girl ($25.00). In these stories\, Li\, Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winner and acclaimed author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Vagrants\, gives us exquisite fiction filled with suspense\, depth\, and beauty\, in which history\, politics\, and folklore magnificently illuminate the human condition.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-kessler-end-overeating
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-kessler-end-overeating
SUMMARY:David A. Kessler - The End of Overeating
DESCRIPTION:
David A. Kessler\, M.D. talks about The End of Overeating\: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite
($15.99). Dr. Kessler\, the dynamic former FDA commissioner who reinvented the food label and tackled the tobacco industry\, now reveals how the food industry has hijacked the brains of millions of Americans. The result? America’s number-one public health issue. Dr. Kessler cracks the code of overeating by explaining how our bodies and minds are changed when we consume foods that contain sugar\, fat\, and salt. For the millions of people struggling with weight as well as for those of us who simply don't understand why we can't seem to stop eating our favorite foods\, Dr. Kessler’s cutting-edge investigation offers new insights and helpful tools to help us find a solution.
Kessler’s groundbreaking examination of America’s battle with overeating and obesity reveals how today’s food industry is tapping into the fact that our brains are wired to respond to sugar\, fat\, and salt by creating foods that literally feed this desire—foods loaded and layered with these “salient stimuli.” Through a combination of food engineering and aggressive marketing\, the industry is manipulating the American public to overeat in the same way that the tobacco industry manipulated it to smoke.
So what’s the solution? In The End of Overeating\, Kessler outlines how we can stop the overeating crisis—both as individuals and as a society. “People need to repeatedly hear that selling\, serving\, and eating food layered and loaded with sugar\, fat\, and salt has negative and unhealthy consequences—we need a ‘Truth’ campaign for the food industry\,” says Kessler. In addition\, he advocates for comprehensive labeling on packaged foods\; calorie counts on all menus at restaurants\; strict monitoring\, regulating\, and exposing of food marketing\; and an overall shift in attitudes and norms.
David Kessler\, M.D.\, served as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. A pediatrician\, he has been dean of the medical schools at Yale and the UCSF.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T040000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-carol-benet-potpourri-literary-prizes
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-carol-benet-potpourri-literary-prizes
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Carol Benet - Potpourri of Literary Prizes
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Book Group Five Mondays\: Sept. 20\, Oct. 18\, Nov. 22\, Dec. 13 &\; Jan.17 7\:00-9\:00 pm\, $105 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
Carol Benet’s popular classes on literary awards are in their 18th year. Benet received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley\, where she won an Outstanding Teaching Award. She has taught at Washington State University\, UC Berkeley Extension\, and Dominican University\, and she is an art and drama critic. Reading list\: The Siege of Krishnapur by J.D. Farrell ($15.95) (Booker Prize)\; The Road Home by Rose Tremain ($14.99) (Orange Broadband Prize)\; The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz ($15.00) (Pulitzer Prize)\; In Other Rooms\, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin ($13.95) (Story Prize)\; The Museum of Innocence ($15.95) by Orhan Pamuk (Nobel Prize).
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/james-ellroy-hilliker-curse-my-pursuit-women
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/james-ellroy-hilliker-curse-my-pursuit-women
SUMMARY:James Ellroy - The Hilliker Curse\: My Pursuit of Women
DESCRIPTION:
James Ellroy discusses his memoir The Hilliker Curse\: My Pursuit of Women ($24.95). Ellroy unsparingly describes his shattered childhood\, his delinquent teens\, his writing life\, his love affairs and marriages\, his nervous breakdown\, and the beginning of a relationship with an extraordinary woman. A layered narrative of time and place\, emotion and insight\, this work is a soul-baring revelation of self.
Book Passage Class Nine Tuesdays\: Sept. 21-Nov. 23\, 8\:30-10\:15 am\, $265 (No class Nov. 9) Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Prerequisite\: Two sessions of Beginning Italian Class will continue vocabulary work and the learning of basic structures. Textbook\: Living Language Ultimate Italian.
Wendy Walsh\, Ph.D. in Italian Literature from UCB\, has been teaching Italian language\, literature\, and cooking since 1979. She leads a yearly Language Study Tour Program to Italy.
Book Passage Class Eight Tuesdays\: Sept. 21-Nov. 9 Corte Madera store\, $235 Register for Class
For Advanced Students This class is for students who want to gain proficiency and confidence communicating in French using nuances and idiomatic expressions. The “Litterature” book offers selections from French-speaking authors past and present. Articles from the French press will also be read and discussed in class. Required text\:Schaum’s Outline of French Grammar (4th or 5th edition)\, Ensemble “Litterature” with CD\, Comeau\, Lamoureux (6th or 7th edition).
Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan has taught French at College of Marin for over 30 years. She is a French native from Paris and graduated from the Sorbonne with degrees in French\, Russian\, and Bulgarian.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100921T220000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-carol-benet-potpourri-literary-prizes-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-carol-benet-potpourri-literary-prizes-0
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Carol Benet - Potpourri of Literary Prizes
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Book Group Five Tuesdays\: Sept. 21\, Oct. 19\, Nov. 23\, Dec. 14 &\; Jan. 18\, 1\:00-3\:00 pm\, $105 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
Carol Benet’s
popular classes on literary awards are in their 18th year. Benet
received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley\, where she
won an Outstanding Teaching Award. She has taught at Washington State
University\, UC Berkeley Extension\, and Dominican University\, and she is
an art and drama critic. Reading list\: The Siege of
Krishnapur by J.D. Farrell ($15.95) (Booker Prize)\; The Road
Home by Rose Tremain ($14.99) (Orange Broadband Prize)\; The Brief
Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz ($15.00) (Pulitzer
Prize)\; In
Other Rooms\, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin ($13.95)
(Story Prize)\; The Museum
of Innocence ($15.95) by Orhan Pamuk (Nobel Prize).
Lisa Birnbach talks about True Prep ($19.95). “Wake up\, Muffy. We’re back.” From the author of The Official Preppy Handbook\, Birnbach looks at how the old guard of natural-fiber-loving\, dog-worshipping preppies adapts to the new order of the Internet\, cell phones\, rehab\, political correctness\, reality TV\, and polar fleece.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pseudonymous-bosch-isnt-what-it-looks
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pseudonymous-bosch-isnt-what-it-looks
SUMMARY:Pseudonymous Bosch - This Isn't What It Looks Like
DESCRIPTION:
Special for young adults! Pseudonymous Bosch talks about This Isn’t What It Looks Like ($16.99). Cass finds herself alone and disoriented\, a stranger in a dream-like\, medieval world. With the help of a long-lost relative\, she begins to uncover clues and secrets\, piecing together her family’s history as she fights her way back to the present world. Visit www.hachettebookgroup.com/features/secretseries/index.html for a cool video!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/andres-edwards-thriving-beyond-sustainability-pathways-resilient-society
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/andres-edwards-thriving-beyond-sustainability-pathways-resilient-society
SUMMARY:Andres Edwards - Thriving Beyond Sustainability\: Pathways to a Resilient Society
DESCRIPTION:
Andres Edwards presents Thriving Beyond Sustainability\: Pathways to a Resilient Society ($17.95). This work draws a map of individuals\, organizations\, and communities from around the world that are committed to building an alternative future\, one that strives to restore ecological health and rejuvenate our environmental\, social\, and economic systems.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T160000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100922T174500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-high-intermediate-italian
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-high-intermediate-italian
SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - High Intermediate Italian
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Nine Wednesdays\, Sept. 22-Dec. 1\, 9\:00-10\:45 am\, $265 (No class Nov 10 &\; 24) Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Class will continue review of l’imperativo\, il congiuntivo\, and il passato remoto. Textbook\: Quaderno degli Esercizi.
Wendy
Walsh\, Ph.D. in
Italian Literature from UCB\, has been teaching Italian language\,
literature\, and cooking since 1979. She leads a yearly Language Study
Tour Program to Italy.
Book Passage Class Nine Wednesdays\, Sept. 22-Dec. 1\, 11\:00-12\:45 pm\, $265 (No class Nov 10 &\; 24) Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Class will continue working on basic structures\, in particular the present perfect and imperfect tenses\, modal verbs\, and the use of reflexive verbs. Emphasis is on building vocabulary and using new and old grammatical structures in conversation. Textbook\: Living Language Ultimate Italian.
Wendy Walsh\, Ph.D. in
Italian Literature from UCB\, has been teaching Italian language\,
literature\, and cooking since 1979. She leads a yearly Language Study
Tour Program to Italy.
Tom McCarthy discusses his novel C ($25.95). Opening in England at the turn of the 20th century\, this is the story of a boy named Serge\, whose father spends his time experimenting with wireless communication while running a school for deaf children. Serge grows up with his brilliant but troubled older sister\, Sophie.An intense sibling relationship stays with him as he heads off into the larger world.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mae-ngai-lucky-ones-one-family-and-extraordinary-invention-chinese-america
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mae-ngai-lucky-ones-one-family-and-extraordinary-invention-chinese-america
SUMMARY:Mae Ngai - The Lucky Ones\: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public San Francisco store Order a signed copy
Mae Ngai presents The Lucky Ones\: One Family and the Extraordinary Invention of Chinese America ($26.00). A noted historian uncovers the three-generational saga of the Tape family in a sweeping story centered on patriarch Jeu Dip’s (Joseph Tape’s) self-invention as an immigration broker in post-Gold Rush\, racially explosive San Francisco\, and the extraordinary rise it enables.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anne-fortier-juliet
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anne-fortier-juliet
SUMMARY:Anne Fortier - Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Anne Fortier presents her novel Juliet ($25.00). When Julie Jacobs leaves for Italy per the instructions of her late aunt’s will\, she never imagines that she’ll be thrust into a centuries-old feud\, not to mention one of the most legendary romances of all time. Fortier presents a sweeping novel of intrigue and identity\, of love and legacy.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T160000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T180000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-advanced-italian
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-advanced-italian
SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - Advanced Italian
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Nine Thursdays\: Sept. 23-Dec. 2\, 9\:00-11\:00 am\, $265 (No class Nov 11 &\; 25) Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Class will continue review of l’imperativo\, il congiuntivo and il passato remoto. Textbook\: Quaderno degli Esercizi.
Wendy
Walsh\, Ph.D. in
Italian Literature from UCB\, has been teaching Italian language\,
literature\, and cooking since 1979. She leads a yearly Language Study
Tour Program to Italy.
Monique Truong talks about her novel Bitter in the Mouth ($25.00). For as long as she can remember\, Linda has experienced a secret sense—she can “taste” words\, which have the power to disrupt\, dismay\, or delight. She falls for names and what they evoke\: Canned peaches. Dill. Orange Sherbet. The author of The Book of Salt brings us a tale of a woman’s search for identity\, as she uncovers the secrets of her past.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-greatest-marketing-tool
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-greatest-marketing-tool
SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - The Greatest Marketing Tool
DESCRIPTION:
Your first step to market your book\: talk to “everyone.” The listener might be an agent\, publisher\, bookseller\, future reader. When they ask what you are writing\, you don’t want to blow the opportunity with the wrong description. Acheson shares what works\, what doesn’t—and why. The pre-class assignment is to write a 30-second pitch. (Instructions will be received upon registration.) You’ll leave the workshop with tools to create a well-honed\, ever-useful\, selling description.
Alice Acheson is an independent publicist and consultant who has negotiated contracts and edited books. She is the former publicity director for Simon &\; Schuster and has more than 30 years’ experience promoting books.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-high-intermediate-italian-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-high-intermediate-italian-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - High Intermediate Italian
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Nine Fridays\: Sept. 24-Dec. 3\, 1\:00-3\:00 pm\, $265 (No class Nov 12 &\; 26) Corte
Madera store Register
for Class
Class will continue review work in the textbook Italian Two and Three Years.
Wendy
Walsh\, Ph.D. in
Italian Literature from UCB\, has been teaching Italian language\,
literature\, and cooking since 1979. She leads a yearly Language Study
Tour Program to Italy.
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DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T145943Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100924T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices-print-demand-self-publishing-traditional-publisher
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices-print-demand-self-publishing-traditional-publisher
SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - Publishing Choices\: Print-on-Demand\, Self-Publishing\, Traditional Publisher
DESCRIPTION:
You owe it to yourself—and your pocketbook—to learn the advantages and pitfalls of each type of publication. No method is appropriate for all books and all authors. Who pays for what? What services does each type provide? With each option\, will your book be eligible to be reviewed and sold in bookstores? Will you make as much money with each? The instructor draws on decades working with all three publishing choices to guide you in making this crucial decision.
Alice Acheson is an
independent publicist and consultant who has negotiated contracts and
edited books. She is the former publicity director for Simon &\;
Schuster and has more than 30 years’ experience promoting books.
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DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T145943Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-kehlmann-fame-novel-nine-episodes
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-kehlmann-fame-novel-nine-episodes
SUMMARY:Daniel Kehlmann - Fame\: A Novel in Nine Episodes
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Daniel Kehlmann discusses his novel Fame\: A Novel in Nine Episodes ($24.00). Fame and facelessness\, truth and deception spin their way through all nine episodes of this captivating\, funny\, and surprising novel as paths cross and plots thicken\, as characters become real people and real people morph into characters.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-rip-page-poetry-workshop-kids
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-rip-page-poetry-workshop-kids
SUMMARY:Class\: Karen Benke - Rip The Page\: A Poetry Workshop for Kids!
DESCRIPTION:
An imaginative writing workshop for kids 8-12 years old who want to create poems they can take home to share. Karen Benke has inspired kids’ creative journeys in the form of poem-making for 16 years as a California Poet in the Schools and a free writing guide for adults. She’s the author of Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing. No prior experience is necessary. Just come prepared to have some ripping good fun on and off the page!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-make-hit-your-book-publication
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-make-hit-your-book-publication
SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - Make a Hit with Your Book Publication
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Sat.\, Sept. 25 • 10\:00-5\:00 pm &\; Sun.\, Sept. 26\, 9\:30-1\:00 pm\, $195 Register
for Class
You’ve enjoyed writing your book but now need winning strategies for finding—and impressing—an agent or publisher. Aided by copious handouts\, Alice Acheson’s experience will guide you through industry procedures (from today through post-publication) and help you gain realistic control over the marketing process. Learn what you can—and cannot—do (and when) in order to gain publisher support. The pre-class assignment\: write a cover letter to an agent or editor (instructions received upon registration.
Alice Acheson is an
independent publicist and consultant who has negotiated contracts and
edited books. She is the former publicity director for Simon &\;
Schuster and has more than 30 years’ experience promoting books.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mona-simpson-my-hollywood
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mona-simpson-my-hollywood
SUMMARY:Mona Simpson - My Hollywood
DESCRIPTION:
Mona Simpson presents her novel My Hollywood ($26.95). Simpson tells the story of two women whose lives entwine and unfold behind the glittery surface of Hollywood\: Claire\, a composer and a new mother\, and Lola\, a 52-year-old mother of five who is working in America to pay for her own children’s higher education back in the Philippines.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100925T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/susan-casey-wave-pursuit-rogues-freaks-and-giants-ocean
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/susan-casey-wave-pursuit-rogues-freaks-and-giants-ocean
SUMMARY:Susan Casey - The Wave\: In Pursuit of the Rogues\, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
DESCRIPTION:
Susan Casey discusses The Wave\: In Pursuit of the Rogues\, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean ($27.95). For centuries\, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves\, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently\, scientists dismissed these stories. But in the past few decades\, as a startling number of ships vanished and new evidence has emerged.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T003000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dana-kelly-photo-exhibit-reception-gallery
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dana-kelly-photo-exhibit-reception-gallery
SUMMARY:Dana Kelly Photo Exhibit - Reception in the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
All Over The Place(s)\: Photographs Exhibit On Display Sept.-Dec. Book Passage patrons will recognize him as their frequent author event host\, but in his other lives he’s an actor\, film editor…and photographer. Dana Kelly presents the best of 15 years of globe-trotting\, mostly-landscape photography\, from Bali\, Turkey\, Italy\, Portugal\, Britain\, upstate New York to Alaska\, and LA to Muir Beach. From the Alexandrian ruins at Pergamum in Turkey to the canals of Venice and the blue-green ice of Glacier Bay\, the theme is\: there is no theme. It’s all over the place(s). Enjoy.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/michael-hiltzik-colossus-hoover-dam-and-making-american-century
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/michael-hiltzik-colossus-hoover-dam-and-making-american-century
SUMMARY:Michael Hiltzik - Colossus\: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century
DESCRIPTION:
Michael Hiltzik presents Colossus\: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century ($30.00). Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hiltzik uses the saga of the dam’s conception\, design\, and construction to tell the broader story of America’s efforts to come to grips with titanic social\, economic\, and natural forces.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T190000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/eoin-colfer-artemis-rocks
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/eoin-colfer-artemis-rocks
SUMMARY:Eoin Colfer - Artemis Rocks!
DESCRIPTION:Tickets\: $27 (includes a signed book) • $48 (for a family of four\, including one signed book) • Children under five free • Call (415) 444-8000 Osher Marin JCC\, San Rafael\, CA
Special for kids &\; parents! Join us for original songs\, live music\, videos\, onstage interview and audience Q&\;A with Eoin Colfer! Colfer delivers a knockout\, fast-paced\, and hilarious adventure in Artemis Fowl\: The Atlantis Complex\, the seventh book in the series. Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world’s greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is unconvinced and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex\, a psychosis common among guilt-ridden fairies!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/julie-metz-perfection-memoir-betrayal-and-renewal
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/julie-metz-perfection-memoir-betrayal-and-renewal
SUMMARY:Julie Metz - Perfection\: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
DESCRIPTION:
Julie Metz talks about her memoir Perfection\: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal ($14.99). Metz seemed to have the perfect life—an adoring husband\, a happy\, spirited daughter\, a lovely old house outside New York City. Then suddenly\, her charismatic husband of 12 years collapsed dead on the kitchen floor. Six months after his death\, Julie discovered that her husband had been unfaithful\, and she is left to make sense of her newfound life.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100926T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carolyn-rosenblatt-boomer%E2%80%99s-guide-aging-parents
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carolyn-rosenblatt-boomer%E2%80%99s-guide-aging-parents
SUMMARY:Carolyn Rosenblatt - The Boomer’s Guide to Aging Parents
DESCRIPTION:
Carolyn Rosenblatt presents The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents ($39.95). Rosenblatt presents a comprehensive\, forthright\, and heartfelt resource guide for families with an aging elder. You’ll find practical step-by-step expertise on legal and health concerns that can help you feel at ease in the short term and the long term\, at a time when you need it most.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-lewis-dead-dregs-babe-stern-mystery
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-lewis-dead-dregs-babe-stern-mystery
SUMMARY:Peter Lewis - Dead in the Dregs\: A Babe Stern Mystery
DESCRIPTION:
Peter Lewis discusses his mystery novel Dead in the Dregs\: A Babe Stern Mystery ($14.95). Wine critic Richard Wilson makes a living elevating and destroying winemakers’ reputations with the stroke of his pen. But when Wilson’s body is found floating in a vat after a tasting in Napa\, a search for a killer begins.
Book Passage Class Eight Mondays\: Sept. 27-Nov. 15\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
Prerequisite\: Spanish I A continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation.
Graciela Pera was born in
Buenos Aires and has been
teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-advanced-french
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-advanced-french
SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Advanced French
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Mondays\: Sept. 27-Nov. 15\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This class focuses on widening the ability to converse on a deeper level\, using the present\, past\, future\, and conditional tenses as well as the subjunctive and past perfect are introduced.
Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20
years. She has taught French language\, culture\, and literature at Book
Passage for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100927T220000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-i
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-i
SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Beginning Spanish I THIS SESSION SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:
This session is sold out\, but we are offering a second session Sept. 28-Nov. 16. Sign up for that session at this link Book Passage Class Eight Mondays\: Sept. 27-Nov. 15\, 1\:00-3\:00 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
In this class we are going to learn grammar and talk\, talk and talk. Immersion in conversational Spanish is the best way to learn\, and that is exactly what we will do. Study Guide can be purchased from the instructor the first day of class\, $18.
Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been
teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-clever-fatigue-prescription-four-steps-renewing-your-energy-health-and-life
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-clever-fatigue-prescription-four-steps-renewing-your-energy-health-and-life
SUMMARY:Linda Clever - The Fatigue Prescription\: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy\, Health\, and Life
DESCRIPTION:
Dr. Linda Clever talks about The Fatigue Prescription\: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy\, Health\, and Life ($16.95). Clever provides a practical and prescriptive guide to taking care of your whole self. She includes tips\, self-assessment guides\, and a doctor’s best advice on how to deal with competing demands that sap your strength\, deplete your energy\, and can lead to illness and depression.
Carol Cassella presents her novel Healer ($25.00). Claire is at the start of her medical career when she falls in love with Addison Boehning\, a biochemist. Then\, a complicated pregnancy forces Claire to drop out of her residency. Soon\, Addison’s biotech start-up lands a fortune. Overnight the Boehnings are catapulted into a financial and social tier they had never anticipated.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kid-lit-salon-lewis-buzbee-nh-senzai-emily-whitman
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kid-lit-salon-lewis-buzbee-nh-senzai-emily-whitman
SUMMARY:Kid Lit Salon - Lewis Buzbee\, N.H. Senzai & Emily Whitman
DESCRIPTION:
Speakers\: N.H. Senzai\, Lewis Buzbee and Emily Whitman Corte Madera store
Kid Lit Salon Panel #22 Monday\,
September 27\, 2010\, 7\:00-9\:00 pm N.H. Senzai\, Lewis Buzbee and Emily Whitman
N.H. Senzai grew up speaking
two languages\, balancing life lived on the edge of two cultures. She got
on a plane for the first time at two months\, in Chicago\, IL\, where she
was born\, and has been traveling ever since. She grew up in San
Francisco\, Jubail\, Saudi Arabia\, and attended boarding school in London\,
England where she was voted “most likely to lead a literary revolution”
due to her ability to get away with reading comic books in class. She's
hiked across the Alps\, road-tripped through Mexico\, swam with
barracudas in the Red Sea\, taken a train across the Soviet Union\,
floated down the Nile\, eaten gumbo in New Orleans and sat in
contemplation at the Taj Mahal. Somewhere along the way she attended UC
Berkeley and Columbia University\, while pursuing her passion for
writing. She's landed back home in San Francisco where she lives with
her husband\, a professor of political science\, her son\, and a cat who
owns them. During the day she can be found working for a consulting firm
that helps companies with their inventions and patents. Shooting Kabul is her debut novel. You can find out more about her on her website www.nhsenzai.com.
Lewis Buzbee is the author of Fliegelman's Desire\, After the Gold Rush\, and The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop. Steinbeck's Ghost\,
his first novel for younger readers\, was selected as the California
Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award\, a Smithsonian
Notable Book\, a Northern California Book Award nominee\, and the Northern
California Independent Booksellers Children's Book of the Year. His
next novel\, The Haunting of Charles Dickens\,
will be published in 2010\, followed in 2011 by Mark Twain and the
Mysterious Stranger. He teaches in the MFA Program at the University of
San Francisco. http\://us.macmillan.com/author/lewisbuzbee
Emily Whitman used to dream of a time travel camp to the past. Now she travels to different worlds as the author of YA novels. Her new book\, Wildwing\,
is a time travel tale of romance\, intrigue\, and the wisdom of following
your own heart\; spending time with peregrine falcons was a research
highlight. Emily’s debut novel\, Radiant Darkness\,
was praised for its “originality and flair” by BCCB and was a #1
IndieBound Pick. A native of Boulder\, Colorado\, Emily attended Harvard
and U.C. Berkeley. She has taught at the Pacific Northwest Children’s
Book Conference\, written for educational publishers\, worked in library
reference\, and faced a room of 60 for toddler storytime. She lives with
her family in Portland\, Oregon.
When Addy is swept back in time\,
she couldn't be happier to leave her miserable life behind. Now she's
mistaken for Lady Matilda\, the pampered ward of the king. If Addy can
play her part\, she'll have glorious gowns\, jewels\, and something she's
always longed for—the respect and admiration of others. But then she
meets Will\, the falconer's son with sky blue eyes\, who unsettles all her
plans.
From shipwrecks to castle dungeons\, from betrothals to
hidden conspiracies\, Addy finds herself in a world where she’s not the
only one with a dangerous secret. When she discovers the truth\, Addy
must take matters into her own hands. The stakes? Her chance at true
love . . . and the life she's meant to live. www.emilywhitman.com
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Kid Lit Salon Children’s Book Writers &\; Illustrators Salon • Led by Lissa Rovetch 4th Monday each month • 7\:00-9\:00 pm • $120 per year The Kid Lit Salon is for both established and beginning children’s book writers and illustrators. Come socialize with like-minded\, creative types in your field. Our evenings include a wildly diverse array of speakers\, member updates\, events\, conferences\, and insider tips. Writer and illustrator Lissa
Rovetch is the author of Ook the
Book
and the Hot Dog
and Bob chapter book series.
She illustrated her 84 year-old mother's book There
Was a Man
Who Loved a Rat and Other Vile Little Poems\,
writes the "\;Ask Arizona"\; series for Highlights Magazine\, and teaches at the
California College of the Arts. Vist www.lissarovetch.com.
Book Passage Book Group Four Mondays\: Sept. 27\, Oct. 25\, Nov. 29\, Dec. 13\, 7\:00-9\:00 pm\, $95 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
Books signings are great\, but a little impersonal. When we sit down with the authors\, we have an intimate conversation about their books and what it took to write them. We’ll read an exhilarating epic encompassing Charlie Chaplin\, WW I\, three Russian princesses\, and more\; provocative\, hilarious essays by the world’s most outspoken mom\; a vivid historical romance and whodunit set in Charles II’s London and modern-day Cambridge\; and a complex\, unconventional love story (echoes of Jane Eyre) in post-WW II South Africa. Former senior and literary editor of San Francisco magazine Pamela Feinsilber is a writing consultant and book editor\: pamelafeinsilber.com. Reading list\: Sunnyside by Glen David Gold ($16.95)\; Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman ($14.95)\; The Devlin Diary by Christi Phillips ($15.00)\; The Servants’ Quarters by Lynn Freed ($13.95).
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-i-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-i-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Beginning Spanish I
DESCRIPTION:Book Passage Class Eight Tuesdays\: Sept. 28-Nov. 16\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register for Class
In this class we are going to learn grammar and talk\, talk and talk. Immersion in conversational Spanish is the best way to learn\, and that is exactly what we will do. Study Guide can be purchased from the instructor the first day of class\, $18.
Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T173000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-cours-de-perfectionnement
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-cours-de-perfectionnement
SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Cours de Perfectionnement
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Tuesdays\: Sept. 28–Nov. 16\, 10\:30-12\:30 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This class perfects the finer points of grammar\, pronunciation\, and current idiomatic expressions. It focuses on improving fluency in conversational French at an advanced level.
Anne Bishop
lived and taught in France for 20
years. She has taught French language\, culture\, and literature at Book
Passage for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dianne-jacob-will-write-food
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SUMMARY:Dianne Jacob - Will Write For Food
DESCRIPTION:
Dianne Jacob talks about Will Write For Food ($15.95). In this revised\, updated edition\, food lovers who want to express themselves through article writing\, restaurant reviewing\, and cookbook writing will find the tools to get started in the incredibly popular world of food writing. Jacob is also co-author of Grilled Pizzas &\; Piadinas.
Book Passage Class Five Tuesdays\: Sept. 28-Oct. 26\, 6\:30-8\:30 pm\, $145 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
Want to make your nonfiction writing read more like fiction? Today’s nonfiction uses the techniques you find in fiction\: vivid description\, characterization\, dialogue\, scene setting\, narrative arc\, point of view. We’ll discuss all that and more with our guests\: travel writer Jeff Greenwald (Afar magazine\; Snake Lake)\; Ethan Watters (Crazy Like Us\; Urban Tribes)\; former Examiner feature writer Burr Snider\, and Katharine Mieszkowski\, who makes a living writing for online publications. Bring the beginnings of a potential magazine feature or book to the first meeting.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-weisgarber-personal-history-rachel-dupree
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-weisgarber-personal-history-rachel-dupree
SUMMARY:Ann Weisgarber - The Personal History of Rachel Dupree
DESCRIPTION:
Ann Weisgarber talks about her novel The Personal History of Rachel Dupree ($25.95). Weisgarber presents a story about life on the prairie as it’s rarely been seen. When Rachel\, hired help in a Chicago boardinghouse\, falls in love with Isaac\, the owner’s son\, he makes her a bargain\: he’ll marry her\, but only if she gives up her 160 acres from the Homestead Act.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/diana-gabaldon-hoang-nguyen-exile-outlander-graphic-novel
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/diana-gabaldon-hoang-nguyen-exile-outlander-graphic-novel
SUMMARY:Diana Gabaldon & Hoang Nguyen - The Exile (An Outlander Graphic Novel)
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen present The Exile (An Outlander Graphic Novel) ($25.00). The Exile retells Gabaldon’s Outlander novel from Jamie Fraser’s point of view\, revealing events never seen in the original story and giving readers a whole new insight into the Jamie-Claire relationship.
Book Passage Class Eight Wednesdays\: Sept. 29-Nov. 17\, 9\:00-11\:00 am\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
Prerequisite Spanish II A continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation.
Graciela Pera was born in
Buenos Aires and has been
teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-miniature-painting-class-ii
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-miniature-painting-class-ii
SUMMARY:Class\: Mehri Dadgar - Miniature Painting Class II
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Six Wednesdays\: Sept. 29-Nov. 3\, 10\:00-1\:00 pm\, $960 Mehri Dadgar's Studio Register
for Class
This course is based on the approach used by the old masters in Persian Miniature and the idealistic world of ancient Iranian painting. It will consist of several long-term assignments to create spectacular fine miniature paintings.
Basic Supplies will be available for purchase in the first class. You may bring your own materials including paper\, fine brushes and Gouache paint.
Mehri Dadgar was born and
raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the
experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for
passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nancy-g-brinker-promise-me-how-sister%E2%80%99s-love-launched-global-movement-end-breast-cancer
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nancy-g-brinker-promise-me-how-sister%E2%80%99s-love-launched-global-movement-end-breast-cancer
SUMMARY:Nancy G. Brinker - Promise Me\: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker discusses Promise Me\: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer ($25.99). Brinker shares how her sister’s struggle led her to promise to raise money for research in the hopes of one day curing the disease. Brinker is the founder Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T200000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-beginning-french
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-beginning-french
SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Beginning French
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Wednesdays\: Sept. 29-Nov. 17\, 1\:00-3\:00 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This class is for beginners or those who want a fresh start. The focus is on French for travel and communicating.
Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20 years. She has taught French language\, culture\, and literature at Book Passage for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T220000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-miniature-painting-class-ii-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-miniature-painting-class-ii-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Mehri Dadgar - Miniature Painting Class II
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Six
Wednesdays\: Sept. 29-Nov. 3\, 3\:00-6\:00 pm\, $960 Mehri Dadgar's Studio Register
for Class
This course is based on the
approach used by the old masters in Persian Miniature and the idealistic
world of ancient Iranian painting. It will consist of several long-term
assignments to create spectacular fine miniature paintings.
Basic
Supplies will be available for purchase in the first class. You may
bring your own materials including paper\, fine brushes and Gouache
paint.
Mehri Dadgar was born and
raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the
experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for
passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-vaillant-tiger-true-story-vengeance-and-survival
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-vaillant-tiger-true-story-vengeance-and-survival
SUMMARY:John Vaillant - The Tiger\: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
DESCRIPTION:
John Vaillant talks about The Tiger\: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival ($26.95). A haunting\, gripping exploration of predators and prey\, and an intimate portrait of a remarkable animal increasingly threatened by interaction with humans\, this work recreates the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia’s Far East.
Book Passage Class Eight Thursdays\: Sept. 30-Nov. 18 Corte Madera store\, $235 Register for Class
Prerequisite\: Spanish I or Spanish II Conversation will focus on Spanish and Latin American literature. There will also be a review of Spanish grammar.
Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T181500Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T201500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-upper-intermediate-french
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-upper-intermediate-french
SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Upper Intermediate French
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Thursdays\: Sept. 30-Nov. 18\, 11\:15-1\:15 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This class continues to develop fluency using present\, past and future tenses. The emphasis is on improving comprehension and conversational dialogue.
Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20
years. She has taught French language\, culture\, and literature at Book
Passage for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100930T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-lower-intermediate-french
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-lower-intermediate-french
SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Lower Intermediate French
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Eight Thursdays\: Sept. 30-Nov. 18\, 2\:00–4\:00 pm\, $235 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
This class focuses on French for travel\, basic vocabulary\, expressions\, grammar and pronunciation.
Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20 years. She has taught French language\, culture\, and literature at Book Passage for many years.
Editor Chandrahas Choudhury\, with author Vikram Chandra\, presents India\: A Traveler's Literary Companion ($14.95). The latest book in the acclaimed series of literary travel guides brings
together a delightful sampling of short fiction from one of the world’s
most diverse\, multicultural\, and storied civilizations. India\: A Traveler's Literary Companion features 14 short stories from some of
India’s best writers\, collectively offering an insightful portrait of
the beauty and complexity of Indian landscape\, culture\, and society.
Travel to the Taj Mahal with Kunal Basu\, as the humble accountant of his
story becomes\, in another incarnation\, the architect of one of the
world’s most resplendent monuments. Let Vikram Chandra lead readers by
the hand into the ghettos of Mumbai (Bombay)\, where a small-time thug
fences some gold bars he has stolen and then decides to find out what
pleasures his money can buy. Journey with Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay’s
silver-tongued salesman of medicated oil as he travels the trains
around Calcutta\, the city he loves more than anything else. And Nazir
Mansuri’s Melvillian “The Whale” transports readers to a small fishing
village on the west coast of India\, where an embittered sailor makes
every whale he sees the object of his fury. Stories from nine languages
and more than a dozen distinct cultures and regions—from north\, south\,
east\, west\, and even from India’s remote northeast—are brought
together in this vibrant collection.
A writer and literary critic\, editor Chandrahas Choudhury is the weekly book critic of the Indian newspaper Mint Lounge\, as well as numerous U.S. periodicals\, including the San Francisco Chronicle\, the Los Angeles Times\, The Washington Post\, the Sunday Telegraph\, the Scotsman\, Himal\, and Foreign Policy. He lives in Mumbai.
The author of two of the best works of fiction published in India in the last two decades—Love and Longing in Bombay (1997)\, and Sacred Games (2006)—Vikram Chandra mines the energy\, ambition\, squalor\, claustrophobia\, and polyglot verbal currents of Mumbai (formerly Bombay)\, India’s most storied city. One of the marvels of Chandra’s writing is how he manages to sound classical and colloquial at the same time\, inflecting a dense and lyrical English with the harsher sounds of the language of the street.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101001T020000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sara-gruen-ape-house
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/sara-gruen-ape-house
SUMMARY:Sara Gruen - Ape House
DESCRIPTION:Free Event - Open to the Public Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Sara Gruen presents her novel Ape House ($26.00). Gruen’s Water for Elephants has become one of the most beloved novels of our time. Now the author has moved from a circus elephant to a family of bonobo apes kidnapped from a language lab\, and their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101001T170000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-liz-epstein-jane-austen-literary-salon
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/book-group-liz-epstein-jane-austen-literary-salon
SUMMARY:Book Group\: Liz Epstein - Jane Austen Literary Salon
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Book Group Six Fridays\: Oct. 1\, Nov. 5\, Dec. 3\, Feb. 4\, Mar. 4 &\; Apr. 1\, $150 Corte Madera store Register
for Book Group
“All Jane Austen\, all the time. It’s the perfect antidote...to life!” So said Bernadette in the film The Jane Austen Book Club\, and we couldn’t agree with her more! Whether you are a Janeite or a newbie\, you are welcome in this salon\, where we will read all six of Jane’s wonderful novels. Digging deeply\, we will try to connect with and come to “know” Jane\, and we will see why she continues to conquer generations of readers throughout the world. Salonniere\, Liz Epstein\, holds an M.A. in English Literature and has taught English at Marin Catholic and San Quentin. She facilitates book groups throughout the Bay Area. Reading list\: Northanger Abbey ($6.95)\; Sense and Sensibility ($6.95)\; Pride and Prejudice ($7.95)\; Mansfield Park ($6.95)\; Emma ($7.95)\; Persuasion ($5.95).
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101002T010000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/deborah-fallows-dreaming-chinese-mandarin-lessons-life-love-and-language
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/deborah-fallows-dreaming-chinese-mandarin-lessons-life-love-and-language
SUMMARY:Deborah Fallows - Dreaming in Chinese\: Mandarin Lessons in Life\, Love\, and Language
DESCRIPTION:
Deborah Fallows presents Dreaming in Chinese\: Mandarin Lessons in Life\, Love\, and Language ($22.00). Fallows has traveled around the world\, but nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin. Over time\, she realized that her struggles in learning the language of her adopted home provided a clue to the behavior and habits of its people.
Emma Donoghue presents her novel Room ($24.99). To five-year-old Jack\, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up\; it’s where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night\, when Old Nick visits\, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe. Room is home to Jack\, but to Ma\, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Donoghue is the author of Slammerkin.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/robert-reich-aftershock-next-economy-and-americas-future
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/robert-reich-aftershock-next-economy-and-americas-future
SUMMARY:Robert Reich - Aftershock\: The Next Economy and America's Future
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Preferred seating with purchase of the book Dominican University of California Angelico Hall\, San Rafael\, CA Order a signed copy
Robert Reich discusses Aftershock\: The Next Economy and America’s Future ($25.00). He presents a new reading of the economic crisis—and a plan for dealing with its aftermath. Reich is one of our most trenchant and informed experts. When the nation’s economy foundered in 2008 and blame was directed at Wall Street\, Reich suggested a different reason for the meltdown. He argues that the real problem is structural\: it lies in the increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top. He sees a perilous road ahead\, as we deal with a middle class that has had to go deeply into debt to stay afloat.
All Hospice used books will be on sale at 50% off at Book Passage in Corte Madera. This is a chance to get some great bargains and familiarize yourself with our Hospice by the Bay used book collection. Hospice by the Bay provides palliative care in Marin\, San Francisco and Sonoma counties. Book Passage sells books from the Hospice collection in both our Marin and San Franciso stores on an ongoing basis. The sales from such books directly benefit the many Hospice programs.
If you don’t write it down\, it may be lost. Lynn Henriksen invites you to embrace a special kind of memoir where you’ll capture the character and spirit of an important person in your life. You’ll discover your own voice as you move a memory into memoir through prompts\, guided activities\, sharing\, and feedback. Find out how truth and imagination merge with all “six” of your senses to awaken understanding. Henriksen is the author of Give the Gift of Story ($12.95).
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-kotler-small-furry-prayer-dog-rescue-and-meaning-life
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-kotler-small-furry-prayer-dog-rescue-and-meaning-life
SUMMARY:Steven Kotler - A Small Furry Prayer\: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
DESCRIPTION:
Steven Kotler talks about A Small Furry Prayer\: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life ($24.00). Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles\, Kotler and his wife bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo\, New Mexico\, which became Rancho de Chihuahua\, the sanctuary they created for their special-needs pack of rescued dogs. This work is an an insider look at the “cult and culture” of dog rescue.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lisa-quinn-life%E2%80%99s-too-short-fold-fitted-sheets-your-guide-domestic-liberation
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lisa-quinn-life%E2%80%99s-too-short-fold-fitted-sheets-your-guide-domestic-liberation
SUMMARY:Lisa Quinn - Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets\: Your Guide to Domestic Liberation
DESCRIPTION:
Lisa Quinn discusses Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets\: Your Guide to Domestic Liberation ($18.95). Quinn\, an Emmy Award-winning television host\, gets real on the follies of housekeeping. Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning\, decor\, and entertaining\, this wickedly funny guide helps women create the life they want without all the hard labor.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101003T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101003T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-leland-create-your-own-marketing-pr-plan
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-leland-create-your-own-marketing-pr-plan
SUMMARY:Class\: Karen Leland - Create Your Own Marketing & PR Plan
DESCRIPTION:
Create a working PR and marketing plan for a book you have published\, are about to publish\, or plan on publishing in the near future. This hands-on workshop will help you identify the best places to sell your book online and off\, determine how to use social and traditional media to market your book and help you craft the specific steps it will take to sell your book to an audience of interested readers.
Karen
Leland
is the bestselling author of six books\, a PR consultant and marketing
strategist. She has placed over 500 articles in newspapers and
magazines and booked hundreds of radio and television interviews in
national media. Karen writes a featured column for the Huffington
Post Living section.
Special for kids &\; parents! Mark Elkin talks about Samuel’s Baby ($15.99). Samuel will be a big brother soon\, and on Monday during show-and-tell he announces that he is having a baby. Before long\, his kindergarten classmates join in the fun\, and by Friday each of them is “expecting”—from triplets to a beagle to a stegosaurus and even a dump truck!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101003T230000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/edmund-de-waal-hare-amber-eyes-family%E2%80%99s-century-art-and-loss
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/edmund-de-waal-hare-amber-eyes-family%E2%80%99s-century-art-and-loss
SUMMARY:Edmund de Waal - The Hare with Amber Eyes\: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss
DESCRIPTION:
Edmund de Waal discusses The Hare with Amber Eyes\: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss ($26.00). Renowned ceramicist Edmund de Waal became the fifth generation to inherit his historic family’s small and exquisite collection of netsuke. Entranced by their beauty and mystery\, he determined to trace the story of his family through the story of the collection.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101005T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101005T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/liza-gershman-taste-absinthe-65-recipes-classic-and-contemporary-cocktails
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/liza-gershman-taste-absinthe-65-recipes-classic-and-contemporary-cocktails
SUMMARY:Liza Gershman - A Taste for Absinthe - Celebration with Absinthe Menu Next Door at Slanted Door!
DESCRIPTION:
Book signing &\; talk will take place at Book Passage. Absinthe menu will be available next door at Slanted Door following the event! Event cosponsored by Tempus Fugit Spirits
Enjoy a panel discussion on the history\, production\, and future of Absinthe led by photographer of "\;A Taste for Absinthe"\;\, Liza Gershman\, featuring Absinthe experts\, John Troia\, Peter Schaf\, and Winston Gutherie.
Liza Gershman presents A Taste for Absinthe\: 65 Recipes for Classic and Contemporary Cocktails ($24.99). Beautifully illustrated with color photos by Gershman of classic and contemporary cocktails\, this work helps to bring the Green Fairy out of hiding to its rightful place as a premium cocktail\, offering choices to a new generation of absinthe drinkers in America.
After the event try four different absinthe-based cocktails from recipes contributed to the book on a special event-priced drinks menu at Slanted Door.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and talk with amazing local bartenders\:
Erik Adkins of Slanted Door and Heaven’s Dog
Scott Baird and Josh Harris – the Bon Vivants of 15 Romolo
Neyah White of Nopa
Jason ‘Buffalo’ Lograsso of Bourbon &\; Branch and Quince
Tim Stookey of the Presidio Social Club
Ryan Fitzgerald of Beretta
Danny Louie of DOSA
Winston Gutherie is the author of A Taste for Absinthe and the creator of the popular Absinthe Buyers Guide.
Tempus Fugit Spirits Tempus Fugit Spirits is dedicated to importing and developing the finest spirits from around the globe to satisfy the demands of the most discerning cocktailian connoisseur. We are the Sole U.S. Agent for premium\, award-winning absinthes from the historic absinthe producing regions in Switzerland and France. We are pleased to be at the forefront of this exciting and resurgent spirits category\, which will shortly become a staple in any well-stocked drinking establishment or consumers’ personal spirits collection.
In addition\, Tempus Fugit Spirits is rediscovering antique liquors which had been lost to the modern world\, starting with our flagship and already acclaimed\, Gran Classico Bitter. These precious historical spirits are being recreated by our partner distilleries in Europe\, the United States and even directly by us in Northern California.
It is with great pride that we bring the ‘spirit of history’ to the American consumer. The quality of the products that we represent clearly expresses why these critically-acclaimed brands stand at the very pinnacle of their categories.
John Troia The owner and cofounder of Tempus Fugit Spirits\, Troia is a leading expert on absinthe and has been directly involved in bringing the best\, award-winning absinthe to the U.S. market. In addition to developing and producing some of the finest absinthe accessories on the market\, he has amassed perhaps the finest vintage absinthe poster collection in the world. Troia spends much of his time traveling throughout the United States for training and seminars for numerous distributors\, bars\, and restaurants.
Peter Schaf Schaf is described by cutting edge food writer Louisa Chu as “the epicenter of the global absinthe revival” and one of the most influential behind-the-scenes players in the modern absinthe renaissance. He is a self-taught absinthe historian and 'distiller by experience'. Peter Schaf currently resides in Paris\, France and travels frequently to the United States to develop ancient liquor recipes and promote absinthe and historic spirits.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers-peter-lord-goodman
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers-peter-lord-goodman
SUMMARY:Left Coast Writers - Peter Lord Goodman
DESCRIPTION:
Speaker\: Peter Lord Goodman\, Publisher\, Stone Bridge Press Corte Madera store
Left Coast Writers® A Literary Salon • Led by Linda Watanabe McFerrin 1st Monday each month • 7\:00-9\:00 pm • $120 per year Left Coast Writers
meetings provide literary connections\, support\, counsel\, readings\,
writing tips\, literary chat\, unabashed networking\, and great fun. Many
local authors are active members of this group. Meetings feature
presentations by Bay Area literary figures. In addition\, LCW hosts a
variety of other activities to launch the books of members\, to explore
publishing alternatives\, and to network with others in the industry.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101005T193000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/one-city-one-book-dave-eggers-zeitoun
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SUMMARY:One City\, One Book\: Dave Eggers - Zeitoun
DESCRIPTION:
Join us in celebration as the City reads Dave Eggers! Dave Eggers talks about Zeitoun ($15.95). When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans\, Abdulrahman Zeitoun\, a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four\, chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the days after the storm\, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe\, passing on supplies and helping those he could. A week later\, on September 6\, 2005\, Zeitoun abruptly disappeared. Eggers’ riveting nonfiction book explores Zeitoun’s roots in Syria\, his marriage to an American who converted to Islam\, and the surreal atmosphere in post-Katrina New Orleans.
One City One Book\: San Francisco Reads is an annual citywide literary event that encourages San Franciscans to read the same book at the same time and then discuss it in book groups and at events throughout the City.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101005T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101005T200000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jennifer-arnold-through-dogs-eyes-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jennifer-arnold-through-dogs-eyes-added-event
SUMMARY:Jennifer Arnold - Through a Dog's Eyes ADDED EVENT!
DESCRIPTION:
While harsh\, dominance-based training methods of dogs have become popular\, they are predicated on erroneous assumptions and instill fear and anxiety in our pets. Few people are more qualified to speak about the inaccuracies of these training methods or the abilities and potential of dogs than Jennifer Arnold\, the founder of Canine Assistants\, an organization that for the past twenty years has trained service dogs for people with physical disabilities and special needs.
In her stirring and inspiring book Through a Dog's Eyes\, Arnold writes\, “The dominance model for dog training is based on faulty science and is in fact dangerous for our dogs. I have witnessed and heard of acts of cruelty perpetrated in an effort to ‘establish dominance.’ It is time to let go of the whole ‘alpha’ concept. Your dog already knows you aren’t a wolf or another dog.” Through a Dog's Eyes is a stunning exploration of the intelligence\, strength\, and abilities of our four-legged friends and teaches dog owners how to communicate with them in a manner that is positive and effective. Jennifer Arnold is the founder and executive director of Canine Assistants\, a nonprofit organization that trains and provides service dogs for people with physical disabilities and special needs. She has been the subject of a PBS documentary. For more information on Canine Assistants\, please visit www.canineassistants.org and for more information about the PBS documentary Through a Dog’s Eyes please visit www.pbs.org/dogs-eyes.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lan-samantha-chang-all-forgotten-nothing-lost
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lan-samantha-chang-all-forgotten-nothing-lost
SUMMARY:Lan Samantha Chang - All Is Forgotten\, Nothing Is Lost
DESCRIPTION:
Litquake Event! Lan Samantha Chang presents her novel All Is Forgotten\, Nothing Is Lost ($23.95). At the renowned writing school in Bonneville\, every student is simultaneously terrified of and attracted to the mysterious poet and professor Miranda Sturgis\, whose high standards are both intimidating and inspiring. As two students\, Roman and Bernard\, strive to win her admiration\, the lines between mentorship and love are blurred.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T033000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-cheryl-mclaughlin-create-your-buzz-kicking-blog
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-cheryl-mclaughlin-create-your-buzz-kicking-blog
SUMMARY:Class\: Cheryl McLaughlin - Create Your Buzz-Kicking Blog
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Four Tuesdays\: Oct. 5-26 Corte Madera store\, $175 Register for Class
Bring your laptop (if you have one) and roll up your sleeves. We’re going to Create Your Buzz-Kicking Blog. In this workshop you will learn how to\:
Understand your Dashboard\, Editor and How to Make Changes to Your Blog
Write and Post Great Content Your Readers will Love
Use Basic Design Concepts\: What Your Blog Must Have and Where to Place Them
Avoid the Common Mistakes
Promote Your Blog without Being Pushy
Cheryl McLaughlin is the founder of The Buzz Professor and specializes in helping authors and creative professionals develop social media marketing plans that work (without being pushy!). Contact Cheryl at cheryl@cherylmclaughlin.com.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/katherine-ellison-buzz-year-paying-attention
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/katherine-ellison-buzz-year-paying-attention
SUMMARY:Katherine Ellison - Buzz\: A Year of Paying Attention
DESCRIPTION:
Katherine Ellison presents her memoir Buzz\: A Year of Paying Attention ($24.99). Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ellison writes about her life on the ADHD battlefront. When the author’s son Buzz entered second grade\, her world began to collapse as he became more unmanageable at home and in school. As she explored a range of treatments for ADHD\, she also learned more about herself.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101006T220000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-connie-matthiessen-telling-your-story
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-connie-matthiessen-telling-your-story
SUMMARY:Class\: Connie Matthiessen - Telling Your Story
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Three Wednesdays\: Oct. 6-20\, 3\:00-5\:00 pm\, $120 Register
for Class
Everyone has a story to tell\, but not everyone gets the opportunity to tell it. This class examines how writers have chronicled their lives—and how they handle tricky issues like structure\, voice\, and the family skeleton in the closet. We’ll do writing exercises and assignments that will give you the chance to write and share your work. Connie Matthiessen is a Bay Area journalist who writes for several magazines and websites. She has an MFA in fiction writing from Warren Wilson College.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/darin-strauss-half-life-adam-levin-instructions
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/darin-strauss-half-life-adam-levin-instructions
SUMMARY:Kelly Corrigan Introduces Darin Strauss (Half a Life) & Adam Levin (The Instructions)
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
An Evening with McSweeney's! Introduced by Kelly Corrigan\, author of The Middle Place and Lift. Q&\;A to follow. Darin Strauss discusses his memoir Half a Life ($22.00)\, a true story of how one high school outing in his father’s Oldsmobile resulted in the tragic death of a young girl. Adam Levin talks about The Instructions ($28.00)\, the story of a ten-year-old who grows to initiate a revolution.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T190000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/celebrating-litquake-gordon-edgar-steve-sando-sarah-billingsley-amy-treadwell
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/celebrating-litquake-gordon-edgar-steve-sando-sarah-billingsley-amy-treadwell
SUMMARY:Celebrating Litquake! - with Gordon Edgar\, Steve Sando\, & Sarah Billingsley & Amy Treadwell
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public San Francisco store
Join us for a cheese tasting as Gordon Edgar presents Cheesemonger\: A Life on the Wedge. Steve Sando will present an audio-visual essay on Heirloom Beans. Various varieties of beans will be available to sample. Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell will discuss Whoopie Pies\, with delicious pies on hand to taste!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T203000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101007T223000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-post-impressionism-van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne-beyond-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-post-impressionism-van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne-beyond-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Post-Impressionism\: Van Gogh\, Gauguin\, Cezanne & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay Book Passage Class Three Thursdays\: Oct. 7-21 Corte Madera store\, $45 Register for Class
Join Art Historian Kerrin Meis for an in-depth study of the artists represented in this exhibit at the De Young Museum\, including late works by Monet and Renoir\, followed by the highly individualist style of Seurat and Signac (the so-called Neo-Impressionists). We’ll study Cezanne’s experiments with space and\, in contrast to these almost scientific approaches\, the highly introspective paintings of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Toulouse-Lautrec will show us Paris at night\; and Henri Rousseau\, a world of dreams. Gorgeous decorative panels by the Nabi painters Bonnard and Vuillard round out our virtual tour.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pam-anderson-perfect-one-dish-dinners
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pam-anderson-perfect-one-dish-dinners
SUMMARY:Pam Anderson - Perfect One-Dish Dinners
DESCRIPTION:
Pam Anderson talks about Perfect One-Dish Dinners ($32.00). Anderson shares her secret for having people over without breaking stride\: make just one dish. From paella to homey stew\, this volume showcases about 40 such meals\, perfect for every season and occasion. Anderson is the author of The Perfect Recipe for Losing Weight and Eating Great.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T023000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T023000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/spiritual-journeys-sylvia-boorstein-michael-krasny-dani-shapiro-don-lattin
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/spiritual-journeys-sylvia-boorstein-michael-krasny-dani-shapiro-don-lattin
SUMMARY:Spiritual Journeys - with Sylvia Boorstein\, Michael Krasny\, Dani Shapiro & Don Lattin
DESCRIPTION:
Tickets $15 ($12 members) • Call (415) 444-8000 Osher Marin JCC\, San Rafael\, CA
Co-presented with Litquake! • Moderated by Don Lattin Michael Krasny discusses Spiritual Envy ($22.95)\, an exploration of morality\, mortality\, and why evil sometimes triumphs. Sylvia Boorstein talks about Happiness is an Inside Job ($13.00)\, drawing from the heart of Buddhism. Dani Shapiro presents Devotion ($24.99)\, a searching and timeless new personal account of her quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. Don Lattin is the author of The Harvard Psychedelic Club ($24.99).
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france
SUMMARY:Class\: Nicolas Wolff - Gastronomy \\"Made in France\\"
DESCRIPTION:
Seven Fridays\: Oct. 8-Nov. 19 10\:00-12\:00 pm\, $206 Corte Madera store Register for Class
Explore the gastronomy\, wines and cheese of France through its most celebrated regions. This class will be conducted entirely in French. Nicolas Wolff grew up in Paris and studied in one of France’s top business schools. He has worked extensively across Europe and the US and has taught French at all levels. Nicolas will bring his knowledge of all things French to demystify the inner workings of French gastronomy\, arts and culture. Each class will concentrate on a different region of France highlighting local customs and specialities. As well\, sample itineraries will be discussed with an eye to assisting you in planning your next trip to France.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101008T170000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-wiesner-art-and-max
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-wiesner-art-and-max
SUMMARY:David Wiesner - Art and Max
DESCRIPTION:
Special for kids! Caldecott-winning author David Wiesner presents Art and Max ($17.99). Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur is an accomplished painter\; Max is a beginner. Max’s first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various artistic media with unexpected pitfalls.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steve-roby-brad-schreiber-becoming-jimi-hendrix-southern-crossroads-psychedelic-london-untold-
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steve-roby-brad-schreiber-becoming-jimi-hendrix-southern-crossroads-psychedelic-london-untold-
SUMMARY:Steve Roby & Brad Schreiber - Becoming Jimi Hendrix\: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London
DESCRIPTION:
Includes\: Samick MMB 1 Mailbu Mini Metallic Red Finish A lot has changed since the early 1950s\, including the performance needs of musicians. The MALIBU™ series captures the essence of those early bolt-on neck guitars\, in a sleek updated package. The slightly reduced body size makes it lighter and more manageable on those extended club sets.We also made the neck pocket deeper for a superior neck to body contact. The compact\, angled back headstock also provides enhanced performance\, not to mention the ability to stay in tune.The angled back headstock produces greater string bearing pressure at the nut. This results in improved attack and sustain.
MMB1 FEATURES\: Mini Malibu\, Double cutaway sculpted body\, Maple bolt-on neck\, Rosewood fingerboard\, Capped tuners\, Stop tailpiece\, SS pickups
Jimi Hendrix Picks Collector Tin 12 pack Retail\: $8.99
Dunlop Formula 65 Guitar Polish &\; Cleaner Retail\: $6.99
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-children%E2%80%99s-writing-workshop-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-children%E2%80%99s-writing-workshop-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Novesky - On-the-Spot Children’s Writing Workshop SESSION SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:This session is sold out. Next available workshop on Nov. 13. Register for the November workshop Book Passage Class 48-hour advance registration required Classes limited to six students Corte Madera store\, $50 Register for Class
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—a picture book\, a chapter from a novel\, or even just an idea (ten-page limit) and we’ll workshop on the spot. Amy Novesky is an independent children’s book editor\, author\, and experienced workshop leader.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-martha-engber-grow-great-character-grow-great-plot
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-martha-engber-grow-great-character-grow-great-plot
SUMMARY:Class\: Martha Engber - Grow a Great Character\: Grow a Great Plot
DESCRIPTION:
People aren’t simply vehicles for stories\, they are the stories—that’s true of novels\, memoirs\, screenplays\, or even nonfiction. Through discussion &\; writing exercises\, Martha Engber shows what makes a character irresistible and unbelievable. She is an editor\, and author of the novel Wind Thief and Growing Great Characters from the Ground Up.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T184500Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rachel-saunders-blue-chair-jam-cookbook
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rachel-saunders-blue-chair-jam-cookbook
SUMMARY:Rachel Saunders - The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday mornings\, chefs and cookbook authors lead free cooking demonstrations using seasonal ingredients from the Farmers Market. Join them in the CUESA kitchen (North Arcade) for tips\, recipes\, and a sample. We’ll be there with the books.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-susnow-dancing-river
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mark-susnow-dancing-river
SUMMARY:Mark Susnow - Dancing on the River
DESCRIPTION:
Mark Susnow presents Dancing on the River ($17.00). The author’s heartfelt stories about life and its inherent changes and challenges might inspire readers to deepen their own journey on the river of life. Susnow offers a road map that he believes will lead to self-discovery\, one that’s easy to follow with profound yet simple and practical techniques.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-phyllis-theroux-journal-keeping
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-phyllis-theroux-journal-keeping
SUMMARY:Class\: Phyllis Theroux - Journal Keeping
DESCRIPTION:Book Passage Class Corte Madera store\, $45 Register for Class
Learn the art of journal keeping. Imagine that years from now someone is opening your journal and feeling inspired because of what you have written down. Phyllis Theroux’s memoir The Journal Keeper is a March Indiebound selection. “Theroux is clearly good at what she does in a setting like this\, and what she does is offer an invitation to write\, followed by believable words of encouragement\, suggestions\, and an ever-so-gentle prod to begin. The class was a pleasure and an inspiration.” – from a prior student
Later in the evening at 7\:00 pm\, Phyllis Theroux will present her new book in the Book Passage Events Room.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101009T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ghita-schwarz-displaced-persons-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ghita-schwarz-displaced-persons-added-event
SUMMARY:Ghita Schwarz - Displaced Persons ADDED EVENT!
DESCRIPTION:
Ghita Schwarz discusses her novel Displaced Persons ($25.99). Schwarz distills the disparate experiences of the hundreds of thousands of ordinary men\, women and children who lived through the cataclysm of war into a beautiful and heart-rending debut novel.
The end of World War II found some 250\,000 Jewish survivors living as displaced persons—alive but without homes\, families or communities to which they could return. From 1945 to 1952 these refugees lived\, worked\, and went to school in camps established in Allied-occupied Europe while they waited to begin lives elsewhere - with the largest numbers eventually heading to Palestine and the United Sates. By 1952 all of the refugee camps were closed and around the world their former inhabitants were building new lives\, families and homelands. Until recently little has been written about this fascinating and turbulent time\, and the experiences of the refugees into the ensuing decades. Ghita Schwarz is a civil rights litigator specializing in immigrants’ rights. She grew up in a family of postwar Jewish refugees in New York City and attended Harvard College and Columbia Law School. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Ploughshares\, The Believer\, and The San Francisco Bay Guardian.
Phyllis Theroux talks about The Journal Keeper ($24.00). Essayist Theroux has long captivated readers with her pitch-perfect rendering of the inner lives of American women. This work is a memoir of six years in her life\, covering universal topics such as love\, loneliness\, growing old\, spiritual growth\, and death.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/evening-left-coast-writers-celebration-litquake
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/evening-left-coast-writers-celebration-litquake
SUMMARY:An Evening with Left Coast Writers - In Celebration of Litquake!
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
Celebrating Litquake &\; Left Coast Writers! Join us for an evening of celebration as Left Coast Writers launch their new books. Writers will present new works on a range of subjects\, coinciding with Litquake 2010. Join us as we celebrate these two unique Bay Area literary institutions!
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
Special for babies and moms! Susan Katz presents ABC\, Baby Me! ($7.99). This work offers a new twist on a classic board book theme\, using the alphabet to take babies through their busy day. Katz’s clever rhyming text and illustrator Alicia Padron’s adorable babies and toddlers will captivate and charm both young children and their caregivers.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-cheryl-mclaughlin-create-your-facebook-fan-page
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-cheryl-mclaughlin-create-your-facebook-fan-page
SUMMARY:Class\: Cheryl McLaughlin - Create Your Facebook Fan Page
DESCRIPTION:
A Facebook Fan Page is a powerful tool you can use to Develop your Author Platform\, Grow Your Community\, and Promote Your Books or Business. With step-by-step tutorials and case studies\, this hands-on workshop will show you\:
How Facebook Pages Work
Examples of Cool\, Customized Pages
How to Create Your Facebook Page\, Set Up Your Profile\, Write Eye-Catching Updates\, and Manage Your List of Fans
Tips for Success from the Best!
Cheryl McLaughlin is the founder of The Buzz Professor and specializes in helping authors and creative professionals develop social media marketing plans that work (without being pushy!). Contact Cheryl at cheryl@cherylmclaughlin.com.
Wayne Bernhardson talks about Moon Argentina (Moon Handbooks Argentina) ($21.95). Bernhardson provides suggestions for great trip strategies\, such as the 21-Day Natural History Tour and 15 Days of Argentine Art and Architecture. Moon Argentina is complete with tips on exploring historic sites like Plaza de Mayo and the pre-Columbian ruins of Quilmes.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T220000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101010T220000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/deborah-grabien-london-calling-3-jp-kinkaid-chronicles
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/deborah-grabien-london-calling-3-jp-kinkaid-chronicles
SUMMARY:Deborah Grabien - London Calling\: (#3 of the JP Kinkaid Chronicles)
DESCRIPTION:
Book party with live music &\; refreshments! Deborah Grabien presents London Calling\: (#3 of the JP Kinkaid Chronicles) ($16.00). Guitarist JP Kinkaid’s and his wife Bree’s honeymoon gets sidetracked when legendary director Sir Cedric Parmeley enters his 25-year-old rockumentary into competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Chaos and danger ensue after the film creates a frenzy with an old hate group.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101011T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101011T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-johnson-where-good-ideas-come-natural-history-innovation
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-johnson-where-good-ideas-come-natural-history-innovation
SUMMARY:Steven Johnson - Where Good Ideas Come From\: The Natural History of Innovation
DESCRIPTION:
Steven Johnson talks about Where Good Ideas Come From\: The Natural History of Innovation ($26.95). What sparks the flash of brilliance? Answering in his infectious\, culturally omnivorous style\, using his fluency in fields from neurobiology to popular culture\, Johnson provides the complete story of how we generate the ideas that push our society.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101012T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101012T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-dead-love-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/linda-watanabe-mcferrin-dead-love-0
SUMMARY:Linda Watanabe McFerrin - Dead Love
DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers Launch! Linda Watanabe McFerrin talks about her supernatural thriller Dead Love ($14.95 paperback/ $26.95 special edition hardcover).
It begins when Clément\, a lovesick ghoul\, falls for beautiful young
Erin. Unfortunately\, she is marked for death by the Japanese mob (the
yakuza). Using secrets learned from a Haitian witchdoctor\, and taking us
to Tokyo\, Amsterdam\, and Malaysia\, Clément finds a way to rescue and
possess her—but not at all in the manner he expected!
This globalized manga turned literature is Twilight
with teeth. Vivid storytelling and unforgettable characters unite to
delight adults and younger readers with an interest in the otherworldly\,
proving once and for all that that if the undead have their way\, love
will never die!
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
Rowan Jacobsen presents American Terroir\: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods\, Waters\, and Fields ($25.00). Why does honey from the tupelo-lined banks of the Apalachicola River have a kick of cinnamon unlike any other? Why is king salmon from Alaska’s Yukon River the richest in the world? Why do coffee beans from a single estate in Panama sell at auction for ten times the price of any other beans in the world?
The reason is terroir\, the “taste of place.” Originally used by the French to describe the way that local conditions such as soil and climate manifest themselves in the flavor of a wine\, the terroir concept has since been extended to discussions of many foods that are dependent on place for their uniqueness. France long ago mapped its terroir into a network of regions that produce distinctive wines\, cheeses\, meats\, and other foods\, and other nations in Europe followed suit. America is finally catching up\, and terroir is a fast-rising buzzword in the food world.
As Americans read Michael Pollan\, watch documentaries like Food\, Inc.\, and learn of the latest salmonella outbreak\, they are paying more attention than ever before to the origins of their food. American Terroir will introduce them to the “flavor landscapes” of some of our most iconic foods\, including apples and cider\, honey\, maple syrup\, oysters\, salmon\, wild mushrooms\, wine\, cheese\, coffee\, and chocolate—and explain why all foods are not created equal. Ultimately\, good eating is about romance\, and American Terroir finds that romance in the farms\, forests\, and waters where our great foods live.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T010000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jessica-theroux-cooking-italian-grandmothers-recipes-and-stories-tuscany-sicily
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jessica-theroux-cooking-italian-grandmothers-recipes-and-stories-tuscany-sicily
SUMMARY:Jessica Theroux - Cooking with Italian Grandmothers\: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily
DESCRIPTION:
Jessica Theroux discusses Cooking with Italian Grandmothers\: Recipes and Stories from Tuscany to Sicily ($40.00). American chef Theroux spent a year traveling throughout Italy\, cooking and talking with Italian grandmothers. The result is a charming collection of recipes\, techniques\, anecdotes\, and photos that celebrate Italy’s most experienced home cooks.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T020000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joelle-charbonneau-brenda-novak-skating-around-law
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joelle-charbonneau-brenda-novak-skating-around-law
SUMMARY:Joelle Charbonneau (Skating Around the Law) & Brenda Novak (Killer Heat)
DESCRIPTION:
Joelle Charbonneau presents Skating Around the Law ($24.99). A woman is on a mission to sell the roller rink she inherited. But she doesn’t count on discovering a dead body stuffed head-first in the rink toilet! Brenda Novak discusses Killer Heat ($7.99). Seven women have been discovered in Skull Valley\, Arizona. Jonah Young\, a P.I.\, has been hired to assist in solving the murders.
Special for kids! A playful holiday treat for the whole family! Caldecott Honor illustrator David Shannon presents It's Christmas\, David! ($16.99). From wayward snowballs to the sleepless excitement of Christmas Eve\, Shannon perfectly captures the joy and laughter of the Christmas season.
With Christmas just around the corner\, Santa Claus is busy making his list and checking it twice. Meanwhile\, David is trying to be good but he cannot seem to stay out of trouble! Freshly baked holiday cookies\, delicious candy canes\, and fierce snowball fights tempt a boy with a mischievous personality all his own. Will his sneaky\, playful ways land him on the naughty list? Remember\, David\, Santa’s watching!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T183000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T203000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-what-islam-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mehri-dadgar-what-islam-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Mehri Dadgar - What is Islam?
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Six Wednesdays\: Oct. 13-Nov. 17 Corte Madera store\, $125 Register for Class
Without knowing the religious background of a people\, it is difficult to understand their history\, literature\, art\, and politics. This course will familiarize you with the foundations of Islam\, being Muslim\, and sources of misconceptions about Islam through reading and discussing excerpts from the Quran.
Mehri Dadgar was born and raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran.
Course Outline\:
The definition of true Islam\, religion of peace justice and freedom.
Source of Islam\, the scripture Quran.
Terrorism cannot be justified by any religion of God.
Misconceptions about Jihad.
Freedom of Religion\, relation with other faiths.
Who is God or Allah according to the scripture?
The role of prophet Mohammad.
Who are the prophets and messengers?
Science and Islam. Is Quran the words of God?
Heaven and Hell in the Quran\, Who is Satan\, The day of judgment.
How to study the Quran. Who is the teacher of the Quran?
Five pillars of Islam.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101013T200000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ron-chernow-washington-life
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ron-chernow-washington-life
SUMMARY:Ron Chernow - Washington\: A Life EVENT CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:
This event is canceled. Due to a physical injury\, Ron Chernow is cutting his tour short this time. We will look forward to an event with him in the future.
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow discusses Washington\: A Life ($40.00). Despite the reverence his name inspires\, Washington remains\, for many Americans\, a laconic man of granite self-control\, arousing more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work\, Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing\, passionate man of fiery opinions.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/clarence-clemons-big-man-real-life-tall-tales
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/clarence-clemons-big-man-real-life-tall-tales
SUMMARY:Clarence Clemons - Big Man\: Real Life & Tall Tales ADDED EVENT!
DESCRIPTION:
Clarence Clemons presents Big Man\: Real Life &\; Tall Tales ($14.99). We all know them – Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band\, but what exactly are the stories behind this amazing rock sensation that took the nation by storm and reinvigorated what it meant to be American? Better question\: who made up the E-Street Band and how did they become one of the most renowned reticent groups of all time? Best question\: who is the giant\, the “Big Man” that commanded the stage with as much ease as he did power?
The first book written by a member of the E-Street Band\, Big Man is not your typical memoir. Clarence and Don set out to write a new kind of book – one that isn’t the same old story\; one that tells true\, unknown stories from the E-Street Band as well as captures Clarence’s larger-than-life storyteller persona in a series of hybrid fact-and-fiction stories called “Legends.”
For the first time\, Clarence “Big Man” Clemons and best friend Don Reo have put their experiences to paper shedding light on the almighty E-Street Band. This is not only a compilation of honesty and outright hilarity\; it is a collection of times beginning with the birth of this musical phenomenon.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T033000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-dianne-jacob-art-cookbook-writing
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-dianne-jacob-art-cookbook-writing
SUMMARY:Class\: Dianne Jacob - The Art of Cookbook Writing
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Five Wednesdays\: Oct. 13-Nov. 10 • 6\:30-8\:30 pm\, $160 Register
for Class
Find out what agents and editors want\, and learn how to get your cookbook published and marketed. Expand and shape your idea and give it your own personality. Write mouth-watering recipes that make readers want to rush into the kitchen. In-class writing exercises\, real-life examples\, and lots of support will move you forward. Dianne Jacob is the co-author of Grilled Pizzas &\; Piadinas\, with chef Craig Priebe\; and author of Will Write for Food.
Free Event - Open to the Public Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Michael Cunningham presents his novel By Nightfall ($25.00). Peter and Rebecca are mid-forties denizens of Manhattan’s SoHo—enviable urbanites with every reason to be happy\, until Rebecca’s much-younger brother shows up for a visit. Cunningham is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours.
Book Passage Class Eight Thursdays\: Oct. 14-Dec. 9 Corte Madera store\, $235 Register for Class
For beginners &\; those who have had some exposure to German. You’ll focus on conjugating verbs in the present tense\, declension of nouns\, articles\, and simple conversations with German speakers. Required text\:Living Language\, Ultimate German (Beginner-Intermediate) $18.00.
Hamid Emami has an M.A. from University of Hamburg and is fluent is several languages. He has taught German for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T190000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-joyce-maynard-women%E2%80%99s-national-book-association-celebrates-national-reading-
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-joyce-maynard-women%E2%80%99s-national-book-association-celebrates-national-reading-
SUMMARY:Literary Luncheon with Joyce Maynard - Women’s National Book Association Celebrates National Reading Group Month!
DESCRIPTION:
The ticket price of $55
includes lunch and a signed book Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 to reserve Corte Madera store
Join Joyce Maynard for lunch as she talks about her novel The Good Daughters. They were born on the same day in the same New Hampshire town. Ruth Plank is an artist\, born to a gentle\, caring farmer and his stolid wife\, who yearns to soar beyond the confines of their town. Dana Dickerson\, who was raised by a pair of drifters\, is a scientist and realist who longs for stability and rootedness. Ruth and Dana share a need to make sense of who they are. Maynard’s works include At Home in the World.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101014T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-making-money-your-memories
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-making-money-your-memories
SUMMARY:Class\: Laura Deutsch - Making Money From Your Memories
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Four Thursdays\: Oct.14-Nov. 4\, 4\:00-6\:00 pm\, $155 Corte Madera store Register
for Class
Discover the secrets of transforming memories and life experiences into personal essays and stories that sell. This practical “How to” workshop will give you the tools you need to get your writing published in magazines\, newspapers\, and other media. You’ll learn what editors are looking for (and paying for!) and how to craft your stories. For writers at all levels\, this class includes instruction\, in-class writing\, feedback\, and submission ideas.
Laura Deutsch is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in the N.Y. Times and S.F. Chronicle. She has taught writing at U.C. Berkeley\, and she leads writing retreats from Tassajara to Tuscany.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/melissa-clark-tara-duggan-and-margo-true-kitchen-good-appetite
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/melissa-clark-tara-duggan-and-margo-true-kitchen-good-appetite
SUMMARY:Melissa Clark with Tara Duggan and Margo True - In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite
DESCRIPTION:
New York Times “A Good Appetite” columnist Melissa Clark in Conversation with San Francisco Chronicle “Working Cook” columnist Tara Duggan and Sunset Magazine food editor Margo True Melissa Clark\, with Tara Duggan and Margo True\, talks about In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite\: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love ($27.50). A James Beard Award winner and New York Times food writer offers an inviting\, easy\, and delectable collection of 150 recipes and stories behind the food readers love. Clark is the author of The Deen Bros. Cookbook\: Recipes from the Road. Margo True has been the food editor of Sunset magazine since 2006. Before Sunset\, she was the executive editor at Saveur magazine\, and before that\, a senior editor and writer at Gourmet. Over the course of her career\, Margo has won four James Beard journalism awards for her writing and has often been a guest on TV and radio programs. She lives in Menlo Park\, California.
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/meredith-maran-my-lie-true-story-false-memory
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/meredith-maran-my-lie-true-story-false-memory
SUMMARY:Meredith Maran - My Lie\: A True Story of False Memory
DESCRIPTION:
Meredith Maran discusses My Lie\: A True Story of False Memory ($24.95). Maran lived a daughter’s nightmare\: she accused her father of sexual abuse\, then realized\, nearly too late\, that he was innocent. Maran unveils her family’s devastation and ultimate redemption against the backdrop of the scandals that sent hundreds of innocents to jail in the 1980s and 90s.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T020000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-nichols-oil-and-ice-story-arctic-disaster-and-rise-and-fall-americas-last-whaling-dynast
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-nichols-oil-and-ice-story-arctic-disaster-and-rise-and-fall-americas-last-whaling-dynast
SUMMARY:Peter Nichols - Oil and Ice\: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101015T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france-0
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france-0
SUMMARY:Class\: Nicolas Wolff - Gastronomy \\"Made in France\\"
DESCRIPTION:Corte Madera store\, $30 Register for Class
On Oct. 15th\, we will start our itinerary in Lyon with its famous beaujolais nouveau and world renowned gastronomy. We will travel south to Avignon through the Vallée du Rhône with a stop at the Tain-L'Hermitage with the great Hermitage vineyard and at the Gorges de l'Ardéche. We will share our impressions of Avignon and the beautiful surrounding villages of the Luberon and Les Alpilles (Gordes\, Roussillon\, Coustellet\, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue\, Saint-Remy de Provence\, Eygalieres etc...) with their exquisite lavender fields\, colorful local markets and many regional culinary specialties as well as the many notable wines including\, of course\, the famed village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mort-rosenblum-little-bunch-madmen-elements-global-reporting
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mort-rosenblum-little-bunch-madmen-elements-global-reporting
SUMMARY:Mort Rosenblum - Little Bunch of Madmen\: Elements of Global Reporting
DESCRIPTION:
Mort Rosenblum talks about Little Bunch of Madmen\: Elements of Global Reporting ($12.00). Along with rip-roaring tales and wise advice from other veteran correspondents\, Rosenblum draws on 40 years of experience to bring reality into focus and guide reporters on how to get close to their stories and come back safely.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/harry-hamlin-full-frontal-nudity-making-accidental-actor
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/harry-hamlin-full-frontal-nudity-making-accidental-actor
SUMMARY:Harry Hamlin - Full Frontal Nudity\: The Making of an Accidental Actor
DESCRIPTION:
Harry Hamlin talks about Full Frontal Nudity\: The Making of an Accidental Actor ($24.00). Hamlin presents a laugh-out-loud-funny memoir in which he digs deep into his past to recount the wacky experiences of his childhood\, the twisted path that led to his alleged criminal behavior\, and the series of fortuitous mishaps that drove him to become a Hollywood actor.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alan-rinzler-how-be-published
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alan-rinzler-how-be-published
SUMMARY:Class\: Alan Rinzler - How to Be Published
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Participants are invited to bring a three-minute pitch for discussion in the class Corte Madera store\, $55 Register
for Class
A candid and revealing view of what happens behind closed doors in agents’ and publishers’ offices from a veteran editor and publisher with 48 years of experience. Learn how to navigate the twists and turns of today’s volatile book business\, write a winning book proposal\, and build a platform for your book. Learn about self-publishing as a strategy for getting a book deal. Alan Rinzler is the Executive Editor of Jossey-Bass Publishing. He was Director of Trade Publishing at Bantam Books and Vice President of Rolling Stone. He’s edited and published many notable authors\, inlcuding Toni Morrison\, Hunter Thompson\, Tom Robbins\, and Robert Ludlum.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T200000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-giuliana-rancic-i-do-now-what-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-giuliana-rancic-i-do-now-what-added-event
SUMMARY:Bill & Giuliana Rancic - I Do\, Now What? EVENT CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:
This event is canceled.
Free Event - Open to the Public San Francisco store
Giuliana and Bill Rancic present I Do\, Now What? Secrets\, Stores and Advice from a Madly-in-Love Couple ($25.00)\, a funny\, frank\, and characteristically down-to-earth guide for newly married couples or those about to take the plunge—and a behind the scenes look at this glamorous couple’s real-life marriage.
America’s Sweethearts Giuliana and Bill Rancic have been charming their legion of fans with their popular real-life romantic comedy “Giuliana &\; Bill” on The Style Network and E! for two seasons\, detailing their fairy-tale romance and long-distance marriage with wit and style.
A must-read for newly married couples or those about to take the plunge!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-barich-long-way-home-trail-steinbeck%E2%80%99s-america
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-barich-long-way-home-trail-steinbeck%E2%80%99s-america
SUMMARY:Bill Barich - Long Way Home\: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America
DESCRIPTION:
Bill Barich presents Long Way Home\: On the Trail of Steinbeck’s America ($25.00). In the summer of 2008\, with a hotly contested election looming\, and in the shadow of an economic meltdown\, Barich set off on a 5\,943-mile cross-country drive from New York to his old hometown in San Francisco via Route 50\, a road twisting through the American heartland. This work is the result of his pilgrimage.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T230000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lissa-rankin-what%E2%80%99s-down-there-questions-you%E2%80%99d-only-ask-your-gynecologist-if-she-was-your-best
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lissa-rankin-what%E2%80%99s-down-there-questions-you%E2%80%99d-only-ask-your-gynecologist-if-she-was-your-best
SUMMARY:Lissa Rankin - What’s Up Down There?\: Questions You’d Only Ask Your Gynecologist If She Was Your Best Friend
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101016T230000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/annual-members-only-reception-and-book-talk-elaine-petrocelli
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/annual-members-only-reception-and-book-talk-elaine-petrocelli
SUMMARY:Annual Members Only Reception and Book Talk with Elaine Petrocelli
DESCRIPTION:For Friends of Book Passage Members Corte Madera store Register to become a member Join us for our Annual Friends of Book PassageMembers Only Reception and Book Talk with Elaine Petrocelli.
This special annual event is very popular and shouldn’t be missed! The talk is open to current members and to those who register to become a member before or on the day of the talk. Meet us in the Gallery in Book Passage Part II in Corte Madera at 4\:00 pm.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101017T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101017T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elizabeth-murray-monets-passion
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/elizabeth-murray-monets-passion
SUMMARY:Elizabeth Murray - Monet’s Passion\: Ideas\, Inspiration & Insights from the Painter’s Garden
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Corte Madera store\, $100 For teens only - 48 hours advance registration required Register for Class
Light lunch included Come fill your writer’s toolbox with everything you need for fiction writing. Three published authors of young adult literature will work with you on character\, voice\, setting\, plot\, and dialog. Bring laptop or pen and paper. Cheryl Renee Herbsman is the author of Breathing. Cynthia Jaynes Omololu is the author of Dirty Little Secrets. Malinda Lo is the author of Ash. These young adult authors will sign copies of their books immediately following the workshop at 3\:00 pm.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101017T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101017T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dinaw-mengestu-how-read-air
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dinaw-mengestu-how-read-air
SUMMARY:Dinaw Mengestu - How to Read the Air
DESCRIPTION:
Dinaw Mengestu talks about his novel How to Read the Air ($25.95). Yosef and Mariam\, Ethiopian immigrants\, set off on a road trip from Illinois to Tennessee\, in search of a new identity as an American couple. Years later\, Yosef has died and their son Jonas sets out to retrace their trip. Mengestu is the author of The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101017T230000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kim-dower-air-kissing-mars
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kim-dower-air-kissing-mars
SUMMARY:Kim Dower - Air Kissing on Mars
DESCRIPTION:
Kim Dower discusses Air Kissing on Mars ($18.95). Edgy and sensual\, Dower’s poems are a portal to a haunting universe of everyday life wrapped into poetic reverie. Lost languages\, locomotives pummeling through dreams\, taxi drivers thrown by the earth’s rotation\, shadows in closets\, men who exfoliate—all come together in this startling collection.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/phil-cousineau-mort-rosenblum-paris-literary-tour-june-2011-information-night
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/phil-cousineau-mort-rosenblum-paris-literary-tour-june-2011-information-night
SUMMARY:Phil Cousineau & Mort Rosenblum - Paris Literary & Culinary Tour (June 2011) Information Night!
DESCRIPTION:
Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store
Come to Paris with Book Passage! Join Phil Cousineau and Mort Rosenblum as they share highlights for the upcoming Paris tour they are leading on June 19-30\, 2011\: We’ll Always Have Paris\: A Peripatetic\, Poetic and Sweet walking\, literary\, and culinary tour of Paris.
Tour Paris with Phil Cousineau &\; Mort Rosenblum!
Join
us for a creative adventure into the cultural riches of Paris. This is
more than just a tour—it’s an opporunity to exercise and enhance your
creative abilities with two writers who know Paris well. You’ll be
working each day with Mort Rosenblum\, an award-winning journalist and freelance writer\, and Phil Cousineau\, an acclaimed writer\, filmmaker and dream weaver.
Each morning focuses on an aspect of Parisian life\, from
literature and art\, to film\, architecture\, music\, dance or cuisine. Some
highlights include\: talks and tea at Shakespeare &\; Company\; a private chocolate tasting with reticent Jacques Genin\; a movable feast lunch on rue de Seine\; a seminar and lunch aboard Mort Rosenblum’s teak boat docked in the center of Paris\; tours of the Louvre\, le Musée d’Orsay\, Magnum Photo Gallery\, Cinematheque Française\, Père Lachaise cemetery\, weekly farmer’s markets\, the Marais\, Victor Hugo’s home on Place des Vosges\, and more. Also included are two full-day pilgrimages out of Paris to Chartres cathedral and to Monet’s home and gardens in Giverny.
But
it’s in the afternoons when the creative effort begins\, as students
will work on their own stories\, essays\, sketches\, songs\, and other
activities—all of it under the tutelage of the two tour leaders. In the
evenings\, the group will gather together to exchange presentations and
thoughts about the day’s work. For students\, the impact of this trip
could extend well beyond the ten days spent in Paris. The goal of the
tour guides is to work with each student and help create the beginnings
of a publishable work.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T020000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joel-selvin-smartass-music-journalism-joel-selvin-california-rock-and-roll
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SUMMARY:Joel Selvin - Smartass\: The Music Journalism of Joel Selvin\: California Rock and Roll
DESCRIPTION:
Joel Selvin talks about Smartass\: The Music Journalism of Joel Selvin\: California Rock and Roll ($19.95). From the Grateful Dead to the Beach Boys\, Selvin has tracked rock and roll lore throughout California for the San Francisco Chronicle since 1970. This work brings together his finest reporting on California rock and roll—a collection of feature articles ranging in subjects from Phil Spector to Tom Waits.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101018T230000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-shawna-yang-ryan-beyond-craft-how-approach-%E2%80%9Ctruth%E2%80%9D-fiction
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-shawna-yang-ryan-beyond-craft-how-approach-%E2%80%9Ctruth%E2%80%9D-fiction
SUMMARY:Class\: Shawna Yang Ryan - Beyond Craft\: How to Approach “Truth” in Fiction
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Three Mondays\: Oct. 18\, 25 &\; Nov. 1\, 4\:00-6\:00 pm\, $110 Register
for Class
This class discusses the issues of authenticity and “truth” in writing\, analyzing George Orwell’s 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” and Bertolt Brecht’s 1935 essay “Writing the Truth\: Five Difficulties.” Students will examine their own work to learn how to write fiction that speaks honestly. A former Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan\, Shawna Yang Ryan now teaches at City College of San Francisco. Her debut novel\, Water Ghosts\, was a Maurice Prize winner and a finalist for the Northern California Book Award.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tucker-max-assholes-finish-first
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tucker-max-assholes-finish-first
SUMMARY:Tucker Max - Assholes Finish First
DESCRIPTION:
Tucker Max signs copies of his irreverent collection Assholes Finish First ($22.95). Max is a self-described “asshole” who gets excessively drunk at inappropriate times\, disregards social norms\, indulges every whim\, ignores the consequences of his actions\, mocks idiots and posers\, sleeps with more women than is safe or reasonable\, and just generally acts like a jerk. And\, he shares his adventures with the world.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/erich-origen-gan-golan-adventures-unemployed-man
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/erich-origen-gan-golan-adventures-unemployed-man
SUMMARY:Erich Origen & Gan Golan - The Adventures of Unemployed Man
DESCRIPTION:
Erich Origen and Gan Golan present the graphic novel The Adventures of Unemployed Man ($14.99). Unemployed Man and his sidekick\, Plan B\, team up with other down-but-not-out superheroes as battle such dastardly villains as The Human Resource and The Invisible Hand.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marlo-thomas-growing-laughing-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marlo-thomas-growing-laughing-added-event
SUMMARY:Marlo Thomas - Growing Up Laughing
DESCRIPTION:
Tickets $32 (includes a signed copy of the book) Call (415) 927-0960\, ext. 1 Dominican University of California Guzman Lecture Hall (2nd Floor)\, San Rafael\, CA
In Growing Up Laughing\, Marlo Thomas recalls the behind-the-scenes decisions that shaped her career\; her marriage to Phil Donahue\; and her friendships and collaborations with an impressive list of cultural icons—from Gloria Steinem and Milton Berle to Orson Welles and Elaine May. Among her interviews and remembrances\, Thomas also shares a running collection of prized jokes\, both long and short\, that summon up the rich chorus of voices she has brought together.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101019T170000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/t-barron-merlin%E2%80%99s-dragon-book-3-ultimate-magic
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/t-barron-merlin%E2%80%99s-dragon-book-3-ultimate-magic
SUMMARY:T. A. Barron - Merlin’s Dragon\, Book 3\: Ultimate Magic
DESCRIPTION:
Special for kids! T. A. Barron presents Merlin’s Dragon\, Book 3\: Ultimate Magic ($19.99). Avalon is on the verge of total destruction\, but Merlin is nowhere to be found. In this final book of the Merlin’s Dragon trilogy\, Barron brings this saga to a thrilling—if bittersweet—end. Barron is also the author of the Great Tree of Avalon series.
Book Passage Class Eight Tuesdays\: Oct. 19-Dec. 7 Corte Madera store\, $235 Register for Class
For beginners &\; those who have had some exposure to German. You’ll focus on conjugating verbs in the present tense\, declension of nouns\, articles\, and simple conversations with German speakers. Required text\:Living Language\, Ultimate German (Beginner-Intermediate) $18.00.
Hamid Emami has an M.A. from University of Hamburg and is fluent is several languages. He has taught German for many years.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101020T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101020T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marissa-guggiana-primal-cuts-cooking-americas-best-butchers
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marissa-guggiana-primal-cuts-cooking-americas-best-butchers
SUMMARY:Marissa Guggiana - Primal Cuts\: Cooking with America's Best Butchers
DESCRIPTION:
Marissa Guggiana talks about Primal Cuts\: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers ($37.50). Butchery was nearly a dead art\, until a recent renaissance turned progressive meat cutters into culinary cult idols. Inspired by a locally driven approach to butchery\, this new wave of meat mavens is redefining the way we buy and cook our beef\, pork\, fowl\, and game.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101020T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101020T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bo-caldwell-city-tranquil-light
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bo-caldwell-city-tranquil-light
SUMMARY:Bo Caldwell - City of Tranquil Light
DESCRIPTION:
Bo Caldwell talks about her novel City of Tranquil Light ($25.00). Having felt a call from God\, Will Kiehn travels to the vast North China Plain in the early 20th century\, where he weds a fellow missionary\, Katherine. Will their faith and relationship be enough to sustain them as the couple works to improve the lives of the people of Kuang P’ing Ch’eng?
Antonya Nelson discusses her novel Bound ($25.00). The critically acclaimed author of Nothing Right delivers her much-anticipated first novel in a decade—a story of tangled lives\, set in a Wichita riveted by the reemergence of the infamous serial killer known as BTK. Nelson is also the author of Female Trouble\: Stories and Living to Tell.
Frank Dikotter presents Mao's Great Famine\: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe\, 1958-1962 ($30.00). Dikötter makes clear that\, far from being the program that would lift the country among the world's superpowers and prove the power of Communism\, as Mao imagined\, the Great Leap Forward transformed the country in the other direction. It became the site not only of "\;one of the most deadly mass killings of human history\,"\;—at least 45 million people were worked\, starved\, or beaten to death—but also of "\;the greatest demolition of real estate in human history\,"\; as up to one-third of all housing was turned into rubble). The experiment was a catastrophe for the natural world as well\, as the land was savaged in the maniacal pursuit of steel and other industrial accomplishments. In a powerful meshing of exhaustive research in Chinese archives and narrative drive\, Dikötter for the first time links up what happened in the corridors of power-the vicious backstabbing and bullying tactics that took place among party leaders-with the everyday experiences of ordinary people\, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. His magisterial account recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101022T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101022T170000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lisa-brown-vampire-boys-good-night-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/lisa-brown-vampire-boys-good-night-added-event
SUMMARY:Lisa Brown - Vampire Boy's Good Night ADDED EVENT!
DESCRIPTION:
Special for kids! When the sun goes down and everything is wonderfully cold and dark\, a vampire boy and a little witch go searching for children in the night.
But this is no ordinary night. It is Halloween\, and what they find may surprise them. . .
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101022T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101022T190000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france-1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-nicolas-wolff-gastronomy-made-france-1
SUMMARY:Class\: Nicolas Wolff - Gastronomy \\"Made in France\\"
DESCRIPTION:Corte Madera store\, $30 Register for Class
On Oct. 22nd\, we will continue further South to Aix-en-Provence and then on to the Mediterranean coast from Marseille to Nice with a stop in Cassis (famous for its Calanques). We will speak about the well known seaside villages such as Bormes-les-Mimosas\, Le Lavandou\, Saint-Tropez\, Eze\, Cannes and Nice. We will discuss the rich history and many spectacular sites of this area as well as it's native Provencal authors and painters. We will focus on the regional gastronomic specialities such as bouillabaise and ratatouille and the many great rose wines from the South of France.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101023T023000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101023T023000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-greenwald-snake-lake
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jeff-greenwald-snake-lake
SUMMARY:Jeff Greenwald - Snake Lake
DESCRIPTION:
Launch Party! Bay Area writer Jeff Greenwald (Shopping for Buddhas and The Size of the World) returns to Kathmandu in this memoir Snake Lake ($15.95)\, which unfolds during Nepal’s bloody 1990 uprising. Encounters with a Tibetan Lama and a frisky photographer enliven a tale in which he wrestles with three wildly different paths to liberation.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101023T184500Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101023T184500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/vanessa-barrington-diy-delicious-recipes-and-ideas-simple-food-scratch
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/vanessa-barrington-diy-delicious-recipes-and-ideas-simple-food-scratch
SUMMARY:Vanessa Barrington - DIY Delicious\: Recipes and Ideas for Simple Food from Scratch
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday mornings\, chefs and cookbook authors lead free cooking demonstrations using seasonal ingredients from the Farmers Market. Join them in the CUESA kitchen (North Arcade) for tips\, recipes\, and a sample. We’ll be there with the books.
Spiritual memoir uses the raw material of your life to reveal the deeper intelligence of your soul’s journey. In this workshop we weave into words as truthfully and tenderly as possible the ongoing thread of our lives that runs through our days. The workshop provides a relaxed and nonjudgmental space in which to share your work and to receive supportive feedback. You are welcome to bring work for which you would like feedback. To unearth the content of our story\, we will sharpen the tools of style\, language\, metaphor and imagery. Spiritual memoir can fit easily into poetry\, nonfiction\, fiction\, or journal writing. This workshop is suitable for beginners and also for writers with some experience.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101024T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101024T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/alexander-mccall-smith-charming-quirks-others
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/alexander-mccall-smith-charming-quirks-others
SUMMARY:Alexander McCall Smith - The Charming Quirks of Others
DESCRIPTION:
Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Alexander McCall Smith presents The Charming Quirks of Others ($24.95). A couple who are old friends of Isabel’s ask for her help in a tricky situation\: A successor is being sought for the headmaster position at their alma mater\, and one of the finalists has a serious skeleton in the closet. Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series is a Book Passage favorite.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101024T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101024T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/california-writers-club-no-more-excuses%E2%80%94write-book
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/california-writers-club-no-more-excuses%E2%80%94write-book
SUMMARY:California Writers Club - No More Excuses—Write That Book!
DESCRIPTION:
$5 members/$10 non-members per meeting Corte Madera store
“No More Excuses—Write That Book!”\: with Kathi Kamen Goldmark and Sam Barry
The
Marin branch of the California Writers Club meets monthly at Book
Passage. Meetings are free to attend. The Marin branch was chartered in
1999 and celebrates ten years with California Writers Club and with Book
Passage. CWC\, a 501c educational corporation\, is the nation’s oldest
professional club for writers ... “educating writers of all levels of
expertise in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.”
More info at\: http\://www.calwriters.org.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101025T000000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101025T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tyler-florence-family-meal
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tyler-florence-family-meal
SUMMARY:Cooks with Books\: Tyler Florence - Family Meal SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:
This event is now SOLD OUT.
Cooks with Books Event! Wayfare Tavern\, San Francisco Tickets\: $125 per person ($200 per couple) Reserve by phone at (415) 927-0960\, ext. 1
Join us for a very special evening with Tyler Florence\, superstar chef\, Food Network host\, cookbook author\, and the proprietor of Wayfare Tavern. Florence is famous for championing simplicity\, freshness\, and culinary honesty in the kitchen. In this new cookbook\, he brings it all home to working with wholesome and locally fresh ingredients. Not only is this event a super launch for his latest cookbook but we will also be celebrating the opening of his new restaurant\, Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco! The ticket price includes the meal\, wine\, coffee\, tax\,
tip &\; a
signed copy of the author’s book.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101025T000000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/writing-mamas-salon-rachel-sarah
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/writing-mamas-salon-rachel-sarah
SUMMARY:Writing Mamas Salon - Rachel Sarah
DESCRIPTION:
Writing Mamas Salon® A Writing Group • Led by Dawn Yun 2nd Sunday each month • 5\:00-8\:00 pm. • $120 per year The Writing Mamas
is where motherhood meets writinghood and finds a happy neighborhood at
Book Passage. Improve your writing! Meet great mothers who are writers!
Learn to perform your work before the public! Get published! All this and more when you join the popular Writing Mamas!
We will write\, workshop\, gab\, and hear speakers. Many members have gone
on to be published. Why not you? Let the other mothers/writers help
you\, while the speakers inspire you. This year lots of Writing Mamas
are getting their books\, articles\, and blogs published. Inspiration is
found in the fabulous speakers we have lined up. For a complete list of
all speakers\, go to www.writingmamas.com.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101025T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101025T170000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-sis-madlenka-soccer-star
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-sis-madlenka-soccer-star
SUMMARY:Peter Sis - Madlenka Soccer Star
DESCRIPTION:
Special for kids! Peter Sis discusses Madlenka Soccer Star ($16.99). Madlenka—that little girl whose city block is a world of its own—is back and ready to play! When she dribbles her new soccer ball out the door\, it seems that everyone wants to get in the game —the mailbox\, a dog\, even a parking meter\, but especially all the neighborhood cats!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101026T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101026T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/larry-colton-no-ordinary-joes-extraordinary-true-story-four-submariners-war-and-love-and-life
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/larry-colton-no-ordinary-joes-extraordinary-true-story-four-submariners-war-and-love-and-life
SUMMARY:Larry Colton - No Ordinary Joes\: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life
DESCRIPTION:
Larry Colton talks about No Ordinary Joes\: The Extraordinary True Story of Four Submariners in War and Love and Life ($26.00). On April 23\, 1943\, the 70-man crew of the USS Grenadier scrambled to save their submarine—and themselves—after a Japanese torpedo sent it crashing to the ocean floor. Miraculously\, the men were able to bring the sub back to the surface\, only to be captured by the Japanese.
From John Strawn (www.johnstrawn.com)\: Larry Colton has a new book coming out next month\, one he’s worked on for almost ten years. Called No Ordinary Joes\, it’s his fourth book and\, unlike the others\, doesn’t rely on Larry being a participant observer in the events he’s writing about to drive the narrative. No Ordinary Joes is about a group of men from his dad’s generation\, the guys who fought WW II. I read an early draft\, and was moved by it\, and over the last couple of weeks have read the final version\, which I think is superb. Continue reading
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101026T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101026T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kid-lit-salon-revisionaries
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kid-lit-salon-revisionaries
SUMMARY:Kid Lit Salon - The Revisionaries
DESCRIPTION:
Speakers\: Critique Group The Revisionaries\, with Maria Van Lieshout\, Gianna Marino\, Jim Averbeck\, Karen Ehrhardt\, Lynn E. Hazen\, &\; Yuyi Morales Corte Madera store
Members
of a 10 year-old Critique Group - The Revisionaries discuss their
work\, the pros and cons of critique groups\, and what makes theirs work.
Maria
Van Lieshout is the Author and Illustrator of the
Critically acclaimed “Little Book” series\, TUMBLE\, PEEP\, BLOOM\,
and SPLASH\, which received starred reviews from PW
and School Library Journal. She was born and lived in Holland
until she fell head over wooden shoes in love with San Francisco\, where
she currently lives in a 100-year old Victorian with her husband Peter
and their son Max. www.mariavanlieshout.com
Gianna
Marino has been a full time illustrator and writer in
the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 20 years. After several years
in a corporate box with no windows\, Gianna left for good and was soon
invited into the Revisionaries writer's group to expand her writing and
illustration. She has published numerous articles for travel magazines
and more recently\, two picture books—Zoopa\: An Animal Alphabet
and One Too Many (Chronicle Books). www.giannamarino.com
Jim
Averbeck’s first book\, In a Blue Room\,
won a Charlotte Zolotow Honor for writing. He is the
illustrator of the serialized novel\, A Long Walk to Water
by Newbery winner Linda Sue Park. His second picture book\, Except
If\, will be published by Atheneum in Spring 2011\, OH NO!
(Atheneum\, Spring 2012) and The Market Bowl.
(Charlesbridge\, Fall 2012). www.JimAverbeckBooks.com
Karen
Ehrhardt’s swinging debut\, This Jazz Man\,
landed on the N.Y. Public Library's list “100 Titles for Reading and
Sharing\,” and is one of the "\;Multicultural Books Every Child Should
Know"\; (NEA). Featuring jazz immortals such as Louis Armstrong\, this
sing-along picture book was praised by The New York Times as\,
“a whole lot of fun\,” and Publishers Weekly called it “just
right as an uptempo introduction for the youngest music lovers.” Karen
gives author talks and teaches writing workshops for kids. www.ThisJazzMan.com
Lynn
E. Hazen’s young adult novel\, Shifty was
chosen as VOYA’s top shelf fiction\, a CCBC Choice\,
and a Smithsonian Notable. Her younger books include\: Mermaid
Mary Margaret (a middle grade novel which Kirkus
called “a winner”)\, Cinder Rabbit\, The Amazing
Trail of Seymore Snail\, and Buzz Bumble.
Lynn teaches classes in writing at Stanford Continued Studies. www.LynnHazen.com
Yuyi
Morales is an award winning Illustrator/Author with such
beautiful books as Little Night\, My Abuelita\,
Harvesting Home\, and Sand Sister. As
of right now\, she is the one member of the Revisionaries who is unable
to join our panel. But we’re crossing our fingers she’ll figure out a
way to make it work! www.yuyimorales.com
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Kid Lit Salon Children’s Book Writers &\; Illustrators Salon • Led by Lissa Rovetch 4th Monday each month • 7\:00-9\:00 pm • $120 per year The Kid Lit Salon
is for both established and beginning children’s book writers and
illustrators. Come socialize with like-minded\, creative types in your
field. Our evenings include a wildly diverse array of speakers\, member
updates\, events\, conferences\, and insider tips. Writer and illustrator Lissa
Rovetch is the author of Ook the
Book
and the Hot Dog
and Bob chapter book series.
She illustrated her 84 year-old mother's book There
Was a Man
Who Loved a Rat and Other Vile Little Poems\,
writes the "\;Ask Arizona"\; series for Highlights Magazine\, and teaches at the
California College of the Arts. Vist www.lissarovetch.com.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101026T193000Z
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UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jimmy-carter-white-house-diary
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jimmy-carter-white-house-diary
SUMMARY:Jimmy Carter - White House Diary
DESCRIPTION:
NOTE VENUE CHANGE\: This signing will now be held at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building Tues.\, Oct. 26 at 12\:30 pm. For those attending the signing\, books will be available for purchase at the Ferry Building before entering the signing line. Please purchase books there.
San Francisco store President Jimmy Carter signs copies of White House Diary ($30.00). The edited\, annotated diary of President Carter—filled with his relationships with friends and foes\, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world—presents an astonishingly intimate view of his presidency.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101027T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101027T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rosecrans-baldwin-you-lost-me-there-added-event
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rosecrans-baldwin-you-lost-me-there-added-event
SUMMARY:Rosecrans Baldwin - You Lost Me There ADDED EVENT!
DESCRIPTION:
Rosecrans Baldwin talks about You Lost Me There ($25.95). By turns funny\, charming\, and tragic\, Rosecrans Baldwin's debut novel takes us inside the heart and mind of Dr. Victor Aaron\, a leading Alzheimer's researcher at the Soborg Institute on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Victor spends his days alternating between long hours in the sterile lab and running through memories of his late wife\, Sara. He has preserved their marriage as a sort of perfect\, if tumultuous\, duet between two opposite but precisely compatible souls.
But one day\, in the midst of organizing his already hyperorganized life\, Victor discovers a series of index cards covered in Sara's handwriting. They chronicle the major "\;changes in direction"\; of their marriage\, written as part of a brief fling with couples counseling. Sara's version of their great love story is markedly different from his own\, which\, for the eminent memory specialist\, is a startling revelation.
This event is canceled. Free Event - Open to the Public Corte Madera store Order a signed copy
Peter Orner presents Hope Deferred ($24.00). Zimbabwe represents one of the worst humanitarian emergencies today. This book asks the question\: How did a country with so much promise—a stellar education system\, a growing middle class\, a liberal constitution\, an independent judiciary—go so wrong? Orner is the author of Esther Stories.
Special for kids! James Dashner presents The Scorch Trials ($17.99). The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom\, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch\, the most burned-out section of the world\, and WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them!
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/aron-cramer-zachary-karabell-sustainable-excellence-future-business-fast-changing-world
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/aron-cramer-zachary-karabell-sustainable-excellence-future-business-fast-changing-world
SUMMARY:Aron Cramer & Zachary Karabell - Sustainable Excellence\: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World
DESCRIPTION:
Aron Cramer and Zachary Karabell talk about Sustainable Excellence\: The Future of Business in a Fast-Changing World ($25.99). The rise of emerging economies creates vast opportunities for companies—and better living standards for us all. In this work\, Cramer and Karabell tell the stories of the companies who are responding to these shifts.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T013000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-michael-chiarello-bottega
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cooks-books-michael-chiarello-bottega
SUMMARY:Cooks with Books\: Michael Chiarello - Bottega
DESCRIPTION:Cooks with Books Event! Left Bank Restaurant\, Larkspur Tickets\: $140 per person/ $195 per couple Reserve
by phone at (415) 927-0960 ext. 1
Within a year of its opening\, Michael Chiarello’s restaurant Bottega in the Napa Valley was selected as one of America’s best new restaurants by Forbes and Esquire and a top new-comer by Zagat guides. Chiarello’s signature dishes are full of big\, bold Italian flavors\, which draw inspiration from his Calabrese roots. Chiarello has been a fixture on Top Chef Masters\, the Food Network\, and PBS. Now\, with Bottega\, home cooks can enjoy the Bottega experience. The ticket price includes the meal\, wine\, coffee\, tax\,
tip &\; a
signed copy of the author’s book.
NOTE\: This event is rescheduled to Tues.\, Nov. 23 at 7\:00 pm. Due to the excitement &\; interest surrounding the Giants in the World Series Wednesday night\, this event with Michael Krasny will be postponed until November.
Michael Krasny talks about Spiritual Envy\: An Agnostic’s Quest ($22.95). Unlike recent authors who emphatically say “No!” or “Yes!” to God\, Krasny is among the millions who know they don’t know. As a radio host\, professor\, and scholar\, he has spent decades leading conversations on every imaginable topic. He takes readers on an exploration of morality\, mortality\, why we do good\, and why evil sometimes triumphs.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T203000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101028T223000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-post-impressionism-van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne-beyond-1
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-post-impressionism-van-gogh-gauguin-cezanne-beyond-1
SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Post-Impressionism\: Van Gogh\, Gauguin\, Cezanne & Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay Book Passage Class Three Thursdays\: Oct. 28-Nov. 11 Corte Madera store\, $45 Register for Class
Join Art Historian Kerrin Meis
for an in-depth study of the artists represented in this exhibit at the
De Young Museum\, including late works by Monet and Renoir\, followed by
the highly individualist style of Seurat and Signac (the so-called
Neo-Impressionists). We’ll study Cezanne’s experiments with space and\,
in contrast to these almost scientific approaches\, the highly
introspective paintings of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Toulouse-Lautrec will
show us Paris at night\; and Henri Rousseau\, a world of dreams. Gorgeous
decorative panels by the Nabi painters Bonnard and Vuillard round out
our virtual tour.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/myla-goldberg-false-friend
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/myla-goldberg-false-friend
SUMMARY:Myla Goldberg - The False Friend
DESCRIPTION:
Myla Goldberg presents The False Friend ($25.95). From the bestselling author of Bee Season comes a complex psychological drama with a simple setup\: two 11-year-old girls\, best friends and fierce rivals\, go into the woods. Only one comes out. Djuna disappeared\, and for 20 years Celia blocked out how it happened.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T013000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T034500Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-rennert-secrets-getting-published
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-rennert-secrets-getting-published
SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Rennert - Secrets of Getting Published
DESCRIPTION:
Book Passage Class Two Thursdays\: Oct. 28 &\; Nov. 4\, 6\:30-8\:45 pm\, $130 Corte
Madera store\, $105 Register
for Class
Literary Agent Amy Rennert demystifies the publishing process for fiction and nonfiction writers. She discusses what to do before approaching agents\, how to write query letters and proposals that will get attention\, how to develop strong relationships with the right agents and editors\, and how to make sure your book reaches the widest audience possible. The Amy Rennert Agency represents award-winning and N.Y. Times bestselling authors\, including singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett\, NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman\, and author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series\, Jacqueline Winspear.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101029T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ingrid-betancourt-even-silence-has-end-my-six-years-captivity-colombian-jungle
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ingrid-betancourt-even-silence-has-end-my-six-years-captivity-colombian-jungle
SUMMARY:Ingrid Betancourt - Even Silence Has an End\: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle
DESCRIPTION:
Tickets $35 ($25 members/$15 students) Reserve at www.imow.org or by phone at (415) 543-4669\, ext. 27 Schwab Center\, San Francisco Order a signed copy
Book Passage and the International Museum of Women present Ingrid Betancourt Moderated by Jeanne Carstensen Join us as Ingrid Betancourt discusses Even Silence Has an End\: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle. Betancourt tells the story of her six and one-half years of captivity in the Colombian jungle\, describing her resilience\, resistance\, and faith. In 2002\, while campaigning as a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections\, she was abducted by the FARC. Chained day and night for much of her captivity\, she never stopped dreaming of escape. Attending as intimately to the landscape of her mind as she does to the events of her capture and captivity\, this work is a meditation on the very stuff of life—fear and freedom\, hope and what inspires it.
Ian Frazier discusses Travels in Siberia ($30.00). Frazier trains his eye for unforgettable detail on Siberia. He explores many aspects of this storied\, often grim region\, which takes up one-seventh of the land on earth. He writes about the geography\, the resources\, the native peoples\, and the history. This work is also an account of Russia since the end of the Soviet Union. (author photo credit Sigrid Estrada)
The ticket price of $55
includes lunch and a signed book Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 to reserve Corte Madera store Isabel Allende talks about her new novel Island Beneath the Sea. This tale\, set in Haiti and the southern United States during the 18th Century\, follows the life of a young woman sold into slavery at age nine to the head of a large sugar plantation. Allende is the author of many internationally acclaimed novels\, including House of the Spirits\, Portrait in Sepia\, and Daughter of Fortune. She has written three memoirs\, including My Invented Country\, Paula\, and The Sum of Our Days\, as well as a trilogy of children’s novels. Her books have been translated into more than 27 languages.
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.
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/summi-kaipa-contributors-indivisible-anthology-contemporary-south-asian-american-poetry
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/summi-kaipa-contributors-indivisible-anthology-contemporary-south-asian-american-poetry
SUMMARY:Maya Khosla & Ravi Chandra - Indivisible\: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry
DESCRIPTION:
Co-presented with the Marin School In celebration of 10 years of partnership with The Marin School Maya Khosla &\; Ravi Chandra talk about Indivisible\: An Anthology of Contemporary South Asian American Poetry ($24.95). The first anthology of its kind\, Indivisible brings together 49 American poets who trace their roots to Bangladesh\, India\, Nepal\, Pakistan\, and Sri Lanka. Maya Khosla received the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize for her first poetry collection\, Keel Bone (Bear Star Press\, 2003). Her other publications include a chapbook of poetry\, Heart of the Tearing (Red Dust Press\, 1996)\, and a collection of nonfiction\, Web of Water (Golden Gate National Park Association\, 1997). Her poems have appeared in the Wisconsin Review\, the Seneca Review\, the New Orleans Review\, the Literary Review\, and Permafrost\, and she has received the Ludwig Vogelstein Award and residencies from the Headlands Center for the Arts and the Sanskriti Foundation in New Delhi. Having lived in Bangladesh\, Burma\, Bhutan\, England\, India\, and several places in the United States\, she now works as a consultant in biology and toxicology in California. She has just completed her second collection of poetry\, Clingstone (working title).
Having graduated from Brown University with a degree in biology\, Ravi Chandra subsequently attended Stanford Medical School. He now practices psychiatry at a community mental health clinic\, where he serves predominantly an Asian and Russian immigrant population\, and is also in private practice. He was awarded first prize in a poetry contest at Stanford Medical Center\, which also published his poetry in its chapbook. Slam poetry then became his passion\, and he was an alternate on the 2002 San Francisco Slam Team. He is involved with the biennial Asian Pacific Islander American Poetry Summit. He lives in San Francisco\, where he writes a blog\, “Memoirs of a Superfan\,” for the International Asian American Film Festival.
You are invited to join Sacramento’s prominent corporate and civic
leaders for the
17th Annual Sacramento Authors Luncheon on October 30\, 2010
at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Each year more than 850 people are captivated by the fascinating stories\, wit and humor of six (6) nationally-known authors\, while enjoying a gourmet lunch. Participants have the opportunity to meet each author personally during the book signing sessions preceding and following the luncheon.
Master of Ceremonies\: Gulstan Dart\, News Anchor KCRA 3
For 2010 Sacramento Authors Sponsorship Information click here. Proceeds from this event support services for patients and families
served by the National Kidney Foundation Serving Northern California.
For more information on the Sacramento Authors Luncheon\, please contact
Abby Vlautin\, Event Manager\, at (916) 798-9022abby.vlautin@kidney.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T180000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T180000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/laura-stec-cool-cuisine-taking-bite-out-global-warming
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/laura-stec-cool-cuisine-taking-bite-out-global-warming
SUMMARY:Laura Stec - Cool Cuisine\: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming
DESCRIPTION:
On Saturday mornings\, chefs and cookbook authors lead free cooking demonstrations using seasonal ingredients from the Farmers Market. Join them in the CUESA kitchen (North Arcade) for tips\, recipes\, and a sample. We’ll be there with the books.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T200000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T220000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-microsoft-writers-pc-users
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-microsoft-writers-pc-users
SUMMARY:Class\: Leslie Keenan - Microsoft for Writers (PC)
DESCRIPTION:
Are you working on a manuscript and getting confused about which version is your most recent? Are you nervous because your entire book is one large document? Bring your laptop and learn quick secrets for making writing in Word easier. Learn how to keep your drafts clear\, make global changes\, and avoid accidental loss of material. Learn how to how to print in another program and prepare a file for submission to a publisher.
Leslie Keenan has been in publishing for 28 years as an editor\, agent\, publisher\, writer\, and teacher. She has helped hundreds of writers find and complete their writing projects. A student wrote\, “Leslie is inspiring\, compassionate\, and has a natural gift for creating a safe place for a writer. She’s like a living life preserver.”
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T210000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101030T210000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dawn-sylvia-stasiewicz-love-that-dog-training-program
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dawn-sylvia-stasiewicz-love-that-dog-training-program
SUMMARY:Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz - The Love That Dog Training Program
DESCRIPTION:
Cosponsored by Marin Humane Society Trainer of the First Dog\, Bo Obama\, Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz talks about The Love That Dog Training Program ($23.95). Sylvia-Stasiewicz draws on lessons she learned from raising three children to train dogs to be joyful\, obedient\, and devoted members of a family.
A Literary Salon • Led by Linda Watanabe McFerrin 1st Monday each month • 7\:00-9\:00 pm • $120 per year Left Coast Writers provides literary connections\, support\, counsel\, readings\, writing tips\, literary chat\, unabashed networking\, and great fun. Many local authors are active members of this group. Meetings feature presentations by Bay Area literary figures. LCW hosts a variety of other activities to launch the books of members\, explore publishing alternatives\, and network with others in the industry.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101102T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101102T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kurt-hoelting-circumference-home-one-mans-yearlong-quest-radically-local-life
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kurt-hoelting-circumference-home-one-mans-yearlong-quest-radically-local-life
SUMMARY:Kurt Hoelting - The Circumference of Home\: One Man's Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life
DESCRIPTION:
Kurt Hoelting discusses The Circumference of Home\: One Man’s Yearlong Quest for a Radically Local Life ($25.00). After realizing the gaping hole between his convictions about climate change and his own carbon footprint\, Hoelting embarked on a yearlong experiment to rediscover the heart of his own home\: He traded his car and jet travel for a kayak\, a bicycle\, and his own two feet.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101103T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101103T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-winn-come-back-como-winning-heart-reluctant-dog
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/steven-winn-come-back-como-winning-heart-reluctant-dog
SUMMARY:Steven Winn - Come Back Como\: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog
DESCRIPTION:
Steven Winn presents Come Back Como\: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog ($13.99). Based on a beloved ten-part series in the San Francisco Chronicle\, Come Back\, Como is a tender and hilarious story of one man’s uncommonly rich experience with a dog who wants nothing whatsoever to do with him.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101103T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101103T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bodhipaksa-living-river
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bodhipaksa-living-river
SUMMARY:Bodhipaksa - Living as a River
DESCRIPTION:
A Buddhist Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Bodhipaksa presents Living as a River ($18.95). In this Day of the Dead presentation\, Scottish-born meditation teacher Bodhipaksa will reveal that zombies are everywhere. In fact\, he says\, we are the living dead\, often locked into habitual patterns of thought\, feeling\, and action. Introducing his latest book\, Living as a River\, Bodhipaksa will suggest how we can use mindfulness and reflection to free ourselves from our deadening emotional patterns.
Bill Pronzini talks about his thriller The Hidden ($24.00). Two couples are soon caught in a night of unrelenting terror as a series of murders along the northern California coast is being committed by an unknown killer. Marcia Muller talks about Coming Back ($24.99). San Francisco private eye Sharon McCone is shot in the head and suffers from locked-in syndrome in this latest riveting thriller by Muller.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101104T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101104T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/oscar-villalon-national-book-critics-circle-future-of-books
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/oscar-villalon-national-book-critics-circle-future-of-books
SUMMARY:Oscar Villalon - National Book Critics Circle\: The Future of Books
DESCRIPTION:
San Francisco store
Book critic Oscar Villalon leads the discussion National Book Critics Circle\: The Future of Books. Join the conversation among stakeholders in an NBCC-sponsored conversation touching on a wide range of topics\, including the challenges facing publishing and the value of literature in an Internet culture.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101104T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101104T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/michael-castleman-killing-real-estate
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/michael-castleman-killing-real-estate
SUMMARY:Michael Castleman (A Killing in Real Estate) & Patricia Morin (Mystery Montage)
DESCRIPTION:
Corte Madera store
Michael Castleman talks about his mystery novel A Killing in Real Estate ($24.00). The morning after a huge arson blaze terrorizes San Francisco’s Mission District\, Rosenberg finds his friend and colleague Ryan Duffy dead! Patricia Morin discusses Mystery Montage\: A Collection of Short-Story Mysteries ($14.95). These stories take place from a small village in Africa’s Maasai Mara to under the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T010000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T010000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kelly-valen-twisted-sisterhood-unraveling-dark-legacy-female-friendships
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/kelly-valen-twisted-sisterhood-unraveling-dark-legacy-female-friendships
SUMMARY:Kelly Valen - The Twisted Sisterhood\: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships
DESCRIPTION:
Kelly Valen presents The Twisted Sisterhood\: Unraveling the Dark Legacy of Female Friendships ($25.00). There are many stereotypes about “mean girls” and “competitive women.” Valen talks about female relationships\, discussing the findings from her survey of more than three thousand women from all walks of life.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carlos-eire-learning-die-miami-confessions-refugee-boy
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/carlos-eire-learning-die-miami-confessions-refugee-boy
SUMMARY:Carlos Eire - Learning to Die in Miami\: Confessions of a Refugee Boy
DESCRIPTION:
Carlos Eire presents Learning to Die in Miami\: Confessions of a Refugee Boy ($26.00). In a follow-up to his 2003 National Book Award–winning Waiting for Snow in Havana\, Eire describes his early years in the U.S. In 1962\, he was among 14\,000 children airlifted from Castro’s Cuba to Florida. Eire is a history and religious studies scholar at Yale.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T193000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101105T193000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/armistead-maupin-mary-ann-autumn-tales-city-novel
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/armistead-maupin-mary-ann-autumn-tales-city-novel
SUMMARY:Armistead Maupin - Mary Ann in Autumn\: A Tales of the City Novel
DESCRIPTION:
Armistead Maupin talks about Mary Ann in Autumn\: A Tales of the City Novel ($25.99). Building on the success of 2007’s New York Times bestseller Michael Tolliver Lives\, Maupin presents a new addition to the Tales of the City series that brings readers up to date on a beloved character\: the woman who started it all\, Mary Ann Singleton.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101106T020000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20101106T020000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/geoffrey-wolff-hard-way-around-passages-joshua-slocum
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/geoffrey-wolff-hard-way-around-passages-joshua-slocum
SUMMARY:Geoffrey Wolff - The Hard Way Around\: The Passages of Joshua Slocum
DESCRIPTION:
Geoffrey Wolff discusses his biography The Hard Way Around\: The Passages of Joshua Slocum ($26.95). Joshua Slocum escaped a Dickensian childhood in Nova Scotia in 1860 by becoming\, at the age of 16\, an ordinary seaman. In 1895 he became the first man to circumnavigate the globe solo. Wolff is the acclaimed author of The Age of Consent.
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T160000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100929T180000Z
UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-iii
URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-beginning-spanish-iii
SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Beginning Spanish III
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