All authors need to be prepared to “present” themselves and their project in the best possible manner at all times. The listener might be an agent\, publisher\, bookseller\, or future reader—or related to one! 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120302T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices-print-demand-self-publishing-traditional-publisher-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices-print-demand-self-publishing-traditional-publisher-1 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/pitfalls of each type of publication. No option is appropriate for all authors. Who pays for what? What services does each provide? With each option will your book be eligible to be reviewed and sold in bookstores? Are you likely to make as much money with each? To guide you in making this crucial decision\, Acheson draws on decades of working with all three publishing choices. 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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Jennifer Chiaverini talks about Sonoma Rose ($25.95). Chiaverini’s powerful and dramatic Prohibition-era story\, set in California\, is the latest in her Elm Creek Quilts series. It follows the fortunes of one woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed man. Chiaverini is the author of The Quilter’s Apprentice.
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Your book is progressing. Now what? Publishing has made a quantum shift. How do you interact with the industry to ensure that you and your manuscript receive deserved recognition? Whether self-publishing\, using print-on-demand or the traditional publisher\, how do you allot time\, energy\, and money to the marketing tasks and demands of the digital world? The pre-class assignment\: write a query letter (instructions provided upon registration).
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-martha-alderson-got-plot-class-cancelled URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-martha-alderson-got-plot-class-cancelled SUMMARY:Class\: Martha Alderson - Got Plot CLASS CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:This class is canceled. We will look forward to a future class with Martha Alderson.
Plot demands an interweaving of dramatic action\, character emotional development\, and thematic significance. Learn the mystery of the Universal Story\, character emotional development versus emotional change\, long- and short-term goals and more. Martha Alderson is known as the Plot Whisperer. Her book is The Plot Whisperer\: Secrets of Story Structure Any Writer Can Master. She has an award-winning blog and vlog by same name. Class participants will receive a 10% discount on Alderson’s The Plot Whisperer.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jill-nussinow-new-fast-food-veggie-queen-pressure-cooks-whole-food-meals-less-30-minutes URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jill-nussinow-new-fast-food-veggie-queen-pressure-cooks-whole-food-meals-less-30-minutes SUMMARY:Jill Nussinow - The New Fast food\: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes DESCRIPTION:Jill Nussinow signs copies of The New Fast food\: The Veggie Queen Pressure Cooks Whole Food Meals in Less than 30 Minutes. Jill is a Registered Dietitian\, freelance writer\, speaker and cooking teacher. Her real love is the food part of nutrition and she has been teaching cooking for the past 25 years.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120303T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brian-andrews-and-charles-wilson-cherokee-neurosurgeon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/brian-andrews-and-charles-wilson-cherokee-neurosurgeon SUMMARY: Brian Andrews and Charles Wilson - Cherokee Neurosurgeon DESCRIPTION:Brian Andrews and Charles Wilson discuss Cherokee Neurosurgeon ($19.99). Andrews presents the biography of famed neurosurgeon\, Dr. Charles Wilson—one of America’s great neurosurgical pioneers. Of Cherokee heritage\, Dr. Wilson was a founder of the field of neuro-oncology and one of the world’s leading practitioners of microneurosurgery for the treatment of brain tumors and intracranial aneurysms. The book also highlights UCSF and the development of its world famous neurosurgery program. Join us for a wine and cheese reception.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120304T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120304T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/irvin-yalom-spinoza-problem URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/irvin-yalom-spinoza-problem SUMMARY:Irvin Yalom - The Spinoza Problem DESCRIPTION:Irvin Yalom talks about his novel The Spinoza Problem ($25.99). Psychotherapist Yalom interweaves the philosophical life of Benedict Spinoza with the story of the obsessive Nazi “philosopher” Alfred Rosenberg. Yalom explores the thin psychological line that separates the great intellect from the debased poseur\, the righteous atheist from the godless murderer.Joshua Foer discusses Moonwalking with Einstein\: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything ($16.00). Foer recounts his quest to improve his memory under the tutelage of “mental athletes.” He draws on cutting-edge research\, a cultural history of remembering\, and tricks of the mentalist’s trade to transform our understanding of human memory.\;
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120305T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120305T231500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-6th-year-italian-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-6th-year-italian-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - 6th Year Italian DESCRIPTION:Eight Mondays\: Mar. 5-Apr. 23
Develop reading\, writing\, listening and speaking skills. Readings include examples of Italian poetry\, plus short stories and plays by Moravia\, Calvino\, and Ginzburg. Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120306T050000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120306T050000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-two-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-two-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish Two DESCRIPTION:Eight Mondays\: Mar. 5-Apr. 23
Continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation. Must have prior Spanish experience to speak to instructor to join. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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A very basic introduction for students who have never studied Spanish. Study guide can be purchased onthe first day of class. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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This class is for beginners and for those who have previously had some exposure to German. You’ll focus on conjugating verbs in the present tense\, declension of nouns\, articles\, and your ability to carry on a simple conversation with a native German speaker. Hamid Emami has a Masters from the University of Hamburg\, and he is fluent in German\, English\, French\, Spanish &\; Farsi. He has taught German for many years.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/storm-large-crazy-enough URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/storm-large-crazy-enough SUMMARY:Storm Large - Crazy Enough DESCRIPTION:In Crazy Enough ($25.00)\, Storm Large speaks frankly about the forces\, friendships\, and life-changing events that helped her become the unstoppable woman she is today. This memoir is about an artist’s journey toward realizing her own strength and unique sources of inspiration\, and is a love song to the flawed parts in all of us that are often deemed “crazy.”
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120307T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jack-kornfield-bringing-home-dharma-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jack-kornfield-bringing-home-dharma-0 SUMMARY:Jack Kornfield - Bringing Home the Dharma DESCRIPTION:Jack Kornfield presents Bringing Home the Dharma ($24.95). Kornfield offers observations about the rise of mindfulness in the West and shares his insights on finding freedom. Topics range from cultivating loving- kindness to overcoming the obstacles to awakening\, spirituality and sexuality. Priority seating with book purchase.
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Develop listening\, speaking and reading skills through literary texts\, news clippings\, and film. The class covers the subjunctive and other grammatical structures. Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.
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Exhibit Opening at the Legion of Honor on February 18
In their operetta Patience\, Gilbert and Sullivan skewered the Aesthetic movement\, the anti-industrial stance adopted by a talented and opinionated group of artists\, poets and architects that had an enormous impact on painting\, architecture\, interior design and dress. Closely related to the Arts and Crafts movement\, Aestheticism attempted to redefine the relationship between “Fine Arts” and design. The exhibit\, originated by the Victoria and Albert Museum\, celebrates the creations of Dante Gabriel Rossetti\, James McNeill Whistler\, Burne-Jones\, Godwin\, William Morris and a host of others. Let’s educate ourselves about the philosophy\, interaction and production of these creative geniuses in preparation for this gorgeous show.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120308T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120308T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cara-black-murder-lanterne-rouge URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cara-black-murder-lanterne-rouge SUMMARY:Cara Black - Murder at the Lanterne Rouge DESCRIPTION:Cara Black discusses Murder at the Lanterne Rouge ($25.00). Aimee Leduc is happy her business partner has found a girlfriend\, but her instincts tell her Meizi isn’t trustworthy. And she may be right\: Meizi disappears during a dinner\, and the body of a young man is found shrink-wrapped in an alleyway—with Meizi’s photo in his wallet. Cara Black is on the faculty of the 2012 Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference.
Special for kids!
Ashley Wolff talks about Baby Bear Sees Blue ($16.99). Baby Bear has so much to learn about the world! From the moment he wakes until it’s time to curl up and go to sleep\, he explores outside with his mama. They see green leaves\, blue jays\, brown trout\, and—best of all—a patch of yummy red strawberries.
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A very basic introduction for students who have never studied Spanish. Study guide can be purchased from the instructor the first day of class. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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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\, 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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Stan Goldberg presents Leaning into Sharp Points\:Pratical Guidance and Nurturing Support for Caregivers ($14.95). There are an estimated 35 million in the U.S. who currently provide care for someone terminally or chronically ill. Those who accept this responsibility often feel alone in a frightening world. Goldberg offers an honest\, caring\, and comprehensive guide.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120311T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120311T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-rip-page-third-grade-girls-only URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-rip-page-third-grade-girls-only SUMMARY:Class\: Karen Benke - Rip the Page! For Third Grade Girls Only! DESCRIPTION:Calling all third grade girls...this is the “play-shop” for you. We’ll erect a tent of wonder\, make magic word tickets\, experiment with poems and mini story “blasts\,” and take our creations home. All materials provided. All that’s required is a sense of wonder and a willingness to surprise yourself. Karen Benke has inspired kids’ creative journeys in the form of poem-making for 17 years as a California Poet in the Schools and has authored a collection of poems\, Sister\, and a new book for kids and kids-at-heart\, Rip the Page! Adventures in Creative Writing. Class limited to 15.
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A New Workshop Salon Led by Andrea Alban
2nd Sunday each month • Corte Madera
5\:00-8\:00
pm • $180 per year (annual membership comes with one free private
consultation with Andrea\, a $60 value!) or $30 per monthly meeting
Spark
your imagination and polish your manuscript in a community of
enthusiastic writers. Listen to an engaging craft presentation\, practice
new writing and editing techniques\, give and receive peer feedback\, and
go home to your desk with a monthly assignment — energized and
inspired. Craft topics will include style and voice\, point of view\,
characterization\, fictional time and place\, plot and story arc\, and the
art of revision. We will also explore manuscript submission\, book
promotion\, and establishing an online presence and platform as a writer.
Andrea Alban is the author of nine books including The Happiness Tree and a YA novel\, Anya’s War. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T033000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-there-book-you-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-there-book-you-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Leslie Keenan - Is There a Book in You? DESCRIPTION:Four Tuesdays\: Mar. 13-Apr. 3
Have you always wanted to write but weren’t sure where to begin? Do you think you don’t have the time or the discipline? Leslie Keenan has 28 years’ experience in helping people uncover and release their ideas. She has worked on over 80 published books. She knows what it takes to get a book from the first glimmer of an idea into its published form. 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.”
"\;If it weren't for Leslie Keenan's courses at Book Passage\, I would never have written a word of fiction\, and I would never have been published. To this day\, I still use the tools she gave me for understanding my process\, finding my voice\, and fighting my fears."\;
-Tammy Kaehler\, author of Dead Man's Switch\, Poisoned Pen Press
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120314T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/adam-hochschild-end-all-wars-story-loyalty-and-rebellion-1914-1918 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/adam-hochschild-end-all-wars-story-loyalty-and-rebellion-1914-1918 SUMMARY:Adam Hochschild - To End All Wars\: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion\, 1914-1918 DESCRIPTION:Cosponsored by Mother Jones &\; The Marin SchoolEight Wednesdays\: Mar. 14-May 2
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. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120315T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120315T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marc-lewis-memoirs-addicted-brain-neuroscientist-examines-his-former-life-drugs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marc-lewis-memoirs-addicted-brain-neuroscientist-examines-his-former-life-drugs SUMMARY:Marc Lewis - Memoirs of an Addicted Brain\: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs DESCRIPTION:Marc Lewis talks about Memoirs of an Addicted Brain\: A Neuroscientist Examines His Former Life on Drugs ($26.99). Lewis applies his professional expertise to study his former self\, using his own journey through addiction to tell the universal story of addictions of every kind. He explains the effects of a variety of powerful drugs.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120315T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120315T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/adrienne-arieff-sacred-thread-true-story-becoming-mother-finding-family-half-world-away URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/adrienne-arieff-sacred-thread-true-story-becoming-mother-finding-family-half-world-away SUMMARY:Adrienne Arieff - The Sacred Thread\: A True Story of Becoming a Mother & Finding a Family-Half a World Away DESCRIPTION:Adrienne Arieff talks about The Sacred Thread\: A True Story of Becoming a Mother &\; Finding a Family-Half a World Away ($24.00). Arieff presents a memoir of the astonishing journey two young women take to create a family through international surrogacy. It is the very personal story of embarking upon this process\, and shedding light on a growing medical trend that is often shrouded in misconception and prejudice.The renowned author of Lift and The Middle Place shares her provocative insight about some of her favorite contemporary writers\, including Anne Lamott\, Michael Chabon and John Hodgman. She will provide details about the Notes &\; Words Essay Contest that she is sponsoring.
Visit www.notesandwords.org for more information about the Notes &\; Words Essay Contest.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120316T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120316T013000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tanya-egan-gibson-beginning-creative-writing-cancelled URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tanya-egan-gibson-beginning-creative-writing-cancelled SUMMARY:Class\: Tanya Egan Gibson - Beginning Creative Writing CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Four Thursdays\: Mar. 15-Apr. 5
THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED\: Have you always wanted to write? Are you excited about putting stories onto paper but intimidated by the blank computer screen? Whether you’re just starting out or have some writing experience\, learn structures and techniques that will bring your fiction or nonfiction to life. This class will include handouts\, take-home assignments\, and in-class writing. Tanya Egan Gibson is the author of the novel How To Buy a Love of Reading as well as numerous short stories and essays. Her articles about the craft of writing have appeared in The Writer magazine.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/3-minute-reads-san-francisco-grotto-writers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/3-minute-reads-san-francisco-grotto-writers SUMMARY:3 Minute Reads from San Francisco Grotto Writers DESCRIPTION:50+ Writers\, 3 Minutes Each!
Joins us for an irreverent evening as we showcase new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto writing classes. Fiction and nonfiction writers from our fall classes will read their work - but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors (Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit. Join us for wine\, fun\, and fresh new writing.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/songs-soul-2012-poetry-sacred-music-festival-albert-flynn-desilver-renee-owen-brian-foster URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/songs-soul-2012-poetry-sacred-music-festival-albert-flynn-desilver-renee-owen-brian-foster SUMMARY:Songs of the Soul 2012 Poetry & Sacred Music Festival - Albert Flynn DeSilver & Renee Owen with Brian Foster DESCRIPTION:Tickets\: $30 - Available at the Door
International Association of Sufism is pleased to announce Songs of the Soul
2012 Poetry &\; Sacred Music Festival. March 16-18 in San Rafael\,
California\, USA. Join us for a weekend of poetry\, music\, and
heart-centered conversation.
Friday Night Event\: Albert Flynn DeSilver\, Renee Owen with Brian Foster\, and winners of the Songs of the Soul Poetry Contest
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ben-hellwarth-sealab URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/ben-hellwarth-sealab SUMMARY:Ben Hellwarth - Sealab DESCRIPTION:Ben Hellwarth talks about his just published Sealab\: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor ($28.00). Hellwarth tells the story of how the U.S. Navy program tried to develop the marine equivalent of the space station—and why the Navy pulled the plug. Hellwarth has interviewed surviving members of the three Sealab experiments and conducted archival research to tell the first comprehensive story about this program.
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International Association of Sufism is pleased to announce Songs of the Soul
2012 Poetry &\; Sacred Music Festival. March 16-18 in San Rafael\,
California\, USA. Join us for a weekend of poetry\, music\, and
heart-centered conversation.
Saturday Night Event\: Coleman Barks
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120317T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/stephen-dau-book-jonas URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/stephen-dau-book-jonas SUMMARY:Stephen Dau - The Book of Jonas DESCRIPTION:Stephen Dau talks about The Book of Jonas ($24.95). Dau tells of a young Muslim whose family is killed in a military operation gone wrong and the American soldier to whom his fate is bound. It’s a novel about about the terrible choices made during war\, and about what happens when foreign disaster appears at our own doorstep.Jeanette Winterson talks about Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? ($25.00). Winterson's revelatory novels have established her as a major figure in world literature. Now comes a just-as-bold memoir\, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? It is a book about a life's work to find happiness. It is a book about a painful past. Witty\, acute\, fierce\, and celebratory\, it is a book about a search for belonging. Winterson is the acclaimed author of several acclaimed novels including Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit\, Sexing the Cherry\, and Written on the Body. She has won the Whitbread Prize\, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize\, and a BAFTA Award for Best Drama. Carol Sheldon talks about Mother Lode ($14.95). Was Catherine’s mysterious death a horrible accident—or was it murder? Sheldon presents a psychological mystery\, set in the late 1800s during the heyday of copper mining in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The story deals with dark secrets and twisted passions that lie deep below the surface.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120318T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120318T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anacaria-myrrha-invitation-extraordinary-life URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anacaria-myrrha-invitation-extraordinary-life SUMMARY:Anacaria Myrrha - An Invitation to An Extraordinary Life DESCRIPTION:Anacaria Myrrha talks about An Invitation to An Extraordinary Life ($19.95). Myrrha offers a process to help us discover our life purpose and then build a structure to support that purpose in the world. She talks about befriending those internal dragons who terrorize and annoy us and gives steps for creating sacred space in which to live.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120318T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120318T210000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/larry-fritzlan-intervention-america URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/larry-fritzlan-intervention-america SUMMARY:Larry Fritzlan - Intervention on America DESCRIPTION:Larry Fritzlan talks about We are the 99% and We Are Running for Office ($9.95). Fritzlan\, a local Family Therapist and addiction specialist\, concluded after finishing his first book (Intervention on America) that getting money out of politics is the only way to get rid of the special interests’ control of our elected officials. His latest book shows how ‘we the people’ can run for office ourselves\, take the pledge to accept no contributions greater than $100\, and take back control of our own government.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120319T173000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120319T193000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-advanced-french-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-advanced-french-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Advanced French DESCRIPTION:Eight Mondays\: Mar. 19-May 7
This class reviews all grammar\, tenses and vocabulary at an advanced level. Focus is on improving the ability to debate issues\, give and obtain information\, and feel at ease in conversations while traveling. Up-to-date articles and issues that interest the French are discussed. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120320T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120320T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/aimee-phan-reeducation-cherry-truong URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/aimee-phan-reeducation-cherry-truong SUMMARY:Aimee Phan - The Reeducation of Cherry Truong DESCRIPTION:Aimee Phan talks about The Reeducation of Cherry Truong ($25.99). Cherry’s parents exiled her wayward older brother from their California home\, sending him to Vietnam to live. Determined to bring him back\, 21-year-old Cherry travels to their homeland and finds herself on a journey to uncover her family’s decades-old secrets.Eight Tuesdays\: Mar. 20-May 8
This class is for students who are proficient in French but want feedback in grammar or vocabulary in order to express themselves with more precision and ease at an advanced level. We discuss and debate current issues\, and read a popular novel in French. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T034500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-ted-weinstein-book-proposal-bootcamp URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-ted-weinstein-book-proposal-bootcamp SUMMARY:Class\: Ted Weinstein - Book Proposal Bootcamp DESCRIPTION:Learn how to write a compelling proposal for your nonfiction book\, and then go from book idea to book tour. Literary agent Ted Weinstein covers all the key facets of the publishing business and all the elements—style and substance—that go into a successful book proposal. Attendees can bring a synopsis of their own book for critique and tuneup. Weinstein represents a wide range of nonfiction clients\, including NPR’s “Math Guy” Keith Devlin\, New York Times bestseller Leander Kahney (Inside Steve's Brain)\, and the 826 Valencia writing centers.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mike-dowling-sergeant-rex URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mike-dowling-sergeant-rex SUMMARY:Mike Dowling - Sergeant Rex DESCRIPTION:Mike Dowling discusses Sergeant Rex\: The Unbreakable Bond Between a Marine and His Military Working Dog ($26.00). Deployed into the cauldron of Iraq in 2004\, Sgt. Dowling and his dog\, Rex\, were part of the first military working-dog team sent to the front lines since Vietnam. Filled with harrowing tales of bomb-detection work\, Dowling’s book is both a heart-pounding and heart-warming account of how an unbreakable human-canine bond helped them save lives.Upstairs at the Ferry Building
Cosponsored by CUESA
Tracie McMillan\, author of The American Way of Eating ($25.00)\, will be joined in conversation by a panel of speakers. Join CUESA and Book Passage for a conversation between McMillan\, journalist and author of the recently released book The American Way of Eating\, and Sandy Brown\, co-owner of Swanton Berry Farm. After going undercover to labor in the fields of industrial farms\, stock groceries at Walmart\, and work in the kitchen at Applebee’s\, McMillan—called "\;a voice the food world needs"\; by the New York Times—has some eye-opening tales to tell about the people behind our food and the inner workings of the corporate food system. Swanton Berry Farm’s Sandy Brown\, who is also a UC Berkeley graduate student researching farm labor and fair trade certifications\, will talk with McMillan about labor\, privilege\, politics\, and eating in America.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120321T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-lower-intermediate-french-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-lower-intermediate-french-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Lower Intermediate French DESCRIPTION:Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 21-May 9
This class (formerly Beginning French) focuses on French for travel\, and covers basic vocabulary\, expressions\, grammar and pronunciation for communicating during travel. Introduction of past and future tenses. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-halperin-craig-timberg-tinderbox-how-west-sparked-aids-epidemic-how-world-can-finally-o URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/daniel-halperin-craig-timberg-tinderbox-how-west-sparked-aids-epidemic-how-world-can-finally-o SUMMARY:Daniel Halperin & Craig Timberg - Tinderbox\: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic & How the World Can Finally Overcome It DESCRIPTION:Daniel Halperin &\; Craig Timberg talk about Tinderbox\: How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic &\; How the World Can Finally Overcome It ($29.95). In this groundbreaking narrative\, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new science\, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom about the origins of this deadly pandemic and how to fight it.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T181500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T201500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-beginning-french-plus URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-beginning-french-plus SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Beginning French Plus DESCRIPTION:Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 22-May 10
This class is the second session for beginners. The focus is on French for travel\, getting and giving information\, and interacting on a basic level. Grammar\, vocabulary\, useful expressions\, comprehension\, pronunciation is 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120322T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-intermediate-french-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-anne-bishop-intermediate-french-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Anne Bishop - Intermediate French DESCRIPTION:Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 22-May 10
This class (formerly Lower Intermediate French) widens the ability to communicate for travel or conversation. We learn new vocabulary\, expressions\, and grammar (the imperfect past tense as well as the simple past\, and conditional tenses are presented). 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120323T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120323T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/roger-housden-ten-poems-say-goodbye URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/roger-housden-ten-poems-say-goodbye SUMMARY:Roger Housden - Ten Poems to Say Goodbye DESCRIPTION:Roger Housden talks about Ten Poems to Say Goodbye ($16.00). A goodbye is an opportunity for kindness\, for forgiveness\, for intimacy\, and ultimately for love and a deepening acceptance of life. In the newest addition to his Ten Poems series\, Housden highlights the magic of poetry\, this time as it relates to personal loss\, respite\, and joy.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/3-minute-reads-san-francisco-grotto-writers-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/3-minute-reads-san-francisco-grotto-writers-0 SUMMARY:3 Minute Reads from San Francisco Grotto Writers DESCRIPTION:50+ Writers\, 3 Minutes Each!
Joins us for an irreverent evening as we showcase new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto
writing classes. Fiction and nonfiction writers from our fall classes
will read their work - but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors
(Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit. Join us for wine\, fun\, and
fresh new writing.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T203000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-catherine-flaxman-blank-page-unlocking-writer%E2%80%99s-block URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-catherine-flaxman-blank-page-unlocking-writer%E2%80%99s-block SUMMARY:Class\: Catherine Flaxman - The Blank Page\: Unlocking Writer’s Block DESCRIPTION:Even the most accomplished writers experience writer’s block. Whether you’re having problems starting\, finishing\, or you’re flat-lining in the middle\, this class will help loosen the grip of creative blocks. Using guided imagery\, visualization\, mindfulness practices\, and evocative writing exercises\, participants will receive practical tips on getting into the zone\, dealing with obstruction and exploring how to write from the “big space.” Catherine Flaxman is a writer and story consultant\, and has sold two screenplays and received two artists’ grants from the Marin Arts Council. She’s a licensed psychotherapist and seminar leader\, with a background in the creative and contemplative arts.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-robin-zasio-hoarder-you-how-live-happier-healthier-uncluttered-life URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-robin-zasio-hoarder-you-how-live-happier-healthier-uncluttered-life SUMMARY:Dr. Robin Zasio - The Hoarder in You\: How to Live a Happier\, Healthier\, Uncluttered Life DESCRIPTION:Dr. Robin Zasio talks about The Hoarder in You\: How to Live a Happier\, Healthier\, Uncluttered Life ($24.99). According to psychologist Dr. Zasio\, most of us fall somewhere on thehoarding continuum. Even though it may not regularly interfere with our everyday lives\, to some degree or another\, many of us hoard. This work provides practical advice for decluttering and organizing\, and reducing stress.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120325T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-personal-essay-memoir-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-personal-essay-memoir-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Laura Deutsch - Personal Essay & Memoir DESCRIPTION:Using your life as the source for personal essays\, stories\, and memoir\, you’ll learn techniques to access and shape your material and approach it from new angles. This class is ideal for beginning and more experienced writers who want to learn new creative writing techniques and review the elements of personal essays. Whether writing for yourself\, your family\, or a wider audience\, you’ll learn how to craft engaging\, compelling pieces. This workshop includes instruction\, in-class writing\, and feedback. We will cover topics from character development and dramatic tension to story arc and epiphanies. We will also touch on how and where to get your essays and stories published.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/nina-shapiro-take-a-deep-breath URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/nina-shapiro-take-a-deep-breath SUMMARY:Nina Shapiro - Take a Deep Breath DESCRIPTION:Nina L. Shapiro presents Take a Deep Breath ($16.95)\, a comprehensive\, accessible\, and indispensible guide for parents\, caregivers\, teachers\, pediatricians\, and other healthcare providers. The book provides a thorough review of children's breathing issues\, differentiating the normal and abnormal for all ages\, and at all levels of breathing passages. Take a Deep Breath explains all of the puzzling and oftentimes distressing breathing patterns our children have throughout development.
Josh Pryor talks about his novel Fade to Black ($18.95).When disgraced evolutionary biologist Dr. Claire Matthews is asked to accompany a group of scientists on a fact- finding expedition to Antarctica\, she is suspicious. Her professional exile has been enough to convince her that any such offer merits serious skepticism. Ashley Ream discusses her novel Losing Clementine ($14.99). A world-renowned artist decides she’s done. After flushing away her prescription drugs\, she gives herself 30 days to finish one last painting. But what she doesn’t expect is to uncover secrets surrounding the tragedy that befell her family. Will we lose Clementine or will we find her?
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120325T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120325T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/clive-rosengren-murder-unscripted URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/clive-rosengren-murder-unscripted SUMMARY:Clive Rosengren - Murder Unscripted DESCRIPTION:Clive Rosengren talks about his novel Murder Unscripted ($8.80).Nobody is going to mistake part-time actor\, part-time sleuth Eddie Collins for a star. While shooting a TV commercial\, Eddie gets a call from a bonding company on the hook for a film whose female lead has died. But the dead actress is Eddie’s ex-wife\, and her death looks like murder.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/harlan-coben-stay-close URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/harlan-coben-stay-close SUMMARY:Harlan Coben - Stay Close DESCRIPTION:Harlan Coben presents Stay Close ($26.95). With his trademark combination of page-turning thrills and unrivaled insight into the dark shadows that creep into even the happiest communities\, Coben delivers a thriller that cements his status as the master of domestic suspense. Three people living lives they never wanted\, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect\, will find that the past doesn't recede. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives\, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all. Coben is the acclaimed author of The Woods and Promise Me.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jennifer-granholm-dan-mulhern-governor%E2%80%99s-story-fight-jobs-and-america%E2%80%99s-economic-future URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jennifer-granholm-dan-mulhern-governor%E2%80%99s-story-fight-jobs-and-america%E2%80%99s-economic-future SUMMARY:Jennifer Granholm & Dan Mulhern - A Governor’s Story\: The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future DESCRIPTION:Priority seating with purchase of the bookThe former governor of Michigan\, Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern present A Governor’s Story\: The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future ($27.99). In January\, 2002\, Granholm became the first woman governor of Michigan. This is a first-hand account of her battle to create jobs and to repair healthcare\, education\, and infrastructure systems—issues that are now sweeping the country. Granholm is host of the new show about politics the War Room with Jennifer Granholm on Current TV.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T194000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120326T213000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-beginning-italian-continuing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-beginning-italian-continuing SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - Beginning Italian\, Continuing DESCRIPTION:Eight Mondays\: Mar. 26-May 21
Note\: Beginning Session started in January
Students will continue to develop basic proficiency in speaking\, reading\, understanding and writing. They are introduced to vocabulary\, grammar and syntax through spoken and written exercises. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/willi-galloway-grow-cook-eat URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/willi-galloway-grow-cook-eat SUMMARY:Willi Galloway - Grow Cook Eat DESCRIPTION:Willi Galloway talks about Grow Cook Eat\: A Food Lover's Guide to Vegetable Gardening\, Including 50 Recipes\, Plus Harvesting and Storage Tips ($29.95). From sinking a seed into the soil through to sitting down to enjoy a meal made with vegetables and fruits harvested right outside your back door\, this gorgeous kitchen gardening book is filled with practical\, useful information for both novices and seasoned gardeners alike. The recipes at the end of each guide help readers explore the foods they grow.Mike Berger discusses The High Life ($15.95). Berger's first-person accounts of some of San Francisco's most famous characters from the 60's and 70's include legal colleagues Nate Cohn\, Jim MacInnis\, Pat (Butch) Hallinan and some of their clients\, notably Sally Stanford\, Mel Belli\, and the People's Temple survivors. Berger also writes of his 40-year devotion to the Delancey Street Foundation and his friendship with founders John Maher and Mimi Silbert.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120327T171500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-2nd-year-italian-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-2nd-year-italian-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - 2nd Year Italian DESCRIPTION:Eight Tuesdays\: Mar. 27-May 22 (no class Apr. 10)
Class will continue with second half of the text Ultimate Italian. Emphasis is on building vocabulary and using basic structures in conversation. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barb-stuckey-taste-what-youre-missing-passionate-eaters-guide-why-good-food-tastes-good URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/barb-stuckey-taste-what-youre-missing-passionate-eaters-guide-why-good-food-tastes-good SUMMARY:Barb Stuckey - Taste What You're Missing\: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good DESCRIPTION:Barb Stuckey talks about Taste What You're Missing\: The Passionate Eater's Guide to Why Good Food Tastes Good ($26.00). Stuckey offers a guide to the senses with advice on how to develop one’s palate and to better enjoy the pleasures of eating. She shares her professional knowledge in an engaging style that’s one part Mary Roach\, two parts Oliver Sacks\, and a dash of Anthony Bourdain for spice. For this special event\, Barb Stuckey will be in conversation with pastry chef Emily Luchetti. Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 28-May 23 (no class Apr. 11)
This class will continue review work in its textbook Quaderno degli Esercizi. Emphasis is on review of difficult structures (il congiuntivo) but also on mastery of the language through conversation\, vocabulary work and reading. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120328T194500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-intermediate-italian-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-intermediate-italian-2 SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - Intermediate Italian DESCRIPTION:Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 28-May 23 (no class Apr. 11)
Class will begin a new textbook (TBA) to review difficult structures. Emphasis is on conversation and mastery of following tenses\: il passato prossimo\, l’imperfetto\, il trapassato prossimo e il condizionale. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-winspear-elegy-eddie-maisie-dobbs-novel URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-winspear-elegy-eddie-maisie-dobbs-novel SUMMARY:Jacqueline Winspear - Elegy for Eddie\: A Maisie Dobbs Novel DESCRIPTION:Jacqueline Winspear discusses Elegy for Eddie\: A Maisie Dobbs Novel ($25.99). Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet\, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from working-class neighborhoods into London’s highest circles of power. Jacqueline Winspear is the co-chair of the 2012 Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120329T174500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-advanced-italian-5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-advanced-italian-5 SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - Advanced Italian DESCRIPTION:Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 29-May 24 (no class Apr. 12)
Class will continue reviewing difficult grammar structures (il periodo ipotetico\, la forma passiva e la forma impersonale) and we will begin reading some famous Italian novelle. Emphasis is on conversation. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/noah-hawley-good-father URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/noah-hawley-good-father SUMMARY:Noah Hawley - The Good Father DESCRIPTION:Noah Hawley discusses his novel The Good Father ($25.95). Hawley delivers an intense\, psychological novel about one doctor’s quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin\: his 20-year-old son. Told alternately from the point of view of the guilt-ridden\, determined father and his meandering\, ruminative son\, this work is a powerfully emotional page-turner.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-cole-poetry-kabbalah URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/peter-cole-poetry-kabbalah SUMMARY:Peter Cole - The Poetry of Kabbalah DESCRIPTION:in association with The Marin Poetry Center\, Gan HaLev\, and the Jewish American Fiction Book Club
Acclaimed poet and translator\, and winner of both the MacArthur Genius and National Jewish Book Awards\, Peter Cole will read from his forthcoming book The Poetry of Kabbalah.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cokie-steve-roberts URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cokie-steve-roberts SUMMARY:Cokie & Steve Roberts DESCRIPTION:Journalists Cokie and Steve Roberts share their interfaith Passover traditions captured in their unique Haggadah.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-bisson-peter-coyote-any-day-now URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-bisson-peter-coyote-any-day-now SUMMARY:Terry Bisson with Peter Coyote - Any Day Now DESCRIPTION:in conversation with Peter Coyote
Terry Bisson talks about Any Day Now ($24.95). Library Journal says\, "\;This excellent novel is a poignant fictional recollection of growing up in the 1950s and 1960s that gradually veers into a kind of post–apocalyptic survival story. Bisson deftly resurrects 1960s America..."\;
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120330T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-intermediate-italian-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-wendy-walsh-intermediate-italian-3 SUMMARY:Class\: Wendy Walsh - Intermediate Italian DESCRIPTION:Seven Fridays\: Mar. 30-May 18 (no class Apr. 13)
Class
will begin a new textbook (TBA) to review difficult structures.
Emphasis is on conversation and mastery of following tenses\: il passato
prossimo\, l’imperfetto\, il trapassato prossimo e il condizionale. 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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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-press-obama-hate-machine-cancelled URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/bill-press-obama-hate-machine-cancelled SUMMARY:Bill Press - The Obama Hate Machine CANCELLED DESCRIPTION:Adair Lara shows how to get your memoir started—or finished. You will learn all the vital elements\: the arc\, reflective voice\, scene vs. narrative\, fact vs. truth\, and writing about family members. She also explains what it takes to get published. There will be in-class exercises and assignments. Writers of fiction and essays are welcome too. A former San Francisco Chronicle columnist\, Lara is the author of 12 books\, including Naked\, Drunk and Writing\, her popular guide to essay and memoir.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/frances-mayes-tuscan-sun-cookbook URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/frances-mayes-tuscan-sun-cookbook SUMMARY:Frances Mayes - The Tuscan Sun Cookbook DESCRIPTION:Frances Mayes signs copies of The Tuscan Sun Cookbook ($29.99). For readers of Mayes’ bestselling phenomenon Under the Tuscan Sun comes The Tuscan Sun Cookbook\, in which Mayes and her husband Ed celebrate the ease of the Tuscan kitchen and the joys of the table with more than 125 recipes\, stunning food and lifestyle photography\, and Frances and Ed’s delicious stories. Buy a book and get it signed.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mark-hughes-developing-dialogue-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-mark-hughes-developing-dialogue-workshop SUMMARY:Class\: Mark Hughes - Developing a Dialogue Workshop DESCRIPTION:Developing a Dialogue with Your Inner Voice is an experiential and interactive workshop\, based on the book written by Mark Hughes\, I Am Not a Prophet\, Therefore I Know. Participants will explore some of the concepts described in Mark’s book such as fear\, the rational mind\, trust\, various ways one’s Inner Voice comes\, and learn techniques to develop a dialogue that goes both ways. Attendees should bring a writing journal or a charged laptop\, whichever they prefer.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-j-broad-science-yoga-risks-and-rewards URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/william-j-broad-science-yoga-risks-and-rewards SUMMARY:William J. Broad - The Science of Yoga\: The Risks and the Rewards DESCRIPTION:William J. Broad presents The Science of Yoga\: The Risks and the Rewards ($26.00). Broad unveils a burgeoning global industry that attracts not only curious scientists but true believers and charismatic hustlers. In the end\, he shatters myths\, lays out unexpected benefits\, and offers a compelling vision of how the ancient practice can be improved.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T160458Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120331T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/owen-laukkanen-professionals URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/owen-laukkanen-professionals SUMMARY:Owen Laukkanen - The Professionals DESCRIPTION:Owen Laukkanen presents his crime novel The Professionals ($25.95). Four friends\, recent college graduates caught in a terrible job market\, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then\, suddenly\, it’s no joke. For two years\, the strategy they devise—quick\, efficient\, low risk—works like a charm. Until they kidnap the wrong man.
Tim Mantoani presents Behind Photographs\: Archiving Photographic Legends ($60.00). This book represents photographer Mantoani’s quest to document and preserve noted photographers together with their images. Mantoani comments\, “While many people are familiar with iconic photographs\, the general public has no idea of who created them. This book became a means to do that.”