In This Newsletter: Jacob Needleman - Tuesday, January 28 Lynn Oakley - Thursday, January 30 More Upcoming Events
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JACOB NEEDLEMAN
An Unknown World
Tuesday, January 28 at 7 PM
Now available in paperback!
Meet the bestselling author of An Unknown World, an unforgettable exploration of the true meaning of life on earth. Needleman (The American Soul and Money and the Meaning of Life) frames man's role on the planet in a completely new way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to show how caring for and maintaining our world is both vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings.
"An immensely learned man who is unembarrassed by the big questions that many of his fellow philosophers prefer to dodge." - Chicago Tribune
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LYNN OAKLEY
San Francisco’s Twin Peaks
Thursday, January 30 at 7 PM
Now available in paperback!
Located in San Francisco's geographic center, the hills of Twin Peaks play a major role in the safety and security of the city's residents - not to mention providing beauty and stunning vistas. Join us for an evening with local author Oakley, whose grandparents were early settlers on Twin Peaks, and whose book San Francisco's Twin Peaks (now available in paperback) includes a wonderful selection of photographs contributed by local residents, collectors, and the author herself.
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February
SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE
February 13 through February 16
Mark Hopkins Hotel
Join us for four days of 60+ sessions with over 100 bestselling authors, literary agents, editors and publishers from major publishing houses. Presenters include Dan Millman, Chitra Divakaruni, Rhys Bowen, and Barry Eisler. For more information, visit www.sfwriters.org.
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March
JEFFREY MOUSSAIEFF MASSON
Beasts: What Animals Can Teach Us About the Origins of Good and Evil
Tuesday, March 11 at 7 PM
Join us for an enlightening evening with bestselling author Masson (When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie About Love), whose new book offers an eye-opening account of the animals at the top of the food chain (orcas, big cats, sharks, etc.) and what they can teach us about the origins of good and evil in ourselves.
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PETER STARK
Astoria
Thursday, March 20 at 7 PM
Meet Outside correspondent Peter Stark (The Last Empty Spaces), who has written a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest. Hear the true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, one of history's dramatic but largely forgotten turning points in the conquest of the North American continent.
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CARA BLACK
Murder in Pigalle
Tuesday, March 25 at 7 PM
It is a hot, sticky June, 1998 in Paris, and our favorite P.I. Aimee Leduc is five months' pregnant and trying to slow her hectic lifestyle. Meanwhile, a serial rapist has been terrorizing the Pigalle neighborhood, following teenage girls home and attacking them in their homes. When the 13-year-old daughter of the proprietor of Aimee's favorite cafe disappears, Aimee gets involved.
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