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Kevin Smokler
Thursday, May 23, 7:30 p.m.
Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books You Haven't Touched Since High School 
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Jennie Shortridge in conversation with Erica Bauermeister
Wednesday, May 22, 7:30 p.m.
Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge
The Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauermeister
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YA Event: Rachel Hawkins
Saturday, May 18, 4:00 p.m.
School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
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Youth Event: Jeanne DuPrau
Friday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.
City of Ember Deluxe Edition
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Francine Toder
Thursday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
The Vintage Years: Finding Your Inner Artist (Writer, Musician, Visual Artist) After Sixty
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PREMIER EVENT: Jaron Lanier
Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.
Who Owns the Future?
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE MIDDLE CLASS? WE ARE!
Read the profile in the January issue of Smithsonian Magazine:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/What-Turned-Jaron-Lanier-Against-the-Web-183832741.html
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PREMIER EVENT: Isabel Allende
Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m.
Maya's Notebook
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James Franco
Monday, May 13, 7:00 p.m.
A California Childhood
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Lee Smolin
Friday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Time Reborn: From the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe
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David Downie
Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Paris to the Pyrenees: A Skeptic Pilgrim Walks the Way of Saint James
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Jill McCorkle
Wednesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
Life After Life
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YA Event: The ICONS Tour: MARGARET STOHL with LEIGH BARDUGO, MELISSA de la CRUZ, KIMBERLY DERTING, KAMI GARCIA
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30 p.m.
Icons
The Redwood Shores Library, 399 Marine Parkway, Redwood City
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Molly Melching
Tuesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m.
However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph by Aimee Molloy
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PREMIER EVENT: Mary Roach
Monday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
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David Henry Sterry, Alice LaPlante, and Sherril Jaffe: The Art of the Novel: Novelists Discuss Writing & Selling
(& 3 lucky writers get to present their pitch/query)
Sunday, May 5, 2:00 p.m.
The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How to Write It, Sell It, and Market It . . . Successfully
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John J. Geoghegan
Thursday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II
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Cecile Andrews in conversation with Acterra's Michael Closson
Tuesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.
Living Room Revolution: A Handbook for Conversation, Community and the Common Good
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Adam M. Grant
Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
An innovative, groundbreaking book that will captivate readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, The Power of Habit, and Quiet.
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Greg Bellow in conversation with Stanford professor Steven Zipperstein
Tuesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m.
Saul Bellow's Heart: A Son's Memoir
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Youth Event: Katherine Applegate
Thursday, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
The One and Only Ivan
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Youth Event: Jennifer Fosberry
Wednesday, April 17, 4:00 p.m.
Isabella: Star of the Story
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St.
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Pam Houston
Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.
Contents May Have Shifted
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Erika Abrahamian, Anita Amirrezvani (co-editor), Shideh Etaat, Zohreh Ghahremani, Persis Karim (co-editor), Gina Nahai, Ari Barkeshli Siletz, and Sholeh Wolpé
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 p.m.
Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers
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Caroline Paul and Wendy McNaughton
Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology
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PREMIER EVENT: Guy Kawasaki
Wednesday, April 10, 7:00 p.m.
APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book
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Story Time with Roland Garrigue
Wednesday, April 10, 10:30 a.m.
How To Demolish Dinosaurs
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Amanda Coplin
Tuesday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
The Orchardist
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Peter Spiers
Thursday, April 4, 6:30 p.m.
Master Class: Living Longer, Stronger and Happier
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Anita Hughes
Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.
Market Street
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Youth Event: Robin LaFevers
Tuesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m.
Dark Triumph
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Natalie Goldberg
Thursday, March 28, 7:30 p.m.
The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language
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Navi Radjou
Wednesday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth
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Credit: Chris Hardy
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Ellen Sussman
Tuesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m.
The Paradise Guest House
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Teen Event: Cassandra Clare's Clockwork Princess Bus Tour
Saturday, March 23, 7:00 p.m.
Clockwork Princess
Menlo-Atherton High School Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park
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Jonathan and Margaret Kathrein
Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.
Surviving the Shark: How a Brutal Great White Attack Turned a Surfer into a Dedicated Defender of Sharks
With special guests: Marine biologist, Wallace "J" Nichols, and photographer David McGuire who will screen his short film "Swim for Sharks".
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James B. Maas
Tuesday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Sleep to Win!: Secrets to Unlocking your Athletic Excellence in Every Sport
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Elizabeth Kessler
Wednesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Picturing the Cosmos: Hubble Space Telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime
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Youth Event: Katie Mishra
Thursday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
Gukky Tales: The Quest for the Golden Quarter
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Joyce Carol Oates
Wednesday, March 6, 7:30 p.m.
The Accursed
Introduction by Ann Packer
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Youth Event: Peter Lerangis
Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
Seven Wonders: The Colossus Rises
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Jan Eby, Laurie Mobilio, Lynne Noel, and Cindy Summers
Friday, March 1, 2:00 p.m.
The Grammie Guide: Activities and Answers for Grandparenting Today
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You Are Next Tour: Sean Beaudoin, Kevin Emerson, Cat Patrick, and Martha Brockenbrough
Thursday, February 28, 7:30 p.m.
Come meet four rain-soaked Seattle-based authors who represent some of “what’s next” in YA lit.
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Meet and Greet: Tammara Webber!
Saturday, February 23, 5:00 p.m.
Easy
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John Joseph Adams
Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.
The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
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Marcia Kemp Sterling
Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 p.m.
One Summer in Arkansas
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Phil Lapsley
Wednesday, February 13, 7:30 p.m.
Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell
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Leonard Susskind
Tuesday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
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Carl Honoré
Monday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.
The Slow Fix: Solve Problems, Work Smarter, and Live Better in a World Addicted to Speed
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Youth Event: S.S. Taylor
Friday, February 8, 7:00 p.m.
The Expeditioners and the Treasure of Drowned Man's Canyon
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Leana S. Wen, M.D., M.Sc.
Thursday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
When Doctors Don't Listen: How to Avoid Misdiagnoses and Unnecessary Tests
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Louise Aronson
Thursday, January 31, 7:30 p.m.
A History of the Present Illness
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Neil Shubin
Tuesday, January 15, 7:30 p.m.
The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
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Daniel Pink
Saturday, January 12, 7:30 p.m.
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
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James Owen Weatherall
Wednesday, January 9, 7:30 p.m.
The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
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YA New Year's Reads with Lauren Bjorkman, Kimberly Derting, and Stacey Jay
Friday, January 4, 7:30 p.m.
Miss Fortune Cookie by Lauren Bjorkman
The Essence by Kimberly Derting
Romeo Redeemed by Stacey Jay
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Robin Sloan
Thursday, December 6, 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
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Julie Metzger, R.N., & Robert Lehman, M.D. - from the Heart to Heart Program
Tuesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Will Puberty Last My Whole Life? REAL Answers to REAL Questions from Preteens About Body Changes, Sex, and Other Growing-Up Stuff
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Tom Reiss
Friday, November 30, 7:30 p.m.
The Black Count: Glory, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
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Dominique Renda
Thursday, November 29, 7:30 p.m.
Midnight Daydreams: Poetry of Heart Tales and Mindscapes
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Maria Ross
Thursday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.
Rebooting My Brain: How a Freak Aneurysm Reframed My Life
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WOMEN'S VOICES
Mara Purl, Victoria Zackheim, Pam Houston, Elizabeth Rosner, and Zoe Fitzgerald Carter
Friday, November 9, 7:30 p.m.
Where the Heart Lives: A Milford-Haven Novel
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Justin Cronin
Thursday, November 8, 7:30 p.m.
The Twelve: Book 2 of The Passage Trilogy
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Timothy Egan
Wednesday, October 17, 7:00 p.m.
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
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Jacob Needleman
Tuesday, October 9, 7:00 p.m.
An Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth
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Tony LaRussa
Monday, October 8, 7:00 p.m.
One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season
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Carissa Phelps
Friday, September 28, 7:00 p.m.
Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time
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T. C. Boyle
Wednesday, September 26, 12:30 p.m.
San Miguel
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Douglas Foster
Wednesday, September 19, 7:00 p.m.
After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa
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Hank Campbell
Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 p.m.
Science Left Behind: Feel-Good Fallacies and the Rise of the Anti-Scientific Left
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Paul Tough
Saturday, September 15, 3:00 p.m.
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
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Bernie Krause
Thursday, September 13, 7:00 p.m.
The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places
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Geoffrey Nunberg
Wednesday, September 12, 7:00 p.m.
Ascent of the A-Word: Assholism in Modern Life-The First Sixty Years
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Judith Horstman
Sunday, September 9, 2:00 p.m.
The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain: The Neuroscience of Making the Most of Your Mature Mind
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Louise Penny
Friday, August 31, 7:00 p.m.
The Beautiful Mystery: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
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Stephanie Lucianovic
Wednesday, August 29, 7:00 p.m.
Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate
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Nancy Mullane
Thursday, August 23, 7:00 p.m.
Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption
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Dr. Terrie M. Williams
Thursday, August 16, 7:00 p.m.
The Odyssey of KP2: An Orphan Seal, A Marine Biologist, and the Fight to Save a Species
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R.A. Salvatore
Wednesday, August 8, 7:00 p.m.
Charon's Claw: Neverwinter Saga Book III
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Derald Hamilton
Saturday, August 4, 2:00 p.m.
The Call
Twice Upon a Prequel and Three Shorts
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Megan Morris
Wednesday, June 27, 7:00 p.m.
Stageology: How to Stage to Sell
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Andrew Blum
Friday, June 22, 7:00 p.m.
Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet
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Chad Orzel
Thursday, June 14, 7:00 p.m.
How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog
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Youth Event: The Fierce Reads Tour: Anna Banks, Leigh Bardugo, Jennifer Bosworth, Emmy Laybourne, and Marissa Meyer
Friday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Anna Banks, OF POSEIDON
Leigh Bardugo, SHADOW AND BONE
Jennifer Bosworth, STRUCK
Emmy Laybourne, MONUMENT 14
Marissa Meyer, CINDER
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Peter Carey
Monday, May 21, 7:00 p.m.
The Chemistry of Tears
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Marty Brounstein
Thursday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.
Two Among the Righteous Few: A Story of Courage in the Holocaust
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Shirzad Chamine
Wednesday, May 16, 7:00 p.m.
Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can
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Paul Goldstein
Wednesday, May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Havana Requiem: A Legal Thriller
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Victoria Sweet
Tuesday, May 8, 7:00 p.m.
God's Hotel: A Doctor, A Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
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Philip Auerswald
Thursday, May 3, 7:00 p.m.
The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Economy
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Dana Gioia
Wednesday, May 2, 7:00 p.m.
Pity the Beautiful: Poems
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Youth Event: Rick Riordan
Tuesday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.
The Kane Chronicles: The Serpent's Shadow
Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City
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Mick LaSalle
Monday, April 30, 7:00 p.m.
The Beauty of the Real: What Hollywood Can Learn From Contemporary French Actresses
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Cynthia Anderson, Len Anderson, Constance Crawford, Patrick Daly, Robert Evans, Lara Gularte, Ellaraine Lockie, Diane Martin, Charlotte Muse, and Connie Post
Saturday, April 28, 2:00 p.m.
A Bird as Black as the Sun: California Poets on Crows and Ravens
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Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Thursday, April 19, 7:00 p.m.
Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies |
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Tina Seelig - BOOK LAUNCH!
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 p.m.
inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity |
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Rick Gilbert
Monday, April 16, 7:00 p.m.
Speaking Up: Surviving Executive Presentations
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Helen Popper
Sunday, April 15, 2:00 p.m.
California Native Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide |
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Jennifer DuBois
Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m.
A Partial History of Lost Causes |
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Akash Kapur
Monday, March 26, 7:00 p.m.
India Becoming: A Portrait of Life in Modern India |
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Jason Benlevi
Thursday, March 22, 7:00 p.m.
Too Much Magic: Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech |
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Parenting: J.D. Rothman
Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 p.m.
The Neurotic Parent's Guide to College Admissions: Strategies for Helicoptering, Hot-housing & Micromanaging
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Elaine Pagels
Saturday, March 17, 7:00 p.m.
Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation
Introduction by Scotty McLennan, Dean of Religious Life at Stanford
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Cara Black
Wednesday, March 14, 7:00 p.m.
Murder at the Lanterne Rouge
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Dr. Eric Topol
Tuesday, March 13, 7:00 p.m.
The Creative Destruction of Medicine
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Jack Kornfield
Wednesday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.
Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are
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Irvin D. Yalom
Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Spinoza Problem: A Novel
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Marcus Paul Cootsona
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 p.m.
Occam's Raquet: 12 Steps to Smarter Tennis
Introduction by Stanford Coach Dick Gould
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Patricia Schultz
Saturday, February 18, 6:00 p.m.
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
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Sebastian Seung
Tuesday, February 14, 7:00 p.m.
Connectome: How the Brain's Wiring Makes Us Who We Are
Introduction by Prof. Jay McClelland, head of the Mind, Brain, Computation Center in the Psych Dept at Stanford
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WORKSHOP: Matt Abrahams
Wednesday, February 8, 7:00 p.m.
How to Speak Up Without Freaking Out: 35 Techniques for Confident, Calm, and Competent Presenting
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Adam Johnson
Tuesday, February 7, 7:00 p.m.
The Orphan Master's Son
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John Green
Friday, January 27, 7:00 p.m.
The Fault in Our Stars
Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City
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John C. Ralston
Thursday, January 26, 7:00 p.m.
This Date in San Francisco: 366 Days in the History of Our Fascinating Beloved City
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Eric Weiner
Thursday, January 19, 7:00 p.m.
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine
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Michael Gazzaniga
Tuesday, January 3, 7:00 p.m.
Who's In Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain
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Richard Heinberg
Thursday, December 8, 7:00 p.m.
The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
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Frank Close
Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe
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Anthony Horowitz
Friday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.
The House of Silk: Sherlock Holmes
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Caroline Kennedy
Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
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