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Events this month: Jonathan Safran Foer; Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks; Woody LaBounty on SF history; Living Life as a Thank You; John Ratey on Spark
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Greetings!
Break up your evening routine with one of our upcoming author events. We have a a diverse line-up this month, so read on and make plans now.
Also, we present today a few new arrivals on our remainder tables and a cookbook review.
Thanks for reading,
Pete et al
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New Sale Books
Savvy Green Apple shoppers know that the best bargains are often found on our remainder tables. These are as-new books at prices lower than most used books. Here are just three recent arrivals. Tempted? Come see hundreds more.
Sacco and Vanzettie Must Die by Mark Binella
This hilarious first novel is full of deadpan humor and pathos.
Paperback. Was $14.95. Now $5.98
Maps and Legends: Reading and Writing Along the Borderlands by Michael Chabon
Here's a recent collection of essays on reading and writing by the Pulitzer Prize-winning local author.
Paperback. Was $14.99. Now $5.98
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters by Alan Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa
The subtitle says it better than I can: "From dating, shopping, and praying to going to war and becoming a billionaire--two evolutionay psychologists explain why we do what we do."
Paperback. Was $14.98. Now $5.98
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Cookbook review: Momofuku
 It's my privilege to review a food-related book each month for Tablehopper, a fun and informative weekly email about everything food and drink in San Francisco. Here's a link to her current issue; at bottom is this month's review of the new cookbook Momofuku. Sign up for Tablehopper here.
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Jonathan Safran Foer
at the JCC, on Eating Animals
 Brilliantly synthesizing philosophy, literature, science, memoir and his own detective work, Eating Animals
explores the many fictions we use to justify our eating habits - from
folklore to pop culture to family traditions and national myth - and how
such tales can lull us into a brutal forgetting.
It's been quite a ride since we hosted Mr. Foer at the old Canvas Cafe on 9th Avenue when his first book, Everything Is Illuminated, was published in 2002. We're pleased to welcome him back.
Mr. Foer will be speaking and signing books at this event at the JCC. Green Apple Books will not be selling tickets to this event. You can learn more and get tickets here at the JCCSF website. Where & When
JCCSF
3200 California Street
Thursday, November 5
8:00 PM
$15
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Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
Ethan Gilsdorf at Green Apple Books
Get
out your twelve-sided die! In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop
culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict
Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds--from
Boston to Wisconsin, France to New Zealand, Planet Earth to the
realm of Aggramar. On a quest that begins in his own geeky teenage past
and ends in our online gaming future, he asks gaming and fantasy geeks
how they balance their escapist urges with the kingdom of adulthood.
You
can ask Mr. Gilsdorf about his hit point count and choice of warrior
class on Tuesday, November 10th at 7 pm. No mead allowed, alas. Where & When
Green Apple's Granny Smith Rom
506 Clement Street
@6th Avenue
Tuesday, November 10
7 PM
FREE
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Woody LaBounty
on Carville by the Sea
Carville-by-the-Sea: San Francisco's Streetcar Suburb, a new book by Woody LaBounty, vividly recalls one of the quirkiest communities in San Francisco's rich history.
In
the mid-1890s, San Francisco transit companies started selling surplus
horse cars and cable cars to the public--$20 with seats intact, $10
without.
Obsolete
public transportation soon became bars and restaurants, shoe repair
shops, playhouses, laundries, artists' studios, and even houseboats.
A
bohemian settlement erupted at the beach as writers, judges, and lady
bicyclists arranged, combined, and even stacked old transit cars to
create "Carville-by-the-Sea." Meet the author (and keeper of the historical website Outsidelands), and get an awesome history lesson here at Green Apple Books.
Where & When
Green Apple's Granny Smith Room
506 Clement Street
at 6th Avenue
Wednesday, November 11
7 PM
FREE
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Living Life as a Thank You
with Nina Lesowitz, Phil Cousineau, and Alan Kaufman
So says the publisher:
Living as if each day is a thank you can help transform fear into
courage, anger into forgiveness, and isolation into belonging. Authors
Nina Lesowitz and Mary Beth Sammons present a simple yet comprehensive
approach for incorporating gratitude into one's life and reaping its
many benefits. . . .Each chapter includes
stories of individuals whose lives have been transformed by
thankfulness, motivational quotes and blessings, and suggested
gratitude practices. Whatever is given-even a challenging moment-is a
gift. With this book, you will be able to feel more connected to the
flow of life and less alone in your struggles and fears.
Join us in welcoming gratitude to our Side Room Series.
Where & When
Green Apple Books
506 Clement Street
@6th Avenue
Thursday, Nov 12
7:00 PM
FREE
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John Ratey on Spark
at the Burke school (note 9am start)
 In Spark,
John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a journey through the mind-body
connection, presenting research to prove that exercise is truly our
best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to
aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case
studies, Spark is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain.
This
event is free and begins at 9 am at the Katherine Delmar Burke School in the Richmond.:
Sea Cucumber
Where & When
Katherine Delmar Burke School 7070 California St.
San Francisco
Wednesday, November 18
9 AM
Free
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San Francisco, California 94118
415-387-2272
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