2004 Archive of Events

2003 Archived Events

STACEY’S EVENTS –NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Thursday, November 4th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
John Tarrant
Bring Me the Rhinoceros

An essential part of the Zen tradition, koans are brief paradoxical stories or questions without rational answers. In Bring Me the Rhinoceros, Zen teacher John Tarrant uses koans to awaken our minds to the universal enigmas of knowing and not knowing, living and dying, hanging on and letting go. In the process, he leads us down a path to a more joyful and peaceful existence.

Monday, November 8th @ 12:30
Kathan Brown
The North Pole

The challenge of reaching the North Pole has lured thousands, but it wasn’t until 1969 that it was indisputably conquered by surface travel. Its mysterious and barren landscape continues to draw explorers, researchers, and curious travelers. Through a collection of historic journals, contemporary research, personal experience, and photographs, Kathan Brown shares the mesmerizing attraction of this constantly changing environment.

Wednesday, November 10th @ 12:30
Nina Fedoroff
Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist’s View of Genetically Modified Food

Nina Fedoroff is a leading geneticist and molecular biologist who has contributed to the development of many of the techniques used to study plants today. In Mendel in the Kitchen, Dr. Fedoroff argues in favor of genetically modified food, stating that in fifty years we will be unable to feed the world’s population without making our crops more productive. Please join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion.

Thursday, November 11th through Saturday, November 13th
Stacey’s Semi-Annual License to Save

For three days only, Stacey’s Literary License members save 20% on everything in the store! Not a Literary License holder? Why not? It’s free: sign up at the Mezzanine Service Desk.

Friday, November 12th @ 12:30
Paola Gianturco
Celebrating Women

For more than five years photojournalist Paola Gianturco has documented the world’s most vibrant festivals and rituals celebrating women's attributes, roles and accomplishments. Her new book Celebrating Women, shows how women are honored in parades, competitions and religious ceremonies in more than fifteen countries on over five continents.

Monday, November 15th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Robert Schoen
What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew about Judaism

While admitting that "describing what it's like to be Jewish is like describing snow," local author Robert Schoen provides a smart and practical understanding of Judaism for a Christian audience. In What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew about Judaism, he presents readers with thoughtful insight into Judaism. Writing from the perspective of an "average Jewish American," Schoen points out the differences and highlights the similarities between Judaism and Christianity.

Tuesday, November 16th @ 12:30
CHICK LIT EXTRAVAGANZA
Kim Green and Julia Bourland
Paging Aphrodite and The Go-Girl Guide

Fiction and fact meet in an effort to define the "Chick" in Chick Lit. Kim Green, author of Is That a Moose in Your Pocket? has written a new book about four women on the exotic island of Corfu who are searching for sun, sand, and the modern Greek god. Julia Bourland is the author of The Go-Girl Guide: Surviving your 20s with Savvy, Soul, and Style and Hitched: The Go-Girl Guide to the First Year of Marriage. Together, they will talk about the challenges and fun of being a "Go" kind of girl.

Wednesday, November 17th @ 12:30
Harold McGee
On Food and Cooking

Stacey’s is delighted to be hosting Harold McGee for a newly-revised, 20th anniversary edition, of his classic, On Food and Cooking. On Food and Cooking has been variously described by the great chefs of the day as, "the definitive treatise on this subject;" "a must-have resource;" "a truly engaging blend of the science and history of food;" and, according to Rose Levy Beranbaum, "In this masterful revision, he has gone beyond the specifics of how ingredients work to the very nature of the ingredient itself."

Wednesday, December 8th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Marianne Williamson
The Gift of Change

In this honest and uplifting book, bestselling author Marianne Williamson delves deeply into the powerful role of change in our lives today. Far from being something to fear and avoid, change gives us the opportunity to receive the miraculous gift of personal transformation. Williamson offers ten simple but profound changes to empower us to transform our world into a place of greater love and peace.

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Tuesday, November 9th @ 12:30
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE
Jon Meacham
Franklin and Winston

Two of the most powerful personalities of the 20th century are examined in this gripping examination of the friendship between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Franklin and Winston is a valuable portrait of two complex and charismatic men and how they changed history. Jon Meacham is managing editor of Newsweek and editor of Voices in Our Blood. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

Tuesday, November 9th @ 6:00 pm
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
Nina Fedoroff
Mendel in the Kitchen: A Scientist’s View of Genetically Modified Food

Nina Fedoroff is a leading geneticist and molecular biologist who has contributed to the development of many of the techniques used to study plants today. In Mendel in the Kitchen, Dr. Fedoroff argues in favor of genetically modified food, stating that in fifty years we will be unable to feed the world’s population without making our crops more productive. Please join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion. Please note: This event will take place at The Harmony Bakery Café, located at 299 California Avenue, Palo Alto. The Café is open to all and free of charge, but seating is limited. Please register at www.cafescipa.org.

Tuesday, November 9th @ 6:30 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Anatol Lieven
America Right or Wrong

In this controversial critique of America's role in the world, Anatol Lieven contends that United States’ foreign policy since 9/11 has been shaped by the special character of our national identity, an identity which embraces two contradictory features: the American Creed and Jacksonian nationalism. Lieven examines how these two antithetical impulses have played out in recent U.S. policy, especially in the Middle East. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, November 10th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Food Lit
Patricia Wells
The Provence Cookbook

Enjoy a Parisian feast as we pay tribute to bestselling author Patricia Wells, International Herald Tribune restaurant critic and prominent American authority on French food, and her latest release, The Provence Cookbook. This special luncheon will be hosted by San Francisco's own superchef Gerald Hirigoyen at his elegant restaurant Piperade. This is a rare treat for lovers of French cuisine, so reserve soon as this lunch is expected to sell out. Please note: This event will take place at Piperade, 1015 Battery Street. Check-in is at 11:45 am. Admission is $50 for members and $65 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, November 10th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
George Leonard and Michael Murphy
The Life We Are Given

George Leonard, president emeritus of Esalen, and Mike Murphy, chairman of the board and co-founder of Esalen Institute in 1962, developed an alternative educational center devoted to the exploration of the "human potential," the world of unrealized human capacities that lies beyond the imagination. Esalen became known for its blend of East/West philosophies, its experiential/didactic workshops, and the steady influx of philosophers, psychologists, artists and religious thinkers who passed through. Now Leonard and Murphy have created a long-term practice for busy people involving mind, body, heart and soul, which produces positive change in practically everyone who follows it, called Integral Transformative Practice (ITP). Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, November 11th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Patrick Harker
The INSEAD-Wharton Alliance on Globalizing: Strategies for Building Successful Global Businesses

How can today's business leaders create profitable businesses and generate returns for investors by entering global markets, competing against international rivals, making investments, and finding opportunities in the shifting tableau of a world in continuous transformation? No business is immune to the effects of globalization, and the demand on business schools to prepare students with the knowledge to create strategies for businesses engaged in international competition is increasingly challenging. From the content of their curricula to the composition of their student bodies, and from the locations they operate to the engagement of their faculties with global corporations, today's business schools must change and expand their operations in the face of limited resources. Patrick Harker, an expert in service operations management, and managerial decision-making, will discuss how business schools have responded to globalization and will describe programs available for business leaders to continue to build their global business knowledge. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Monday, November 15th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Shibley Telhami
Liberty & Power: Role of Ethics and Religion in American Foreign Policy

How a nation "commits itself to freedom" has long been at the heart of debates about foreign aid, economic sanctions and military intervention. Moral and faith traditions have much to say about what is required to achieve this end. After September 11th no one can doubt the importance of religious beliefs in influencing relations among peoples and nations. Can religious convictions promote a more moral foreign policy? Do they lead to fanaticism, or do they encourage a new realism about the forces shaping the choices confronting the US? The contributors to this volume come at the issue from very different perspectives and offer exceptional and unexpected insights on a question now at the forefront of American foreign policy. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, November 16th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Strobe Talbott
Engaging India: Diplomacy, Democracy, and the Bomb

From June 1998 through September 2000, in the most extensive engagement ever between the United States and India, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott and Minister of External Affairs Jaswant Singh met fourteen times in seven countries on three continents. They grappled with the urgent issue of arms control and nonproliferation, but they also discussed their visions for the U.S.—Indian relationship, the potential for economic and strategic cooperation between the two countries, and the implications of Hindu nationalism for the evolution of Indian society, politics, and security. Their personal rapport helped raise the level of trust between the two governments. As a result, the United States was able to play a crucial role in defusing the crisis between India and Pakistan over the contested territory of Kashmir in the summer of 1999—thus, perhaps, averting a war that could have escalated to nuclear conflagration. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, November 16th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Valery Tishkov
Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society

This book illuminates one of the world's most troubled regions from a unique perspective, that of a prominent Russian intellectual. Valery Tishkov, a leading ethnographer who has also served in several important political posts, examines the evolution of the war in Chechnya that erupted in 1994, untangling the myths, the long-held resentments, and the ideological manipulations that have fueled the crisis. In particular, he explores the key themes of nationalism and violence that feed the turmoil there. Forceful, original, and timely, his study combines extensive interview material, historical perspectives, and deep local knowledge. Tishkov sheds light on Chechnya in particular and on how secessionist conflicts can escalate into violent conflagrations in general. With its balanced assessments of both Russian and Chechen perspectives, this book will be essential reading for people seeking to understand the role of Islamic fundamentalist nationalism in the contemporary world. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, November 18th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Richard Bulliet and Olivier Roy
The Case for Islamo-Christian Civilization and Globalized Islam

As Iraq continues its struggle towards stabilization and Afghanistan participates in its first post-Taliban national election, Islam continues to play a significant and vital role in the global community. How will Islam affect the movement towards globalization—will it act as a cohesive or divisive force? Is Islam’s role different in the Middle East than in Southeast Asia? Join authors Richard Bulliet, Olivier Roy and Economist editor Peter David as they discuss the issues surrounding the burgeoning influence of Islam on globalization. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, November 18th @ 6:00 pm
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE
Alan Lightman
Reunion

The author of the acclaimed Einstein's Dreams explores the pain of self-examination, the malleable nature of memory, and the impossible hopefulness of youth. His story tells of a middle-aged, divorced professor who returns to his thirtieth college reunion. As if going "through the looking glass" of time, he watches himself as a young man and relives the all-consuming love affair with a beautiful dancer—and the events that will shape his life forever. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

Friday, November 19th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Thomas Wolfe
I Am Charlotte Simmons

With the publication of The Kandy-Colored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby in 1965, Wolfe rose to a leadership role in the literary experiments of nonfiction that became known as New Journalism. With his novel The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Wolfe provided an unparalleled look into the hippie era of San Francisco. Other works by Wolfe that have taken a critical look at American life are Radical Chic, which chronicles a party hosted by Leonard Bernstein to raise money for the Black Panthers; The Painted Word, which rocked the American art world, depicting it as an incestuous network based almost exclusively in New York; and the award-winning The Right Stuff, published in 1979, which focused on the early days of the space program. In 1987, Wolfe showcased his genius again with the publication of The Bonfire of the Vanities, which became the last word on the materialism of the 1980s. His forthcoming, highly-anticipated novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons, immortalizes college life in the new century through the eyes of an incoming freshman. In his prolific and distinguished career, Wolfe has employed an exacting eye for detail, an uncanny ear for language (among the phrases he coined are "radical chic" and the "me decade") and brilliant, incisive wit to hold a mirror up to American society. He has angered some, delighted others, but always provoked and stimulated. Mr. Wolfe will only be signing copies of I Am Charlotte Simmons. Please note: This event will take place at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street. Admission is $20 for Members, $40 for Non-members, and $65 for Premium Seating (Premium Seating guarantees a seat in the first few rows of the auditorium.) Check-in is at 11:15 am. Register only through Yerba Buena at www.ybca.org or 415-978-ARTS .

Wednesday, December 1st @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Thomas Graham Jr.
Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction

Internationally known as one of the leading authorities in the field, Ambassador Graham served as a senior U.S. diplomat involved in the negotiation of every major international arms control and non-proliferation agreement for the past 30 years. Ambassador Graham believes that a tide of misinformation has led to the public’s lack of understanding of the vital issues. In his new book, Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs), Graham presents up-to-date facts on nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism, chemical and biological weapons, land mines and small arms, missile defense, WMDs in outer space and WMDs in the Middle East and Asia. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, December 2nd @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Bob Barr
The Meaning of Is

Is Bill Clinton a bad role model for future presidents to follow? Barr was the congressman who initially started the impeachment process against Clinton, offers his unique vantage point on the Clinton legacy. The accomplished politician and analyst reveals previously unknown details of the impeachment process, describing how its scope was artificially limited and its progress politically undermined by both Democrats and Republicans. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $12 for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Monday, December 6th @ 6:30 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Lou Dobbs
Exporting America

In Exporting America, world renowned business journalist Lou Dobbs weighs in on one of the most explosive economic issues of our time: the shipment of American jobs to cheap foreign labor markets. For the first time in history, Dobbs claims that corporations are laying off Americans from well-paying jobs and replacing them with low-paid foreign workers. Lou Dobbs, who has been an outspoken critic of job outsourcing, argues that outsourcing may cut company costs but it also costs American jobs, increases U.S. dependence on imports and lowers tax revenues. He urges lawmakers to prohibit outsourcing of government contracts, and to provide tax and other incentives to keep jobs at home. Please note: Due to the ongoing hotel strike, the location of this event is still to be decided. For location, admission and reservation information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, December 7th @ 7:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
& JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO
Natan Sharansky
The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror

In his new book The Case for Democracy, Natan Sharansky passionately argues that the spread of democracy everywhere is not only possible, but also essential to the survival of our civilization. Drawing on a lifetime of experience of democracy and its absence, Sharansky believes that only democracy can safeguard the well-being of societies. During the Cold War Mr. Sharansky worked with Andre Sakharov, and was one of the most prominent Jewish dissidents in the Soviet Union. His courageous fight for freedom during nine years of imprisonment by the Soviet police state was a milestone in the global struggle for human rights. As a politician in Israel for the past nine years, he has served in different Israeli governments, holding various positions, including deputy prime minister. He has played a key role in government decision making from the peace negotiations at Wye to the war against Palestinian terror. He has been as consistent in his views as he has been stubborn: tyranny, whether in the Soviet Union or the Middle East, must always be made to bow before democracy. Please note: This event will take place in Kanbar Hall of the Jewish Community Center, located at 3200 California Street (at Presidio). Check in is at 6:30 pm. Admission is $8 for members and students and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, December 15th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Robert Poole
Explorers House

For more than one hundred years the National Geographic Society has brought "the world and all that is in it" to millions worldwide. Through its unparalleled research, exploration, publications and photography, the organization and its magazine have, in many ways, defined how we see the world. Now Robert Poole's Explorers House gives a vibrant, behind-the-scenes look at National Geographic, from its start in 1888 to its evolution into one of the most esteemed and iconic American institutions. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.


Thursday, December 16th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
David Victor
Climate Change: Debating America’s Policy Options

David Victor, Adjunct Senior Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations and Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University and William Reilly, Chairman, World Wildlife Fund will discuss how climate change is one of the most complex problems on today's policy agenda. Serious efforts to control the emissions that cause global warming will require societies to incur costs now for uncertain benefits in the future. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.
STACEY’S EVENTS –OCTOBER 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Friday, October 1st @ 12:30
CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN FICTION
Clyde Edgerton and Jack Riggs
Lunch at the Piccadilly and When the Finch Rises

The South has a rich tradition of great writers: William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Walker Percy, and Eudora Welty to name but a few. Stacey’s is proud to take a trip down Highway 95 to introduce you to some newer proponents of this great storytelling tradition. Jack Riggs’s debut novel, When the Finch Rises, takes us to a 1960s North Carolina mill town. Booklist gave it a starred review, saying "Riggs puts such a wondrous and compelling spin on his material that readers will remain in the grip of this first novel long after they have read the final page." Clyde Edgerton’s latest, Lunch at the Piccadilly, was described by The New York Times as "graceful and often painfully funny." Please join us for this rare treat.

Monday, October 4th @ 12:30
Betty Edwards
Color

Millions of people learned to draw by using the methods in Dr. Betty Edwards’s bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now Edwards moves from black and white to color, providing a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and how to combine hues. Color is a must-have primer for accomplished and budding artists and craftsmen.

Tuesday, October 5th @ 12:30
David Suzuki
Tree: A Life Story

In this clear, concise, and captivating book, renowned scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki and award-winning writer Wayne Grady tell the life story of a tree, showing the role the tree plays in the forest throughout its life. Robert Bateman, renowned wildlife artist whose book Birds was a critical hit, provides the accompanying original artwork.

Wednesday, October 6th @ 12:30
EVOLUTION OF A WRITER
Anthony Doerr
About Grace

The short story collection The Shell Collector launched Anthony Doerr into the literary limelight. Doerr won the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award and many other accolades. In About Grace, he answers his early promise with a novel that focuses on the million little miracles that occur in the natural world, and one man who overcomes a life full of grief and longing. Please join us as Mr. Doerr reads from his beautiful new novel and discusses the writing process.

Thursday, October 7th @ 12:30
Susan Orlean
My Kind of Place

It doesn’t matter that one has never thought about the world of bullfighters or orchid fanciers, the minute journalist Susan Orlean trains her eye on the subject, the result becomes a fascinating must-read. We are delighted to host Orlean for her new book of travel stories, My Kind of Place. And yes, we guarantee you’ll have a sudden desire to read all about the World Taxidermy Championships!

Monday, October 11th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Deepak Chopra
The Book of Secrets

Deepak Chopra says that every life is a book of secrets, ready to be opened. The most elusive secret of all is who we truly are. The Book of Secrets provides a key to unlocking the inner source of ultimate wisdom and the answers to the most personal and fundamental questions we face. Please join us for an enlightening afternoon with one of the renowned contemporary spiritual masters.

Tuesday, October 12th @ 12:30
Susan RoAne
How to Create Your Own Luck

Stacey’s favorite bundle of energy, bestselling author Susan RoAne threads together a wealth of enlightening stories to show how "luck" can be controlled to allow you to make vital connections that can ensure success and build your network.

Thursday, October 14th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
S.J. Rozan
Absent Friends

Absent Friends is award-winning author S.J. Rozan’s first stand-alone novel. Both a daring crime novel and a somber tribute to an event that changed our lives irrevocably, Absent Friends takes place in the wake of September 11, 2001, as seven friends must deal with both present tragedies and buried truths. Library Journal calls it, "the most highly anticipated stand-alone debut this fall."
Friday, October 15th @ 12:30
Tobias Wolff
Old School

Stacey’s is delighted to host National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Tobias Wolff for the paperback release of Old School. With the same masterful prose and emotional subtlety that distinguished his bestselling memoir, This Boy’s Life, Wolff’s first novel explores the deceptions and betrayals that turn a boy into a writer.

Tuesday, October 19th @ 12:30
Max Frankel
High Noon in the Cold War

Max Frankel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of President Nixon’s 1972 trip to China, provides an authoritative account of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the thirteen days that rocked the world and established President John F. Kennedy’s global leadership.

Wednesday, October 20th @ 12:30
Bob Schieffer
Face the Nation

In this engaging memoir of television news and its unique place in history, bestselling author and Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer takes us behind the scenes of the Sunday morning institution that has provided a window on the most memorable events of the last half-century.

Thursday, October 21st @ 12:30
A.J. Jacobs
The Know-It-All

Alarmed and more than a little chagrined at the massive gaps in his personal knowledge, NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs sets for himself the daunting task of reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica. With an endearing and disarming frankness, Jacobs recounts the unexpected and comically disruptive effects his knowledge has on every aspect of his life.

Tuesday, October 26th @ 12:30
Jim Bannister
Word of Mouse: The New Age of Networked Media

The rapid convergence of media and digital technology has remained one of the world’s most vivid business stories even through the "dot-bomb" recession. In Word of Mouse, Jim Bannister provides an essential guide to how the convergence of "digital" and "networked" can and should unfold over the next few years; analyzing how media will be transformed by the increasing primacy of networked media.

Friday, October 29th @ 12:30
Rand Richards
Haunted San Francisco: Ghost Stories From the City’s Past

Boooooooo! Rand Richards, author of two local bestsellers, Historic San Francisco and Historic Walks in San Francisco, offers a collection of ghost stories from our very own dark alleys and haunted houses. Haunted San Francisco is a fascinating and spooky mix of journalism, folklore, and creative imagination. How safe is your neighborhood this Halloween? Bwahahahaha!

Thursday, November 4th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
John Tarrant
Bring Me the Rhinoceros

An essential part of the Zen tradition, koans are brief paradoxical stories or questions without rational answers. In Bring Me the Rhinocerous, Zen teacher John Tarrant uses koans to awaken our minds to the universal enigmas of knowing and not knowing, living and dying, hanging on and letting go. In the process, he leads us down a path to a more joyful and peaceful existence.

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Friday, October 1st @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Cornel West
Democracy Matters

Cornel West argues that America's failure to bring about peace in the Middle East and control anti-American Islamism can be linked to the U.S.'s hypocritical posture with the world. He contends that an alliance of American fundamentalists with imperialist corporate and political elites thwarts true democracy in this country. What is needed, West believes, is a return to the American democratic tradition best exemplified by the civil rights movement—a return to the democratic nature that will revitalize American democracy and restore America's image in the rest of the world. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, October 6th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Paola Gianturco
Celebrating Women

For more than five years photojournalist Paola Gianturco has documented the world’s most vibrant festivals and rituals celebrating women's attributes, roles and accomplishments. Her new book Celebrating Women, shows how women are honored in parades, competitions and religious ceremonies in more than fifteen countries over five continents. Please join us as Paola Gianturco gives an insightful and deeply empathic slide presentation on how women are appreciated through diverse cultural traditions. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:15 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, October 7th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Kevin Danaher
Ten Reasons to Abolish the IMF and World Bank

Described by The New York Times as the "Paul Revere of globalization's woes," author and activist Kevin Danaher contends that large corporations have no loyalty to or sympathy for their local communities. He will outline a developing alternative grassroots global economy built by social entrepreneurs and community-based organizations that will link across boundaries on local and ecological principles. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, October 7th @ 6:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Good Lit Conversation
Amy Tan
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings

After finding her life summarized and her writing explained by CliffsNotes, Amy Tan wrote the first of the humorous, intimate essays that comprise her latest work and first book of nonfiction, The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings. The bestselling novel (and film) The Joy Luck Club established Tan as one of the most highly respected writers of our time. Her fiction elegantly weaves together stories of families spanning generations and continents, and her books and stories have garnered her acclaim and awards across the world. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the Bay Area's literary legends.
Please note: This event will take place at the Hyatt Grand Hotel, 345 Stockton Street, San Francisco. Admission is $15 for members, $30 for non-members. Check-in is at 5:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, October 13th @ 5:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Robert Mankoff, Alex Gregory, Bruce Eric Kaplan and Jack Ziegler
The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker

In conjunction with the 80th anniversary of The New Yorker comes the publication of The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker, a special collection of every cartoon ever published in the magazine since its debut in 1925. Join Robert Mankoff, cartoonist and editor, and a panel of fellow New Yorker cartoonists in a lively discussion of how the cartoons have become a cultural institution and have changed over the years to reflect the social mores of the times. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, October 20th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Robert L. Gallucci
Going Critical

Dr. Robert Gallucci, an authority on North Korea and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, led the team that negotiated the 1994 U.S.–North Korea Agreed Framework. In Going Critical, Dr. Gallucci and two former U.S. officials trace the intense efforts that led North Korea to freeze, and pledge ultimately to dismantle, its plutonium production program. Ten years later, the Agreed Framework lies abandoned and North Korea now claims to possess nuclear weapons. Dr. Gallucci will discuss the lessons he learned for present and future nuclear weapons confrontations with North Korea. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, October 20th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB & MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE
Stephen Greenblatt
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

How did a provincial young Englishman without wealth or advanced education go on to become the Western world's greatest playwright? Author and Harvard Humanities Professor Stephen Greenblatt will trace the remarkable course of William Shakespeare's life and career, from his fledgling days in London to the religious and political forces that shaped his work and threatened to overtake him. Speaking with wit and insight, Greenblatt will share a new side of the Bard, delving deep into the life of the playwright and the Elizabethan era that produced him. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, October 21st @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Stephen Flynn
America the Vulnerable

Three years after September 11th, Stephen Flynn believes we are still dangerously unprepared to prevent or respond to another attack on American soil. Faced with such a threat, the United States should be operating on a wartime footing at home. But despite the many new security precautions that have been proposed, our most serious vulnerabilities remain ominously exposed. Flynn carefully outlines a bold yet practical plan for achieving security in a way that is safe and smart, effective and manageable. In a new world of heightened risk and fear, America the Vulnerable delivers a timely, forceful message that cannot be ignored. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Monday, October 25th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Stephen Cohen
The Idea of Pakistan

Can Pakistan ever join the global community as a functioning partner, or will it forever remain a nation on the periphery? In The Idea of Pakistan, South Asian affairs expert Stephen Cohen argues that Pakistan’s future is very uncertain. He examines the factors contributing to nation state failure and investigates Pakistan’s distinctive political and social institutions, notably military rule, and sets out a range of possible "futures" for what will soon become the world’s fourth most populous nation. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, October 28th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
James Thompson and Timothy Roemer
9-11 Commission Report

9-11 Commissioners James Thompson, former Governor of Illinois and Chairman of Winston & Strawn, and Timothy Roemer, former Congressman of Indiana and President of Center for National Policy, will discuss the findings of the 9-11 Commission Report and prospects for securing American safety. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, October 28th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Seth Faison
South of the Clouds

Discover the secret side of China with author Seth Faison, former Shanghai Bureau Chief for The New York Times. Known for capturing the country's moods and flavors during his twelve years in China, Faison delved into the criminal underworld, presided over a secret gay wedding, sneaked into a forbidden part of Tibet, uncovered a network of people smuggling from Fujian and had an affair with China's most famous transsexual. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.
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San Francisco, CA 94105
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Thursday, September 2nd @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Sheldon Siegel
The Confession

If you haven’t already discovered the husband and ex-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, now’s your big chance. Stacey’s is delighted to host the fifth annual Sheldonpalooza, celebrating another funny and suspenseful San Francisco adventure. Of his most recent book, Publishers Weekly said, "The verdict is clear: another win for Siegel."

Wednesday, September 8th @ 12:30
Gary Erickson
Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar is the story of Gary Erickson’s invention of Clif Bar, and the history and philosophy of this thriving company. It’s an inspiring tale about following one’s passion, sustaining a business, and living responsibly.

Thursday, September 9th @12:30
Larry Kane
Ticket to Ride

In 1964 the Beatles invaded America. Beatlemania hit hard and spawned a rock and roll revolution. Larry Kane was the only American journalist to have traveled with the Fab Four, and he offers exclusive behind-the-scene stories of what it was really like. Ticket to Ride is a fantastic, insider’s look at a cultural explosion.

Friday, September 10th @ 12:30
EVOLUTION OF A WRITER
Damian McNicholl
A Son Called Gabriel

A Son Called Gabriel is the story of a young boy’s coming of age in a Catholic family in rural Ireland during the 60s and 70s. Gabriel narrates the usual rigors of childhood, family secrets, and his dawning homosexuality with great humor and an authentic voice. Please join us for a discussion of Mr. McNicholl’s debut novel and the writing process.

Tuesday, September 14th @ 12:30
David Schickler
Sweet and Vicious

David Schickler received critical and commercial success with his short story collection, Kissing in Manhattan. Schickler’s highly anticipated debut novel, Sweet and Vicious, features a stolen cache of diamonds, some very bad gangsters, a perilous race through the American landscape, and two of the wildest lovers in contemporary fiction.

Tuesday, September 21st @ 12:30
Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis 2

In Persepolis, we were introduced to a young Iranian girl whose verve, dynamic energy, and fearlessness took the United States—and the world—by storm. Marjane Satrapi continues her tale with unflinching insight and singular artistry in the black-and-white strips of this graphic novel.

Thursday, September 23rd @ 12:30
Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Susanna Clarke’s fantasy about two magicians in an alternative version of 19th century England combines dark mythology and social comedy. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell has already garnered tremendous press and rave reviews. Time Magazine describes it as "ravishing" and a "superb post-Potter fantasy for grownups." Please join us for a sampling of this extraordinary new novel.

Monday, September 27th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Julie Rappaport
365 Yoga: Daily Meditations

Julie Rappaport has created an essential reference book for yoga teachers and students alike. Filled with thought-provoking quotations from the greatest yoga texts, as well as instruction and inspiration, 365 Yoga is a companion for anyone who practices yoga.

Tuesday, September 28th @ 12:30
Lawrence Weschler
Vermeer in Bosnia

Vermeer in Bosnia collects two decades' worth of longtime New Yorker staff writer Weschler's original meditations on the arts and current events. From conversations with two distinguished jurists on the Hague's Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal, to a discussion about process with David Hockney, Weschler's blend of reportage, history and art criticism is an intellectual delight.

Wednesday, September 29th @ 12:30
EVOLUTION OF A WRITER
Chris Baty
No Plot? No Problem!

In Stacey’s Evolution of a Writer Series, we usually talk to authors who have just published their first novel. The most frequently asked questions concern process and how the author got started. Chris Baty, founder of "National Novel Writing Month," sheds some light on the process and offers aspiring writers help with his nuts-and-bolts, how-to guide to cranking out a first draft in thirty days. If you want to write a novel, here’s your chance to have a lesson from a pro.

Thursday, September 30th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Dan Fesperman
The Warlord’s Son

Dan Fesperman’s The Small Boat of Great Sorrows was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as setting "a new standard for war-based thrillers" and Kirkus gave it a starred review. Fesperman’s early promise has been answered with The Warlord’s Son, a story about a burned-out American war correspondent who arrives on the Afghan border just as American bombs begin falling.

Friday, October 1st @ 12:30
CELEBRATION OF SOUTHERN FICTION
Clyde Edgerton and Jack Riggs
Lunch at the Piccadilly and When the Finch Rises

The South has a rich tradition of great writers: William Faulkner, Harper Lee, Walker Percy, Eudora Welty to name but a few. Stacey’s is proud to take a road trip down Highway 95 to introduce you to some newer proponents of this great storytelling tradition. Jack Riggs’s debut novel, When the Finch Rises, takes us to a 1960s North Carolina mill town. Booklist gave it a starred review, saying "Riggs puts such a wondrous and compelling spin on his material that readers will remain in the grip of this first novel long after they have read the final page." Clyde Edgerton’s latest, Lunch at the Piccadilly, was described by The New York Times as "graceful and often painfully funny." Please join us for this rare treat.

Monday, October 4th @ 12:30
Betty Edwards
Color

Millions of people learned to draw by using the methods in Dr. Betty Edwards’s bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now Edwards moves from black and white to color, providing a basic understanding of how to see color, how to use it, and how to combine hues. Color is a must-have primer for accomplished and budding artists and craftsmen.

Tuesday, October 5th @ 12:30
David Suzuki
Tree: A Life Story

In this clear, concise, and captivating book, renowned scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki and award-winning writer Wayne Grady tell the life story of a tree, showing the role the tree plays in the forest throughout its life. Robert Bateman, renowned wildlife artist whose book Birds was a critical hit, provides the accompanying original artwork.

Wednesday, October 6th @ 12:30
EVOLUTION OF A WRITER
Anthony Doerr
About Grace

The short story collection The Shell Collector launched Anthony Doerr into the literary limelight. Doerr won the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award and many other accolades. In About Grace, he answers his early promise with a novel that focuses on the million little miracles that occur in the natural world and one man who overcomes a life full of grief and longing. Please join us as Mr. Doerr reads from his beautiful new novel and discusses the writing process.

Thursday, October 7th @ 12:30
Susan Orlean
My Kind of Place

It doesn’t matter that one never thought about the world of bullfighters or orchid fanciers, the minute journalist Susan Orlean trains her eye on the subject, the result becomes a fascinating must-read. We are delighted to host Orlean for her new book of travel stories, My Kind of Place. And yes, we guarantee you’ll have a sudden desire to read all about the World Taxidermy Championships!

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Wednesday, September 1st @ 5:15 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Pax Beale
Body for the Ages

Pax Beale knows that one out of two Americans will ultimately die of heart disease. He also knows that by making the right choices, it is possible to be on the surviving side of that statistic. He runs a health center called Body for the Ages—and has written a book by the same name—which takes general fitness clients and specializes in cardiac rehabilitation. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 4:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, September 8th @ 12:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB & STANFORD CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO
Lawrence Lessig
Free Culture

There has been much concern about the concentration of media ownership. Professor Lawrence Lessig will connect this phenomenon to the growing concentration in the ownership of our culture through copyright. He holds that these two trends are increasingly restricting innovation and creativity. As the battles in this election cycle demonstrate, it also directly impacts politics. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $20 for members, $28 for non-members and includes a buffet lunch at noon. Advanced reservations are required. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, September 8th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Ross Gelbspan
Boiling Point: The Politics of Climate Crisis

According to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan, climate change, if unchecked, will swamp every other issue facing the global community today. In Boiling Point, Gelbspan argues that not only the fossil fuel industry and politicians, but also the news media and environmental activists have, wittingly or otherwise, worsened the global climate crisis. In the face of all this, Gelbspan offers a compelling solution: The World Economic Modernization Plan. The plan, created by Gelbspan, energy company presidents, economists, and energy policy experts, would dramatically reduce our reliance on oil, create millions of jobs, and raise living standards in poor countries affected by climate-driven disease epidemics. The event will be moderated by Mark Hertsgaard, correspondent for The Nation and author of Earth Odyssey: Around the World In Search of Our Environmental Future. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Friday, September 10th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Lt. Col. Robert "Buzz" Patterson and John O’Neill
Reckless Disregard and Unfit for Command

Lt. Colonel Patterson will reveal what his experience in the military and as a senior ranking officer in the Clinton White House has taught him: the Democratic Party cannot be trusted with national security. John O'Neill, the Naval officer who took over John Kerry's Swift Boat in Vietnam, will give his account of what he believes to be Kerry's true war record: that Kerry's war wounds were self-inflicted, his medals gained under false pretenses, his self-portrayal as a hero false and his post-war protests filled with lies. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, September 15th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Joe Scarborogh
Rome Wasn’t Burnt in a Day

If the Republican Party champions less spending and smaller government, how is it that the federal government has increased 10.5% and the debt has surpassed $7 trillion during Bush’s tenure? Has the liberal media run amok leading up to the election? A former Republican congressman turned political talk-show host on MSNBC’s "Scarborough Country," Joe Scarborough lets both Democrats and Republicans have a share of his scathing criticism. He will share his personal insight into the political game. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, September 16th @ 6:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Dame Anita Roddick
Troubled Water

Firebrand, activist and entrepreneur Dame Anita Roddick was among the first to prove that capitalism and conscience aren’t mutually exclusive. She will discuss how business now, more than ever, must have a moral sympathy and an honorable code of behavior in everything it does. Her newest book, Troubled Water, deals with flood, drought, privatization, and corporate exploitation of water resources. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 6:00 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Monday, September 20th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Graham T. Allison
Nuclear Terrorism

Is a nuclear 9/11 possible? With the shadow of September 11th behind us, and tempting terrorist targets like the national election just ahead, we must consider the possibility that, in President Bush’s words, "the world’s most dangerous people" will attack us with "the world’s most destructive technologies." In Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, Graham Allison issues an urgent call to action, making the case that nuclear terrorism is not only possible; but, inevitable if we continue on our present course. More important, he sets out an ambitious but feasible plan of action for preventing a catastrophic attack before it’s too late. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, September 22nd @ 5:15 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Linda Perlman Gordon and Susan Morris Shaffer
Mom, Can I Move Back in With You?: A Survival Guide for Parents of Twenty-Somethings

With the shortage of good jobs, high cost of living, and burden of student loans, 63% of 2004 graduates say they plan on moving home. These same twentysomethings continue to ask for money, rely on their parents to clean up their messes, and move more slowly toward adulthood than previous generations. Linda Perlman Gordon and Susan Morris Shaffer will offer guidance for parents, and help in renegotiating parent-child relationships. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 4:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, September 22nd @ 6:30 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Molly Ivins
Who Let the Dogs In?

For years, political commentator Molly Ivins has been sounding the alarm about George W. Bush. Now, with the war on terrorism posing unprecedented challenges to our civil liberties and the Bush economic policy in shambles, Ivins takes a close look at the state of the Union and shows how Bush has applied the same flawed strategies he used in governing Texas to running the largest superpower in the world. Please note: This event will be held at The Argent Hotel, Metropolitan Ballroom, 50 Third Street, Downtown San Francisco. Check in is at 6:00 pm. Admission is $10 for members, $10 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, September 23rd @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Pascal Khoo Thwe
From the Land of Green Ghosts

In 2002 Burmese author Pascal Khoo Thwe was awarded the Kiriyama Prize in nonfiction for his autobiography From the Land of Green Ghosts. This poetic memoir describes a young man's upbringing in a remote village in southeast Burma, and his subsequent journey from his strife-torn country through Thailand to Europe. Thwe, the first member of his community ever to study English at Mandalay University in Burma, became a student rebel and participated in the insurrection of 1988 after successive economic crises forced him to give up his studies. He then became a guerilla fighter in a life-or-death struggle against the government and eventually escaped to the West. Written in exile, this memorable book recounts Thwe’s journey to freedom despite almost unimaginable odds. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:15 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, September 23rd @ 6:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Good Lit
Diane Johnson
L’Affaire

Diane Johnson’s trio of novels, Le Divorce, Le Marriage, and L’Affaire, showcase her skill for sophisticated social comedy involving the cultural disconnections of Americans in France. Her update of the transatlantic novels by Henry James and Edith Wharton have earned her two each Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations and a gold medal from the California Book Awards. Join this wickedly funny writer whose insights about sex, love, lies, and life have made her an international bestseller. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $12 for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Friday, September 24th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Lewis Lapham
Gag Rule

In Gag Rule, Lewis Lapham argues that, in the midst of this country’s "War on Terror," we face a crisis of democracy as serious as any in our history: the threat against the right to speak out against the powers that be, and to have our voices heard. This, asserts Lapham, marks not only the end of true, meaningful dissent, but also the renunciation of our most important civil liberty: the freedom to disagree. Gag Rule is a rousing call to action from one of America’s most provocative writers. The discussion will be moderated by David Kipen, Book Critic, San Francisco Chronicle. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Monday, September 27th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Daniel Altman
Neoconomy

In Neoconomy, Daniel Altman, columnist for The New York Times and former Associate Professor of Economics, Harvard University, explains the intellectual roots of the Bush administration’s economic policy, and discusses why Bush has been so intent on implementing it despite the lowered expectations, terror, and financial scandal that have buffeted the economy in recent years. Altman shows why the neoconomists remain committed to their radical vision even though it has contributed to the biggest budget deficit in history, and he looks at the projected future impact of this economic policy. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, September 28th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Gilles Kepel
The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West

Gilles Kepel is one of the most cited experts on Islam in the United States and Europe. In The War for Muslim Minds: Islam and the West, Kepel explains the impact of global terrorism and the ensuing military operations. From the breakdown of the Camp David accords to the futility of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in 2000, he reveals how the Arab-Israeli conflict became entangled in the larger Islamic confrontation with the West. Kepel explains how these engagements have had venomous results across the Middle and Near East, as well as in Europe and the United States. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, September 29th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Dennis Ross
The Missing Peace

For more than twelve years, Ambassador Dennis Ross, a highly skilled diplomat, played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and in dealing directly with the negotiating parties. He was instrumental in assisting Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the 1995 Interim Agreement, brokered the Hebron Accord in 1997, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together. In The Missing Peace, Ambassador Ross recounts the maneuverings of the Palestinians, Israelis and the United States in the Middle East Peace process. He also discusses the lessons he learned and the advice he has offered to the present administration for bringing peace to the region. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, September 30th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Dennis Ross
The Missing Peace

For more than twelve years, Ambassador Dennis Ross, a highly skilled diplomat, played a leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process and in dealing directly with the negotiating parties. He was instrumental in assisting Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the 1995 Interim Agreement, brokered the Hebron Accord in 1997, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and intensively worked to bring Israel and Syria together. In The Missing Peace, Ambassador Ross recounts the maneuverings of the Palestinians, Israelis and the United States in the Middle East Peace process. He also discusses the lessons he learned and the advice he has offered to the present administration for bringing peace to the region. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.
STACEY’S EVENTS –AUGUST 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Wednesday, August 4th @ 12:30
Evan Wolfson
Why Marriage Matters

It seems that the issue of same-sex marriage is in the media almost daily, and many Americans, gay and straight, are thinking critically about marriage equality. In Why Marriage Matters civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson offers common sense answers as to what civil marriage equality means.

Wednesday, August 11th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Jean Shinoda Bolen
Goddesses in Everywoman & Crossing to Avalon

Stacey’s is delighted to host once again local treasure Jean Shinoda Bolen. Dr. Bolen will be talking about the anniversary editions of Goddesses in Everywoman and Crossing to Avalon. Dr. Bolen’s classics limn female archetypes and offer women better ways to become heroines in their own life stories.

Thursday, August 12th @ 12:30
Kaplan Education Center
Business School Admissions Mini-Seminar

Please join Stacey’s and Kaplan Education Center for a mini-review session for business school admissions. Kaplan Center and University of Santa Clara staff will be on hand with strategies and tips for how to best prepare for the business school admissions process.

Thursday, August 19th @ 12:30
STACEY’S COMMUNITY FORUM
Project Read

Please join Stacey’s as we celebrate the gift of literacy and Project Read, the program that has helped thousands of adults learn to read. A Project Read learner will talk about his experience of learning to read as an adult and share ways that you too can get involved.

Monday, August 23rd @ 12:30
Dan Piraro
The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House

Dan Piraro, New York-based creator of the newspaper comic Bizarro, will be accompanied by some local liberal wisenheimers for an afternoon of off-the-wall and off-the-cuff political humor. Piraro will be signing copies of The Three Little Pigs Buy the White House, his storybook parody of the Bush administration.

Tuesday, August 24th @ 12:30
Nancy Anderson
Work with Passion

In the newly-revised Work with Passion, local master career consultant Nancy Anderson reveals the most rewarding approach to business and career success: discovering our passion and finding our own niche. The program follows the ten "Passion Secrets" of powerful people and includes clarifying goals and trusting instincts.

Wednesday, August 25th @ 12:30
Kaplan Education Center
Law School Admissions Mini-Review Session

Please join Stacey’s and Kaplan Education Center for a mini-review session for law school admissions. Kaplan Center staff will be on hand to discuss strategies and tips for the LSAT, as well as how to prepare for the law school admissions process.

Tuesday, August 31st @ 12:30
Neelanjana Banerjee & Thy Tran
Asia in the San Francisco Bay Area

In this new cultural travel guide, the Asia Society explores the wealth of Asian cultures that enrich the Bay Area—from fashion, art and alternative medicine to spirituality and cuisine. Neelanjana Banerjee and Thy Tran will be talking about their contributions to this sophisticated and savvy sourcebook, perfect for visitors and residents alike.

Thursday, September 2nd @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Sheldon Siegel
The Confession

If you haven’t already discovered the husband and ex-wife legal team of Mike Daley and Rosie Fernandez, now’s your big chance. Stacey’s is delighted to host the fifth annual Sheldonpalooza, celebrating another funny and suspenseful San Francisco adventure. Of his most recent book, Publishers Weekly said, "The verdict is clear: another win for Siegel."

Wednesday, September 8th @ 12:30
Gary Erickson
Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar is the story of Gary Erickson’s invention of Clif Bar and the history and philosophy of this thriving company. It’s an inspiring tale about following one’s passion, sustaining a business, and living responsibly.

Thursday, September 9th @12:30
Larry Kane
Ticket to Ride

In 1964 the Beatles invaded America. Beatlemania hit hard and spawned a rock and roll revolution. Larry Kane was the only American journalist to have traveled with the Fab Four, and he offers exclusive behind the scene stories of what it was really like. Ticket to Ride is a fantastic insider’s look at a cultural explosion.

Friday, September 10th @ 12:30
EVOLUTION OF A WRITER
Damian McNicholl
A Son Called Gabriel

A Son Called Gabriel is the story of a young boy’s coming of age in a Catholic family in rural Ireland during the 60s and 70s. Gabriel narrates the usual rigors of childhood, family secrets, and his dawning homosexuality with great humor and an authentic voice. Please join us for a discussion of Mr. McNicholl’s debut novel and the writing process.

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Wednesday, August 4th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Hendrik Hertzberg
Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

Hendrik Hertzberg offers his most significant, hilarious, devastating and infuriating dispatches from the American scene—a scene he has chronicled for four decades with an uncanny blend of moral seriousness, high spirits and perfect rhetorical pitch. Politics is an immensely rich and entertaining mosaic of American life from the mid-1960s to the present. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, August 12th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Paul Krugman
The Great Unraveling

Few have more authority than Paul Krugman, whose provocative The New York Times columns are keenly followed by millions. One of the world's most respected economists, Krugman has been named America's most important columnist by Washington Monthly and columnist of the year by Editor and Publisher magazine. The Great Unraveling is a chronicle of how "the heady optimism of the late 1990s" gave way to renewed gloom as a result of "incredibly bad leadership, in the private sector and in the corridors of power." Please join us as Paul Krugman returns to the Bay Area in support of the paperback release of The Great Unraveling, now updated with a new introduction and new writings. Please note: This event will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, Terrace Room, 950 Mason Street. Check in is at 5:15 pm. Admission is $10 for members, $10 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, August 19th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Benoit Mandelbrot
The (Mis)Behavior of Markets

Benoit Mandelbrot is the inventor of fractal geometry, the most famous example of which, the Mandelbrot Set, has been replicated on millions of posters, t-shirts and record albums. He is world-famous for making mathematical sense of a fact everybody knows but that geometers from Euclid on down never assimilated: Clouds are not round, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not smooth. To these classic lines we can now add another example: markets are not the safe bet your broker may claim. Mandelbrot will show how the dominant way of thinking about the behavior of markets does not work. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $12 for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.
STACEY’S EVENTS –JULY 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Wednesday, July 7th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Asma Hasan
Why I am a Muslim: An American Odyssey

It is difficult to pick up a newspaper today without reading some piece of misinformation about Muslims or Islamic values. Asma Hasan, an American Muslim who grew up in Colorado, argues against stereotypes and in favor of an Islam that sounds a lot like Reform Judaism or liberal Christianity.

Thursday, July 8th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Steven Saylor
The Judgment of Caesar

Local author Steven Saylor convincingly recreates first-century B.C. Rome through the eyes of Gordianus the Finder. His latest mystery, The Judgment of Caesar, is, according to Kirkus Reviews, "Expert mystery-mongering closely woven into a pageant featuring the most star-studded cast imaginable. Fans of the historical mystery couldn’t do better."

Thursday, July 8th through Saturday, July 10th
Stacey’s Semi-Annual License to Save

For three days only, Stacey’s Literary License members save 20% on everything in the store! Not a Literary License holder? Why not! It’s free: sign up at the Mezzanine Service Desk.

Tuesday, July 13th @ 12:30
James Dalessandro
1906

People who have lived in the Bay Area awhile are well aware of the many of the facts and legends of the 1906 earthquake and firestorms. James Dalessandro’s new novel uses this historical event as a backdrop for a page-turner filled with excitement, anticipation, heroes and villains.

Wednesday, July 14th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Berkley Prime Crime Spree

Please join us as we celebrate Berkley Prime Crime's 10th Anniversary. We’ll have a panel of authors talking about their latest books. Watch our website for clues to their identities. And of course, what would an anniversary celebration be without cake?

Friday, July 16th @ 12:30
Todd Lewan
The Last Run

There is something primal about our love of the sea; about our fascination with epic battles between men and the unforgiving ocean. In The Last Run, Associated Press national writer Todd Lewan recreates the drama of the tragic sinking of the Alaska fishing vessel La Conte. Originally serialized, The Last Run is Lewan’s eagerly-awaited book-length account.

Monday, July 19th @ 12:30
Don Lee
Country of Origin

Winner of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for his first collection of stories, Yellow, Don Lee fulfills his promise in his first novel. Hailed as a "quiet literary triumph" by Booklist, Country of Origin is set in Tokyo in 1980 amid the Iran hostage crisis and presidential elections. It bends genres, drawing in readers with thriller conventions for what is ultimately an exploration of identity, race, sex, national loyalty, and personal morality.

Tuesday, July 20th @ 12:30
Bill Press
Bush Must Go

In Bush Must Go, Bill Press examines the Bush record and outlines the top ten reasons why four more years of Dubya would be, as he sees it, disastrous for Americans. From investigative reporter to political insider to media personality, Press, a former co-host of CNN's Crossfire, knows politics inside and out.

Thursday, July 22nd @ 12:30
Merrill Goozner
The $800 Million Pill: The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs

In The $800 Million Pill, Merrill Goozner strips away pharmaceutical industry spin to reveal what’s really going on in drug development and pricing. Award-winning investigative reporter Goozner posits provocative questions that are sure to fuel the high-stakes debate over affordable healthcare, and offers practical ideas for change.

Tuesday, July 27th @ 12:30
Jim Hightower
Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush

Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush is a hard-hitting, fact-filled review of the real state of the union. With his daily radio commentaries and award-winning monthly newsletter, no one has chronicled the "madness of King George the W" or the "wimpiness of corporate Democrats" with the humor or tenacity of Jim Hightower.

Wednesday, August 4th @ 12:30
Evan Wolfson
Why Marriage Matters

It seems that the issue of same-sex marriage is in the media almost daily, and many Americans, gay and straight, are thinking critically about marriage equality. In Why Marriage Matters civil rights attorney Evan Wolfson offers easy-to-follow, common sense answers as to what civil marriage equality means.

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Thursday, July 8th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Larry Flint
Sex, Lies and Politics: The Naked Truth

Larry Flynt initially defended the First Amendment in the 1970s by publishing an adult magazine that was more provocative than any others of its time, and he has been a champion of freedom of expression ever since. He will discuss his views on the Bush administration, outlining what he calls a "vast conspiracy" and exposing the "naked truth" of the nation's current political climate. Please note: This event will take place in the Gold Room of the Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street. Admission is $15 for members, $30 for non-members. Check in is at 5:15 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, July 15th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
David Zucchino
Thunder Run

In Thunder Run, David Zucchino tells the story of the surprise assault on Baghdad by the Spartan Brigade, the Second Brigade of the Third Infantry Division (Mechanized) of Ft. Stewart, Georgia—one of the most decisive battles in American combat history. The capture of Baghdad was the deadliest, and most underreported, battle of the war. The Pentagon expected it to take weeks, if not months, but in one of the boldest strikes in modern military history, just three battalions of tanks and fewer than 1,000 men made a violent thrust into the heart of a city of five million people, and in three days of combat ended the war. More than just a rendering of a single battle, Thunder Run is a candid account of how soldiers respond under fire and stress, and how human frailties are magnified in a war zone. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Monday, July 19th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Jack Germond
Fat Man Fed Up

For more than forty years, Jack Germond has been covering politics and elections—in print, on radio and on television. In his new book, Fat Man Fed Up, Germond turns his attention to what has gone wrong with the election process itself. Says Germond: "I’m sick of the state of American politics. I’m not saying it’s the fault of politicians alone, but also of voters who don’t pay enough attention to what the politicians are saying, and the press, which does a miserable job serving as conduit of information between politicians and the public." Germond has been a regular on Meet the Press, the Today show, CNN and The McLaughlin Group and has covered every national election since 1960. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, July 21st @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Bill Press
Bush Must Go

Bill Press examines the Bush record and outlines the top ten reasons why four more years of Dubya would be, as he sees it, disastrous for Americans. From investigative reporter to political insider to media personality, Press, a former co-host of CNN's Crossfire, knows politics inside and out. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Monday, July 26th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
George Crile
Charlie Wilson’s War

In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan "freedom fighters" who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. The congressman became passionate about their cause. At a time when Ronald Reagan faced a total cutoff of funding for the Contra war, Wilson, who sat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, managed to procure hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers’ conventions, to the Khyber Pass, Charlie Wilson’s War presents an astonishing chapter of our recent past, and the key to understanding what helped trigger the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union and ultimately led to the emergence of a brand-new foe in the form of radical Islam. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, July 28th @ 5:15 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Franklin Foer
How Soccer Explains the World

With intelligence, colorful characters, wry humor, and a passion for soccer and humanity, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer, shattering the myths of our new global age. From English hooligans to Serbian paramilitary fans, he follows the game of soccer and shows us how it's a mirror for our current world. In his travels following the soccer ball, Foer reveals a world in which our hopes and fears surrounding globalization are twisted, bent and turned on their heads. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 4:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, July 28th @ 6:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Good Lit
Richard Price
Samaritan

The Washington Post Book World has hailed Richard Price as having "the best equipment a novelist can have—that combination of muscularity, insight and compassion we might call heart." The author of the bestselling Freedomland and Clockers, Price, in his latest novel, Samaritan, "gives new meaning to the term ‘inner city' ... not just the familiar, blanched moonscape of urban blight, but the inner lives and jackhammering hearts of those who pace and patrol it," according to The New Yorker. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:45 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, August 4th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Hendrik Hertzberg
Politics: Observations and Arguments, 1966-2004

Hendrik Hertzberg offers his most significant, hilarious, devastating and infuriating dispatches from the American scene—a scene he has chronicled for four decades with an uncanny blend of moral seriousness, high spirits and perfect rhetorical pitch. Politics is an immensely rich and entertaining mosaic of American life from the mid-1960s to the present. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.
STACEY’S EVENTS –JUNE 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Wednesday, June 2nd @ 12:30
Jane Green
To Have and to Hold

Alice has always dreamed of living in a rose-covered cottage in the English countryside and her favorite attire is old jeans—both of which she willingly gives up to become the perfect wife to the man of her dreams. When her hopelessly unfaithful husband is forced to relocate to the United States, Alice’s carefully crafted world is turned upside down. Jane Green’s endearing heroine realizes this turn of events just might be a blessing in disguise.

Thursday, June 3rd @ 12:30
Kim Stanley Robinson
Forty Signs of Rain

Kim Stanley Robinson is a renowned master of speculative fiction whose visions of the near future have inspired wonder and terror. In Forty Signs of Rain, the first book in a new trilogy, Robinson has written a novel of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in the nation’s capital.

Friday, June 4th @ 12:30
Chet Raymo
Climbing Brandon: Science & Faith on Ireland’s Holy Mountain

Chet Raymo is an author, science columnist, and retired professor whose books frequently explore the connection between man, spirituality, and our physical environment. In Climbing Brandon he treats us to a very personal examination of Mount Brandon, a mountain in southwestern Ireland that he describes as " the nexus of several threads in Western thought: Celtic polytheism, Christian monotheism and scientific empiricism." The result is an uplifting contemplation of the power of landscape in the "land of saints and scholars."

Monday, June 7th @ 12:30
Peter Mayle
A Good Year

When Max Skinner inherited his uncle’s vineyard in Provence, he was so distracted by the beautiful scenery that he hardly noticed that the wine produced was swill. Peter Mayle, bestselling author of A Year in Provence and French Lessons, weaves a delightful tale with twists and turns and oh-so-French complications.

Wednesday, June 9th @ 12:30
Sidney Perkowitz
Digital People

In Digital People, Professor Sidney Perkowitz asks how close we are to successfully creating bionic humans. From breast implants to hairplugs to hearing aids to pacemakers, the answer is that we’re already on our way. Perkowitz explores the role of bionic humans in the arts, explains the realities of bionics, and discusses the ethical implications of where we are headed.

Thursday, June 10th @ 12:30
Edward Hasbrouck
The Practical Nomad

Travel season is upon us, and we have to ask . . . are you prepared? Travel expert, consumer advocate, and industry insider Edward Hasbrouck shares secrets and advice that will save you valuable time and money while helping to make your trip safe and successful. Don’t miss the chance to get the latest scoop from The Practical Nomad, now in its 3rd edition.

Monday, June 14th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
James Lee Burke
In the Moon of Red Ponies

Billy Bob Holland, the former Texas Ranger from James Lee Burke’s Bitterroot, has moved his practice to Missoula, Montana. Holland’s first client is a Native American activist charged with two murders. As Holland is drawn closer to the truth, and dead bodies multiply, he discovers a greater danger to himself and to his whole family. Beautifully written, this novel again shows James Lee Burke at top form.

Tuesday, June 15th @ 12:30
James Surowiecki
The Wisdom of Crowds

In The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki explores the ground-breaking idea that under the right circumstances, the crowd is more intelligent than the individual. Surowiecki offers innovative ways to solve a myriad of business, social, and political problems, and suggests ways to help us more accurately predict the future. Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion.

Friday, June 18th @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
James Swain
Loaded Dice

Ex-cop Tony Valentine comes to Las Vegas in search of his missing son and lands in a treacherous game with higher stakes than he has ever encountered. Combining the pacing of Elmore Leonard and the humor of Carl Hiassen, James Swain’s Loaded Dice pays out handsomely.

Monday, June 21st @ 12:30
Harriet Lerner
Fear and Other Uninvited Guests

In a world stressed out and terrorized over everything from terrorism to the visible signs of aging, what’s a person to do? Harriet Lerner offers realistic and wise answers in her new book Fear and Other Uninvited Guests. Exposing fear, anxiety, and shame as the "big three" culprits behind our problems with anger, intimacy, and self-esteem, she offers surprising insights and practical guidance.

Tuesday, June 22nd @ 12:30
Greg Behrman
The Invisible People

Approximately 25 million people have lost their lives to AIDS. No longer the problem of a single country or continent, the pandemic is refashioning the social, economic, and political dimensions of our world. Greg Behrman argues that throughout the pandemic’s twenty-year history, the United States has repeatedly shrunk from its strategic imperative and moral obligation and suggests ways that we can sound the wake-up call.

Wednesday, June 23rd @ 12:30
MYSTERY CIRCLE
Kathy Reichs
Monday Mourning

Kathy Reichs sends her crime-solving alter ego, Temperence Brennan, on a search for the truth behind some skeletons of what she believes to be three young girls. With her trademark blend of cutting-edge forensic science and gripping suspense, Reichs uses her experience in the medical examiner’s offices of North Carolina and Quebec to create a fascinating story.

Thursday, June 24th @ 12:30
Richard Ben Cramer
How Israel Lost: The Four Questions

With one of the most arresting and provocative voices in journalism, Richard Ben Cramer cuts through the numbing fog of daily news coverage to get at the fundamental, underlying issues that now define the positions of Israel and the United States in the Middle East. How Israel Lost is at once deeply personal, meticulously reported, and rigorously argued.

Friday, June 25th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Dennis Lewis
Free Your Breath, Free Your Life

In Free Your Breath, Free Your Life, San Francisco local Dennis Lewis shows how being conscious of your breath can have a significant impact on your physical and emotional well-being. Whether you’re interested in reducing stress or exploring the more spiritual aspects of breathing practice, this illustrated guide has exercises you can use.

Monday, June 28th @ 12:30
Richard Panek
The Invisible Century

Veteran science writer Richard Panek’s account of Albert Einstein’s and Sigmund Freud’s accomplishments illuminates two of the 20th century’s most notable individuals, and weaves their stories into an informative and interesting history of the scientific method. Panek argues that the triumph of 20th century science was the discovery of the invisible workings of the universe and ourselves.

Wednesday, July 7th @ 12:30
MODERN SPIRITUALITY
Asma Hasan
Why I am a Muslim: An American Odyssey

It is difficult to pick up a newspaper today without reading some piece of misinformation about Muslims or Islamic values. Asma Hasan, an American Muslim who grew up in Colorado, argues against stereotypes and in favor of an Islam that sounds a lot like Reform Judaism or liberal Christianity.

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Monday, June 7th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL & SIERRA CLUB
Carl Pope
Strategic Ignorance

What we are witnessing now, assert Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope and coauthor Paul Rauber, is something larger even than the gutting of the Clean Air Act, abandonment of endangered species, selling out public lands to loggers and oilmen, and allowing polluting industries to write the regulations. The Bush administration seeks nothing less than to overturn the consensus on natural-resource policy that developed from the time of Theodore Roosevelt through the end of the Clinton administration. Pope contends that, in place of government as the steward and protector of our nation's natural heritage, Bush and his political allies want to restore the nineteenth-century tradition of government as coconspirator in the economic exploitation of that heritage. Brilliantly argued and full of damning evidence from the Bush administration's environmental record, Strategic Ignorance sets forth what the American public can and must do to bring a halt to Bush's radical experiment. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, June 8th @ 6:00 pm
CAFÉ SCIENTIFIQUE
Dr. Sidney Perkowitz
Digital People

In Digital People, Professor Sidney Perkowitz asks how close we are to successfully creating bionic humans. From breast implants to hairplugs to hearing aids to pacemakers, the answer is that we’re already on our way. Perkowitz explores the role of bionic humans in the arts, explains the realities of bionics, and discusses the ethical implications of where we are headed. Join us for an informal discussion of "Synthetic Humans: Fantasy or Reality?" Please note: This event will take place at The Harmony Bakery Café, located at 299 California Avenue, Palo Alto. The Café is open to all and free of charge, but seating is limited. Please register at www.cafescipa.org.

Tuesday, June 8th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge
The Right Nation

How did America’s government become so much more conservative in just a generation? Economist writers John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge combine their unrivalled access to the most vital power centers of the American conservative movement to explain why the American right will remain the most compelling political force of our age. Over the course of the book, co-authors Micklethwait and Wooldridge neither condemn the conservative movement nor blindly praise it, but seek to understand it and its origins. They chronicle the Right's rise, from its deep seeds in American history to its takeover of the Republican Party; beginning with Goldwater and the road to Reagan, and on through the evolution of the Bush family political dynasty. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, June 9th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Sissel Waage
Ants, Galileo, and Gandhi

Leading corporations are beginning to take a more sustainable approach to their business practices. Sissel Waage will explore how a number of companies are triggering innovation to help ensure future prosperity for people and the planet. Waage examines the emergence of 21st century enterprises that recognize their reliance on broad social and ecological systems (such as ants), incorporate sparks of genius rooted in rigorous analyses (such as Galileo), and acknowledge the importance of compassion and determination within any endeavor (such as Gandhi). Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, June 10th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
California Book Awards

Since 1931, the California Book Awards have honored exceptional literary merit among California writers and publishers. The award winners for this year are . . . Gold Medal: Marianne Wiggins for Evidence of Things Unseen, Rebecca Solnit for River of Shadows, and August Kleinzahler for The Strange Hours Travelers Keep. Silver Medal: Tobias Wolff for Old School, Adam Johnson for Parasites Like Us, Z.Z. Packer for Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, Bram Dijkstra for American Expressionism: Art and Social Change 1920-1950, Yuyi Morales for Just A Minute, Jeanne DuPrau for City of Ember, and Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman for King of California, William Vollman and McSweeney’s for Rising Up and Rising Down. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $15 and includes a special reception at 5:00 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Tuesday, June 15th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Francis Fukuyama
State-Building

Francis Fukuyama famously predicted "the end of history" with the ascendancy of liberal democracy and global capitalism. The topic of his latest book is, therefore, surprising: the building of new nation-states. In State-Building, Fukuyama traces what we know—and more often don’t know—about how to transfer functioning public institutions to developing countries in ways that will leave something of permanent benefit to the citizens of the countries concerned. These are important lessons, especially as the United States wrestles with its responsibilities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and beyond. In attempting to better understand the concept of "stateness," he rejects the notion that there can be a science of public administration, and discusses the causes of contemporary state weakness. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, June 16th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Kiron Skinner
Reagan: A Life in Letters

A scholar of Reagan's private papers, Kiron Skinner has published previously unreleased documents from the former president's collection. Skinner will discuss her current work analyzing the end of the Cold War from the perspective of the rise to power of Reagan and Boris Yeltsin. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Friday, June 18th @ 12:30
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Donna Brazile
Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics

Donna Brazile fought her first political fight at age nine, campaigning (successfully) for a city council candidate who promised a playground in her neighborhood. A senior political strategist and former campaign manager for Gore-Lieberman 2000, Brazile was the first African American to lead a major presidential campaign. She is currently chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Brazile will discuss her career as a tenacious political organizer and the battles she's fought along the way. This is a MEMBERS ONLY event. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for member guests. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, June 23rd @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
James S. Henry
The Blood Bankers

What has become of more than $2.7 trillion of loans, grants, and investment dollars made available to the developing world since the 1970s? As an investigative journalist and financial expert, James Henry has traveled the world seeking to find the answer. A Harvard-trained lawyer and McKinsey chief economist, Henry brings a legitimate and credible voice to bear on global issues. Though not an anti-globalist, this successful business owner and discipline management consultant is disturbed by what his mission has revealed. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $15 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Friday, June 25th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Elizabeth Economy
The River Runs Black

China's spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country's natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In The River Runs Black, Elizabeth Economy examines China's growing environmental crisis and its implications for the country's future development. She argues that China's current approach to environmental protection mirrors the one embraced for economic development: devolving authority to local officials, opening the door to private actors, and inviting participation from the international community, while retaining only weak central control. The result has been a patchwork of environmental protection in which a few wealthy regions with strong leaders and international ties improve their local environments, while most of the country continues to deteriorate, sometimes suffering irrevocable damage. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Friday, June 25th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
David Osborne
The Price of Government

Bestselling author David Osborne will discuss ways in which we can reform the government by eliminating bureaucracy and focusing on practical solutions. Osborne will also be speaking to The Club on June 24 in San Jose as part of The Club's Voices of Reform Series. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Tuesday, June 29th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Jim Garrison
America as Empire

Established as a haven for those fleeing abusive power, the United States now wields near absolute power. Jim Garrison, president of the State of the World Forum, analyzes this fact and urges all Americans to face up to the complexities and responsibilities inherent in this power. This is part of the Summer 2004 Study Group Series. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members and students, and $5 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.
STACEY’S EVENTS – MAY 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Monday, May 3rd @ 12:30
Mimi Hare & Clare Naylor
The Second Assistant

Just when it seems we can’t take any more, celebrity culture fascinates us anew. The impossible glamour and good fortune are ripe for a bursting, and Clare Naylor and Mimi Hare are Hollywood veterans with an instinct for the jugular. The Second Assistant is a wickedly funny and compulsively readable roman-a-clef by two insiders whose gleeful skewering will have tongues wagging from coast to coast.

Tuesday, May 4th @ 12:30
Ron Chernow
Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow, the award-winning author of The House of Morgan, Titan, and The Warburgs, offers us a seminal biography of Alexander Hamilton, arguably one of the most important of the founding fathers. Timely and enthralling, the publication of Alexander Hamilton coincides with the 200th anniversary of Hamilton’s fatal duel with Aaron Burr and offers new information about his death.

Wednesday, May 5th @ 12:30
Hampton Sides
Americana

For more than fifteen years, historian and journalist Hampton Sides has traveled widely across the country exploring fascinating subcultures and bizarre characters who could live nowhere else. With thirty pieces collected for the first time, Americana gives us a sparkling mosaic of our country today, in all its wild and poignant charm.

Thursday, May 6th @ 12:30
KAPLAN CENTER
Business School Admissions Mini-Seminar

Please join Stacey’s and Kaplan Education Center for a mini-review session for business school admissions. Kaplan Center staff will be on hand with strategies and tips on preparing for the business school admissions process.

Tuesday, May 11th @ 12:30
Elinor Lipman
The Pursuit of Alice Thrift

Alice Thrift is a busy doctor with little bedside manner and few hopes for romance. Enter Ray Russo, a completely unsuitable admirer. According to the Chicago Tribune, The Pursuit of Alice Thrift is a "delightful romantic romp that toys with social conventions and mocks a classist society." Ms. Lipman continues to receive rave reviews for her comedic touch and skill at crafting idiosyncratic characters. We’re pleased to host Ms. Lipman for the paperback release of this delightful book.

Wednesday, May 12th @ 12:30
MoveOn Group
MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country

MoveOn.Org, a grass roots group of over two million members that promotes liberal causes from its Web site, has reached across the digital divide and published a political how-to guide for local activists. MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country represents a handbook for participating in democracy in a positive way, offering ways to get involved and informed.

Thursday, May 13th @ 12:30
Elizabeth Graver
Awake

Elizabeth Graver, the critically acclaimed author of The Honey Thief and Unravelling, tells the story of Anna, a painter and mother of two, who struggles to balance her own needs with the needs of her children—particularly the child with a rare genetic disease. Beautifully written and emotionally wrenching, Awake is an unforgettable story of family, love, and identity.

Monday, May 17th @ 12:30
William Langewiesche
The Outlaw Sea

Spreading across three-fourths of the globe, the open ocean remains the last bastion of freedom and lawlessness. Gargantuan ships carrying nearly all of the raw materials and products on which are lives are built are managed by ghostly companies that seem to exist only on paper, bearing the names of countries that have little or nothing to do with their operation. William Langewiesche, acclaimed author of American Ground and Inside the Sky, offers a fascinating look at the challenges and politics of securing this vast wilderness.

Tuesday, May 18th @ 12:30
Bruce Sterling
The Zenith Angle

Bruce Sterling creates an exciting story that combines, among other things, the stark rationality of science and the nebulous longing of human need, ascribing to the War on Terror an aspect most of us would never suspect existed. The Zenith Angle is as intensely revealing about present technologies and the truth about Homeland Security as it is about the information-age human condition.

Wednesday, May 19th @ 12:30
Howard Markel
When Germs Travel

Howard Markel’s When Germs Travel offers a look at six epidemics that changed modern medicine and how they relate to today’s modern epidemics. Given the remarkable pace of international transportation and the burgeoning rate of human migration around the globe, Markel cautions that we are at serious risk from a global pandemic.

Monday, May 24th @ 12:30
John Stauber
Banana Republicans

For the first time in living memory, a single party controls every major institution of the federal government: the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. In Banana Republicans, Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber the bestselling authors of Weapons of Mass Deception, maintain the Republican Party retains its hold on power through systematic manipulation of the electoral system, the courts, the media, and lobbyists. Please join us for what promises to be a provocative discussion.

Tuesday, May 25th @ 12:30
David Haward Bain
The Old Iron Road

The award-winning author of Empire Express retraces the route of the first transcontinental railroad. A superb writer and exacting researcher, David Bain conjures up the marvelous sense of coming unstuck in time as he lingers in ghost towns and river ports. With his engaging warm and deep grasp of history, Bain has fashioned a quintessentially American journey.

Wednesday, May 26th @ 12:30
SPECIAL EVENT
Jim Lehrer and Kate Lehrer
Flying Crows and Confessions of a Bigamist

Stacey’s is delighted to host a special event with Jim and Kate Lehrer for their new novels Flying Crows and Confessions of a Bigamist. Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of PBS’s NewsHour, began his career as a novelist more than twenty years ago. Kate Lehrer began her writing career after her children were grown, publishing her first novel in 1987.
Please join us for the opportunity to talk with this fascinating couple, two novelists at the top of their game.

Thursday, May 27th @ 12:30
Carl Honoré
In Praise of Slowness

We live in an age of speed, and the world around us moves faster than ever before. In his new book, In Praise of Slowness, Carl Honoré investigates our increasingly breathless relationship with time and the consequences of living in an accelerated culture of our own creation. Honoré suggests ways to make technology, our community, and our entire approach to living serve us better. Local organic producers and proponents of the Slow
Food movement will provide snacks to linger over.

Wednesday, June 2nd @ 12:30
Jane Green
To Have and to Hold

Alice has always dreamed of living in a rose-covered cottage in the English countryside and her favorite attire is old jeans—both of which she willingly gives up to become the perfect wife to the man of her dreams. When her hopelessly unfaithful husband is forced to relocate to the United States, Alice’s carefully crafted world is turned upside down. Jane Green’s endearing heroine realizes it just might be a blessing in disguise.

Thursday, June 3rd @ 12:30
Kim Stanley Robinson
Forty Signs of Rain

Kim Stanley Robinson is a renowned master of speculative fiction whose visions of the near future have inspired wonder and terror. In Forty Signs of Rain, the first book in a new trilogy, Robinson has written a novel of cutting-edge science, international politics, and real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in the nation’s capital.

Friday, June 4th @ 12:30
Chet Raymo
Climbing Brandon: Science & Faith on Ireland’s Holy Mountain

Chet Raymo is an author, science columnist, and retired professor whose books frequently look at the connection between spirituality, man, and his physical environment. In Climbing Brandon he treats us to a very personal examination of Mount Brandon, a mountain in southwestern Ireland which he describes as " the nexus of several threads in Western thought: Celtic polytheism, Christian monotheism and scientific empiricism." The result is an uplifting contemplation of the power of landscape in the "land of saints and scholars."

AFFILIATE EVENTS

Wednesday, May 5th @ 6:30 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
GOOD LIT
Alexander McCall Smith
The Full Cupboard of Life

If you aren’t already in love with Mma Ramotswe and the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and dreaming of bush tea and Botswana, you soon will be. The New York Times Book Review describes Precious Ramotswe as "the Miss Marple of Botswana," and The Wall Street Journal says Smith’s books are "one of the most entrancing literary treats of many a year." Find out why No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has become an international sensation. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is free for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 6:00 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Wednesday, May 5th @ 7:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Robert Reich
Reason

This is the first in a three-part series of conversations on the role of the private sector in the advancement of public goals. This event will feature a conversation between Robert Reich and Tom Campbell about preparing for and competing in the global economy. Secretary Reich's new book Reason will be pre-released at the event. The program will be followed by a small VIP dinner with Secretary Reich. Other programs in the series will be "Discovery: Biotechnology's Prospects for Combating Hunger and Disease," and "Security: Protecting the Homeland—A Partnership with the Private Sector." Please note: This event will take place at the Fairmont Hotel, located at 950 Mason Street. Check in is at 6:30 pm, dinner at 8:00 pm. Open seating is $35, preferred seating is $65, preferred seating plus dinner is $195. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, May 6th @ 6:00 pm
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE
Simon Winchester
Krakatoa

Simon Winchester tells the amazing story of one of the most cataclysmic volcanic eruptions in recorded history. The 1883 Krakatoa explosion was heard thousands of miles away, caused a deadly tsunami, and altered weather patterns around the world in the years that followed. Winchester bridges the social and political repercussions of the disaster, connecting the Dutch abandonment of their Indonesian colonies to civil and religious unrest in the region today. He is the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

Tuesday, May 11th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Walter Russell Mead
Power, Terror, Peace and War

According to Walter Russell Mead, President Bush is often strategically right but tactically at fault in his attempts to lead a divided nation—and a divided coalition of allies—in a dangerous struggle against ruthless enemies. In Power, Terror, Peace and War, Mead proposes a new approach to the war on terror that can rebuild domestic and international support for a tough anti-terror policy, outlines a new initiative for the Israeli-Palestinian dispute, and recommends sweeping changes for reforming international institutions, including the United Nations Security Council. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Wednesday, May 12th @ Noon
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Niall Ferguson
Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire

In Colossus, Niall Ferguson argues that, like the British Empire a century ago, the United States is an empire that aspires to global free markets, the rule of law, and representative government. But ours, he argues, is an empire with attention deficit disorder, imposing ever more unrealistic timescales on its overseas interventions. Worse, it’s an empire in denial—a hyper-power that simply refuses to admit the scale of its global responsibilities. When signs of overstretch come, he warns, they will come from within, and reveal that the American colossus is really made of clay. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Thursday, May 13th @ 6:00 pm
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Carl Pope
Strategic Ignorance

Pope reviews the great tradition of American environmentalism, from the days of Teddy Roosevelt to the 1970s, when clean air, land and water became universal goals. Today, Pope says, the extreme Right has enlisted the Bush administration in a reckless assault on this civic environmental compact, ignoring the rules of political decency, science and the law in the name of radical individualism. What happened? Pope will talk about the need to restore environmentalism as a collective enterprise uniting individuals. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $12 for members, $18 for non-members and includes a reception at 5:30 pm. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Friday, May 14th @ Noon
COMMONWEALTH CLUB
Bob Edwards
Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism

NPR "Morning Edition" host Edwards will talk about his time on the venerable program. He will also discuss Edward R. Murrow, who helped establish broadcast journalism. Sent to Europe in the late 1930s by CBS, Murrow pioneered the concept of radio reports by foreign correspondents, nightly roundups of European news and, later, "you are there" reports from London during the Blitz. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s at 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor. Admission is $8 for members, $15 for non-members. Check-in is at 11:30 am. For reservations and more information, please call 415-597-6705.

Monday, May 17th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Jonathan Schell
The Unconquerable World

In his latest book The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People, Jonathan Schell traces the historical expansion of violence to its culmination in nuclear stalemate, and discusses a simultaneous, but little-noted, history of nonviolent action at every level of political life. His historical journey turns up examples of nonviolence even in the bloody revolutions of America, France, and Russia, as well as in the people’s wars of China and Vietnam. Schell makes clear that all-out war, with its risk of human extinction, must cease to play the role of final arbiter of human conflicts. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Monday, May 24th @ 6:00 pm
WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Christiane Bird
A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts: Journey in Kurdistan

Though the Kurds played a major military and tactical role in the United States’ recent war with Iraq, most of the world knows little about this fiercely independent, long-marginalized people. For the twenty-five to thirty million Kurds, Kurdistan is both an actual and a mythical place: an isolated, largely mountainous, homeland that has historically offered sanctuary from the treacherous outside world, and yet does not exist on modern maps. Occupying some of the Middle East’s most strategic and richest terrain, the Kurds are the fourth-largest ethnic group in the region and the largest ethnic group in the world without a state to call their own. In A Thousand Sighs, A Thousand Revolts, Christiane Bird paints a moving and unforgettable portrait of a people uneasily poised between a stubborn past and an impatient future. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, located at 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $12 for non-members. For reservations and more information, please call 415-293-4600.

Tuesday, May 25th @ 6:00 pm
MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE
Marilyn Yalom
Birth of the Chess Queen

The history of the Chess Queen, and this game piece’s astonishing connection with the rise of female sovereigns in Europe, is traced in Marilyn Yalom’s fascinating and well-researched book. From medieval courts to the Virgin Mary to the cult of Romantic Love, she reveals chess as both a "courting ritual" and a metaphor for royal power. She is senior scholar at Stanford’s Institute for Women and Gender and author of A History of the Wife. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members, $5 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

STACEY’S EVENTS - APRIL 2004
581 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.staceys.com
415.421.4687

Thursday, April 1st @ 12:30
Barrett Fox
3ds max 6 Animation

Barrett Fox, currently on staff at San Francisco State’s Multimedia Program, has been teaching and writing about 3-D graphics for nearly eight years. He will talk about his holistic guide to 3-D filmmaking, 3ds max 6 Animation, and show some of his newest work.

Monday, April 5th @ 12:30
James Moore
Bush’s War for Reelection: Iraq, the White House and the People

James Moore, bestselling author of Bush’s Brain, offers an examination of President Bush’s decision to go to war with Iraq and its ramifications for the country and the world. Moore, who has been reporting on George W. Bush since before he became President, has written critically on the politics and strategy in the decision to invade an Arab nation.

Thursday, April 8th @ 12:30
Ali Smith
The Whole Story and Other Stories

Ali Smith has won, or been shortlisted for, a number of British literary awards. Her novels Like and Hotel World were published to critical acclaim. Stacey’s is delighted to host Ms. Smith for her recently published selection of short stories, The Whole Story and Other Stories.

Thursday, April 15th @ NOON
NOTE TIME CHANGE
Lawrence Lessig
Free Culture

Lawrence Lessig looks at the disturbing legal and commercial trends that threaten to curb the incredible creative potential of the Internet. Le