Welcome to March 2006 edition of StaceysNews, the electronic newsletter and events calendar for Stacey’s Bookstore.

 

First some news:

 

March is Dummies month! Beginning March 1, 2006, through March 31, 2006, when you purchase any Dummies book, you can get a $5 rebate through the mail. Check out table displays on each floor to see some of the new Dummies titles, and be certain to pick up a form to mail-in for your $5 rebate.

 

After more than ten years, the Stacey’s Literary License program is getting a revamp. Starting March 1^st, bonuses will be generated every time your account reaches $300 rather than $200 as it has been. Also, periodicals will no longer be included in the program. All other items, except for periodicals and those already discounted, will still receive the upfront 10% discount. We are making these changes so that we can continue to make the program free to our longstanding, loyal customers. We appreciate your understanding and value your patronage. Please don’t hesitate to stop at an information desk if you have further questions.

 

Carry Me! by Rosemary Wells, Come Hell or High Water by Michael Eric Dyson, Last Dance: Behind the Scenes at the Final Four by John Feinstein, The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes, In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant, and Preemption by Alan M. Dershowitz have published in hardcover. Parallel Worlds by Michio Kaku, The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 by Philip L. Fradkin, Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety by Judith Warner, Coast of Dreams by Kevin Starr, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See, and Celluloid San Francisco by Jim Van Buskirk and Will Shank have published in paperback.

 

Whether you’re interested in politics, science, religion, history, or just some great fiction, Stacey’s has a little of something for everyone. Be sure to check out our complete in-store and affiliate events calendar. More information and signed copies are available on-line at: http://www.staceys.com/

 

STACEY’S EVENTS—MARCH 2006

581 Market Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

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Friday, March 3^rd @ 12:30

James Garbarino

See Jane Hit: Why Girls Are Growing More Violent and What Can Be Done About It

 

Dr. James Garbarino examines the rise in violent behavior among juvenile girls throughout the past decades. He provides a cultural analysis explaining how positive social developments, most importantly an increase in female sports, are encouraging girls to express themselves physically, but failing to teach them how to manage violent feelings in appropriate ways. Please join us for this provocative and timely discussion.

 

Wednesday, March 8^th @ 12:30

MYSTERY CIRCLE

Cara Black

Murder in Montmartre

 

Local favorite Cara Black takes us back to Paris in her sixth Aimée Leduc adventure. In Murder in Montmartre, Aimée must clear the name of her oldest friend, who is accused of shooting her friend’s partner. Black excels in evoking the ambiance of Paris, and we hope to offer a little taste of Paris with some special treats.

 

Tuesday, March 14^th @ 12:30

NOLO PRESS PANEL

Richard Stim and Bob Clyatt

Whoops! I’m in Business and Work Less, Live More: The New Way to Retire Early

 

Stacey’s is delighted to host a Nolo Press panel looking at ways to combine work and passion. Richard Stim’s book, Whoops! I’m in Business, is for people who’ve found that their hobby or avocation has become a business. He offers practical tips, resources and success stories from other entrepreneurs. Bob Clyatt’s book, Work Less, Live More, shows how you can semi-retire early and restore a healthy balance between work and life.

 

Thursday, March 16^th @ 12:30

Edward Rutherfurd

The Rebels of Ireland

 

In the sequel to the bestselling book, The Princes of Ireland, Edward Rutherfurd follows the lives and destinies of several Dublin families, both Catholic and Protestant, from all strata of society; from the sixteenth-century colonization of Ireland by the English to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922.

 

Monday, March 20^th @ 12:30

MYSTERY CIRCLE

Rita Mae Brown

Sour Puss

 

Rita Mae Brown and her fur-some co-author Sneaky Pie have written a new mystery featuring the indefatigable felines Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, along with the dogged corgi Tee Tucker. In small-town Crozet, Virginia, Harry Haristeen is rekindling her romance with veterinarian Fair when their bliss is threatened by the murder of a world-renowned grape and fungal expert visiting local vineyards. Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker stumble upon the first clue, and must trust their animal instincts to sniff out the worst of human nature . . .

 

Wednesday, March 22^nd @ 12:30

Ellen Daniell

Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists

 

Women who have who have succeeded in the fields of science and engineering know that the stress of building a career in these competitive a environments is often compounded by the stress of isolation and inequity. Every Other Thursday tells the story of Group, seven accomplished scientists, who are committed to nurturing each other and solving professional problems together. It offers practical guidelines for establishing problem-solving groups that could help both women and men in competitive fields build rewarding careers and balanced lives.

 

Monday, March 27^th @ 12:30

MYSTERY CIRCLE

Robert Dugoni

The Jury Master

 

Robert Dugoni, author of The Cyanide Canary, a tale of true crime, has written his first novel, The Jury Master. Enjoying success as a wrongful death attorney in spite of his nightmarish childhood, San Francisco lawyer David Sloane receives a package from a White House suicide victim, and is forced to rely on strangers in order to expose an insidious government conspiracy.

 

Wednesday, March 29^th @ 12:30

LET’S PLAY BALL!

David Block and Jean Ardell

Baseball Before We Knew It and Breaking into Baseball

 

Baseball season is upon us . . . Go, Giants! . . . and while we’re looking forward to opening day, Stacey’s is delighted to host a pair of authors who take a look back at baseball history. David Block explores baseball’s true origins and debunks the many colorful myths and misconceptions that have dominated our understanding of how the game began. Jean Ardell examines the relationship between women and baseball, and celebrates the gutsy women who found a way to take part despite the obstacles they faced. This is a must-attend event for all of you baseball fanatics who think you know everything about the game!

 

Thursday, March 30^th @ 12:30

Tom Tomorrow

Hell in a Handbasket

 

Join cartoonist Tom Tomorrow, creator of This Modern World, for a celebration of his first full-color collection of politically satirical cartoons. Hell in a Handbasket includes pieces that reflect the illustrator's wry perspectives on some of America's darkest periods through the past half-century.

 

Tuesday, April 4^th @ 12:30

Kevin Phillips

American Theocracy

 

In his recent bestselling books American Dynasty and Wealth and Democracy, Kevin Phillips established himself as a powerful critic of the economic and political forces ruling the United States. A former Republican strategist and long-time political commentator, Phillips evaluates today's political climate and the inherent dangers posed by such factors as global over-reach, religious fundamentalism, and ballooning debt, in an account that draws on historical examples while making cautionary predictions about America's growing vulnerability

 

Wednesday, April 5^th @ 12:30

Joanne Black

No More Cold Calling

 

In No More Cold Calling, Joanne Black shares her uncompromising mission to transform the way salespeople work. She outlines her proven “Referral Selling Methodology” —practical answers and useful tools—to make all salespeople referral-selling stars.

 

Thursday, April 6^th @ 12:30

MYSTERY CIRCLE

Mystery Panel

Rhys Bowen and Lyn Hamilton

Oh, Danny Boy and The Orkney Scroll

 

Award-winning author Rhys Bowen brings back Irish immigrant-turned-private detective Molly Murphy in turn-of-the-century New York City. In Oh, Danny Boy Molly comes to the aid of handsome NYPD captain Daniel Sullivan, who has been arrested for accepting bribes. Lyn Hamilton writes a series of archeological mysteries featuring antiques store owner Lara McClintoch. In The Orkney Scroll, one of Lara’s clients falls victim to a scam and is accused of murder and her investigation leads her to the Orkney Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland.

 

AFFILIATE EVENTS

 

Wednesday, March 1^st @ 6:00 pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Reza Aslan

No God but God

 

Reza Aslan states that the strategy of the United States over the past two and half decades to sanction, isolate, and contain Iran has only strengthened the hand of the country's clerical regime, accelerated its weapons program, and made the attainment of real democracy a more distant prospect. It is time for a new approach; one that combines a wide-ranging package of economic incentives and security guarantees in exchange for international monitoring of and cooperation with Iran's nuclear program. The advantage of such a policy shift is that it would not only curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, it may also by forcing Iran out of its economic isolation, lead to the regime change America has been fruitlessly striving for since the Iranian revolution in 1979. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, 321 Sutter Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Thursday, March 2^nd @ 6:00 pm

ASIA SOCIETY/MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE

Kiran Desai and Alice Greenway

The Inheritance of Loss and White Ghost Girls

 

Kiran Desai, author of The Inheritance of Loss and the celebrated Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard, follows the intertwining paths of the orphaned Sai, her irascible grandfather, their cook, and others as they grapple with their pasts and try to make sense of an increasingly chaotic present. Alice Greenway’s White Ghost Girls follows two girls tumbling into their teenage years against the extraordinary backdrop of a Hong Kong dealing with the threat of communist China at its borders, and the carnage in Vietnam that calls their father back time and again, like a moth to a flame. Please note: This event will take place at the Asia Society, 500 Washington Street, 5^th Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-421-8707.

 

Thursday, March 9^th @ 6:00 pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Sonia Nazario

Enrique’s Journey

 

More than 48,000 children enter the United States from Central America and Mexico each year, illegally and without either of their parents. In her new book, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario documents the plight of Enrique, one of the thousands of Central American children who make harrowing journeys on the tops and sides of freight trains through Mexico to reunify with parents—usually mothers—who left them behind to find higher-paying jobs in the U.S. Nazario’s book, a culmination of five years of research into children's immigration from Latin America, includes interviews with immigrant-rights advocates, shelter workers, academics, medical workers, government officials and police officers as well as priests and nuns who minister to immigrants. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, 321 Sutter Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Tuesday, March 14^th @ 6:00 pm

MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE

Kate Braverman

Frantic Transmissions to and from Los Angeles

 

Poet and literary shaman Kate Braverman chronicles the trajectory of her generation’s Left Coast politics, conflicts, and coming of age in the West. She presents an eccentric and profoundly daring view of social and individual transformation—part history, hallucination, stand up comedy monologue, travelogue and philosophy. Braverman is joined by award-winning poet Sharon Doubiago, author of The Book of Seeing With One’s Own Eyes. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members and $7 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

 

Tuesday, March 14^th @ 6:30 pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Zlata Filipovic

Zlata’s Diary

 

When Zlata's Diary was first published at the height of the Bosnian conflict, it was translated into thirty-six languages, became an international bestseller, and was compared to The Diary of Anne Frank, both for the freshness of its voice and grimness of the world it describes. As the war engulfed Sarajevo, Zlata became a witness to food shortages and the deaths of friends, and learned to wait out bombardments in a neighbor's cellar. Her book chronicles the horror of modern-day conflict and tells the amazing account of a childhood interrupted by war. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, 321 Sutter Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 6:00 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Tuesday, March 21^st @ 6:00 pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL/MARINES’ MEMORIAL CLUB

Michael Gordon

Cobra II

 

Reporter Michael Gordon was in the war room with Tommy Franks, Donald Rumsfeld, and the field generals during the planning and execution of the war in Iraq. For Cobra II (which was the code name for the second Iraq War) Gordon and coauthor General Bernard Trainor have combined this firsthand experience with interviews with an extraordinary range of officials, classified military and diplomatic documents, military archives, and internal after-action reports and oral histories for a comprehensive account of the planning and prosecution of the Iraq war. Please note: This event will take place at the Marines’ Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Tuesday, March 21^st @ 6:00 pm

MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE

Ayelet Waldman

Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

 

The challenges and expectations of a new relationship, the dynamics of dealing with ex-partners, and the emotional drama between stepmother and stepson are played out in this unusual love story set in the Big Apple. Be ready for AyeletWaldman’s candid, witty, brutally honest take on contemporary family life. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members and $7 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

Monday, March 27^th @ Noon

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Gordon Chang

Nuclear Showdown

 

For his analysis of the North Korean nuclear crisis, Asia expert Gordon Chang goes beyond offering conventional solutions to the North Korean nuclear problem and discusses North Korea in the context of the future of the US-led world order and the global spread of nuclear weapons. So far, the world’s most powerful countries have not been able to disarm North Korea. In Nuclear Showdown, Chang argues that an international order unable to guard its most vital interests against one of its weakest members cannot last, and that now is the time when the world will forge its history for the next hundred years. Please note: The event will take place at the World Affairs Council, 321 Sutter Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Wednesday, March 29^th @ 12:30

MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE

Ruth Reichl

Garlic and Sapphires

 

Former New York Times food critic and best-selling memoirist Ruth Reichl writes about her almost impossible quest to be an anonymous restaurant reviewer in the biggest media-crazed city in the world. Going undercover and incognito she takes on various disguises and persona, leading her into a myriad of adventures in search of the truth behind New York’s elite four-star restaurants. Please note: This event will take place at the Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street. Admission is free for members and $7 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-393-0100 or email rsvp@milibrary.org.

 

Wednesday, March 29^th @ 6:30 pm

COMMONWEALTH CLUB

Jane Ganahl, Cameron Tuttle, April Sinclair and Kathi Kamen Goldmark

Single Women of a Certain Age

 

More than a third of American women age 40 and over are single. Once women are out of their 20s, the whole getting-married, having-babies imperative no longer applies. Just what are the rules for "Single Women Of a Certain Age?" San Francisco Chronicle columnist Jane Ganahl, who edited a volume of that name, joins us, along with Camaron

Tuttle, April Sinclair, Kathi Kamen Goldmark and other outspoken women for a funny, irreverent and practical look at life and love in the over-forty ***. And ladies, the future looks bright! Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s, at 595 Market Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 6:o0 pm. Admission is free for members and $18 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-597-6705.

Thursday, March 30^th @ Noon

COMMONWEALTH CLUB

Michael Lerner

The Left Hand of God

 

Does the country need a Religious Left? Michael Lerner contends that the Christian Right leaves people behind, both politically and spiritually. He will share his insights about the coming 2008 Presidential election and what could make or break the Democrats vying to lead their party and the nation. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s, at 595 Market Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 11:30 am. Admission is $8 for members and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-597-6705.

 

Thursday, March 30^th @ 6:00 pm

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

Yitzhak Nakash

Reaching for Power

 

Yitzhak Nakash, one of the world's foremost experts on Shi'ism, contends that the most important political players in Iraq today are the Shi'i majority who constitute more than sixty percent of the population of Iraq. In his new book, Dr. Nakash traces the role of Shi'ism in the struggle that is raging today among Muslims for the soul of Islam. He shows that in contrast to the growing militancy among Sunni groups since the 1990s, Shi'is have shifted their focus from confrontation to accommodation with the West. Please note: This event will take place at the World Affairs Council, 321 Sutter Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 5:30 pm. Admission is free for members, $5 for students, and $15 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-293-4600.

 

Thursday, March 30^th @ 6:30 pm

COMMONWEALTH CLUB

Touré

Never Drank the Kool-aid

 

Never Drank the Kool-aid is an amusing assortment of essays by the music and cultural critic Touré. He offers an insightful odyssey through the oddities and artifice of American pop culture to uncover the underlying reality as he discusses family with Eminem, attends the Cannes Film Festival with Beyoncé, plays basketball with Prince, and plays high-stakes poker with Jay-Z. Please note: This event will take place at the Commonwealth Club, next door to Stacey’s, at 595 Market Street, 2^nd Floor. Check in is at 6:00 pm. Admission is $12 for members and $20 for non-members. For reservations and information, please call 415-597-6705.