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Beautiful Chaos

A Life in the Theater

by Perloff, Carey

eBook - 2015

This is the eBook version of the 2016 OCOB selection. This is the eBook version of the 2016 OCOB selection. Show less

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Beautiful Chaos

A Life in the Theater

by Perloff, Carey

Book - 2015

Perloff's personal and professional journey—her life as a woman in a male-dominated profession, as a wife and mother, a playwright, director, producer, arts advocate, and citizen in a city erupting with enormous change. Perloff's personal and professional journey—her life as a woman in a male-dominated profession, as a wife and mother, a playwright, director, producer, arts advocate, and citizen in a city erupting with enormous change. Show less

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Season of the Witch

Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love

by Talbot, David

Book - 2012

An extraordinary telling of the colorful and often dark history of San Francisco from 1967 to 1982. An extraordinary telling of the colorful and often dark history of San Francisco from 1967 to 1982. Show less

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Tales of the City

by Maupin, Armistead

Book - 2007

This story about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco, is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live. This story about the denizens of the mythic apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane in San Francisco, is both a sparkling comedy of manners and an indelible portrait of an era that changed forever the way we live. Show less

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Little Brother

by Doctorow, Cory

eBook - 2008

Daring, exciting, and just bold enough to show us how to keep our freedoms safe. This is a provocative book, a timely book, and the San Francisco setting is just so satisfying. Daring, exciting, and just bold enough to show us how to keep our freedoms safe. This is a provocative book, a timely book, and the San Francisco setting is just so satisfying. Show less

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A Paradise Built in Hell

The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disasters

by Solnit, Rebecca

Book - 2009

A masterwork of narrative nonfiction by a contemporary California writer reaches some surprising conclusions about our need for community and common purpose, which she argues are fundamental to democratic forms of social and political life. A masterwork of narrative nonfiction by a contemporary California writer reaches some surprising conclusions about our need for community and common purpose, which she argues are fundamental to democratic forms of social and political life. Show less

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Packing for Mars

The Curious Science of Life in the Void

by Roach, Mary

Downloadable Audiobook - 2010

From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a crash test of NASA’s new space capsule (cadaver filling in for astronaut), Packing for Mars takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of life in space and space on Earth. Show less

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Zeitoun

by Eggers, Dave

eBook - 2010

Suspense blended with just enough information to stoke reader outrage and what is likely to be a typical response: How could this happen in America? Suspense blended with just enough information to stoke reader outrage and what is likely to be a typical response: How could this happen in America? Show less

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Alive in Necropolis

by Dorst, Doug

Book - 2008

Set in the city of Colma, it is a rollicking tale of policing the dead, with deceased citizens far outnumbering the living. Set in the city of Colma, it is a rollicking tale of policing the dead, with deceased citizens far outnumbering the living. Show less

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West of Kabul, East of New York

An Afghan American Story

by Ansary, Mir Tamim

Book - 2003

We travel at Ansary’s side, and he gives us rare access to Afghan culture— From the time of “old Afghanistan,” through Soviet rule and later, the Taliban. We travel at Ansary’s side, and he gives us rare access to Afghan culture— From the time of “old Afghanistan,” through Soviet rule and later, the Taliban. Show less

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Cane River

by Tademy, Lalita

Book - 2001

Combines painstaking historical reconstruction with unforgettable storytelling. Combines painstaking historical reconstruction with unforgettable storytelling. Show less

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La hija de la chuparrosa

una novela

by Urrea, Luis Alberto

Book - 2006

Tells the story of Teresita, a young girl coming to terms with her destiny as a healer, who will grow into a revolution-inspiring Mexican “Joan of Arc.” Tells the story of Teresita, a young girl coming to terms with her destiny as a healer, who will grow into a revolution-inspiring Mexican “Joan of Arc.” Show less

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China Boy

by Lee, Gus

Book - 1991

This childhood story of being caught between cultures in 1950's San Francisco is both powerful and poignant This childhood story of being caught between cultures in 1950's San Francisco is both powerful and poignant Show less

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