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SUMMARY:Jesse Berrett
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we welcome Jesse Berrett for a reading of his newest book Pigskin Nation on Wednesday\, May 30th at 6:30 p.m. in our Granny Smith Room! \nHistorian Berrett debuts with a superb cultural history of the period between 1966 and 1974\, when “football\, politics and culture entwined themselves in ever more complex ways.” Berrett concisely looks at how NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle used his newly acquired production company\, NFL Films\, to transform the violent image of the sport by producing films and TV programming that extolled football’s “meaning\, glory\, excitement\, and passion.” The book’s second half explores how politicians tried to capitalize on pro football’s cultural relevance\, particularly Richard Nixon’s use of the sport—and his endorsement of conservative coaches such as Vince Lombardi—as part of a “public strategy of rallying mainstream America against the dissent\, abnormality\, and un-American behavior” that could be linked to groups he sought to marginalize. An epilogue looks at how the battle over football’s meaning continued in the 1980s; Berrett observes that Ronald Reagan’s repeated use of “the Gipper” was used to embody the entire Reagan ethos of America as “still the shining city on a hill.” This thought-provoking sports history nicely looks at the significance professional football has had on American politics and culture. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jesse-berrett/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Michael Oondaatje
DESCRIPTION:Michael Ondaatje is one of the world’s foremost writers – his artistry and aesthetic have influenced an entire generation of writers and readers. Although he is best known as a novelist\, Ondaatje’s work also encompasses poetry\, memoir\, and film\, and reveals a passion for defying conventional form. Born in Sri Lanka\, the former Ceylon\, of Indian/Dutch ancestry\, he went to school in England\, and then moved to Canada. He is the author of four collections of poetry including The Cinnamon Peeler and most recently\, Handwriting. Ondaatje’s work of non-fiction is The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film\, which unites his love of literature and passion for the art of filmmaking. His works of fiction include In the Skin of a Lion\, The English Patient\, Anil’s Ghost\,  Divisadero\, and The Cat’s Table. His next novel will be Warlight (Knopf\, May 2018).
URL:https://litseen.com/event/michael-oondaatje/
LOCATION:Nourse Theatre\, 275 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:On the Cusp: A Taxing Season
DESCRIPTION:The second installment of the new nonfiction reading series On the Cusp based around the theme Moments of Change. The smaller and subtler these moments the better—big\, seemingly important life events can work (or not work!)\, but we’re most interested in unforeseen instants that result in lasting change. For this second event\, we’re excited to host the following authors on the theme A Taxing Season: \nJoyce Maynard\nMaw Shein Win\nJoe Clifford\nTBD! Submissions open through EOD Apr 15.* \n  \n* To submit: \n  \nSubmissions\, which should ideally run between 1000-1500 words — with a maximum of 10 minutes’ reading time — should be sent to On the Cusp organizer Allison Landa\, at allison@allisonlanda.com\, no later than end of day 4/15/18.\n  \n— \nBios and more info coming soon — save the date! \nAdmission for this event is $5 in advance or $10 at the door. Advance tickets can be ordered soon at this link. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required. This is an all ages event. The bar opens at 7pm\, and event begins at 7:30pm.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/on-the-cusp-a-taxing-season/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Jessica Weisberg
DESCRIPTION:Jessica Weisberg discusses her new book\, Asking for a Friend: Three Centuries of Life\, Love\, Money and Other Burning Questions from a Nation Obsessed. \n\nPraise for Asking for a Friend \n\n“Rich with insight and surprising facts\, Jessica Weisberg’s ingenious appraisal of America’s guidance-givers doubles as a wholly unexpected history of our national psyche. At long last\, the lowly advice column gets its due!”―Kate Bolick\, author of Spinster: Making a Life of One’s Own \n\n“An oddly soothing antidote to the millenarian terrors of today\, Jessica Weisberg’s history of ordinary American anxiety is as warm\, funny\, entertaining\, and chattily insightful as the advice-dispensers she portrays. In the centuries before the internet\, these were the ones we turned to with questions so obscure\, embarrassing\, weird\, or mortifyingly personal that only a stranger would do.”―Larissa MacFarquhar\, author of Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism\, Drastic Choices\, and the Urge to Help \n\n“Jessica Weisberg’s hilarious\, enlightening odyssey through the history of advice columns chronicles the evolution of our anxieties over how to act. However weird or offensive some of our questions have been\, it’s heartening to know that at least we’ve always been trying. A surprising and delightful read.”―Mac McClelland\, author of Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love Story \n\nAbout Asking for a Friend \n\nA delightful history of Americans’ obsession with advice–from Poor Richard to Dr. Spock to Miss Manners \n  \nAmericans\, for all our talk of pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps\, obsessively seek advice on matters large and small. Perhaps precisely because we believe in bettering ourselves and our circumstances in life\, we ask for guidance constantly. And this has been true since our nation’s earliest days: from the colonial era on\, there have always been people eager to step up and offer advice\, some of it lousy\, some of it thoughtful\, but all of it read and debated by generations of Americans. \n  \nJessica Weisberg takes readers on a tour of the advice-givers who have made their names\, and sometimes their fortunes\, by telling Americans what to do. You probably don’t want to follow all the advice they proffered. Eating graham crackers will not make you a better person\, and wearing blue to work won’t guarantee a promotion. But for all that has changed in American life\, it’s a comfort to know that our hang-ups\, fears\, and hopes have not. We’ve always loved seeking advice–so long as it’s anonymous\, and as long as it’s clear that we’re not asking for ourselves; we’re just asking for a friend.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jessica-weisberg/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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