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	The Berlin Stories Armistead Maupin   - Tuesday, October 7   - 7:30 PM Acclaimed novelist discusses this 20th-century fiction classic written in the 1930s by Christopher Isherwood —the first major openly gay writer. It's the book that inspired the Broadway musical and Oscar-winning film Cabaret. Maupin is best known for his Tales of the City serial in the San Francisco Chronicle, the first fiction to appear in an American daily for decades. He is the author of nine novels, including the six-volume Tales of the City series, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener and, most recently, Michael Tolliver Lives. (Publisher: New Directions) top of page
	The Tyranny of Oil: The World’s Most Powerful Industry—And What We Must Do to Stop It Antonia Juhasz   - Monday, October 13   - 7:30 PM Why are oil and gas prices so high? Who's really controlling those prices? How much oil is left? How far will Big Oil go to get it? And at what cost to the environment, human rights, the economy, worker safety, public health, and democracy? The answers aren't what you think. They're much worse. But there's also plenty that we can do about it. Local international trade expert, Antonia Juhasz offers both a new take on problems and a new set of solutions for reining in the oil industry while reducing global dependence on oil. Antonia Juhasz is a policy-analyst, author and activist living in San Francisco. She is a fellow with Oil Change International and the Institute for Policy Studies as well as a senior analyst for Foreign Policy In Focus. (Publisher: William and Morrow Company) top of page
	The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen   - Wednesday, October 15   - 7:30 PM If you would like to harvest your own vegetables, make homemade jam or bread, raise chickens or convert to solar energy, this practical, hands-on book is full of step-by-step projects that will get you started homesteading immediately, whether you live in an apartment or a house. The Urban Homestead is the essential handbook for a fast-growing new movement: urbanites are becoming gardeners and farmers. By growing their own food and harnessing natural energy, they are planting seeds for the future of our cities. (Publisher: Process) top of page
	Venezuela: Revolution From The Inside Out Clif Ross   - Thursday, October 16   - 7:00 PM PM Press Film night Venezuela: Revolution from the Inside Out is a documentary voyage into Latin America's most exciting experiment of the new millennium, exploring the history and projects of the Bolivarian Revolution through interviews with a range of its participants, from academics to farm workers and those living in the margins of Caracas. This introduction to the revolucion bonita (pretty revolution) offers in-depth interviews, unforgettable images and a lively soundtrack that will open new vistas onto this hopeful human project. top of page
	Che: A Graphic Biography Spain Rodriguez   - Wednesday, October 22   - 7:30 PM Since his death in 1967, Ernesto “Che” Guevara has become a universally known revolutionary icon and political figure whose image is among the most recognizable in the world. This dramatic and extensively researched book breathes new life into his story, portraying his struggle through the medium of the underground political comic. Spain Rodriguez is one of the most well-known artists in the comix underground. He (along with Robert Crumb) was one of the original members of Zap Comics and has a reputation as an outstanding political artist. He is the author of several other graphic novels, including the highly acclaimed Nightmare Alley. (Publisher: Verso) top of page
	Modern Times Turns 37 Party!   - Saturday, October 25   - 3:00 PM We'll be celebrating in style and you're invited. Party hats encouraged. Edible treats provided. Streamers and surprises abound. top of page
	Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines Stephanie Elizondo Griest   - Wednesday, October 29   - 7:30 PM Growing up in a half-white, half-brown town and family in South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest struggled with her cultural identity. Upon turning thirty, she ventured to her mother's native Mexico to do some root-searching and stumbled upon a social movement that shook the nation to its core. Mexican Enough chronicles her adventures rumbling with luchadores (professional wrestlers), marching with rebel teachers in Oaxaca, investigating the murder of a prominent gay activist, and sneaking into a prison to meet with indigenous resistance fighters. She also visits families of the undocumented workers she befriended back home. Part memoir, part journalistic reportage, Mexican Enough illuminates how we cast off our identity in our youth, only to strive to find it again as adults—and the lessons to be learned along the way. (Publisher: Washington Square Press) top of page
	Círculo de Lectores/as de Literatura en Español   - Tuesday, October 28   - 7:00 PM Join us for our Spanish language book group on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A mix of native speakers and advanced level hablantes, the group has been meeting in the Mission District on a monthly basis for eight years. In October, the group will be discussing Zapata by Pedro Angel Palou. Books are available for 10% off at the store. Ésta es la historia de un hombre, no la de un héroe de cartón. Por vez primera se novela íntegra la vida de Emiliano Zapata y se le presenta al lector el complejo caleidoscopio de sus hazañas, sus dudas, sus batallas. Zapata es una novela histórica de impecable factura en la que—valiéndose de la estructura y la noción de verdad y de historia del corrido mexicano—Pedro Angel Palou se encara con una de las figuras centrales de la historia de México. (Publisher: Editorial Planeta) top of page
	Gay Shame Weekly Meetings   - Saturdays   - 5:30 PM Gay Shame seeks nothing less than a new queer activism that foregrounds race, class, gender and sexuality, to counter gay consumerism and the increasingly hypocritical left. Come to a general meeting: all are welcome. top of page