Most Read This Week In Class

[close] This group will be our digital hub for sharing and reviewing the books we've read either independently, or as a class this semester. As we progress through the year, you will 1) be graded on a review you write on a text of your choice, 2) be able to use your peers' reviews as citation sources for class assignments!

[close] Do We Have an Obligation to Help Others? What is the Basic Social Contract? If a family member is going through a rough patch, of course we’ll do what we can to help them out, right? But what about a co-worker? Not so fast. And let’s say you’re on BART late at night and see a guy who looks like he’s had a few too many. Who among us is going to make sure he gets home safely? Of course, we can’t possibly offer help to everyone in the world who needs it. So where do we draw the line? Friends but not neighbors? Bay Area but not Central Valley? California but not Oklahoma? America but not Afghanistan? In this course, we will be reading two classic short stories: Katherine Mansfield’s ”The Garden Party” and Herman Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener.” They are different in just about every way (for example, one is short, the other is long; one is creepy and dark, the other is sweet and bright, etc.), with one big exception: They both ask us to consider the ways we’re connected to the people around us, and the responsibilities of our shared humanity. We will discuss these weighty questions, and whatever other questions may come up. Please register for this course at http://www.sfpolis.com before Dec. 2, 2013 Instructor: Daniel Herman When: December 3rd, 10th, 17th (Tuesdays) 7:00-8:30 PM Where: The Women’s Building, 3543 18th St, SF

[close] For people -who are middle grades (5-8) and live reading - who like middle grade books

[close] A group for fans of Doctor Who related books/audios/comics/etc: Target Novelizations, Virgin New Adventures, Virgin Missing Adventures, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, BBC Past Doctor Adventures, Big Finish short stories, Big Finish audio adventures, the various comic strips, Telos novellas, the Benny New Adventures, the Faction Paradox spin-offs, episode guides, reference guides, the Torchwood hardcovers, the Sarah Jane adventures, the Iris Wildthyme stories, and the current range of BBC hardcover novels featuring the Ninth through the Sixteenth? Doctors (New Series Adventures). Discussion of anything in the Doctor Who universe (including the television show, of course) is welcome.