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Contents: 2010 Selected Book & Related Events | 2009 Book | 2008 Book | 2007 Book | About Silicon Valley Reads

The 2010 Selected Book and Related SJLibrary Events

The 2010 selection for the Silicon Valley Reads program is In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. Please read below for information about book, author, companion books and upcoming events in the Library.

In Defense of Food

The book In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan

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Author Michael Pollan

Author Michael Pollan

About the Book and Author


For Kids:

  • Children's Books Chosen as Companions to In Defense of Food Opens in new window
  • Find these books in the Library:
    • Tops & Bottoms
      "...Bear and Hare are involved in a gardening partnership, with industrious, clever Hare reaping all the vegetable profits."
    • Seedfolks
      "One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed."

Events at the Library

List 1 - 26 of 26 records
Date/Time Title Location
Wed, Feb 10
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Silicon Valley Reads - Tea Tasting Tully Community Branch Library
880 Tully Rd.
Wed, Feb 10
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
West Valley Book Club West Valley Branch Library
1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd. - Community Room
Wed, Feb 10
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Non-Fiction Book Club Cambrian Branch Library
1780 Hillsdale Ave. - Meeting Room B
Sat, Feb 13
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
David Mas Masumoto - Author Visit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando St. - Rooms 225/229, 2nd Floor
Tue, Feb 16
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
History Book Club Almaden Branch Library
6445 Camden Ave. - Program Room
Thu, Feb 18
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
English as a Second Language Book Club Almaden Branch Library
6445 Camden Ave. - Program Room
Fri, Feb 19
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Explore and Experiment: Grow Your Own Vegetables East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
1102 E. Santa Clara St.
Sat, Feb 20
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Book Club & Tea Tasting East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
1102 E. Santa Clara St.
Sat, Feb 20
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Grow Your Own Food with the Master Gardeners Pearl Avenue Branch Library
4270 Pearl Ave. - Community Room
Sat, Feb 20
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Kids Can Cook! / ¡Los Niños Cocinan! Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library
3090 Alum Rock Ave. - Community Room
Sat, Feb 20
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Silicon Valley Reads 2010 Presentation Cambrian Branch Library
1780 Hillsdale Ave.
Sat, Feb 20
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cool Cuisine: Taking the Bite Out of Global Warming Almaden Community Center Community Room,
Tue, Feb 23
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Healthy Habits Storytime East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
1102 E. Santa Clara St.
Wed, Feb 24
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
A Talk by the President of Roots of Change Vineland Branch Library
1450 Blossom Hill Rd.
Thu, Feb 25
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
An Evening with Author Jonah Raskin West Valley Branch Library
1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd. - Community Room
Fri, Feb 26
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Super Produce Story Time Cambrian Branch Library
1780 Hillsdale Ave. - Community Room, 1st Floor
Fri, Feb 26
10:30 AM - 11:00 PM
Super Produce Story Time Willow Glen Branch Library
1157 Minnesota Ave. - Family Place
Sat, Feb 27
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Veggielution: Urban Farming for Kids Pearl Avenue Branch Library
4270 Pearl Ave. - Program Room
Sat, Feb 27
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Silicon Valley Reads Panel with Slow Food South Bay Rose Garden Branch Library
1580 Naglee Ave. - Community Room
Wed, Mar 3
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Evergreen Library Book Club: In Defense of Food : An Eater's Manifesto Evergreen Branch Library
2635 Aborn Rd. - Community Room
Sat, Mar 6
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Silicon Valley Reads, 2010 Willow Glen Branch Library
1157 Minnesota Ave. - Community Room
Sat, Mar 6
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Whole Wheat Bread Making Workshop East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
1102 E. Santa Clara St.
Wed, Mar 10
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Silicon Valley Reads - Tea Tasting Tully Community Branch Library
880 Tully Rd.
Fri, Mar 12
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Super Produce Story Time East San Jose Carnegie Branch Library
1102 E. Santa Clara St.
Sat, Mar 20
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Film: Food, Inc. Hillview Branch Library
1600 Hopkins Dr.
Sat, Mar 20
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Author Visit: David Mas Masumoto Evergreen Branch Library
2635 Aborn Rd. - Community Room
More Events at This and Other Local Libraries (Opens in new window external website)

 

The 2009 Selected Book

The 2009 selection for the Silicon Valley Reads program is Not a Genuine Black Man by Brian Copeland.

Not a Genuine Black Man

The book Not a Genuine Black Man by Brian Copeland

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Paperback
Hardcover

Author Brian Copeland

Author Brian Copeland

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The 2008 Selected Book

The 2008 selection for the Silicon Valley Reads program is The Distant Land of My Father by Bo Caldwell.

 

The 2007 Selected Book

Cookie Setter

The 2007 selection for the Silicon Valley Reads program is The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle.

The Tortilla Curtain

Tortilla Curtain book jacket

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Author T. C. Boyle

Author T.C. Boyle

About the Book and Author

 

About Silicon Valley Reads

What if all of Silicon Valley read the same book at the same time and then came together to talk about it? This is the premise of Silicon Valley Reads.

Organized by the Santa Clara County Office of Education, the Santa Clara County Library and the San José Public Library Foundation, Silicon Valley Reads is designed to promote reading and literacy, broaden the exposure to and appreciation of good literature, and build community.

Students, friends, families, co-workers, neighbors, book lovers — literally all who live, work or learn in Silicon Valley — are invited to participate in Silicon Valley Reads Month in February each year.

Learn more about the program at www.siliconvalleyreads.org.

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