Cloudsplitter, Russell Banks
Biohazard, Ken Alibek with Stephen Handleman
The Winner-Take-All Society, Robert H. Frank and Philip J. Cook
Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything, James Gleick
The Testament, John Grisham
ENIAC: The Trials and Tragedies of the World's First Computer, Scott McCartney
The Best American Essays, 1999, Edward Hoagland and Robert Atwan, Editors
Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing, and Computation, K. Eric Drexler
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius: Based on a True Story, Dave Eggers
Corelli's Mandolin, Louis De Bernières
The Log from the Sea of Cortez, John Steinbeck
Singer from the Sea, Sheri S. Tepper
A Mapmaker's Dream: The Meditations of Fra Mauro, Cartographer to the Court of Venice, James Cowan
Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America, Thomas Fleming
On the Road, Jack Kerouac
Understanding Comics, Scott McCloud
The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean
A Conspiracy of Paper, David Liss
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting, William Goldman
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, J. K. Rowling
The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
High Five, Janet Evanovich
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters, Matt Ridley
Blue Light, Walter Mosley
The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
Special Circumstances, Sheldon Siegel
The Sweet Hereafter, Russell Banks
Dreamland, Kevin Baker
Spartacus, Howard Fast
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda, Philip Gourevitch
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, David Simon
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighbourhood, David Simon and Edward Burns
Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J. K. Rowling
Green Hills of Africa, Ernest Hemingway
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe, Martin J. Rees
East of the Mountains, David Guterson
Remembrance Day, Henry Porter
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, Erik Larson
Gambler's Rose, G. W. Hawkes
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
A Gathering of Old Men, Ernest J. Gaines
Look To Windward, Iain M. Banks
Continental Drift, Russell Banks
Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes
Ill-Gotten Gains: Evasion, Blackmail, Fraud, and Kindred Puzzles of the Law, Leo Katz
The Bear and the Dragon, Tom Clancy
The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway
The Informant: A True Story, Kurt Eichenwald
Darwinia, Robert Charles Wilson
Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichl
Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869, Stephen E. Ambrose
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference, Malcolm Gladwell
Darwin's Radio, Greg Bear
Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior, Paul Ormerod
Noodling for Flatheads: Moonshine, Monster Catfish, and Other Southern Comforts, Burkhard Bilger
The Terrible Hours: The Man Behind the Greatest Submarine Rescue in History, Peter Maas
The Best American Science Writing 2000, James Gleick, Editor
Movies
Princess Mononoke
Man On The Moon
Toy Story 2
Magnolia
Rear Window
Boiler Room
The Cider House Rules
Boys Don't Cry
Spike & Mike's 2000 Classic Festival of Animation
The Insider
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Croupier
Ballerina
Trixie
Where Is the Friend's Home?
Hamlet
Small Time Crooks
The Sweet Hereafter
The Big Kahuna
My Life As A Dog
The Sixth Sense
Hands on a Hardbody
Chicken Run
Galaxy Quest
The Perfect Storm
Mumford
The Five Senses
The Secret of Roan Inish
X-Men
Brazil
Blood Simple
Space Cowboys
Gone With The Wind
The Princess Bride
The Girl on the Bridge
Being John Malkovich
Manhattan
Hard Eight
Bound
The Full Monty
Best In Show
Vénus beauté (institut)
Billy Elliot
Me & Isaac Newton
The Apartment
Panic
A Hard Day's Night
This Is Spinal Tap
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Performances
The Kids In The Hall, January 15, 2000, The Warfield, San Francisco
Bill T. Jones, January 21, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
The Invention of Love, January 28, 2000, Geary Theater, San Francisco
Kodo, February 5, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
The Dance Theater of Harlem, February 11, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Dralion, Cirque du Soleil, March 11, 2000, San Francisco
Buckwheat Zydeco, April 25, 2000, Justice League, San Francisco
James Brown and Tower of Power, May 10, 2000, Paramount Theater, Oakland
Charles "Gatemouth" Brown, May 24, 2000, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Teatro Zinzanni, June 10, 2000, San Francisco
Music for 18 Musicians and Hindenberg, Steve Reich and Musicians, June 18, 2000, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco
Shockheaded Peter, July 7, 2000, Geary Theater, San Francisco
USA vs. Canada Women's Basketball, August 26, 2000, Oakland Arena
Oliver Mtukudzi, September 6, 2000, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Bunchgrass at the End of the World, Word For Word, September 14, 2000, Fort Mason Magic Theater, San Francisco
Uttar-Priyadarshi, Chorus Repertory Theater, October 7, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Dar Williams and Catie Curtis, October 11, 2000, The Warfield, San Francisco
Within Outer Spaces, Capacitor, October 13, 2000, Alice Arts Center, Oakland
Waiting for Godot, The Gate Theater of Dublin, October 20, 2000, Zellerbach Playhouse, Berkeley
Julio Bocca and Ballet Argentino, October 24, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
You Walk?, Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company, October 28, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
PastForward, White Oak Dance Project, November 3, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Chein Cru (RawDog), Compagnie Cahin-Caha - Cirque Batard, November 9, 2000, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
David Sedaris and Sarah Vowell, November 15, 2000, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley
Squirrel Nut Zippers and Dirty Dozen Brass Band, November 17, 2000, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Peter Murphy, November 25, 2000, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Sleeping In A Sandstorm, Shasha Higby, December 1, 2000, Zeum, San Francisco
The Late Henry Moss, December 5, 2000, Theater on the Square, San Francisco
Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe, December 30, 2000, George Coates Performance Works, San Francisco
San Francisco Giants, Pacific Bell Park: Season Tickets, Section 122, Row 38, Seats 13 & 14
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