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A couple's lifelong work
She's an anthropologist. He's a photographer. Their past and future work is now destined for the British Library.
Rainn's world
Rainn Wilson and friends started the website SoulPancake, a place to discuss all the big questions. The site inspired a best-selling book.
Great reads in 2010
Here's a look at the best titles to grace bookstore shelves in 2010. Plus: Best poetry books of 2010 | Best books by Bay Area authors | Best sci-fi and fantasy titles | 100 book recommendations
The queen and I
In "Cleopatra," Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff dispels myths about the queen with delicious detail.
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40 years of Doonesbury
Gary Trudeau celebrates a milestone with the release of "40: A Doonesbury Retrospective."
A different perspective on war
Reporter Anna Badkhen's "Peace Meals" is a travelogue through dangerous war zones, as told through the dinners shared with the people she met along the way.
Making peace with past
Rosanne Cash, who visited S.F. to read from her memoir, says "Composed" took on new urgency after her brain surgery.
Serra in action
Reflecting on the work of a larger-than-life persona can be tricky, as Paulette Frankl learned when she started "Lust for Justice."
Comics suit him
James Sime mixed comic joy with comfortable seating when he opened Isotope, S.F.'s first comic book lounge, almost 10 years ago.
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