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  • The Cuban Drumbeat, by Piero Gleijesis - $15.00
    In waging a long war against oppression and misery in the third world, Castro's Cuba sent more troops into battle on foreign soil in defense of besieged populations than all but the U.S., Russia and a few Western European countries. Gleijeses wonders what's next for a post-Castro Cuba. […]
  • Two Underdogs and a Cat, by Slavenka Drakulic - $17.00
    Drakulic, well known to readers of The Nation, the New York Times and the New York Review of Books, ponders the fate of the communist idea through three stories: "An Interview with The Oldest Dog in Bucharest," "A Guided Tour of the Museum of Communism" and "A Cat Keeper in Warsaw" […]
  • The Idea of Communism, by Tariq Ali - $15.00
    "What Was Communism" series editor Ali ponders the over-arching question, and argues for a new form of socialism and global planning. […]

  1. Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett

    December 23, 2010 by Jack

    Celebrate the New Year with Bird & Beckett

    New Year's Eve at Bird & Beckett $35 buys a convivial evening of music, food and- at midnight-  free champagne, plus the company of neighbors and friends.
    Don Prell (bass) and Raymond Scott (guitar) will kick off the evening at 8:00 pm, and then the Chuck Peterson Quintet will swing it on through ’til the new year begins.

    So long 2010, hello 2011!

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  2. New Books on the shelves- Cleopatra, Stephen Sondheim and More

    by Eric

    Stacy Schiff’s new biography of Cleopatra and Stephen Sondheim on Stephen Sondheim

    Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy SchiffFinishing the Hat by Stephen Sondheim Two terrific books on the shelf in the bookshop (and orderable through our online store): Stacy Schiff’s biography of the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra: A Life has received raves in the press (see the New York Times review here) and from bookshop patrons as well. As for Finishing the Hat, Steven Sondheim’s “Collected Lyrics with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes”, it’s bound to give any fan hours of pleasure…  Both come highly recommended!

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  3. Bishop Norman Williams passes away December 8, 2010

    December 11, 2010 by Eric

    Legendary alto player Bishop Norman William passes away, December 8, 2010

    Bishop Norman Williams, Pete Yellin at Bird & Beckett BooksWe’re saddened to note the passing of Bishop Norman Williams, a much loved and respected alto player born in Kansas City in 1938, and a fixture on the San Francisco scene since 1961.  He played with top-flight musicians from Phineas Newborn to George Coleman to Max Roach, and countless others, and was a teacher on the bandstand to a whole generation of bop-inclined San Francisco musicians who are among the finest of the young players around today.  Read more on Bishop on our tumblr blog.

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