EBOOKS
David Eagleman Livewired: the inside story of the ever-changing brain
Katharine Beutner Alcestis
Dubravka Ugrešić Baba Yaga laid an egg
Rachel Maddow Bag man: the wild crimes, audacious cover-up, & spectacular downfal...
EBOOKS
David Eagleman Livewired: the inside story of the ever-changing brain
Katharine Beutner Alcestis
Dubravka Ugrešić Baba Yaga laid an egg
Rachel Maddow Bag man: the wild crimes, audacious cover-up, & spectacular downfal...
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FICTION
Christa Wolf Cassandra: a novel and four essays
Mystery, Suspense, Thrillers, Espionage & Intrigue
John Grisham A time for mercy
NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Paul Martineau...
Starting Thursday, Dec. 17, MI members will notice a new and improved change in the eAudiobook listening experience. That's because the RB Digital platform is moving to OverDrive. What this means for you is that going forward, you will need to install and use Libby, OverDrive's app for downloading and listening to eAudiobooks instead of the RB Digital app. With Libby, you will also be able to listen to books on your web browser. What's more, MI's entire collection of eAudiobooks is moving to...
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A recent addition to the Mechanics’ Institute’s website may have gone unnoticed by many of you!
We are very excited to introduce a webpage dedicated to our Archives and Special Collections (A&SC). Not only is there a general description of those items included in the A&SC, but it also allows you to click on the direct links to documents that have already been digitized.
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Staying home for the holiday season offers a superb chance to catch up on that TBR (To Be Read) pile -- those books you've been wanting to read but can never find the time. The shorter days and chilly evenings are just right for curling up with a good book. Toss in a pandemic curfew, and you've got more reading time than ever before.
If wintertime makes you feel bookish, we can help! Here is a list of upcoming book-based films and television series in development right now. Get...
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Dr. William "Bill" Newmeyer III has been a member of the Mechanics' Institute Board of Trustees for ten years. A retired surgeon, he is currently one of three Vice Presidents on MI's Board. Bill's interests include travel and reading. Dr. Newmeyer graciously agreed to an interview by phone.
How did you come to join the MI Board of Trustees?
During the 1980’s my medical practice was at 450 Sutter. Since the Mechanics’ Institute was close I de...
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Mechanics' Institute Board of Trustee member Richard Laiderman has been with MI since 2001. He is the co-founder and Chairman of StandardC, a San Mateo-based software company. Richard is a semi-retired financial executive and holds a master's degree in Finance and Information Systems from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A voracious reader, Richard enjoys nonfiction, especially history and science fiction.
Since coming to the MI Board of Trustees...
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EBOOKS
Alice Marie Johnson After life: my journey from incarceration to freedom
David Byrne American utopia
Robert M Rosenberg Around the corner to around the world: a dozen lessons I learned running Dunkin' Donuts
Climate chang...
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FICTION
Mystery, Suspense, Thrillers, Espionage & Intrigue
Anthony Horowitz Moonflower murders
NONFICTION
Arts, Architecture & Crafts
Hilary Davidson Dress in the age of Jane Austen: Regency fashion 746.9 D281
Owen Hopkins...
Mechanics' Institute Board of Trustee President Lindsey Crittenden is a San Francisco-based writer. She also loves to swim, and she shared her recent experience about swimming in the San Francisco Bay.
My exercise of choice has been, for some 30 years, swimming. Lap swimming, in a pool, up and back, some sixty times. I like the security of see...
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