Berkeley's Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Michael Chabon's latest
novel, "Telegraph Avenue," has just hit bookstores to critical
acclaim. But let's not forget his triumphs of the past:  1. "The
Mysteries of Pittsburgh," (1988). This coming-of-age tale set
during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Penn, was Chabon's first
novel, which he began writing as a 21-year-old undergrad. One of
his advisors sent it to a literary agent.  2. "Wonder Boys,"
(1995). Here we meet two unforgettable characters: Grady Tripp,
a former publishing prodigy now struggling with infidelity and a
stalled novel, and Grady's student, James Leer, a budding writer
obsessed with Hollywood self-destruction. The book became a
movie of the same name in 2000.  3. "The Amazing Adventures of
Kavalier & Clay," (2000). Chabon won the Pulitzer Prize for
Fiction in 2001 for this novel that follows the lives of two
Jewish cousins in the comics industry before, during, and after
World War II.  4. "The Yiddish Policemen's Union," (2007). A
hard-boiled detec