Conscious Choice Seattle: Books Northwest

August 2005 | Books Northwest

Books Northwest

Authors, Readings, Events

Compiled By Miryam Gordon

Wed 3: Author Karen Houppert Houppert has written a challenging book about year in the lives of a group of women living on an Army base while their husbands are in Iraq, Afghanistan, and South Korea. “Home Fires Burning” explores their unique position in our society and in the military. 7pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Thu 4: Author Nancy Turner In “The Earth’s Blanket: Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living,” Turner, an environmental studies teacher at the University of Victoria, BC, shows how systems of traditional ecological knowledge can foster sustainable living in the modern world. The native teachings she presents describe a wide variety of methods of harvesting, transporting, processing, storing, maintaining, and enhancing natural resources such as trees, medicinal plants, root vegetables, and shellfish. 6:30pm, free. UW Burke Museum, 17th Ave. NE and NE 45th St. 206-634-3400 or www.bookstore.washington.edu.

Thu 4, Fri 5: Authors Dean LaTourrette & Kristine Enea Learn from Dean LaTourrette and Kristine Enea how to celebrate your free time, negotiate a sabbatical, volunteer, or rediscover community. If leisure time is not yours by choice, “Time Off! The Upside to Downtime” has practical tips to get past “unemployment guilt.” Thu: 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle. 206-634-3400 or bookstore.washington.edu. Fri: 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Fri 5: Author Azby Brown Architect, author and professor, Azby Brown discusses new innovations in small home design in “The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas for Living Well in Limited Space.” 7:30pm, free. Elliot Bay Book Co., 101 South Main St., Seattle. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.

Thu 11: Local Author Matthew Kangas One of Seattle’s most important art critics, Matthew Kangas, presents 42 essays on modern and contemporary art, in “Epicenter: Essays on North American Art.” 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle. 206-634-3400 or www.bookstore.washington.edu.

Tue 16: Author Periel Aschenbrand “The Only Bush I Trust Is My Own” is Aschenbrand’s story, from feminist writer sick of acting as a walking ad for odious corporations to designer of provocatively besloganed clothing. This raucous manifesto goes toe to toe with the establishment. 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle. 206-634-3400 or www.bookstore.washington.edu">www.bookstore.washington.edu.

Thu 18: Author Chuck Klosterman “Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story” is Klosterman’s journey to the many places where the music died: Buddy Holly’s Iowa field, the Chelsea Hotel, Kurt Cobain’s home as a pop culture analyst, unabashed metal head and darn funny writer. 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, Seattle. 206-634-3400 or www.bookstore.washington.edu.

Thu 18: Author Jessica Nagler Have you ever imagined what it would be like to leave your life, to walk away from your loved ones, your career, and everything you owned to journey to Central America, not knowing anyone, nor even if you were going to return? In “Jun Q’Anil: One Who Walks the Way,” author Jessica Nagler gives us a rare glimpse into what it really takes to redefine our lives in the quest to heal body and soul. 7-8:30pm. Free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.

Wed 24: Author Barbara Wilder Join Barbara Wilder, author of “Embracing Your Power Woman: Coming of Age in the Second Half of Life,” for a discussion on the course of feminine power for women ages 40-85. She re-frames the pivotal stage of midlife from a time of endings to a time of blossoming into the fullness, wisdom and beauty of our Power Woman years. 7-8:30pm. Free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.

Thu 25: Local Author Jan Walker Author and teacher Jan Walker takes the reader into the rhythm of living and working in an isolated and harsh prison environment in her new book “Dancing to the Concertina’s Tune: A Prison Teacher’s Memoir.” At a time when budget cuts threaten programs such as those taught by Walker, the stories show that education does make a difference in a prisoner’s rehabilitation and successful reintegration in society. 7:30pm, free. Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. NE, Seattle. 206-525-2347 or www.ravennathirdplace.com.

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