Conscious Choice Seattle: Books Northwest

December 2005 | Calendar

Books Northwest

Compiled by Miryam Gordon

Mon 5/Sat 10: Local Chef Jerry Traunfeld

“The Herbal Kitchen: Cooking With Fragrance & Flavor” is the secret to transforming easy dishes into extraordinary meals. Herbfarm Restaurant chef Jerry Traunfeld presents simple dishes using herbs straight from the market, windowsill, or garden. Jerry shows you how to incorporate these fresh herbs into your everyday home meals. The Herbal Kitchen includes some recipes that are home variations of the innovative dishes Jerry prepares at the Herbfarm, while others are fresh takes on familiar classics. Mon 5: 7pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com. Sat 10: Noon, free. University Book Store, 15311 Main St., Mill Creek. 425-385-3530 or www.ubookstore.com.

Sat 10/Sun 11: Local Children’s Author Sara Anderson

Children’s author and illustrator Sara Anderson reads from and signs her book, “A Day at the Market,” about the historic Pike Place Market. Proceeds from the book benefit Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program. www.pageahead.org. Sat 10: 2pm, free. M. Coy Books and Espresso, 117 Pine St. 206-623-5354. Sun 11: 2pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. www.ubookstore.com or 206-634-3400.

Fri 2: Author Robert Goldstein

"The Gentleman From Finland: Adventures On the Trans-Siberian Express” is a funny and poignant travel memoir about accidentally boarding the wrong train in Russia. Goldstein’s shoes were stolen, his inability to speak Russian was taken advantage of, his voucher identified him as a Finn, and who was the mysterious woman who seemed to be following him? 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. www.ubookstore.com or 206-634-3400.

Tue 6: Author Nora Guthrie

"Woody Guthrie: A Life in Art” is Nora’s exploration of her famous father and his art work. Music was not his main obsession, apparently, and her book covers hundreds of examples of his work, many never seen before. 7:30pm, free. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.

Thu 8: Author Matthew Bogdanos

A serious Marine with a serious passion for classical scholarship, Matthew Bogdanos was the perfect choice to hunt down the looted treasures of Iraq. “Thieves of Baghdad” has all the thrills you’d expect from a story of international black market art, wartime intrigue and a fight to preserve a cultural heritage. 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. www.ubookstore.com or 206-634-3400.

Fri 9/Sat 10: Local Author Jonathan Raban

Jonathan Raban brings his distinctive perspective to the issues facing post-September 11th America, in “My Holy War: Dispatches From the Home Front.” He emphasizes the US’ failure to understand the Middle East. Fri 9: 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. www.ubookstore.com or 206-634-3400. Sat 10: 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Sat 10: Local Artist/Author Dale Chihuly

Book signing 1pm, Elliott Bay, “Chihuly at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew” new coffee table book. Free. Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.

Tue 13: Local Author Bryn Barnard

"Outbreak: Plagues that Changed History” may be considered “juvenile non-fiction,” but contains much to consider for all of us. Did the Black Death destroy the feudal system? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. 7pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Fri 16: Author David Moyer

What triggers mental illness? Genes? Foods? Vaccines? Microbes? Exploring the role of environmental factors such as infections, foods, and additives, David Moyer challenges conventional wisdom, arguing for a closer look at a variety of contributing influences in “Nutrients Quiet the Unquiet Brain.” 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Fri 16: Author Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

In “A Time to Run,” Sen. Boxer writes a novel about political power struggles. Fictional Senator Ellen Downey is rocketed into politics after her husband dies and she has a file of incendiary documents about a conservative Supreme Court nominee dropped into her lap. Will she make the documents public, even though she doesn’t trust their source? 7pm, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. www.townhallseattle.org or University Book Store, www.ubookstore.com or 206-634-3400.

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