Conscious Choice Seattle: Book Highlight for April

April 2006 | Books Northwest

Book Highlight for April

Compiled by Miryam Gordon

Mon 3: Author Jennifer Worick
Jennifer Worick explains why girl groups are good for the soul and offers a practical guide to starting and growing a girl group. 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Thu 6: Poetry Journal
Floating Bridge Press celebrates the release of their newest anthology Pontoon 8. Local contributors will share their poetry. 7:30pm, free. Ravenna Third Place Books.

Fri 7: Author Steve Bogira
In “Courtroom 302: A Year Behind the Scenes in an American Criminal Courthouse,” prizewinning journalist Steve Bogira takes us into the heart of the American criminal justice system through the ins and outs of one year in the busiest felony court house in the U.S.—Chicago’s Cook County Criminal Courthouse. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Mon 10: Author Jan King
In “Bouncing Back,” Jan King discusses her surefire method to tackle even the worst of life’s problems and come out a winner. King’s been through two divorces, a bout with breast cancer and has lost many loved ones along the way, yet somehow through it all she’s managed to keep her sense of humor—not such an easy feat. 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Tue 11: Author Azadeh Moaveni
Moaveni discusses “Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran.” Central Library, 1000 4th Ave. 7pm, free. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Thu 13: Author John Crawford
In “Last True Story I’ll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier’s Account of the War in Iraq,” the author chronicles his daily life as a young soldier in Iraq: the excitement, horror, anger, tedium, fear, camaraderie and the transformation of a group of young college students into something entirely different. 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Thu 13/Fri 14: Author Karen Armstrong
"The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions” focuses on Confucianism and Daoism in China; Hinduism and Buddhism in India; monotheism in Israel; and philosophical rationalism in Greece. Armstrong makes clear that despite some differences of emphasis, there was remarkable consensus among these religions and philosophies. Thu: 7:30, Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Free. Elliott Bay Book Company. Fri: 7 pm, free. Third Place Books.

Sat 15: Author Bob Seidensticker
"Future Hype: The Myths of Technology Change” approaches the same topic as “Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler, but arrives at a very different conclusion: that the popular view of technology change is wrong and that the future won’t be so shocking. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Sun 16: Author Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
"Mahamudra Tantra: An Introduction to Meditation on Tantra,” a new book from Venerable Geshe Kelsang, a fully accomplished meditation master from Tibet, introduces the world of Buddhist Tantric meditation. It will be presented by Gen Kelsang Jangsem, resident teacher at Kadampa Buddhist Temple, and a Western Buddhist monk and close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. 5:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Mon 17: Author Anne Lamott
Memoirist Anne Lamott introduces “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith,” a look at her religious beliefs (Christian) at this time of political appropriation and fundamentalism. 7 pm, free. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Wed 19: Author Masaru Emoto
Masaru Emoto presents information from his new book, “The Secret Life of Water.” His latest quantum theory research on water in relation to the medical field, environmental field, and more. 7pm, $25. East West Bookshop.

Wed 19: Author Dr. Edward M. Hallowell Ph.D.
For everyone who is inundated with e-mail, phone calls, faxes, Blackberry messages and the distractions of modern life, bestselling author Dr. Edward Hallowell shows us how we’ve become an attention deficit society and offers sane, healthy strategies on what to do about it in “Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked, and About to Snap—Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD.” 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Wed 19: Author/Cartoonist Harvey Pekar
Known for “American Splendor,” Pekar brings his newest book, “Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story.” 7:30pm, $5/door. Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Fri 21: Author Michael Pollan
Pollan arrives with a much-awaited nonfiction book on food, obesity, and more: “The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.” 7:30pm, Elliott Bay Book Company.

Mon 24: Author David James Duncan
Essayist Duncan introduces a nonfiction book on religion and culture, “God Laughs &
Plays: Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right. 8pm, free. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Tue 25: Author Mike Leonard
What was Mike thinking when he took a sabbatical from his job with NBC News so he could pile his 85+ year old parents along with 3 grown kids and a daughter-in-law into a pair of rented RVs and hit the road for a month? Hear about how one February morning, three generations of Leonards set out on their journey. Thirty minutes later, one of the humongous recreational vehicles has an unplanned meeting with a concrete island at a convenience store. Thus begins “Ride of Our Lives: Roadside Lessons of an American Family.” 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Wed 26: Author Sue Monk Kidd
Best-selling novelist and writer on religion, Sue Monk Kidd talks about her most recent novel, “The Mermaid Chair.” She has also written “The Secret History of Bees,” among other books. 7pm, free. Seattle First Baptist Church, 1111 Harvard Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Thu 27: Author Annie Wang
"The People’s Republic of Desire” paints an arresting portrait of a generation of Chinese women suffocating from desire for love, for success, for security, for self-actualization, and for the most elusive aspiration of all – happiness. 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Sat 29: Author David Barsamian
Alternative radio host David Barsamian (heard on KUOW) speaks on several of his books, conversations and interviews, among them: “Speaking of Empire and Resistance,” “The Checkbook and The Cruise Missile,” and “Louder Than Bombs,” a selection of twenty interviews with an array of his politically- and culturally-engaged guests. 2pm, free. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Sun 30: Author Naomi Aldort
"Raising Our Children: Transforming Parent-Child Relationships from Reaction and Struggle to Freedom, Power and Joy” is an insightful guide for parents who wish to raise their children with unconditional love, and empower them to be self-reliant, expressive, caring and able to form close human connections. 5pm, free. Third Place Books.

Locations:

East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.
Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.
Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE. 206-525-2347 or www.ravennathirdplace.com.
Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

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