Conscious Choice Seattle: May Book Events

May 2006 | Books Northwest

May Book Events

Authors, Readings, Events

Compiled by Miryam Gordon

Wed 3: Author Gay Talese
The veteran reporter and author of best-selling books, Gay Talese is back with "A Writer’s Life," part memoir, part discussion of his creative process. 7:30pm, $5. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. www.townhallseattle.org and University Book Store.

Fri 5: Author Elizabeth Kolbert
"Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change" expands her three-part New Yorker magazine series on global warming, as Elizabeth Kolbert cites the Dutch, who already acknowledge the land they will lose to ice-cap melt, and the citizens of Burlington VT, enforcing energy savings, as examples of those who accept the dire consequences of global warming. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Fri 5/Thu 8: Author Antonia Juhasz
Antonia Juhasz is a visiting scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies. Her new book, "The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time," addresses the recent history of US global economic relations, the Bush administration’s economic agenda, and the role of US corporations. Fri: 7:30pm, $5. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company. Thu: 7pm, free. University Bookstore.

Fri 5: Author Debbie Stoller
"Stitch N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker" is Stoller’s new book exploring the advantages of crochet and the ways in which knitters (and non-knitters) benefit by learning this sister craft; a discussion of tools. 7pm, free. Ravenna Third Place Books.

Sat 6: Author Dr. Edward Tick
In "War & The Soul: Healing Our Nation’s Veterans from Post-Traumatic Stress" Tick shows how to heal war trauma in veterans, their families, and our communities, affirming the deep damage war does to the psyche and how to reclaim the soul from war’s hell. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Mon 8: Author/Activist Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan, author of "Not One More Mother’s Child," will make a stop in Seattle as part of the New Press End the War Tour, joined by musical guests "The Righteous Mothers." 7pm, $15, $12/seniors, students. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Mon 8: Author Seth Lloyd
"Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos" focuses on the hot new science of quantum information. As Brian Greene did for string theory, Seth Lloyd hopes to show us non-scientist folk that quantum information is as much a physical value as mass or movement. 7:30, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave.
University Book Store.

Tue 9: Author Jonathan Balcombe
Maybe your dog really does smile! "Pleasurable Kingdom" says that animals from birds to baboons feel good thanks to play, sex, food, anticipation, and more. Jonathan Balcombe proposes that the possibility of positive feelings in non-humans has ethical impacts for science and society. 7pm, free. Third Place Books.

Tue 9: Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright
Albright’s new book, "The Mighty and the Almighty," contends that understanding the place and power of religion and knowing how best to respond to it is essential if America is to play its part successfully around the world. Albright offers a sharp critique of US policy, condemns those who exploit religious fervor for violent ends, and argues for bold leadership o establish a new moral consensus. 7:30pm, $5. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Wed 10: Author Kazuo Murakami
"The Divine Code of Life: Your Hidden Potential Lies Within Your Genes" gives Murakami’s perspective that how we think can activate good dormant genes and switch off negative ones. He believes that the genetic code offers scientific evidence that a greater power exists in the universe. Kazuo Murakami was awarded the Japan Prize for his groundbreaking research in genetics. 7pm, $15. East West Bookshop.

Wed 10: Author Mark Danner
Award-winning journalist and professor of journalism at UC Berkley, Mark Danner, evaluates the controversial American and British stratagem for the Iraq war in his new book "The Secret Way to War: The Downing Street Memo and The Iraq War’s Buried History." Danner analyzed the so-called “Downing Street Memo” and argues that documents illustrate the Bush and Blair administrations advocated weapons inspections teams as a means to ensure war, rather than to avoid it. 7:30pm, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Wed 10: Author Marion Nestle
"What to Eat: An Aisle-by-Aisle Guide to Savvy Food Choices and Good Eating" helps you navigate the aisles of the supermarket to find the healthy choices there. Good food is out there, and Nestle knows where to look. 7pm, free. Lake Washington Rowing Club, 910 N. Northlake Way. University Bookstore.

Thu 11: Motherhood Manifesto
"The Motherhood Manifesto," a new book by Joan Blades, cofounder of MoveOn.org, and Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, author of "The F Word," is the blueprint for momsrising.org, a new organization designed to give to millions of women who have not been politically active a voice and to change legislative and workplace policies in support of women and families. 7:30pm, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Fri 12: Author/Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi reads from her new memoir,"Iran Awakening." Ebadi was the first female judge in Iran. With the advent of the Islamic republic in 1979, she was forced to resign. She went on to establish a law practice defending intellectuals, the rights of women and children and refugees. Elliott Bay Book Company. 7:30pm, free. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. 206-386-4636 or www.spl.org.

Fri 12: Author Michael Pollan
"The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals" is Michael Pollan’s observation on Americans’ dining habits from three angles: industrialized food, organic food, and food we hunt and gather ourselves. (Did you know that a quarter of the items in the grocery store contain corn?) 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Sat 13: Author Eric Schlosser
Eric Schlosser’s "Fast Food Nation" shined a much-needed spotlight on the fast food industry’s less than desirable effect on American arteries and waistlines. "Chew On This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know about Fast Food" directs the same message to teenagers. 2pm, free. University Bookstore.

Wed 17: Author Paul Rieckhoff
"Chasing Ghosts: A Soldier’s Fight for America from Baghdad to Washington" details a soldier’s view of the war in Iraq, and has plenty of bi-partisan criticism of our involvement there. 7pm, free. University Bookstore.

Fri 19: Multiple Mammas
A group reading with three fabulous new anthologies: "Literary Mama: Reading for the Maternally Inclined , " "It’s a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters," and "It’s a Boy: Women Writers on Raising Sons." Contributors are Jennifer Munro, Martha Brockenbrough, Shari MacDonald, Marjorie Osterhout, and Jennifer Margulis. 7:30pm, free. Ravenna Third Place Books.

Sun 21: Author Carolyn Flynn
If you can envision it, you can make it happen, and Carolyn Flynn gives tips and exercises honed from the 30 years of the visualization movement in "Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creative Visualization," with New Age elements. 5:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Mon 22: Science Lecture – Happiness
Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University, reveals in his latest book, "Stumbling on Happiness," what scientists have discovered about the uniquely human ability to imagine the future and our ability to predict how much we will like it when we get there. 7:30pm, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. www.townhallseattle.org. University Bookstore.

Tue 23: Authors Celinda Lake and Kellyanne Conway
Celinda Lake, a leading political strategist for the Democratic Party and Kellyanne Conway, a market research expert and leading conservative pollster, reveal in "What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live " how a united power base among women is changing the state of our nation. 7:30pm, $5/door. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company.

Tue 23: Author Rob Thompson
In "The Glycemic-Load Diet," and taking serving sizes into account, Rob Thompson’s version of the glycemic index diet allows the carbs to return to your dinner table. 6:30pm, free. Seattle Public Library Downtown, 1000 4th Ave. University Bookstore.

Tue 23: Author James Twitchell
"Where Men Hide" answers the question of where the boys are and tells you why they are there. James Twitchell’s exploration of masculine hangouts is a cultural study by a really good storyteller. We’re going to have some guy talk. 7pm, free. University Bookstore.

Fri 26: Local Chef/Author Tom Douglas
"I Love Crab Cakes! 50 Recipes for an American Classic" helps you find the best crab cakes right in your own kitchen. Join Tom, owner of The Dahlia Lounge, Etta’s Seafood, and the Palace Kitchen, and learn about crab cake sandwiches, sauces, salsas. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Sat 27: Author Katherine Norgard
"Hard to Place, A Crime of Alcohol" is a memoir of coping when a family member is charged with a capital crime and offers insight into the quicksand that occurs when medical disorders and legal consequences meet. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Tue 30: Talk-Show Host Craig Ferguson
Bawdy, joyous, messy, hysterically funny, and guaranteed to offend, "Between the Bridge and the River" is the debut novel by Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’s The Late Late Show. 7:30pm, free. Third Place Books.

Locations:

Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.

Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.

Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave NE. 206-525-2347 or www.ravennathirdplace.com.

East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.

University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. 206-634-3400 or www.ubookstore.com.

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