July 2006 | Books Northwest
July Books NW
Compiled by Miryam Gordon
Fri 7: Local Author Diana Mapes
In “How to Date in a Post-Dating World,” Seattle-based writer, Diane Mapes, has discovered that people just don’t know how to date anymore. Mapes offers honest (and humorous) advice on how to make the dating scene just a bit more user-friendly. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Mon 10: Local Author Rebecca Agiewich
A Carrie Bradshaw of the Internet with her internet blog: breakupbabe.blogspot.com, Seattle writer, Rebecca Agiewich, will delight you with her funny, approachable tone and wise insight to breaking up, in “Breakup Babe.” 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Mon 10/Tue 11: Author Robert Fuller
In his new book, “All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity,” Fuller lays the groundwork for a “dignitarian” movement where all are equal in dignity. He offers hope and practical solutions for fashioning a world where human relationships are governed by respect and every person’s right to dignity is affirmed. Mon: 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. 206-634-3400 or www.ubookstore.com. Tue: $5/door, 7:30pm. Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. Elliott Bay Book Company, 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.
Tue 11: Author Robin Meyers
A minister, columnist, and award-winning commentator for NPR, Meyers was featured in the HBO documentary “The Execution of Wanda Jean,” a disturbing look at the immorality of the death penalty and Meyer’s efforts to save the life of the first woman to be executed in the state of Oklahoma. She reads from her new book, “Why the Christian Right is Wrong: A Minister’s Manifesto for Taking Back Your Faith, Your Flag, Your Future.” University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd St. 7pm, $5 donation. University Book Store, 206-634-3400 or www.ubookstore.com.
Tue 11: Author Dr. Tom Preston
"Patient Directed Dying: A Call for Legalized Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill” is a manifesto calling for mercy and reason in helping terminally ill patients die a peaceful death. Dr. Preston gives compelling reasons why aid in dying is not suicide when used by terminally ill patients, and why physicians who help them die are not assisting suicide. 7pm, free. University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE. 206-634-3400 or www.ubookstore.com.
Thu 13: Author Ken Cohen
Ken Cohen, practitioner of indigenous medicine for over 30 years, returns to East West for the paperback release of his latest book, “Honoring The Medicine: The Essential Guide To Native American Healing.” Explore core values of indigenous cultures, Native American and African meditations to find life-purpose, Siberian breathing exercises to awaken healing energy, and more. 7pm, free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.
Fri 14: Authors Michael and Robin Mastro
"The Way of Vastu” is about an alignment considered more powerful than Feng Shui. Vastu harnesses nature’s beneficial energies, correcting imbalances that block the flow of abundance. Michael Mastro is an award-wining architect and one of the leading Western experts on the sacred science of Vastu Shastra. 6:30pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Mon 17: Author Ralph Bruksos
Ralph Bruksos, speaker and author of “Turning Change into a Payday,” offers a how-to approach to overcome the barriers, mostly self-imposed, to practical, positive change in our lives. Bruksos owns his own consulting firm and facilitates planning retreats for companies, teaching people how to prepare for the future. 7pm, free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.
Mon 17: Author/Comedian Lewis Black
He’s on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” offering up his trademark angry observational humor on everything from politics to pop culture. Now, Lewis Black translates his volcanic eruptions into book form in “Nothing’s Sacred,” a collection of rants against stupidity and authority. With subversive wit and intellectual honesty, Lewis examines the events of his life that shaped his antiauthoritarian point of view and developed his comedic perspective. 7pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Wed 19: Author Robert Crosby
Crosby, founder of the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS) and author of “Get Unstuck from Fundamentalism,” explores the influence of religious fundamentalism/literalism in today’s world. Drawing upon his experience gained as former clergy and lifelong learning on his own spiritual path, Robert Crosby’s goal is to foster an understanding of how limiting and rigid beliefs, religious or otherwise, can cause divisiveness and deep misunderstanding within our world. 7pm, free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.
Thu 20: Author Sam McLeod
“Welcome to Walla Walla,” where the days are warm and the nights, starry cool. Where normal everyday living is full of adventure, humor and fun if you slow down enough to find it. Come along with Sam and Annie as they give up their picture-perfect life in the big city to take up a new life out on the prairie. Sam tells their humorous, heart-warming stories in letters sent to friends and family. 7pm, free. University Book Store, 990 102nd Ave. NE, Bellevue. 425-462-4500 or www.ubookstore.com.
Sun 23: Author Jenny Kurzweil
The first book that is completely devoted to exploring the lives and experiences of small-scale sustainable farmers, “Fields That Dream” informs readers about the current state of American agriculture while helping them cultivate a deep appreciation for the work and lives of the farmers who are a growing minority in the American economy. 3pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park (at the Farmer’s Market). 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
Wed 26: Attorney/Author John Dean
John W. Dean returns to Town Hall to speak about his new book, “Conservatives Without Conscience.” Drawing from over five decades of social science research and from his own distinctive knowledge of Washington politics, Dean takes on radical Republican leaders, right-wing Republican policies and the new authoritarianism within the contemporary conservative movement. 7:30pm, tickets $5 at Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. 206-624-6600 or www.elliottbaybook.com.
Wed 26: Author Dr. Zhi Gang Sha
Dr. Zhi Gang Sha, author of “Soul Mind Body Medicine,” shows how to unlock the power of your own soul so the entire soul world can heal you and others. Dr. Zhi Gang Sha is a Master of Qigong, T’ai Chi, and Kung Fu. 7pm, free. East West Bookshop, 6500 Roosevelt Way NE. 206-523-3726 or www.eastwestbookshop.com.
Wed 26: Authors James Rapson & Craig English
Imagine a condition that debilitates millions of people, causing severe anxiety and depression, crippling self-esteem, and destroying relationships. This condition is not drug addiction or a career in media or politics. It’s chronic niceness. “Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices for the Chronically Nice” is the first and only book to reveal the psychological cause of chronic niceness—anxious attachment. 7pm, free. Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park. 206-366-3333 or www.thirdplacebooks.com.
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