October 2006 | Books Northwest
Book Events
10.03.06
Cindy Sheehan
7:30 p.m.
Town Hall, Downstairs
206-634-3400
Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan discusses and signs “Peace Mom: A Mother’s Journey thorugh Heartache to Activism.” She says “writing this book is the second most difficult thing I have ever done, next to burying Casey.” $5.
10.8.06
Cooking and culture
4:30 p.m.
Third Place Books/Ravenna
206-525-2347
Susan Brady discusses and reads from the book she co-edited with Michele Anna Jordan, “The World is a Kitchen: True Stories of Cooking Your Way Through Culture.” It includes a wealth of recipes and a reference guide for restaurants and cooking schools throughout the world. Free.
10.10.06
Ex-Microsoft Exec
6 p.m.
World Trade Center
206-284-1750
The Book Salon Series hosts John Wood, founder of the non-profit startup Room to Read and author of the new book, “Leaving Microsoft to Change the World.” $10.
10.11.06
E.O. Wilson
7:30 p.m
University Temple United Methodist Church
206-634-3400
The highly respected research and author E.O. Wilson discusses his newest work, “The Creation: A Meeting of Science and Religion.” Co-presented by Seattle Science Lecture series and Seattle Spiritual Reading series, sponsored by University Book Store, $5
10.16.06
Kids cooking
6-9 p.m.
Blue Ribbon Cooking & Culinary Center
2501 Fairview Ave. E., Seattle
205-328-2442
Cookbook author Rozannne Gold conducts a cooking class for child-guardian pairs and signs copies of her new book, “Kids Cook 1-2-3” with more than 100 recipes. $100 includes class and an autographed copy of the book.
10.16.06
Midlife women
7 p.m.
University Book Store, U-District
206-634-3400
Kim Barnes, Claire Davis and Bharti Kirchner read from and sign “Kiss Tomorrow Hello:
Notes From the Midlife Underground by Twenty-Five Women Over Forty,” A collection
of blazingly honest, smart, and often humorous essays. Free.
10.19.06
Costs of conversatives
7:30 p.m.
Third Place Books/Ravenna
206-525-2347
Nomi Prins, author of “Jacked: How the Bush Republicans Are Picking Your Pocket (Whether You Voted for Them or Not), reveals how conservative agendas affect your wallet—and not just your money.
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