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Dec 2, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 12/02/09 – Elliott Bay Book Company – Steven Winn

Who
Steven Winn
When
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
Elliott Bay Book Company (map)
101 South Main Street
Seattle, WA, USA 98104

Located in the heart of the historic Pioneer Square District, Seattle's original business neighborhood, The Elliott Bay Book Company is home to over 150,000 titles, set on cedar shelves in a series of inviting, exposed-brick walled rooms.
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Steven Winn's daughter's pleas for canine companionship led his family to adopt a "scraggly, man-hating, terrier mix" who wasn't so sure about his new home—and especially Steven Winn. He's here to share his charming tale of perseverance, as told in his book, Come Back, Como: Winning the Heart of a Reluctant Dog (HarperCollins). Steve Winn, one of the founding staff members of The Seattle Weekly, was a longtime staff writer and arts and culture critic at The San Francisco Chronicle, where parts of Come Back, Como initially appeared. "Even people who don't much care for dogs, and I am one, will be moved and entertained by Steven Winn's story of pursuit and rejection and renewed pursuit between man and pooch. Its real subject, transcending species, is the struggle for understanding between minds and hearts." - Adam Gopnik.

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Sep 22, 2009 0

Lake Forest Park, WA – 09/22/09 – Third Place Books – John Grogan.

Who
John Grogan.
When
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
Third Place Books (map)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA, USA 98155

Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by.

We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.

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Marley Goes to School by John Grogan. It's the first day of school, and Cassie is all set to go. So is Marley! Meet John Grogan, who gave us the world’s most beloved misbehaving dog, introducing his followup to Bad Dog,. Marley!

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Sep 17, 2009 0

Lake Forest Park, WA – 09/17/09 – Third Place Books – Jon Katz

Who
Jon Katz
When
Thursday, September 17, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
Third Place Books (map)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA, USA 98155

Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by.

We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.

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Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz. From Jon Katz’s 18 books, readers have come to know the animals on his upstate New York farm. We, too, love Rose the workaholic sheepdog; his donkeys, chickens, goats et al. Now, he ponders the spirits that animate them and the deepening hold animals have on our emotional lives.

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Sep 17, 2009 0

Seattle, WA – 09/17/09 – Elliott Bay Book Company – Jon Katz

Who
Jon Katz
When
Thursday, September 17, 2009
12:00pm - All Ages
Where
Elliott Bay Book Company (map)
101 South Main Street
Seattle, WA, USA 98104

Located in the heart of the historic Pioneer Square District, Seattle's original business neighborhood, The Elliott Bay Book Company is home to over 150,000 titles, set on cedar shelves in a series of inviting, exposed-brick walled rooms.
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Special midday at Elliott Bay reading! Followers of the residents and goings-on at Jon Katz's Bedlam Farm won't want to miss this special noontime appearance here as he reads from his new book, Soul of a Dog: Reflections on the Spirits of the Animals of Bedlam Farm (Random House). Here he speculates on free will, sense of self, and consciousness as experienced by these animals, which include sheep, donkeys, chickens, and, of course, his sheepdogs. "Jon Katz understands dogs as few others do, intuitively and unburdened by sentimentality. His keen insights cut to the heart of the human-pet relationship—its immense joys and painful sorrows. With wisdom and grace, he unlocks the canine soul and the complicated wonders that lie within, and offers powerful insights to anyone who has ever struggled with, and loved, a troubled animal." - John Grogan.

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Jul 16, 2009 0

Lake Forest Park, WA – 07/16/09

Who
Mary Guterson
When
Thursday, July 16, 2009
7:00pm - All Ages
Where
Third Place Books (map)
17171 Bothell Way NE
Lake Forest Park, WA, USA 98155

Sociologist Ray Oldenberg's book The Great Good Place suggests that to lead a rewarding life, each of us needs three places. First is the home. Second is the workplace or school. Beyond lies the place where people from all walks of life and all social levels interact, experiencing and celebrating their commonality as well as their diversity. It is a third place. Third Place Books is the deliberate and intentional creation of a community of booklovers, a fun, comfortable and safe place to browse, linger, lounge, relax, read, eat, laugh, play, talk, listen and just watch the world go by.

We invite you to make Third Place Books your third place.

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Gone to the Dogs
"If Saul Bellow and Lucille Ball had produced a love child, she would write like Mary Guterson," says author Randy Sue Coburn. Following We Are All Fine Here, Mary's second novel stars wacky 20-something Rena, who steals her ex's dog and eventually, as she cares for him, finds the path to self-realization.

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