http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:50 PDT Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:50 PDT MattBase 1 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021180901_doughtonfullripxml.html?syndication=rss Sandi Doughton’s “Full Rip 9.0” is an eye-opening look at the likelihood of a major earthquake in the Pacific Northwest, and the inevitable catastrophe if and when one hits. Doughton speaks June 18 at the Seattle Public Library. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021180901_doughtonfullripxml.html?syndication=rss Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:01:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021176764_apuselectronicbooksantitrustlawsuit.html?syndication=rss A top Apple Inc. executive described as Steve Jobs' right-hand man took the witness stand at a Manhattan price-fixing trial and denied scheming with major book publishers to drive up the cost of electronic books. Business & Technology http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2021176764_apuselectronicbooksantitrustlawsuit.html?syndication=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:31:05 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021171472_apusbooksnsasurveillance.html?syndication=rss The country's book-buyers are reading up on being watched. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021171472_apusbooksnsasurveillance.html?syndication=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:21:54 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021158546_localbooks11xml.html?syndication=rss Books of Seattle-area interest: “How to Be a Cat” by Nikki McClure, “Happiness is a Chemical in the Brain” by Lucia Perillo, “How to Negotiate Everything” by David Spellman with Lisa Lutz and “Traditions of Caring,” by Junius Rochester Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021158546_localbooks11xml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:46:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021156087_apusbookreviewworkwithme.html?syndication=rss "Work With Me: The 8 Blind Spots Between Men and Women in Business" (Palgrave Macmillan), by Barbara Annis and John Gray Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021156087_apusbookreviewworkwithme.html?syndication=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:31:19 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021156039_apeubritainobitbanks.html?syndication=rss Scottish writer Iain Banks, who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, has died, his publisher said. He was 59. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2021156039_apeubritainobitbanks.html?syndication=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:53:32 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021142722_litlifedanielbrowninterviewtheboysintheboatxml.html?syndication=rss A Q & A with Daniel James Brown, Redmond author of “The Boys in the Boat,” the story of the University of Washington crew team who vanquished Hitler’s team in the 1936 Olympics. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021142722_litlifedanielbrowninterviewtheboysintheboatxml.html?syndication=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:01:06 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127139_localbestsell09xml.html?syndication=rss “Inferno” by Dan Brown and “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls” by David Sedaris are atop the Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers Association best-sellers list. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127139_localbestsell09xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127137_bestsellers09xml.html?syndication=rss “Inferno” by Dan Brown and “Happy, Happy, Happy” by Phil Robertson top the Publishers Weekly best-seller list. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127137_bestsellers09xml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127109_colummccanntransatlanticxml.html?syndication=rss Colum McCann’s incandescent new novel, “Transatlantic,” chronicles the web of connections, past and present, back and forth between America and Ireland. McCann appears June 17 at Town Hall Seattle. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127109_colummccanntransatlanticxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127117_largobookbeastsxml.html?syndication=rss Michael Largo’s compendium “The Big, Bad Book of Beasts” finds the strange and wonderful in the animal kingdom, from the microscopic to the mundane. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127117_largobookbeastsxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127129_packerunwindingxml.html?syndication=rss In “The Unwinding,” New Yorker writer George Packer chronicles the last five years of American history, as recession and political paralysis have eroded faith in the future. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127129_packerunwindingxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127119_angrydaysolsonxml.html?syndication=rss Lynne Olson’s “Those Angry Days” chronicles the years before America entered World War II, with colorful portraits of advocates who argued forcefully for entering the war, and for staying out of it. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127119_angrydaysolsonxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127393_vintagemysteriesxml.html?syndication=rss It’s resurrection time for pulp crime — Seattle Public Library’s David Wright rounds up the latest in vintage crime reprints, including works by Algernon Blackwood, Harlan Ellison, George V. Higgins and Seattle’s own Gypsy Rose Lee. Books http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/books/2021127393_vintagemysteriesxml.html?syndication=rss Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:01:04 PDT