Costco Connection - July 2007

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Beach reads and brain boosters
FICTION

Drop Dead Beautiful, by Jackie Collins. Lucky Santangelo is back and takin’ names, still strong, sexy and seductive—but she now has the advantage of being older and wiser. Ready to reclaim her power position in Las Vegas, she is confronted with the return of a deadly enemy from her past—a person dead set on taking everything Lucky holds dear, including her children.

The Secret Servant,by Daniel Silva. In Amsterdam, a terrorism analyst named Ephraim Rosner lies dead. Just 24 hours before, Rosner had requested an urgent meeting with Israeli intelligence. Now it is Gabriel Allon’s job to find out what Rosner knew, and when he does, it confirms his worst fears: A major terrorist operation is in the works.

CHILDREN’S

Catopia: A Cat Compendium, by Caroline Repchuk. This is the perfect gift for young cat lovers. It includes bookplates, a bookmark, a photo frame and a magnet, along with many pictures, quotes, cat lore, cat chat, literary cats and inspiring cats.

The World Almanac for Kids Puzzler Decks, from Chronicle Publishing. Covering the subjects of math, reading and U.S. history, these decks of cards are filled with hundreds of fascinating facts, riddles, interactive games and trivia. They’re great for car rides or vacation.

Brain Quest: Back to School, from Workman Publishing. Brain Quest is the smart game in which everybody wins. No matter what grade, age or subject, Brain Quest challenges kids on the stuff they need to know. Each box comes

giveaway

COSTCO HAS 10 copies of Khaled Hosseini’s
A Thousand Splendid Suns to give away. To
enter, print your name, membership number,
address and daytime phone number on a
postcard or letter and send it to: Khaled
Hosseini, The Costco Connection, P.O. Box
34088, Seattle, WA 98124-1088. Or send
an e-mail to giveaway@costco.com, with
“Khaled Hosseini” in the subject line.

The World A lmanac
for Kids Puzzler Decks are
ideal for game night or the classroom.

with two decks of cards. The questions are on one side of the card, and the answers are on the next card, so kids can play alone or with friends.—Valerie Ryan

No purchase is necessary. Only current Costco members are eligible to win. One entry per household. Entries must be received or postmarked by August 1, 2007. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by mail on or before September 1, 2007. The value of the prize is $25.95. Void where prohibited. Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes. The decision of the judges is final. Employees of Costco or Penguin Group and their families are not eligible.

ST. MARTIN’S PRESS A vailable e arly J uly

These no-nonsense guides are a must-read for anyone wishing to climb the corporate ladder. Author Jeffrey J. Fox combines marketing street smarts with brutally honest advice to launch you down the path of success.

“On the trail of a deadly al-Qaeda operative, Gabriel Allon returns in a spellbinding story of deception, power, and revenge by the New York Times bestselling world-class practitioner of spy fiction.” —Washington Post

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Sometimes good people are forced to do bad things. Innocence alone will not be enough to keep Kayla Shaw alive in bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell’s riveting new novel, Innocent as Sin.

“The books’ style perfectly matches their subject matter, and it’s impossible not to be swept up by their energy and excitement. Action/adventure fans unfamiliar with Rollins’ work should be emphatically urged to read this series.” —David Pitt, Booklist