JUNE 2008 • Vol. 23 • No. 6
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
COVER STORY
Top PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi implements
performance with a purpose to raise
ofthe company—and its employees—
to new heights. By Richard Deitsch
thepops
PAGE 20
CHRIS CRISMAN PHOTOGRAPHY
NEW SECTION!
24 Financial road map through the ages
Five guest financial experts weigh in with
advice on how to stay on the right financial
path throughout your life.
BY DAVID WIGHT
DEPARTMENTS
7
Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin
and David W. Fuller
9
29 Dark star
Karleen Koen’s Through a Glass,
Darkly has mesmerized readers
for more than 20 years.
BY J. RENTILLY
Dialogue
Letters from
our readers
11
Fresh Views
Brain food
for the entrepreneur
13
Consumer
Connection
By David Horowitz
15
31 Book Beat
Two authors want you to read
about obsession and another wants
you to be obsessed with reading.
37 We are the champions
Olympic contenders (and Costco
members) take many forms, from
athletes to coaches.
Tech Connection
By Marc Saltzman
16
Debate
Is being neat and
organized overrated?
34
INSIDE COSTCO
52
Health at Costco
New health services at
Costco pharmacies.
BY DAVID WIGHT
53 It’s all in the Almanac
Costco’s Household Almanac
is 200+ pages of how-to
(and how-not-to) information
about subjects from A to Z.
Arts &
Entertainment
Book previews
76
Member
Connection
Odds and ends from
Costco members
67
Viva Las Vegas
Good times in the other city
that never sleeps.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
SPECIAL SECTION:
FOR YOUR HEALTH
68
Buying Smart: Scallops
Savoring this succulent seafood
is a treat, and a value.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
ALSO
70 What’s New
73 Special Events
75 Costco Services Update
39 High-tech eldercare
43 Oral health = overall health
45 Sally Field and osteoporosis
47 New CPR techniques +
Buyer’s pick: blood-
pressure monitor
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