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Book buyers’ picks Bill Gates Sr.
MAY 2009 • Vol. 24 • No. 5
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and David W. Fuller
8 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
15 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
17 Financial Connection
By Suze Orman
IRIDIO PHOTOGRAPHY
13 Fresh Views
Brain food for the entrepreneur
18 Debate
Should government regulate
consumer protection for air travel?
41 For Your Health
Muscle Milk and The Healthy Geezer
72 Member Connection
Odds and ends from Costco members
COVER STORY
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INSIDE COSTCO
58 Hot dog!
Costco members share more Food
Court memories. BY DAVID WIGHT
61 Costco services: insurance
Consistent coverage is the hallmark
of Ameriprise, the insurance for
Costco members. BY STEVE FISHER
The Gates legacy,
says patriarch Bill
Gates Sr., has been
built on a solid
foundation of
family, community
and integrity.
BY TIM TALEVICH
63 Grad cakes
Costco bakeries’ custom-made cakes
are a great value and a great way to
celebrate. BY WILL FIFIELD
65 News from the warehouse
Oprah shops, Carter signs and
Costco employees see red.
22 Say what?
Body language can speak
volumes. BY HARVEY MEYER
24 Success story
Weathering the economic
storm is possible, says Success
magazine. BY JEFFREY GITOMER
30 Murder in the aisles
Bestselling author James
Patterson writes a story,
just for The Connection.
BY JAMES PATTERSON
33 Book Pick: Belong to Me
The stakes are high in
poet and author Marisa de
los Santos’ latest novel.
BY J. RENTILLY
45 Hotel Costco-fornia
One savvy member uses Costco
to help his hotel survive in a
tough industry. BY TIM TALEVICH
57 Wine Connection
Nose? Cooked? Learn to speak
the lingo of wine lovers.
BY ANNETTE ALVAREZ-PETERS
66 Buying Smart: Kirkland
Signature™ fresh cut produce
Keep your family and budget healthy.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
ALSO
68 What’s New
70 Special Events
71 Costco Services Update
COVER PHOTO: IRIDIO PHOTOGRAPHY
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• “Staycations”: Taking a break
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• Think global, travel local with
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