Costco Connection - June 2009

JUNE 2009 • Vol. 24 • No. 6

DEPARTMENTS

7 Front End

A lifestyle magazine for Costco members

By Ginnie Roeglin and David W. Fuller

COVER STORY

10 Dialogue

Letters from our readers

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13 Fresh Views

Brain food for the entrepreneur

15 Consumer Connection By David Horowitz

17 Tech Connection By Marc Saltzman

18 Debate

Do timesaving devices really save time?

Anne Mulcahy spent 24 years at Xerox before being handed the reins of the company. She explains her rise and her success as Xerox CEO.

BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER

38 Arts & Entertainment Book buyers’ picks + DVD previews

21 Cease the disaster

At home or in your place of business, it’s best to be prepared for the worst.

BY HOWARD BALDWIN

23 Biz buzz online

Social networking opens up new avenues for making business connections.

BY ERIC TAUB

29 Bauer hour

For Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer character on 24, it’s all in a day’s work.

BY J. RENTILLY

33 Book Pick:

Roadside Crosses

Even in the daytime, Jeffery Deaver’s latest will haunt you. BY STEVE FISHER

80 Member Connection Odds and ends from Costco members

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COVER/CONTENTS PHOTOS: CHRIS CRISMAN • Laila Ali: Good health

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35 _Book _Beat: on the go • Jorge Cruise: ^Audiobook ^voicesFood tips • Flax facts Narrating a book for _listeners _is _much _more • Ovarian cancer symptoms ^than ^simply ^reading ^aloud, • Laughing for health • Rx strategies as these pros attest.