A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
OCTOBER 2014 / Vol. 29 / No. 10
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 MEMBER SERVICE: 1-800-774-2678 /
COSTCO.COM MEMBER SERVICE: 1-800-955-2292
Celebrated authors Anne Rice
and Stephen King continue to
keep our spines tingling
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COVER STORY
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End BY GINNIE ROEGLIN AND
TIM TALEVICH
10 Dialogue Letters from our readers
13 Fresh Views Brain food for the
entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection BY AMANDA AND DAVID
HOROWITZ
17 Tech Connection The latest in TV
BY MARC SALTZMAN
20 Informed Debate Should utilities be required
to bury power lines?
35 For Your Health Hearing loss + Understanding medical terminology +
Breast Cancer Awareness
Month + Apples for health
55 Arts & Entertainment Pennie’s Pick + Ken Follett
+ Staff book picks
+ American Girl
+ The Wonder Years
112 Member Connection Every member has a
unique story.
INSIDE COSTCO
86 Travel Connection: Tahiti Tahiti is mora than Bora Bora.
BY DONNA HEIDERSTADT
91 Costco Services: Elavon
The deadline is fast approaching to shift your merchant
processing to EMV.
BY STEVE FISHER
96 Buying Smart: Heaters, air conditioners and more
Keeping your castle’s climate
consistent and controlled.
BY SHERRIE NEWMAN
99 Inside Costco: Reading glasses
New designs, new powers,
new cases.
BY CHRISTINA GUERRERO
104 Focus on: Holiday items
A bevvy of new Kirkland
Signature™ items, including
glass ornaments and wrap for
Hanukkah and Christmas gifts.
100 What’s New at Costco
107 Special Events
107 Costco Concierge Services
109 Costco Services Update
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Books that
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By Stephanie E. Ponder
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNE RICE BY DEREK SHAPTON; STEPHEN KING BY STEVE SCHOFIELD/GETTY IMAGES
