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FEATURES
23 A sense of dollars How to realistically evaluate the
value of your business.
BY SUSAN SCHRETER
34 Creative Cooking: FoodSaver
More than just a fancy way to
wrap food, the FoodSaver can
actually help you with recipes.
BY SCOTT JONES
37 For Your Table: Brussels sprouts
It’s time to give these little green
balls of goodness their due.
BY HANA MEDINA
51 Tooth or consequences
By taking care of your
teeth, you are taking care
of your health.
BY ANGELA PIRISI
59 Tales of the father Anne Hillerman continues her
father’s legacy, with more
stories of Leaphorn and Chee.
BY J. RENTILLY
61 Book Pick: Mrs. Poe Quoth the author, “Poe is not
the crazy guy we think he is.”
BY MIA GEIGER
SPECIAL SECTION
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
BY GINNIE ROEGLIN AND
DAVID W. FULLER
9 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
12 Fresh Views
Brain food for the
entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
BY DAVID AND
AMANDA HOROWITZ
17 Tech Connection
BY MARC SALTZMAN
20 Informed Debate
Should we separate
commercial banks from
investment banks?
54 For your health
Hearing problems +
Down Syndrome
Awareness Month
59 Arts & Entertainment
Book buyers’ picks +
DVD pick
100 Member Connection
Every member has a
unique story.
COVER STORY
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
OCTOBER 2013 / Vol. 28 / No. 10
Gladwell
tidings
Malcolm Gladwell’s observations have
worked their way into the national lexicon.
How his perspective shapes our own.
BY BRYAN REESMAN
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63 Success with Failure Cartoonist Stephan Pastis
makes no mistakes with his
first book for youngsters.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
Kitchen knives
41
Quality assurance
45
Luminarc
47
Security systems
48
Plus, Buyer’s Picks
For your
home
RANN CHANDRIC/EYEVINE/REDUX
COVER IMAGE: BILL WADMAN
PHOTOCOURTESY OF ARC INTERNATIONAL
