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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Book Spotlight for June

Our Spotlight illuminates the shadows With the expiration and immediate reinstatement of NSA surveillance powers, surveillance and privacy (or at

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Book Spotlight- “A Fighting Chance” by Elizabeth Warren

We had quite a bit of material on the TPP this month, so in our Book Spotlight we’re focusing on

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Book Spotlight- “Frank” by Barney Frank

“Frank” By Congressman Barney Frank Barney Frank, once referred to as “America’s only left-handed, gay, Jewish congressman”, is out with

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Book Spotlight- “Merchants of Doubt”

We owe this month’s Book Spotlight to the bright spotlights of Hollywood, in the form of an NPR interview with

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Feb Book Spotlight- “The Meat Racket”

Food production in America largely goes unnoticed and unappreciated by those not involved in it, but for those in our

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Book Spotlight

2014’s Library and some guest recommendations One of the most unique features of our shop is our Book and Bumper

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Book Spotlight- Scroogenomics

If it’s true that “it’s the thought that counts”, then there is no better gift than a book.  You can

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Book Spotlight- “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell

Legalized pot.  Gay marriage.  Charter schools.  Tea Party and Occupy.  Iggy Azalea and twerking.  Hula hoops, school shootings, ebola…  what

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Book Spotlight- Two Columbus Day Discoveries

Two Columbus Day Discoveries This past Monday brought the somewhat awkward celebration of Columbus Day.  In our News To Make

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Book Spotlight- Spotlight on Police Militarization

Our Book Spotlight this month shines brightly on one of the problems in Ferguson, Missouri, that we’re facing around the

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Book Spotlight- “So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America” by Peter Edelman

Income disparities in our wealthy nation are now wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of

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Book Spotlight- “War Is A Racket” by General Smedley Butler

We’ve got a short read for you this month, but a relevant one.  As the latest VA scandal unfolds politicians

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