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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- “The Rich Don’t Always Win” by Sam Pizzigati

George Santayana famously said “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.”  But what about those who never learn

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Book Spotlight- “The Payoff” by Jeff Connaughton

Last month’s “News To Make You Furious” was about For-Profit Prisons, and we recommended a book on “Kids For Cash”

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Book Spotlight- “Kids For Cash” by William Ecenbarger

Our “News To Make You Furious” column this month brought you stories about For-Profit Prisons, and the centerpiece example of

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Book Spotlight- “With Liberty and Justice For Some” by Glen Greenwald

In our “News To Make You Furious” column this month, we told you about the recent HSBC settlement and a

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Book Spotlight- 2012 Book Floodlight

One feature of our shop is the extensive reading and lending library in our lobby.  If you see something you

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Book Spotlight- Progressive Media Two-Fer

On the heels of the KPOJ demise, we decided to double up on this month’s spotlight.  Here are two books

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Book Spotlight- Guest Spotlighter

This month we turn over the task of finding fascinating books to a guest.  Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, director of

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“On Killing” by Col. David Grossman

“On Killing” By Colonel David Grossman   In today’s world, this may seem like an impossible thesis to defend:  “Human

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Book Spotlight- “Gardens of Democracy”

Since the Industrial Revolution, the dominant model for any complex system has been the machine.  It’s been applied to societies,

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Book Spotlight- “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney

This month’s Book Spotlight shines on “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney.  “Ha ha” you say, “Republican brain.  What did

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Book Spotlight- “Doubt Is Their Product” by David Michaels

Tom Dwyer Automotive is a proud sponsor of the Illahee Lecture Series, an ongoing lecture series that you’re long overdue

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Book Spotlight- “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky

Flip on any media platform, and you won’t have to wait long to hear the name Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky was

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