Third Place Books lives up to its name; it as much a place away from home as it is a business. When I moved to Seattle back in 1998, it is was my first experience with community-centric capitalism and to this day is still one of my favorite places to spend a free evening browsing books, chatting with friends, getting a bite to eat and listening to local bands. Over the course of these past twelve years, I have made a few good friends and thoroughly enjoyed and continue to enjoy as much the wonderful people who cohabitate this place as I do picking up another book to read.