On Sunday, Book Passage, Corte Madera, Calif., held an event for Senator Barbara Boxer, whose new book is The Art of Tough: Fearlessly Facing Politics and Life (Hachette Books). "It was a huge, enthusiastic crowd and a welcome moment of the positive power of politics in a time when there is a surplus of doubt and worry in that realm," marketing manager Zach Ruskin wrote. At the event: (from l.) assistant manager Jennie Waskey; B. Warner, Karen West's son; sidelines buyer Allison Bainbridge; Boxer; marketing assistant Lianna McSwain; co-owner Elaine Petrocelli; director of events Karen West; co-owner Bill Petrocelli; and events coordinator Dorian Maffei.