DIGGING DEEPER LXXII: Michelle Obama -- Mon., Feb. 9 @ 7pm

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On Mon., Feb. 9, at 7:00 p.m., UFPPC's study circle, Digging Deeper, will examine Liza Mundy's Michelle: A Biography (Simon and Schuster, 2008). From the book description: "Who is the woman Barack Obama calls 'the boss'? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today.  She shows how well they complement each other:  Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; Barack, the introspective political charmer who won't pick up his socks but shoots for the stars. . . . Michelle's story carries with it all the extraordinary achievements and lingering pain of America in the post-civil rights era. . . . In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable woman and the remarkable life she has lived." ....

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WHAT:  Digging Deeper LXXII: Michelle Obama
WHO:  Led by Mark Jensen
WHEN:  Monday, February 9, 2009 -- 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
WHERE:  Mandolin Café, 3923 South 12th St., Tacoma, WA 98405

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United for Peace
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Study Circle:
February 9, 2009
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UFPPC study circle

DIGGING DEEPER LXXII: Michelle Obama

On Mon., Feb. 2, Digging Deeper will examine Liza Mundy's Michelle: A Biography (Simon and Schuster, 2008). From the book description: "Who is the woman Barack Obama calls 'the boss'? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today.  She shows how well they complement each other:  Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; Barack, the introspective political charmer who won't pick up his socks but shoots for the stars. . . . Michelle's story carries with it all the extraordinary achievements and lingering pain of America in the post-civil rights era. . . . In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable woman and the remarkable life she has lived."

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Since July 2004, United for Peace of Pierce County has been conducting “Digging Deeper,” a Monday-evening book discussion group, often in the form of a study circle.  Topics have included peak oil, climate change, the corporation, torture, Iran, U.S.-Iran relations, the writings of Robert Baer, Islam, American immigration policy, Barack Obama and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Saul Alinsky’s life and writings, war and human nature, parallels between the U.S. and ancient Rome, the sustainability revolution, resource issues, and the debt crisis, as well as abiding themes of war, peace, politics, and social change.  Occasionally, the group has spent several weeks reading longer works, like Daniel Yergin’s The Prize or Robert Fisk’s The Great War for Civilisation.

DIGGING DEEPER meets every Monday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA.

Participation is free and all who are interested are welcome.  For more information contact Mark Jensen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).