![]() ![]() Has our social fabric been torn irreparably? Can we get along? Did we ever get along? Bowling Alone looks at the changes in civic participation in American society and the implications of these changes. It explores political, religious, and civic engagement, and connections that come from the workplace and volunteering. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert Putnam In this book, through her own example, Michelle Obama inspires you to become more than other people think you can become. ![]() This is a personal yet relatable memoir that can teach lessons to people of different backgrounds, and that shows that sharing personal stories can help us understand and connect us to each other. In a candid and witty manner, Michelle Obama tells her story of becoming who she is today and reminds us that “becoming” never ends. ![]() How do you fit into the elite Princeton University classroom coming from Black, working-class family background? How do you look inside yourself understand your life's true calling? How do you keep a loving and lasting marriage throughout your lifetime? How do you balance family and a successful career? These are just some of the questions that the former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama raises and answers, based on her own personal life experience, in Becoming. ![]()
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