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Just a last-minute reminder that
we're excited to launch our book group
TONIGHT with a discussion of John McCain.

Join us whether you've read the books or not,
as we talk about McCain, books in general
& where this chapter goes next.

Come be part of the discussion:

Reading Liberally NYC
Tonight: Tuesday, July 22nd - 7:30pm
Earthmatters - 177 Ludlow Street @ Houston
(grocery store & cafe -- you can get food there)
Questions: nyc@readingliberally.org
http://livingliberally.org/reading/chapters/NY/nyc

We expect our first meeting to run about 90 minutes.

Featuring The Real McCain by Cliff Schecter and
Free Ride by David Brock and Paul Waldman
Feel free to bring additional relevant materials.

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Join the Progressive Book Club today!
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And next Tuesday, July 29th @ 7:30
NYC Classics Reading Liberally will discuss
Transcendentalism, Emerson & Thoreau
livingliberally.org/reading/chapters/NY/nycclassics

About this week's readings:

The Real McCain by Cliff Schecter:
Cliff Schecter tackles the real McCain, examining his political history and revealing his turn to staunch conservatism to be the political pandering of a cold, calculating and aggressive man with power on his mind. Schecter follows McCain through all his inflammatory flip-flopping and fist-throwing as he claws his way toward the White House.

Free Ride by David Brock and Paul Waldman:
What role does the media play in shaping politics? Brock and Waldman address this question in Free Ride by charting how the press has uniquely influenced the success of the so-called straight-talking maverick John McCain. Bonus: tabloid-like revelations of McCain's vicious temper and scandalous past!