This program will take place over-the-phone. 

Please direct all program inquiries and RSVPs to Melissa Wittenberg at T: (847) 510-2060 or melissa.wittenberg@chicagolighthouse.org.

CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS: After you RSVP for any/all programs that you’d like to participate in, here’s how to call into each of the programs – we will use the same call-in number for all programs: To join any of the programs over-the-phone, dial 872-242-7995. It will then ask you to enter the Conference ID  737 107 407 followed by #. It will ask if you are the meeting organizer and since you are not, continue waiting and shortly after that you will be admitted into the program.

Most participants will use the free Talking Books player. The audio book player will be mailed to you at no cost, as well as all audio books. We can help you complete an application if you are not yet enrolled in the program. Please RSVP to Melissa in advance at: (847) 510-2060.

This month we will discuss the biography, The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton. TBBS Book #DB106559, listening time, 10.25 hours. RSVP to Melissa at: (847) 510-2060.

Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor’s daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, entering politics only after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within 15 years, she had become chancellor of Germany &, before long, the unofficial leader of the West. Acclaimed biographer Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of Merkel’s unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor’s inner circle & a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that had been the secret to Merkel’s success. No modern leader so ably confronted Russian aggression, enacted daring social policies, & calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming more divided. Again & again, she cleverly outmaneuvered strongmen like Putin & Trump & weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama & Macron. Famously private, the woman who emerges from this account is a role model for anyone interested in gaining & keeping power while staying true to one’s moral convictions.

RSVP to Melissa at: (847) 510-2060.