Author Martha Boone Mattia |
Martha Boone Mattia is a Texas-based writer and
perennial tourist into the far reaches of human thought.
She has lived on five continents as a fascinated
observer and focused listener.
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Mattia's first camel ride as a seventh grader in Libya
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Mattia has worked as a
business and feature writer for newspapers in Texas and
Pennsylvania and has provided communication counsel to
entities as diverse as IBM and the Ho Chi Minh City
International Marathon. She has co-written and performed
in a play for community theater and she has climbed the
tallest mountain in Africa.
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Mattia in front of her Libyan home |
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Mattia's family circa 1963
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Like most of the people she
has interviewed and observed, her greatest motivation is
not the draw of the broader world,
but the inner
frontier of her family, where the mysteries of the
universe are played out on a tiny stage. She and her
husband live in Dallas, Texas, with their three
children.
Mattia's current work,
"Conversations with George Bush", is a poignant and
revealing glimpse into the American psyche.
She explores the concerns, social issues, and life
experiences that help to answer the question, "What is
an American?".  |
