Name: Becoming
Price: 38.60 NZD
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Author: Obama, Michelle
ISBN: 9781524763145

Type

Physical Book

Author

Michelle Obama

Publisher

Crown Publishing Group (NY)

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.1 x 14.0 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN

9781524763145

ISBN13

9781524763145

Edition No.

Synopsis "Becoming"

Now in paperback--the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States, featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a 5-question Q&A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - WATCH THE EMMY-NOMINATED NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America--the first African American to serve in that role--she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her--from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it--in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations--and whose story inspires us to do the same.

Michelle Obama

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Michelle Robinson Obama was First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and began her career as a lawyer at the Sidley & Austin firm in Chicago, where she met Barack Obama, her future husband. Later, she worked at the city hall and at the University of Chicago and its medical center. Also in that city, she founded the branch of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people to work in the public service sector.

Currently, the Obamas live in Washington D.C. and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

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