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January 20, 2009. Inauguration Day. Making History.
Him—and Her.
“What would she wear?” the media asked. But Americans sought more than fashion: The mind. The mother. The woman. Michelle Obama. This is the first book to tell the astonishing story of a woman whose intellect, verbal flair, and poise are certain to make her one of the most influential First Ladies in history. A woman whose impassioned speech to the Democratic National Convention may have helped win her husband the Oval Office. A woman touted as a future presidential candidate herself.
Readers are given a revealing and intimate look at Michelle Obama’s remarkable life—from her Chicago childhood to her education at Princeton and Harvard, from how she first met Barack Obama at the prestigious law firm where they were the only African Americans, to her role as his closest adviser, and to her own political beliefs. For Michelle, family comes first, and—like so many women who struggle with family and career—she seriously weighed her husband’s presidential ambitions before giving her stamp of approval. Apparently she struck a hard bargain: He had to give up smoking.
Down-to-earth. Witty. Honest. Outspoken. One-of-a-kind.
Michelle Obama
Preface: How This Book Came to Be v
Introduction: Michelle Obama xxi
Chapter 1 Taking Her Seat at the Table 1
Chapter 2 The Ivy Years 14
Chapter 3 Working Toward a World as It Should Be 33
Chapter 4 You and I (We Can Conquer the World) 48
Chapter 5 This First Lady's First Job: Mom 72
Chapter 6 Skin as Tough as a Rhinoceros Hide 84
Chapter 7 The Color Purple 102
Chapter 8 Questions of Race, Gender, and Age 114
Chapter 9 A New Landscape 134
Chapter 10 Michelle Obama Everywhere 148
Chapter 11 The Home Stretch 156
Chapter 12 Crossing the Finish Line 165
Acknowledgments 170
Notes 173
Index 200
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Posted March 23, 2009
I was disappointed in this.
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Posted March 3, 2013
They look cute
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Posted October 31, 2012
She is as big a disappointment as her husband-they both had to surrender their law licenses because they lack integrity
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January 20, 2009. Inauguration Day. Making History.
Him—and Her.
“What would she wear?” the media asked. But Americans sought more than fashion: The mind. The mother. The woman. Michelle Obama. This is the first book to tell the astonishing story of a woman whose intellect, verbal flair, and poise are certain to make her one of the most influential First Ladies in history. A woman whose impassioned speech to the Democratic National Convention may have helped win her ...