Michelle Obama
1) Becoming
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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, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily...
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"Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt...
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A Birthday Card in Book Form! Features nearly 90 witty and inspirational quotations, and a page for inscribing your personal birthday message.
Capricorn Michelle Obama easily lives up to the sign's reputation as CEO of the zodiac. The former First Lady displays great gratitude for the people who help her, and she doesn't take herself too seriously. On Jimmy Kimmel Live she read out Jimmy's list of things she can say after leaving the White House,...
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama's story has just begun. The Obamas have remained quite busy with their new life of activism, which includes their issue-oriented production company, Higher Ground, which won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 2020. Mrs. Obama's autobiography, Becoming, has become the best-selling memoir of all time and even won a Grammy following the publication of her book. Get lost in the incredible journey of this modern-day First...
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Michelle Obama is the First Lady of the United States and the mother of two daughters. This sumptuously photographed guide by the First Lady describes how she and her daughters planted a vegetable garden on the White House's South Lawn is part of an initiative to raise awareness about childhood obesity. In February 2010, she launched Let's Move!, a nationwide initiative to address the epidemic of childhood obesity by bringing healthier food into schools...
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298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Michelle Obama ofrece al lector una serie de historias novedosas y reflexiones esclarecedoras sobre el cambio, los retos y el poder; incluida su convicci̤n de que, cuando brillamos por los dem̀s, podemos arrojar luz sobre la riqueza y el potencial del mundo que nos rodea; lo que nos permite descubrir verdades m̀s trascendentales y nuevos caminos hacia el progreso. Partiendo de sus experiencias como madre, hija, c̤nyuge, amiga y primera dama,...
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526 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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An intimate memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
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xiv, 410 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully...
10) Becoming
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xvi, 675 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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When she was a little girl, Michelle Robinson's world was the South Side of Chicago, where she and her brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family's upstairs apartment and played catch in the park, and where her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised her to be outspoken and unafraid. But life soon took her much further afield, from the halls of Princeton -- where she learned for the first time what if felt like to be the only black woman...
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109 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"Explore the globe with Waffles + Mochi and learn about the stories behind the food we eat in this accessible, child-friendly cookbook, based on the Netflix children's show from Higher Ground, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company in partnership with Netflix. Join Waffles and Mochi for recipes and cooking adventures that take you around the world -- from Delicioso Stew inspired by Peru to a Pani Puri Party in California to...
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This rare compilation includes memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present. Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality, these speeches not only represent important moments of Black history but reveal the struggle from a female perspective. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker. The speeches featured in this...
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Melania Trump embodies both the symbol of a modern American conservative woman, as well as limitless ambition in pursuit of success. Political journalist Laurence Haïm, who has observed Melania for years, reveals essential characteristics of the First Lady that help clarify the mystery that surrounds a woman few people know.