Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama är en av vår tids mest ikoniska och beundrade kvinnor. Som den första afroamerikanska presidentfrun skapade hon det mest öppna och inkluderande presidentskapet i USA:s historia. Hon är en passionerad och kraftfull förespråkare för kvinnor och flickors rättigheter världen över och har förändrat hur föräldrar och barn ser på hälsa och vikten av ett aktivt liv. Samtidigt har hon uppfostrat två döttrar och stått sida vid sida med sin man i hans uppdrag att leda USA genom några av landets mest påfrestande perioder.

I sina självutlämnande och fängslande memoarer bjuder Michelle Obama in läsare till sin värld och berättar om de erfarenheter som har format henne som person. Från barndomen i Chicagos South Side genom åren som företagsledaren som kämpade med livspusslet, till tiden på världens kändaste adress. På ett ärligt och insiktsfullt sätt beskriver hon sina med- och motgångar - i det privata och offentliga - och berättar om sitt liv såsom hon har levt det, med sina egna ord och på sina egna villkor. Det är en ovanligt personlig skildring av en kvinna som ständigt trotsat samhällets förväntningar, och vars historia inspirerar oss att göra detsamma.

The powerful, inspiring follow-up to the critically acclaimed, multi-million #1 bestselling memoir BecomingIn The Light We Carry, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.She considers the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama believes that we can all lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux.The Light We Carry 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 overcome various obstacles-the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become." With trademark humour, candour, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness. The Light We Carry will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.Praise for Becoming:'An inspirational memoir that also rings true' -- Daily Telegraph'This is a rich, entertaining and candid memoir...it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction' -- i'In the best moments of Becoming, the miracle of Michelle Obama arises' -- Vanity Fair'Intimate, inspiring and set to become hugely influential' -- Sunday Times'Becoming serenely balances gravity and grace, uplift and anecdote' -- Observer'What a memoir. What a woman' -- Spectator

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''A polished pearl of a memoir'' New York Times

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 United States 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.

''A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections'' Evening Standard

''A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama''s a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life . . . it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction'' i

''Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her. I have read Barack Obama''s two books so far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the narrative of his dizzying journey'' Guardian

''I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more'' Independent

''An inspirational memoir that also rings true'' Daily Telegraph

''It seems a wonderful privilege to have the former First Lady speaking her own words straight into your ear, and her own reading gives the anecdotes extra meaning and emotion'' Daily Mail


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Yhdysvaltojen entisen ensimmäisen naisen intiimit, vaikuttavat ja inspiroivat muistelmat.

Vaikutusvaltansa ja saavutustensa johdosta Michelle Obamasta on tullut yksi aikamme ikonisimmista naisista. Yhdysvaltain presidentin puolisona - ensimmäisenä afroamerikkalaisena - hän kehitti Valkoista taloa aiempaa lämminhenkisemmäksi ja tasapuolisemmaksi paikaksi ja puhui vahvasti myös naisten ja tyttöjen puolesta.

Pohdiskelevissa ja kiehtovissa muistelmissaan Michelle Obama avaa elämäänsä ja kertoo kehityksestään: lapsuudesta Chicagon eteläosassa, työskentelystään johtotehtävissä ja tasapainoilusta äitiyden ja työn asettamien vaatimusten välillä sekä vuosista maailman kuuluisimmassa talossa.

Inspiroiva teos auttaa löytämään valoa elämään.

Michelle Obama tarjoaa lukijoille väkeviä tarinoita ja oivaltavia pohdintoja. Hän ammentaa kokemuksistaan äitinä, tyttärenä, puolisona, ystävänä ja ensimmäisenä naisena. Kertomukset sisältävät käytännön viisautta ja oppeja siitä, miten säilyttää tasapaino ja toiveikkuus epävarmoina aikoina.

Teos innoittaa lukijan miettimään omaa elämäänsä, tunnistamaan ilonaiheita ja solmimaan mielekkäitä yhteyksiä.

Michelle Obama kertoo avoimesti, millaiset elämänviisaudet auttavat häntä yhä kasvamaan muistelmateoksensa Minun tarinani viitoittamassa hengessä. "Kun tunnistamme oman valomme, voimaannumme käyttämään sitä", hän kirjoittaa.

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Michelle Obama is:

A Lawyer
A Writer
An Activist
A First Lady of the United States of America.

She is a role model and feminist icon. Born and raised in Chicago, she studied and worked hard to become a lawyer, and then took to the international stage as First Lady.

This book tells the extraordinary story of Michelle Obama''s life, perfect for young readers everywhere.

Extraordinary Lives is a bold, inclusive biography series shining a light on modern and historical figures. Entertaining, accessible and educational, they are the perfect introductions to these amazing people and their achievements.

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