Becoming Michelle Obama 2021 Crown Trade Paperback Edition Inspiration Memoir

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER MORE THAN 14 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE "A serious work of candid reflection by a singular figure of early-21st-century America... Becoming is refined and forthright, gracefully written, and at times laugh-out-loud funny." -ISABEL WILKERSON, The New York Times Book Review 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. MICHELLE ROBINSON OBAMA served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor's office at the University of Chicago and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. Crown Publishing Paperback Edition 2021 Pre-owned condition ISBN 978-1-5247-6314-5 Retail $18.99 Memoir