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The Obamas currently live in Washington, DC, and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
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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—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.
Un íntimo, poderoso e inspirador libro de memorias de la exprimera dama de Estados Unidos.
Protagonista de una vida plena y exitosa, Michelle Obama se ha convertido en una de las mujeres más icónicas y cautivadoras de nuestra era. Como primera dama de los Estados Unidos de América, y primera afroamericana en desempeñar esa función, contribuyó a que la Casa Blanca alcanzara sus mayores cotas de apertura y pluralidad de la historia; se erigió en destacada defensora de las mujeres y las niñas en Estados Unidos y en el resto del mundo, introdujo cambios drásticos encaminados a promover una vida saludable y activa en las familias, y acompañó a su esposo cuando el país atravesaba algunos de los momentos más desgarradores de su historia. Por el camino nos enseñó pasos de baile, causó furor en Carpool Karaoke y consiguió criar a dos hijas con los pies en la tierra bajo el implacable escrutinio de los medios de comunicación.
En sus memorias, profundamente reflexivas y cautivadoras, Michelle Obama invita al lector a entrar en su mundo relatando las experiencias que han forjado su carácter, desde su infancia en la zona sur de Chicago, hasta los años que vivió en la residencia más famosa del mundo, pasando por su etapa como alta directiva, durante la que tuvo que compaginar la maternidad con la vida profesional. Haciendo gala de una honestidad a toda prueba y de un ingenio vivaz, describe sus logros y decepciones tanto en la esfera pública como en la privada, y narra sin ambages la historia de su vida, con sus propias palabras y en sus propios términos. Cálido, lúcido y revelador, Mi historia es un relato excepcionalmente íntimo de una mujer de gran moralidad y valía, que una vez y otra ha superado todas las expectativas y cuya historia nos inspira a seguir su ejemplo.
In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn. As fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground, this White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the health and well-being of our children.
Now, in her first-ever book, American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden and shares its inspiring story, from the first planting to the latest harvest. Hear about her worries as a novice gardener – would the new plants even grow? Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil. Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to life. Try the unique recipes created by White House chefs and made with ingredients just picked from the White House garden. And learn from the White House Garden team about how you can help plant your own backyard, school or community garden.
Mrs. Obama’s journey continues across the nation as she shares the stories of other gardens that have moved and inspired her: Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom; a New York City School that created a scented garden for the visually impaired; a North Carolina garden that devotes its entire harvest to those in need; and other stories of communities that are transforming the lives and health of their citizens.
In American Grown, Mrs. Obama tells the story of the White House Kitchen Garden, celebrates the bounty of gardens across our nation, and reminds us all of what we can grow together.
Michelle Robinson was born on the South Side of Chicago. From her modest beginnings, she would become Michelle Obama, the inspiring and powerful First Lady of the United States, when her husband, Barack Obama, was elected the forty-fourth president. They would be the first Black First Family in the White House and serve the country for two terms.
Growing up, Michelle and her older brother, Craig, shared a bedroom in their family’s upstairs apartment in her great-aunt’s house. Her parents, Fraser and Marian, poured their love and energy into their children. Michelle’s beloved dad taught his kids to work hard, keep their word, and remember to laugh. Her mom showed them how to think for themselves, use their voice, and be unafraid.
But life soon took her far from home. With determination, carefully made plans, and the desire to achieve, Michelle was eager to expand the sphere of her life from her schooling in Chicago. She went to Princeton University, where she learned what it felt like to be the only Black woman in the room. She then went to Harvard Law School, and after graduating returned to Chicago and became a high-powered lawyer. Her plans changed, however, when she met and fell in love with Barack Obama.
From her early years of marriage, and the struggle to balance being a working woman, a wife, and the mom of two daughters, Michelle Obama details the shift she made to political life and what her family endured as a result of her husband’s fast-moving political career and campaign for the presidency. She shares the glamour of ball gowns and world travel, and the difficulties of comforting families after tragedies. She managed to be there for her daughters’ swim competitions and attend plays at their schools without catching the spotlight, while defining and championing numerous initiatives, especially those geared toward kids, during her time as First Lady.
Most important, this volume for young people is an honest and fascinating account of Michelle Obama’s life led by example. She shares her views on how all young people can help themselves as well as help others, no matter their status in life. She asks readers to realize that no one is perfect, and that the process of becoming is what matters, as finding yourself is ever evolving. In telling her story with boldness, she asks young readers: Who are you, and what do you want to become?
«L’attesissimo memoir dell’ex first lady USA è già un fenomeno, ancora prima di essere in libreria. »
IO Donna
«Previsione facile facile: lo leggerete. Perché "Becoming" sarà il libro dell'autunno, e non solo in Italia: ovunque.»
D - la Repubblica - Valeria Palermi
«Un libro evento atteso con la stessa trepidazione riservata alle rock star.»
Donna Moderna - Cristina Sarto
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Quando era solo una bambina, per Michelle Robinson l’intero mondo era racchiuso nel South Side di Chicago, dove lei e il fratello Craig condividevano una cameretta nel piccolo appartamento di famiglia e giocavano a rincorrersi al parco. È stato qui che i suoi genitori, Fraser e Marian Robinson, le hanno insegnato a parlare con schiettezza e a non avere paura. Ma ben presto la vita l’ha portata molto lontano, dalle aule di Princeton, dove ha imparato per la prima volta cosa si prova a essere l’unica donna nera in una stanza, fino al grattacielo in cui ha lavorato come potente avvocato d’affari e dove, la mattina di un giorno d’estate, uno studente di giurisprudenza di nome Barack Obama è entrato nel suo ufficio sconvolgendole tutti i piani. In questo libro, per la prima volta, Michelle Obama descrive gli inizi del matrimonio, le difficoltà nel trovare un equilibrio tra la carriera, la famiglia e la rapida ascesa politica del marito. Ci confida le loro discussioni sull’opportunità di correre per la presidenza degli Stati Uniti, e racconta della popolarità vissuta – e delle critiche ricevute – durante la campagna elettorale. Con grazia, senso dell’umorismo e una sincerità non comune, Michelle Obama ci offre il vivido dietro le quinte di una famiglia balzata all’improvviso sotto i riflettori di tutto il mondo e degli otto anni decisivi trascorsi alla Casa Bianca, durante i quali lei ha conosciuto meglio il suo Paese, e il suo Paese ha conosciuto meglio lei.
Becoming ci conduce in un viaggio dalle modeste cucine dell’Iowa alle sale da ballo di Buckingham Palace, tra momenti di indicibile dolore e prove di tenace resilienza, e ci svela l’animo di una donna unica e rivoluzionaria che lotta per vivere con autenticità, capace di mettere la sua forza e la sua voce al servizio di alti ideali. Nel raccontare con onestà e coraggio la sua storia, Michelle Obama lancia una sfida a tutti noi: chi siamo davvero e chi vogliamo diventare?
Dalla prefazione:
C’è ancora molto che non so dell’America, della vita, di quel che potrebbe riservarci il futuro. Ma conosco me stessa. Mio padre, Fraser, mi ha insegnato a lavorare sodo, ridere spesso e mantenere la parola data. Mia madre, Marian, mi ha mostrato come pensare con la mia testa e far sentire la mia voce. Insieme, nel piccolo appartamento nel South Side di Chicago, mi hanno aiutata a riconoscere il valore della nostra storia, della mia storia, all’interno di quella, più grande, del nostro Paese. Anche se non è bella o perfetta. Anche se è più dura di quanto vorresti che fosse. La tua storia è quello che hai, quello che avrai sempre. Non dimenticarla mai.
O íntimo, poderoso e inspirador livro de memórias da ex-Primeira-Dama dos Estados Unidos.
Protagonista de uma vida plena e bem-sucedida, Michelle Obama tornou-se numa das mulheres mais emblemáticas e incontornáveis da nossa era. Como Primeira-dama dos Estados Unidos da América, e primeira afro-americana a desempenhar esse papel, ajudou a criar a Casa Branca mais acolhedora e inclusiva da história, ao mesmo tempo que se estabeleceu como uma poderosa defensora de mulheres e meninas nos EUA e em todo o mundo, mudando drasticamente a forma como as famílias procuram uma vida mais saudável e activa, estando sempre ao lado do marido enquanto este conduzia os destinos dos EUA, acompanhando alguns dos seus momentos mais angustiantes. Ao longo do caminho, Michelle Obama mostrou-nos ainda alguns passos de dança, deu-nos a conhecer a sua mestria no Karaoke, e criou duas filhas sob uma pressão mediática implacável.
Nas suas memórias, uma obra de reflexão profunda e uma narrativa fascinante, Michelle Obama convida os leitores a entrar no seu mundo, relatando as experiências que a moldaram -- desde a infância na zona sul de Chicago, passando pelos anos como executiva, equilibrando as exigências da maternidade e o trabalho, até ao tempo passado no endereço mais famoso do mundo. Com honestidade e inteligência, descreve os seus triunfos e decepções, públicas e privadas, contando a história completa de como viveu, nas suas próprias palavras. Terno, sábio e revelador, BECOMING é um relato íntimo de uma mulher de alma e substância que desafiou constantemente as expectativas - e cuja história nos inspira a fazer o mesmo.
Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States of America, ended his second—and final—term in office on January 20th, 2017.
For eight years, President Obama, along with then-First Lady Michelle Obama, worked to define a new America; a better nation: one that was more inclusive, prosperous and forward-looking than previous administrations. They emphasized the importance of an educated and engaged population, and achieved much in their time in leadership. But much work remains to be done.
Collected herein are the Obama’s final speeches as the nation’s leaders, reminding Americans of the grace, intellect and moral courage with which they guided the country through two terms in the White House. Ultimately, Be Vigilant, But Not Afraid is simply a reflection of what it means to be in civil service, with the goal of serving the interests of the people.
Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated on a rotational basis to: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Donorschoose.org, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
In ihren leidenschaftlichen und eindringlichen Abschiedsreden richten sich Barack und Michelle Obama an ihr Land und die ganze Welt. Sie sprechen an, worauf es ankommt im Leben und in der Politik und warum wir auch in schwierigen Zeiten Grund zur Hoffnung haben. Und Sie fordern uns auf, unsere Werte, Pflichten und Chancen als Bürger nie aus den Augen zu verlieren. Freiheit, Demokratie, Offenheit, Gerechtigkeit und Bildung für alle – dies alles macht eine funktionierende Gesellschaft aus. Doch wir müssen uns täglich dafür engagieren! Dann erst können wir einzelne Dinge und ein ganzes Land zum Besseren ändern.
Die inspirierende Autobiografie der ehemaligen First Lady der USA.
BECOMING – Erzählt für die nächste Generation ist eine ehrliche, faszinierende Darstellung des Lebens von Michelle Obama für junge Leser*innen. Sie schreibt darüber, wie ihrer Ansicht nach alle Jugendlichen etwas für sich selbst und andere bewirken können, ganz egal, wo im Leben sie gerade stehen. Sie bittet darum, sich klarzumachen, dass niemand perfekt ist, dass der Prozess des Werdens zählt und dass man nie aufhört, sich selbst zu entdecken. Indem Michelle Obama ihre eigene Geschichte so furchtlos erzählt, stellt sie jungen Leser*innen die Frage: Wer seid ihr und was wollt ihr werden?
Michelle Obama ist ein überzeugendes Vorbild für eine ganze Generation. Als erste afro-amerikanische First Lady der USA stand sie ihrem Ehemann Barack Obama während seiner Zeit als US-amerikanischer Präsident bei, wurde zu einer energischen Fürsprecherin für die Rechte von Frauen und Mädchen in der ganzen Welt und setzte sich für einen dringend notwendigen gesellschaftlichen Wandel hin zu einem gesünderen und aktiveren Leben ein.
In diesem Buch erzählt sie jungen Menschen ihre Geschichte – in ihren eigenen Worten und auf ihre ganz eigene Art nimmt uns mit in ihre Welt und berichtet von all den Erfahrungen, die sie zu der starken Frau gemacht haben, die sie heute ist. Warmherzig, weise und unverblümt erzählt sie von ihrer Kindheit an der Chicagoer South Side, von den Jahren als Anwältin sowie von ihrem Leben an Baracks Seite und der Zeit, die ihre Familie im Weißen Haus verbracht hat.
Ihre beeindruckende Autobiografie ermutigt ihre Leser*innen dazu, ihren Weg zu gehen. Die überarbeitete und gekürzte Neuausgabe enthält ein exklusives Vorwort von Michelle Obama sowie neues bisher unveröffentlichtes Bildmaterial.
El llibre de memòries íntim, poderós i inspirador de l'ex-primera dama dels Estats Units.
Protagonista d'una vida plena i d'èxit, Michelle Obama ha esdevingut una de les dones més icòniques i captivadores de la nostra era. Com a primera dama dels Estats Units d'Amèrica i primera afroamericana en realitzar aquesta funció, va contribuir a fer que la Casa Blanca assolís els índex d'obertura i pluralitat més grans de la història; es va erigir com a defensora destacada de les dones i les nenes als Estats Units i a la resta del món; va proposar canvis dràstics amb la finalitat de promoure uns hàbits saludables i actius en les famílies i va acompanyar el seu marit quan el país passava per alguns dels moments més terribles de la seva història. Durant aquesta trajectòria, ens va ensenyar passos de ball, va fer furor al programa Carpool Karaoke i va aconseguir criar dues filles que toquen de peus a terra tot i l'implacable escrutini dels mitjans de comunicació.
A les seves memòries, profundament reflexives i fascinants, Michelle Obama invita el lector a entrar dins el seu món tot narrant les experiències que han bastit el seu caràcter: des de la infantesa a la zona del sud de Chicago fins als anys que va viure a la residència més famosa del món, passant també per l'etapa de directiva empresarial, durant la qual va haver de compaginar la maternitat amb la vida professional. Fent gala d'una honestedat sense límits i d'un agut enginy, descriu els seus triomfs i les seves decepcions a l'esfera pública i també a la privada, i narra sense embuts la història de la seva vida amb veu pròpia. Càlid, lúcid i revelador, Becoming és un relat excepcionalment íntim d'una dona de gran moralitat i vàlua, que una vegada rere una altra ha superat les expectatives. La seva història ens inspira a seguir el seu exemple.