Michelle Obama: A Life

by Peter Slevin

Book Overview

An inspiring story of a modern American icon, here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama. With disciplined reporting and a storyteller's eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from her working-class childhood on Chicago's largely segregated South Side. He illuminates her tribulations at Princeton University and Harvard Law School during the racially charged 1980s and the dilemmas she faced in Chicago while building a high-powered career, raising a family and helping a young community organizer named Barack Obama become president of the United States. From the lessons she learned in Chicago to the messages she shares as one of the most recognizable women in the world, the story of this First Lady is the story of America. Michelle Obama: A Life is a fresh and compelling view of a woman of unique achievement and purpose.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307958825
• ISBN13: 9780307958822
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

One of my all time favorite books.

This is one of my all time favorite books. It is written very well and travels chronologically with ease though her life; exploring her achievements and expanding on her time as First Lady.