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Michelle Obama

    17 de enero de 1964

    Como esposa del cuadragésimo cuarto presidente de los Estados Unidos y primera Primera Dama afroamericana, Michelle Robinson Obama dejó una marca indeleble. Su trayectoria, desde crecer en el sur de Chicago hasta graduarse de Princeton y Harvard, moldeó su visión del mundo. Después de su educación, persiguió diversas funciones profesionales, incluida la práctica legal y el trabajo para la oficina del alcalde de Chicago y el centro médico de la universidad. Estas experiencias le proporcionaron una perspectiva única que aportó a su papel público.

    Michelle Obama
    The Light We Carry. Overcoming in Uncertain Times
    Overcoming: A Workbook
    Michelle Obama: Quotes to Live By
    Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice
    The Look
    Becoming
    • The Look

      • 304 páginas
      • 11 horas de lectura

      Beautifully illustrated with over 200 photographs, including exclusive images, this book offers a stunning journey through Michelle Obama's style evolution, presented in her own words for the first time. It celebrates her fashion journey from her husband's U.S. Senate campaign to her role as the first Black First Lady and her current status as a prominent figure. Michelle Obama reveals how she uses fashion to draw attention to her messages, featuring insights from her trusted stylist Meredith Koop, makeup artist Carl Ray, hairstylists Yene Damtew and Njeri Radway, and designers who have dressed her for significant events. The book provides a behind-the-scenes look at how her most memorable looks were created while sharing a powerful narrative about self-presentation. Obama's candid stories highlight her evolving approach to fashion—from the colorful sheath dresses and cardigans of her First Lady days to the bold suits and casual styles post-White House. She explores the joy and purpose of fashion, emphasizing that when wielded with intention, clothing can uplift and affirm one's values. Ultimately, she concludes that while confidence cannot be merely donned, intentional or cherished clothing can help one feel like their best self.

      The Look2025
      4,6
    • Overcoming: A Workbook

      • 208 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Offering a practical toolkit, this workbook is designed to help readers navigate life's challenges through imaginative prompts and activities. It encourages reflective and active practices aimed at building resilience against uncertainty, obstacles, and self-doubt, drawing inspiration from Michelle Obama's acclaimed book.

      Overcoming: A Workbook2024
      4,3
    • In her inspiring follow-up to Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and strategies for maintaining hope and balance in today's uncertain world. She engages readers in an honest dialogue about enduring relationships, finding strength in diversity, and managing overwhelming feelings. Obama emphasizes that we can utilize specific tools to navigate change and remain steady amid flux. Through fresh stories and reflections on change, challenge, and power, she illustrates that by uplifting others, we can reveal the richness and potential around us, uncovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her roles as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles that have helped her overcome obstacles—wisdom that continues to guide her journey of becoming. With her trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she addresses issues of race, gender, and visibility, urging readers to confront fear, find strength in community, and live boldly. This rewarding blend of powerful narratives and profound advice encourages readers to reflect on their lives, identify sources of joy, and forge meaningful connections in a turbulent world.

      The Light We Carry. Overcoming in Uncertain Times2022
      4,3
    • "What's your journey of becoming? Based on Michelle Obama's ... memoir, this ... journal features an intimate and inspiring introduction by the former First Lady and more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes to help you discover--and rediscover--your story ... With this journal, she now provides you with the encouragement to find value in your own personal journey of becoming. ... includes thought-provoking prompts designed to help you reflect on your personal and family history; your goals, challenges, and dreams; what moves you and brings you hope; and what future you imagine for yourself and your community."--Publisher's website

      Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice2019
      4,4
    • Zeigt Gesicht!

      • 64 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      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.

      Zeigt Gesicht!2017
      4,7
    • Michelle Obama

      • 432 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      This is the inspiring story of a modern American icon, 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.

      Michelle Obama2017
      4,0
    • Becoming

      Mi historia - Spanish Edition

      • 526 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      Un íntimo, poderoso e inspirador libro de memorias de la exprimera dama de Estados Unidos. Michelle Obama, una de las mujeres más icónicas de nuestra era, se convirtió en la primera afroamericana en desempeñar este papel, promoviendo la apertura y pluralidad en la Casa Blanca. Se destacó como defensora de las mujeres y las niñas, impulsó cambios para fomentar un estilo de vida saludable y acompañó a su esposo en momentos difíciles de la historia del país. A lo largo de su trayectoria, compartió momentos de alegría, como sus pasos de baile y su participación en Carpool Karaoke, mientras criaba a dos hijas bajo el escrutinio mediático. En sus memorias, invita al lector a conocer su mundo, desde su infancia en el sur de Chicago hasta su vida en la residencia más famosa, y su experiencia como alta directiva equilibrando maternidad y carrera. Con honestidad y un ingenio vivaz, relata sus logros y decepciones en lo público y lo privado, narrando su vida en sus propios términos. Cálido y revelador, este relato excepcionalmente íntimo de una mujer de gran moralidad y valía nos inspira a seguir su ejemplo.

      Becoming2017
      4,5
    • Through her very personal telling of the story behind the White House Kitchen Gardens, First Lady Michelle Obama examines how increased access to wholesome, affordable food can promote better eating habits and improved health. Mrs Obama describes how her daughters, Sasha and Malia, were the catalysts for change in her own family's eating behaviour and inspired her to plant a vegetable garden on the South Lawn - the first of its kind since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden. Illustrated throughout with more than 200 photographs, many never seen before, the book reveals a year in the life of the garden. It includes practical advice from the White House Kitchen Garden Team for growing a whole range of produce, from herbs and salads to squashes, aubergines and berries, whatever sized space you have. There are also delicious seasonal recipes, like Spring Pea Salad, Sweet Potato Quick Bread, and Braised Pork Shoulder with Butternut Squash and Greens. With inspirational top tips for developing community and school gardens, advice on how to get involved in your local farmers' market, and ideas for planting your own, Michelle Obama shares the pleasures and endless benefits of home-grown food.

      American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America2012
      4,0
    • This fascinating, often-funny and sometimes-controversial collection of quotations from Michelle Obama gives a revealing insight into the life and mind of the new First Lady. Featuring her thoughts on the election campaign and how she sees her role in the White House, this timely compendium draws on a range of sources including press interviews, speeches and Michelle's own writing to share her reflections on: - the juggling act between work and motherhood - her own journey from Chicago's South Side to Princeton and Harvard - the women who have influenced her, and - controversial issues such as abortion, racism and the war in Iraq. It's an inspiring collection that gives a quick and fascinating glimpse into this intriguing woman's view of the world.

      Michelle Obama. In Her Own Words2009
      3,7