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Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady Paperback – April 19, 2009

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The election of Barack Obama has brought worldwide attention not only to what his policies will be, but to what kind of First Lady Michelle Obama will be. Throughout the long campaign season, Michelle Robinson Obama garnered a good amount of attention, kudos and criticism about her words, actions, even her appearance, but few people know what kind of role she will play once she settles into the White House. One clue is to examine her words and statements of the past, and the proposed book Michelle Obama In Her Own Words will show readers who are eager to learn more about America's new history-making First Lady. Michelle Obama In Her Own Words will be a book that contains 200-250 quotations arranged in approximately 75 different categories. A short introduction and biography of the new First Lady will precede the quotes. Drawing on quotations from a variety of newspaper and magazine articles, transcripts, speeches, and TV interviews and profiles, the quotations date from Michelle's career as a high-powered corporate lawyer in Chicago and her high-powered executive jobs in the Chicago Mayor's office and at the University of Chicago, up through the election of November 5th, 2008. Rogak locates and organizes the funny, fascinating, inspiring (and occasionally controversial) words of our future First Lady, on topics such as:
Abortion
Affirmative Action
Balancing career and family
Barack's safety
Being compared to Jackie Onassis
Her childhood
Her critics
Her fashion sense
Hillary Clinton
Iraq
Racism
Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Sarah Palin
Terrorism
The "elitist" tag
The Presidential campaign
The role of the First Lady
Women who have influenced her

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April 19, 2009
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5.25 x 0.44 x 8 inches
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Publicaffairs; 1st edition (April 19, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 175 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1586487620
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1586487621
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.44 x 8 inches

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Lisa Rogak is an independent journalist with over three decades of experience in the biz. She's written about everything from high-tech and cats to food and travel, and after all this time, she is still amazed that it's possible to make a living by indulging her natural curiosity and asking total strangers really nosy questions...

Her books have twice appeared on the New York Times Bestsellers List, and have been nominated for the Edgar and Anthony Awards. Her newest books include Cats on the Job: 50 Fabulous Felines Who Purr, Mouse, and Even Sing for Their Supper, and The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World, which she co-authored with Jan Louch, a retired librarian who cared for the world-famous Scottish Folds.

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Ena Wason

It is always a pleasure to see the words of a brilliant, accomplished and compassionate person, female or male, in print.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2013

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This is a book I read through on a first setting. Since then, I have kept it handy. I find myself picking it up quite frequently, whenever the urge overcomes me to assure myself that not all people in my native country, or elsewhere in the world, are selfish, willfully ignorant, enraged and hate-filled. First Lady Michelle Obama's own words in print serve to remind me that no matter what the circumstance or accident of birth that brought me here, to the United States of America, at this time and to this place, I am a most fortunate individual. The First Lady's words reveal what she is, exactly as she is, which is human. We have that in common, she and I. There is no pretense, no made-up-for-the-public image about this woman. She is the real thing: joyful, funny, wise, extraordinary! Michelle Obama in her Own Words is a book I will buy over and over again to give as gifts, not only for the girls and women I love, but also for the boys and men I care deeply about.

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S. Wymer

An Incredible Woman!

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2011

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This book of Michelle Obama's quotes shows an intelligence & down-to-earth, realistic, no nonsense attitude that so many people lack these days. Mrs. Obama is an incredible woman, unique & confident. I read some of her quotes to my daughter every night because I want her to see how a truly good woman thinks about certain things, and I want her to have excellent, trustworthy role models like Mrs. Obama. There are some women (Palin) who use the wrong techniques to try to get ahead in the world. I want my daughter to know she never has to be like those kinds of women, and that she can absolutely achieve great things when she has role models such as an incredible woman like Michelle Obama.

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Michael T. Sayler

She is one awesome First Lady!

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2014

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The book was fun to read and it lets you get to know Michelle and her family a bit more. You also get a sense of who she "is" while reading this book.

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L. S. Wright

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Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2014

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Michelle Obama - In Her Own Words - A book of thoughts from the woman destined to be our First Lady

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2015

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Michelle Obama has made quite an impact on the political scene and a name for herself apart from that of her illustrious husband, the President of the United States. As the wife of a Senator and First Lady, her words are taken down, measured, criticized and printed at every twist and turn in the road. Here are her thoughts and opinions on everything from growing up poor but hopeful, race relations in America, raising children in today's world, being married to a political powerhouse, changing the world and every other subject she has been good enough to share with us throughout her career and lifetime thus far.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2013

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This book shows a woman's genuine love and care for well-being of her fellow mankind.
It shows compassion and guidance with understanding.

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GB

I guess it was a good book

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2013

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I guess it was a pretty good story but I didn't read it because my Mom did.
I think it has a nice picture though.

Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2018

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Etienne De Depinay

information resume incomplète

Reviewed in France on July 19, 2018

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Ce livre comporte uniquement des phrases de Michelle Obama , dîtes au cours de conférence ou article de presse. Erreur d'achat car je pensais que cela correspondait au livre concernant sa vie en tant que première dame, qu'elle aurait écrite pendant qu'elle était à la maison blanche.

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jac

Great service

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2016

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Present for Xmas for it fast too looks good

Jaye

2 Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 13, 2016

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This book wasn't what I thought it would be. I was expecting a biography but it wasn't. This book was filled with actual quotes by Michelle Obama. A bit of a disappointment.

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Anne Isaacs

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2017

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Great book

Diana Marks

Quotations from a great lady

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2019

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I found this book to be an excellent accompanying book to
Becoming
Becoming contains the facts of Michelle s
Life
In her own words are her quotes over those years

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