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Becoming is the memoirs of the former first lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, published in 2018. Described by the author as a deeply personal experience, the book talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign, and her role as a mother. The book is published by Crown and was published in 24 languages. One million copies were donated to First Book, an American non-profit organization that provides books to children.

It sold more copies than any other book published in the United States in 2018, breaking the record in just 15 days.

Book Summary
In a life filled with meaning and achievement, Michelle Obama has become one of the most iconic and compelling women of our age. As First Lady of the United States of America, the first African American to hold that office, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in America. The USA and its surroundings. the world, dramatically changing the ways families pursue healthier, more active lives, and supporting her husband as he drove America through some of its most distressing times. Along the way, she showed us some dance moves, smashed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under the relentless gaze of the media.

In her memoirs, a work of deep reflection and fascinating storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, recounting 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, until the time she spent at the most famous address in the world. With unerring honesty and vivacity, she describes her triumphs and 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 insightful, Becoming is the deeply personal recognition of a woman of soul and substance who has consistently defied expectations and whose story inspires us to do the same.

Book Review
An intimate, powerful and inspiring memory of the former First Lady of the United States

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About The Author of The Book Michelle Obama
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the wife of the forty-fourth President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.

She was born and grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School. After completing her formal education, she returned to Chicago and accepted a position with the law firm Sidley Austin, and subsequently worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Michelle Obama is the sister of Craig Robinson, men's basketball coach at Oregon State University. She met Barack Obama when he joined Sidley Austin. After his election to the U.S. Senate, the Obama family continued to live on Chicago's South Side, choosing to remain there rather than moving to Washington, D.C.