Michelle Obama: A Biography

This book details the fascinating life story of Michelle Obama, emphasizing her own personal and professional accomplishments, her life partnership with President Barack Obama, and her distinctive approach to the role of First Lady.

Independent and supportive, elegant and down-to-earth, an accomplished professional and family anchor as her husband rose to the presidency, Michelle Obama is to many the consummate life partner in politics and the epitome of the 21st-century working mom. Michelle Obama: A Biography offers an unprecedented look at one of the most captivating women of our time, one who is sure to add her own distinctive legacy to the tradition of presidential wives.

Ranging across the full arc of Michelle Obama's life, this revealing biography tells the story of her family background--her great-great-grandfather was a slave--her modest Chicago upbringing, her education and well-established legal career, and her relationship with her husband before, during, and after he reached the pinnacle of American politics.

Author: Alma Bond
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 03/31/2012
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780313381041

About the Author

Alma H. Bond, PhD, is a psychoanalyst and the author of 16 published books.