Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady [Paperback]

Michelle Obama (Author), Lisa Rogak (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2009

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

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: PublicAffairs (April 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586487620
• ISBN-13: 978-1586487621
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #241,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Motivational and Inspiring, August 1, 2009

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This review is from: Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Paperback)

Michelle Obama is a real woman. She is honest in her remarks, passionate about her family and outspoken in her beliefs. This book is a collection of quotes by Michelle Obama arranged by subject. Readers are able to understand Michelle's views on a variety of topics: balancing career and family; her childhood; fashion sense; Barack's safety; the `elitist' tag; role of the 1st lady and her critics.

Rogak has taken the time to comb through numerous speeches, newspapers, articles and magazines to compile this unique collection. Michelle Obama's words will encourage motivate and inspire women. They will also give you a glimpse into how Michelle thinks. Michelle is a great role model and this book will definitely inspire.

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6 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Impressions of a First Lady, November 21, 2009

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This review is from: Michelle Obama in her Own Words: The Views and Values of America's First Lady (Paperback)

The book contains quotes of our first lady. I expected something different but after getting over my surprise it was ok. The author just collected quotes on different topics. And this is how the book is organized: Headline and then quotes on a topic, next headline and so on..
Some of the quotes are funny, some are touching, some are smart, and some are plain boring like nothing else could be found to be printed. It is ok to get an impression but don't expect a biogaphy!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Woman!, April 1, 2011

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This review is from: Michelle Obama in her Own Words (Kindle Edition)

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.