Michelle Obama – författare

Michelle Obama är en av vår tids mest ikoniska och beundrade kvinnor. Som den första afroamerikanska presidentfrun skapade hon det mest öppna och inkluderande presidentskapet i USA:s historia. Hon är en passionerad och kraftfull förespråkare för kvinnor och flickors rättigheter världen över och har förändrat hur föräldrar och barn ser på hälsa och vikten av ett aktivt liv. Samtidigt har hon uppfostrat två döttrar och stått sida vid sida med sin man i hans uppdrag att leda USA genom några av landets mest påfrestande perioder.

I sina självutlämnande och fängslande memoarer bjuder Michelle Obama in läsare till sin värld och berättar om de erfarenheter som har format henne som person. Från barndomen i Chicagos South Side genom åren som företagsledaren som kämpade med livspusslet, till tiden på världens kändaste adress. På ett ärligt och insiktsfullt sätt beskriver hon sina med- och motgångar - i det privata och offentliga - och berättar om sitt liv såsom hon har levt det, med sina egna ord och på sina egna villkor. Det är en ovanligt personlig skildring av en kvinna som ständigt trotsat samhällets förväntningar, och vars historia inspirerar oss att göra detsamma.

”Michelle Obama är en skicklig berättare... en tänkvärd och lyhörd bok.” BTJ

”Författarinnan är en läromästare i eftertankens konst och i denna konstart är hon charmerande och tilldragande.” Fagersta-Posten

I den inspirerande uppföljaren till hennes kritikerrosade memoarer ”Min historia” delar den tidigare presidenthustrun Michelle Obama med sig av praktiska råd och strategier för att känna hopp och lugn i en alltmer osäker värld.

Det finns inga snabba lösningar eller enkla svar till livets problem, men Michelle Obama tror att vi alla kan hitta verktygen för att bättre kunna navigera genom förändring och osäkerhet. I ”Ljuset vi bär” startar hon en ärlig och rak dialog med läsaren och tar upp de frågor många av oss brottas med: Hur bygger vi långvariga och ärliga relationer? Hur kan vi bygga gemenskap och styrka genom våra olikheter? Vilka verktyg har vi för att hantera självtvivel och känslor av hjälplöshet? Vad gör vi när allt blir för mycket?

I den här boken erbjuder Michelle Obama läsaren nya berättelser och insiktsfulla reflektioner om förändring, utmaning och styrka, inklusive hennes tro på hur vi lyser upp andra – hur vi kan kasta ljus på mångfalden och potentialen i världen runtomkring oss, och upptäcka nya sanningar och vägar till framgång.

Utifrån sina erfarenheter som mor, dotter, maka, vän och First Lady delar hon med sig av de vanor och metoder hon har utvecklat för att framgångsrikt anpassa sig till förändringar och övervinna olika hinder – och som hjälper henne att fortsätta utvecklas. Hon berättar detaljerat om sina mest uppskattade vanor som att ”go high”, ”starting kind” och vikten av att samla på sig ”a kitchen table” av nära vänner och mentorer. Men sin karaktäristiska humor, öppenhet och medkänsla utforskar hon frågor kring etnicitet, kön och vikten av att synas, och uppmuntrar läsaren att överkomma rädsla, finna styrka i gemenskap och leva djärvt.

In an inspiring follow-up to her acclaimed memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world. There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles—the earned wisdom that helps her continue to “become.” She details her most valuable practices, like “starting kind,” “going high,” and assembling a “kitchen table” of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.

In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life's big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with readers, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles-the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become." She details her most valuable practices, like "starting kind," "going high," and assembling a "kitchen table" of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.

Michelle Obama är en av vår tids mest ikoniska och beundrade kvinnor. Som den första afroamerikanska presidentfrun skapade hon det mest öppna och inkluderande presidentskapet i USA:s historia. Hon är en passionerad och kraftfull förespråkare för kvinnor och flickors rättigheter världen över och har förändrat hur föräldrar och barn ser på hälsa och vikten av ett aktivt liv. Samtidigt har hon uppfostrat två döttrar och stått sida vid sida med sin man i hans uppdrag att leda USA genom några av landets mest påfrestande perioder.

I sina självutlämnande och fängslande memoarer bjuder Michelle Obama in läsare till sin värld och berättar om de erfarenheter som har format henne som person. Från barndomen i Chicagos South Side genom åren som företagsledaren som kämpade med livspusslet, till tiden på världens kändaste adress. På ett ärligt och insiktsfullt sätt beskriver hon sina med- och motgångar - i det privata och offentliga - och berättar om sitt liv såsom hon har levt det, med sina egna ord och på sina egna villkor. Det är en ovanligt personlig skildring av en kvinna som ständigt trotsat samhällets förväntningar, och vars historia inspirerar oss att göra detsamma.

”Michelle Obama är en skicklig berättare... en tänkvärd och lyhörd bok.” BTJ

”Författarinnan är en läromästare i eftertankens konst och i denna konstart är hon charmerande och tilldragande.” Fagersta-Posten

I den inspirerande uppföljaren till hennes kritikerrosade memoarer ”Min historia” delar den tidigare presidenthustrun Michelle Obama med sig av praktiska råd och strategier för att känna hopp och lugn i en alltmer osäker värld.

Det finns inga snabba lösningar eller enkla svar till livets problem, men Michelle Obama tror att vi alla kan hitta verktygen för att bättre kunna navigera genom förändring och osäkerhet. I ”Ljuset vi bär” startar hon en ärlig och rak dialog med läsaren och tar upp de frågor många av oss brottas med: Hur bygger vi långvariga och ärliga relationer? Hur kan vi bygga gemenskap och styrka genom våra olikheter? Vilka verktyg har vi för att hantera självtvivel och känslor av hjälplöshet? Vad gör vi när allt blir för mycket?

I den här boken erbjuder Michelle Obama läsaren nya berättelser och insiktsfulla reflektioner om förändring, utmaning och styrka, inklusive hennes tro på hur vi lyser upp andra – hur vi kan kasta ljus på mångfalden och potentialen i världen runtomkring oss, och upptäcka nya sanningar och vägar till framgång.

Utifrån sina erfarenheter som mor, dotter, maka, vän och First Lady delar hon med sig av de vanor och metoder hon har utvecklat för att framgångsrikt anpassa sig till förändringar och övervinna olika hinder – och som hjälper henne att fortsätta utvecklas. Hon berättar detaljerat om sina mest uppskattade vanor som att ”go high”, ”starting kind” och vikten av att samla på sig ”a kitchen table” av nära vänner och mentorer. Men sin karaktäristiska humor, öppenhet och medkänsla utforskar hon frågor kring etnicitet, kön och vikten av att synas, och uppmuntrar läsaren att överkomma rädsla, finna styrka i gemenskap och leva djärvt.

Brought to you by Penguin.Winner of the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word AlbumWinner of the 2020 Audie Award for Autobiography/MemoirAn intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwideTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLERBRITISH BOOK AWARDS, NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARTHE SUNDAY TIMES, MEMOIR OF THE YEARBOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE TIMES, OBSERVER, GUARDIAN, EVENING STANDARD''A polished pearl of a memoir'' New York Times In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the United States and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling 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, to her time spent at the world''s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her 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 revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations -- and whose story inspires us to do the same.''A genuine page-turner, full of intimacies and reflections'' Evening Standard''A rich, entertaining and candid memoir. And overall Obama''s a fun person to sit alongside as she tells you the story of her life . . . it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction'' i''Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her. I have read Barack Obama''s two books so far, and this is like inserting a missing piece of reality into the narrative of his dizzying journey'' Guardian''I found myself lifting my jaw from my chest at the end of every other chapter . . . this was not the Obama I thought I knew. She was more'' Independent''An inspirational memoir that also rings true'' Daily Telegraph''It seems a wonderful privilege to have the former First Lady speaking her own words straight into your ear, and her own reading gives the anecdotes extra meaning and emotion'' Daily MailMICHELLE OBAMA''S NEXT BOOK, THE LIGHT WE CARRY, IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW©2018 Michelle Obama (P)2018 Penguin Books Ltd

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe powerful, inspiring follow-up to the critically acclaimed, multi-million #1 bestselling memoir BecomingIn The Light We Carry, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today''s highly uncertain world.She considers the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much? Michelle Obama believes that we can all lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux.The Light We Carry offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully overcome various obstacles-the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become."With trademark humour, candour, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness. The Light We Carry will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.Praise for Becoming:''An inspirational memoir that also rings true'' -- Daily Telegraph''This is a rich, entertaining and candid memoir...it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction'' -- i''In the best moments of Becoming, the miracle of Michelle Obama arises'' -- Vanity Fair''Intimate, inspiring and set to become hugely influential'' -- Sunday Times''Becoming serenely balances gravity and grace, uplift and anecdote'' -- Observer''What a memoir. What a woman'' -- Spectator

In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House’s South Lawn.  As fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground, this White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new conversation all across the country about the food we feed our families and the impact it has on the health and well-being of our children.   Now, in her first-ever book, American Grown, Mrs. Obama invites you inside the White House Kitchen Garden and shares its inspiring story, from the first planting to the latest harvest.  Hear about her worries as a novice gardener – would the new plants even grow? Learn about her struggles and her joys as lettuce, corn, tomatoes, collards and kale, sweet potatoes and rhubarb flourished in the freshly tilled soil.  Get an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at every season of the garden’s growth, with striking original photographs that bring its story to life.  Try the unique recipes created by White House chefs and made with ingredients just picked from the White House garden.  And learn from the White House Garden team about how you can help plant your own backyard, school or community garden.   Mrs. Obama’s journey continues across the nation as she shares the stories of other gardens that have moved and inspired her: Houston office workers who make the sidewalk bloom; a New York City School that created a scented garden for the visually impaired; a North Carolina garden that devotes its entire harvest to those in need; and other stories of communities that are transforming the lives and health of their citizens.   In American Grown, Mrs. Obama tells the story of the White House Kitchen Garden, celebrates the bounty of gardens across our nation, and reminds us all of what we can grow together.   

What’s your journey of becoming? Based on Michelle Obama’s bestselling memoir, this gorgeous 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. “It’s not about being perfect. It’s not about where you get yourself in the end. There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. And there’s grace in being willing to know and hear others. This, for me, is how we become.” —Michelle Obama In writing Becoming, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama shared her own extraordinary journey to help create space for others to tell their stories and to give people the courage to discover the power of their own voice. With this journal, she now provides you with the encouragement to find value in your own personal journey of becoming. Printed on cream writing paper, with a grosgrain ribbon, foil-stamped cover, and removable half-jacket, Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice 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. Writes Mrs. Obama in the Introduction to the Becoming journal, “I hope you’ll use this journal to write down your experiences, thoughts, and feelings, in all their imperfections, and without judgment. . . . We don’t have to remember everything. But everything we remember has value.” These pages will help you capture your own voice and journey so you can nurture your sense of belonging. Inside, you’ll find an opportunity not only to take heart in the experiences that brought you to where you are today, but also to feel empowered to take those next steps, wherever they might lead.

In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America-the first African-American to serve in that role-she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. 

In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling 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, to her time spent at the worlds most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her 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 revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations-and whose story inspires us to do the same.