a biography Mundy, Liza 1960- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Simon & Schuster 2008 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. monographic eng

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217 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; and Barack, the introspective political charmer who shoots for the stars. Michelle's story carries all the achievements and lingering pain of the post-civil rights era. She grew up on the south side of Chicago, in a neighborhood rocked by white flight. She went to Harvard Law School, became a corporate lawyer, then left to train community leaders. She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Her relationship with Barack, like many couples with two careers and two children, has been strained at times by his political climb. In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable woman and the remarkable life she has lived. Liza Mundy. Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-217). n-us--- n-us-il Obama, Michelle 1964- Obama, Barack African American women Biography Women lawyers United States Biography African American women lawyers Biography Legislators' spouses United States Biography Chicago (Ill.) Biography E901.1.O24 M86 2008 328.73092 B 1416599436 (alk. paper) 9781416599432 (alk. paper) 2008033595 DLC 100723 20250709142324.0 232127364