Becoming

Locations
Call Number: BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle, Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	Due 05-14-2024
Malletts Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	Due 05-03-2024
Pittsfield Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	Due 05-14-2024
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 4-week checkout	BOCD 921 Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	Due 05-16-2024
Traverwood Adult A/V 4-week checkout	Adult BOCD / Nonfiction / Biography / Obama, Michelle	4-week checkout	Due 04-22-2024

Compact discs.
Read by the author.
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, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations.

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Becoming Outstanding submitted by avida on April 3, 2019, 1:04pm This very personal memoir helps you to understand the incredible odds the Obamas had to overcome to get anything passed because the Republican Party had one goal: to make President Obama be as unable to get anything done in office including voting down any kind of gun control, passing a united healthcare, making more jobs etc. Michelle makes you understand that voting in every election is so important. This is a must read for anyone who cares about the United States.

A great book! submitted by kerstinrh on June 26, 2019, 6:39pm You should read this book! Michelle Obama is a great writer. She is interesting and relatable and listening to her read this book makes her seems like an old friend who is just sitting next to you sharing her story.

In her own voice submitted by kwolney on August 26, 2019, 10:15pm This book is a wonderful look into the first lady’s life before, during, and after the presidency. I found it even more compelling to be able to hear it in her voice.

Becoming submitted by Varshini on August 31, 2019, 9:52pm I read the book and just had to listen to Becoming. Michelle Obama is such a great role model.

loved this audioversion submitted by crp on August 6, 2020, 4:16pm loved this audioversion

A must read! submitted by mickplu on June 26, 2021, 5:23pm You will not only learn more about Michelle Obama, Barak, and the kids, but you will also be amazed at some of the White House traditions.

Rich and poignant submitted by slafia on August 25, 2021, 3:28am Amazing storytelling read aloud by Michelle O,. Highlights include valuable lessons carried forward from her childhood and honest depictions of her personal struggles to become a public, political figure. Also brings places, especially in Chicago, to life!

Michelle Obama Read Me Her Book.... and it was excellent! submitted by clarka on June 20, 2022, 11:59pm I love BOCDs read by the author (most of the time) - and Michelle's reading is a perfect example of why. She knows how every sentence is meant to be read, how to emphasize the words she wrote, and it adds a lot to the experience. I thought it was really interesting to learn about her relationship with Barack (sometimes it made me so frustrated with him!), how she chose to raise her children, and her experience growing up in Chicago. I was surprised to hear about how much she advocated for doctors to use the BMI scale in "curing" childhood obesity, especially considering the the racist and problematic history behind the BMI scale.

Becoming submitted by changflm on June 29, 2022, 11:20pm I love this book on tape, Michelle reads it herself and does a fantastic job.