Courage Is Contagious And Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michelle Obama

Nick Haramis, Patton Oswalt, Rashida Jones, Jon Meacham, Gabourey Sidibe, Various, Lena Dunham, Jenni Konner, Alice Waters, Janet Mock, Issa Rae, Charlamagne tha God, Gloria Steinem

eAudio - 2017

A collection of essays celebrating the influential former first lady, by an array of acclaimed contributors and with a foreword by Lena Dunham Michelle Obama’s legacy transcends categorization. Mrs. Obama was not only our first black first lady; she was President Obama’s equal partner in marriage and parenthood and a tireless advocate for women’s rights, education, healthy eating, and exercise. Her genre-busting personal style encouraged others to speak, to engage, even to dress as they wished. In an extension of his popular T, The New York Times Style Magazine feature, Nick Haramis has assembled nineteen essays from prizewinning writers, Hollywood stars, and political leaders—all of whom have been moved and influenced by Mrs. Obama...’s extraordinary example of grace in power. Here are original testimonials from Gloria Steinem, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alice Waters, and Charlamagne tha God, among... more