Michelle: A Biography



(Simon & Schuster)

The author examines the life of Michelle Obama ’85, from her roots on Chicago’s south side and her experience at Princeton to her career in community-oriented jobs. Mundy also analyzes Obama’s marriage to Barack Obama and her senior thesis about the attitudes of black Princeton alumni and their views toward assimilation and race relations. Mundy is a staff writer at The Washington Post.

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