Barack and Michelle
Portrait of an American Marriage

Great read! well written and great insight.... (paperback!)......more

I think the fact that I read this book might indicate that I am more of a Fan than a thoughtful, responsible American voter. But I've resisted celebby books about just Barack, who is, after all, the Man in Charge (though not his own books about himself... SWOON). I think I'm fascinated by people who......more

No matter who you voted for - I believe it is important to know who is the President. I learned some interesting things about the President and his wife that I didn't know. I didn't know that Michelle's dad had MS and that she had an older brother who was a basketball coach. I didn't know that they......more

if I wasn`t a groupie before, I certainly am now. Lots of behinf the scenes info on the plans leading to the white House. Some things repeatative if you read Obama`s first book when it describes his childhood and college yrs, but all of the stuff about Michell was new to me. WAHT and AMAzING WOMAN!!......more

I learned a lot about the Obama's from this book. I think the book is an inspiration to anyone who has big dreams...if you set your mind to it, you can do it. The author could have left out some things to focus more on the relationship. The story of their wedding was a page...I would have liked to k......more