An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir that has sold 17 million copies worldwide. Now in paperback with a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and 5 Q&As. In this memoir, the former First Lady of the United States invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago, to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With gentle honesty and lively humor, she describes her triumphs and disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, "Becoming" is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and her story inspires us to do the same.