Liza Mundy Knihy

Liza Mundy, cenami ověnčená novinářka prestižního listu Washington Post, představuje ve své knize Michelle Obamovou, která nedávno navštívila se svým manželem, prezidentem USA Barackem Obamou, i Českou republiku. Michelle, první afroamerická první dáma v dějinách Spojených států amerických, pochází sice z chudé rodiny, ale díky své vlastní píli vystudovala práva na Princetonské a Harvardské univerzitě a stala se uznávanou advokátkou. Svému muži byla v prezidentské kampani neocenitelnou oporou. Michelle je mladá, krásná, energická žena. Postupně se stala miláčkem národa a módní ikonou, často je přirovnávána k legendární Jacqueline Kennedyové. Rozhodně není ženou v pozadí, ba naopak je vzorem dnešní emancipované ženy

In the tradition of Hidden Figures and The Girls of Atomic City, Code Girls is the astonishing, untold story of the young American women who cracked key Axis codes, helping to secure Allied victory and revolutionizing the field of cryptanalysis. Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to Washington and learned the meticulous work of code-breaking. Their efforts shortened the war, saved countless lives, and gave them access to careers previously denied to them. A strict vow of secrecy nearly erased their efforts from history; now, through dazzling research and interviews with surviving code girls, bestselling author Liza Mundy brings to life this riveting and vital story of American courage, service, and scientific accomplishment.

Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; and Barack, the introspective political charmer who shoots for the stars. Michelle's story carries all the achievements and lingering pain of the post-civil rights era. She grew up on the south side of Chicago, in a neighborhood rocked by white flight. She went to Harvard Law School, became a corporate lawyer, then left to train community leaders. She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Her relationship with Barack, like many couples with two careers and two children, has been strained at times by his political climb. In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable woman and the remarkable life she has lived.--From publisher description.

Analyzes a growing trend in higher-earning working women to predict that more households will be supported by women within a generation, discussing how the dynamic will impact relationships.

Focusing on the pivotal role of women in the CIA, this bestselling work chronicles three generations of female operatives who broke barriers in espionage. It reveals their significant contributions to transforming spycraft and their crucial efforts in tracking down Osama bin Laden. The book is noted for its extensive research and compelling storytelling, offering a fresh perspective on the hidden figures of intelligence history.

The incredible true story of the female analysts who defied institutional sexism and helped bring down Bin Laden

" Elle est mon roc ", dit Barack Obama de son épouse Michelle. Parce qu'il ne s'est lancé dans la campagne qu'après avoir obtenu son feu vert. Parce qu'elle a forgé son destin à force d'intelligence et de détermination. Parce qu'à eux deux, ils incarnent le nouveau rêve américain. De son enfance dans une ville déchirée par la ségrégation à son intégration dans deux des plus prestigieuses universités américaines, de sa rencontre avec ce jeune avocat stagiaire à leur irrésistible ascension jusqu'à la Maison-Blanche, le parcours exemplaire de la nouvelle First Lady, mère de famille et femme de tête, est un modèle pour les femmes, une source d'inspiration pour tous.