{"product_id":"finding-my-voice-when-the-perfect-plan-crumbles-the-adventure-begins","title":"Finding My Voice: When the Perfect Plan Crumbles, the Adventure Begins","description":"\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Valerie has been one of Barack and my closest confidantes for decades... the world would feel a lot better if there were more people like Valerie blazing the trail for the rest of us.\"--Michelle Obama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The ultimate Obama insider\" (The New York Times) shares her journey at a pivotal moment in American history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Valerie Jarrett interviewed a promising young lawyer named Michelle Robinson in July 1991 for a job in Chicago city government, neither knew where that meeting might take them. Jarrett would go on to become a trusted friend and advisor to Michelle and Barack Obama -- and one of the most visible, influential African-American women of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in her forthright and optimistic memoir, Jarrett shares her experience as a mother, daughter, and woman who's experienced the magic that happens once we cast aside any unrealistic expectations of a perfect life or a perfect outcome. In Finding My Voice, she offers a galvanizing testament to the power in staying open to a change in course and an embrace of the uncomfortable. Only then, she argues, can we move forward together and truly learn to value--and listen to--our own voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProceeds from each sale support the Obama Foundation in its mission to inspire, empower and connect people to change their world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePage count: 352 pgs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMeasures: 5.51\" x 0.75\" x 8.39\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Obama Presidential Center Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48569573736703,"sku":"9780525558156","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/6557\/0047\/files\/9780525558156.jpg?v=1779480926","url":"https:\/\/shop.obama.org\/products\/finding-my-voice-when-the-perfect-plan-crumbles-the-adventure-begins","provider":"The Obama Presidential Center Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}