Author extraordinaire Erin Morgenstern shows us those brief, unexpected times that elevate life into a mirror-shimmering otherworldliness that's still undeniably real.

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Her husband calls her spectacular. Her gym friends call her a gladiator. Her mother calls her often (they're very close). While driven, determined, and not easy to impress, Michelle Obama is also warm, wry, and unpretentious. Holly Yeager meets the woman

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama discuss the economy, family life in the White House and birth certificate conspiracy theories.

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