Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming was the "most valuable" title of the year, according to The Bookseller.

　　根据《The Bookseller》杂志的说法，米歇尔·奥巴马的回忆录《蜕变》(Becoming)是今年“最有价值”的作品。

　　The book, which came out before Christmas, topped bestseller charts and brought in GBP 7.7m in sales.

　　这本书在圣诞节前出版，在畅销书排行榜上名列榜首，销售额达到770万英镑。

　　It wasn’t the best-selling book of the year, but its release came at an important time, says the publishing magazine’s editor Phil Jones.

　　该出版杂志的编辑菲尔·琼斯说，这不是今年最畅销的书，但它的发行时间很到位。

　　"Traditionally, Christmas has been a time for deep discounting of books," Jones told the BBC.

　　“传统上来说，圣诞节是书籍大幅折扣的时候，”琼斯告诉BBC。

　　"Led by supermarkets and Amazon, those discounts particularly focused on the big celebrity titles, where discounts might typically be more than 50% off the recommended price (the price set by the publisher)."

　　“在超市和亚马逊的带领下，这些折扣数目一般都和大人物有关，折扣通常比推荐价格(出版商设定的价格)低一半以上。”

　　But with Becoming, he said this didn’t happen as much and the book was mostly sold for near to its GBP 25 set price.

　　但是对于《蜕变》这本书来说，折扣并没有那么多，这本书大多以接近25英镑的定价出售。

　　The book, which explores Obama’s experience from childhood, her work, motherhood and her time in The White House, was praised for its universal appeal across genders and ages.

　　这本书探讨了米歇尔·奥巴马童年时期，她的工作，身为人母的经历和她在白宫的时光，因其就普遍性话题——性别和年龄——的讨论而受到赞誉。