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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781847670946
Format: Import
ISBN: 1847670946
Label: Canongate Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Canongate Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: June 05, 2008
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 46853
Studio: Canongate Books Ltd
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The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance. Written at the age of thirty-three, 'Dreams from my Father' is an unforgettable read. It illuminates not only Obama's journey, but also our universal desire to understand our history, and what makes us the people we are.
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Rating:  - Obama, a remarkable generalizer
I have rarely been so privileged to read a book such as DREAMS OF MY FATHER. Obama reveals his thought processes as he struggled to find his place in the larger sicial fabric. Were that all, this would not be so great a book. But, he describes his maturation in thinking as he interacted and learned from others. And, while personally growng, he was able to empathize with others from virtually all walks of life, to relate to them and to abstract the essence of their needs and being. Finally, he was ... Read More
Rating: - Get to know Obama
This man has a truly inspirational and amazing life and history. I devoured the book and came back for more. I've since recommended it to friends and family who have felt that they "don't really know the man".
Now that he's been elected, I hope everyone will seek out his books and get to know him a little better and let him touch your life as he's definitely touched mine.
Rating: - Don't "know" Barack Obama?
It's hard to see how anyone could validly ask "Do you really know Barack Obama?" when this little book is readily available and so readable. In the Information Age we've got so many sources about most of our political candidates that ignorance is no longer an excuse in the voting booth (or elsewhere, if you opt for a mail-in ballot).
Barack's narrative is modest, self-disclosing and completely lacking in the hubris that has poisoned the administration in Washington for the last 8 years. ... Read More
Rating: - Best book ever
a truly amazing book. an in depth look at Obama's life from childhood to adulthood. i recommand this book to young scholars who are curious about our next president's life.
Rating: - A thoughtful new president
I am impressed by Obama's ability to analyze himself. In "Dreams from my Father," he readily points out his adolescent flaws, frustrations, and misunderstandings in a way no sitting politician ever could. Historians should be very grateful that he wrote this before he ran for elected office. I cannot think of another memoir by a politician that seemed so unfiltered and human.
By the way, Obama is a beautiful writer. His sentences are smooth and at times lyrical. I look forward to having a president ... Read More
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EAN: 9781847670946
Format: Import
ISBN: 1847670946
Label: Canongate Books Ltd
Manufacturer: Canongate Books Ltd
Number Of Pages: 464
Publication Date: June 05, 2008
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Sales Rank: 46853
Studio: Canongate Books Ltd