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Language
English
Description
Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
Author
Language
English
Description
In a letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama offers a tribute to thirteen historically important Americans and the ideals that have shaped the nation--from the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe to the courage of Jackie Robinson and the patriotism of George Washington.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Pete Souza served as Chief Official White House Photographer for President Obama's full two terms. He was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else - and he photographed them all, capturing scenes both classified and candid."--
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It has now been more than two years since Barack Obama concluded his historic two-term presidency. Through stunning images by White House photographers and others, as well as notable essays and quotes from a broad spectrum of people, this updated edition of Obama looks back at the President's journey--from his remarkable victory, to his significant milestones and final days in office, to his life after the White House.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a new kind of politicsa politics that builds upon those shared understandings that pull us together as Americans. Lucid in his vision of America's place in the world, refreshingly candid about his family life and his time in the Senate, Obama here sets out his political convictions and inspires us to trust in the dogged optimism that has long defined us and that is our best hope going forward....
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this. WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA? is an intimate and admiring portrait of a president, a candid book of advice for young women, and a promising debut from a savvy political star"--
Author
Series
Obama Biden mystery volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Description
Vice President Joe Biden is fresh out of the Obama White House and feeling adrift when his favorite railroad conductor dies in a suspicious accident, leaving behind an ailing wife and a trail of clues. To unravel the mystery, "Amtrak Joe" re-teams with the only man he's ever fully trusted--the 44th president of the United States. Together they'll plumb the darkest corners of Delaware, traveling from cheap motels to biker bars and beyond, as they uncover...
Author
Language
English
Description
Barack Obama, the son of a black African father and a white American mother, traces his history in order to find a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Starting in New York, inspired by the sudden death of his father, he continues to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, finally tracing his African side of the family to Kenya and reconciling his divided inheritance.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Jonathan Chait ... digs deep into Obama's record on major policy fronts-- economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights-- to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history"--
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
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An illustrated edition of President Barack Obama's inaugural address includes the address in its entirety, the text of the Oath of Office, information about past inaugural addresses, and a short biography of President Obama.
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Language
English
Description
Charges that Barack Obama is pursuing an agenda that systematically undermines the Constitution and the personal liberty of American citizens, and cites specific examples of offenses against the rule of law, violations of the public trust, and betrayals of the national interest.
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