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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092 EAN: 9781400082773 ISBN: 1400082773 Label: Three Rivers Press Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 480 Publication Date: August 10, 2004 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Release Date: August 10, 2004 Studio: Three Rivers Press Sales Rank: 78
Product Description: In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance.
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Rating: - i loved it but it took me forever
i love this book and i think the writing is amazing. idont know how he found time to write all of this but it was amazing. on the other hand it took me foreever. esepily the chacogo part. it was still ... Read More
Rating: - Disappointing
I read this book because I wanted to know more about Obama. I wanted (and expected) to like him, but unfortunately I was disappointed. This book has a very whiny, "poor me" kind of tone. Not to say ... Read More
Rating: - Past politics, this is an entertaining and educational, readable book
Having read "The Audacity of Hope" and been incredibly inspired by it, I expected more of the same thoughtful discussion when I moved on to "Dreams From My Father." Was I ever surprised to discover an ... Read More
Rating: - Dreams from My Father
Anyone who reads this story will be touched by the humanity and journey of a man who had a long way to go in any endeavor. His humility and determination along the journey is inspiring and touching. ... Read More
Rating: - It's even better than 5 stars
I wish that every American could read this book! I was moved and impressed as I learned about who Barack Obama is. This book was written shortly after graduating from law school and before Obama entered ... Read More
- i loved it but it took me forever
- Disappointing
- Dreams from My Father