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(0)Barack Obama
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Language
English
Description
In the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack 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. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Barack Obama’s lucid vision of America’s place in the world and call for a new kind of politics that builds upon our shared understandings as Americans, based on his years in the Senate
“In our lowdown, dispiriting era, Obama’s talent for proposing humane, sensible solutions with uplifting, elegant prose does fill one with hope.”—Michael...
“In our lowdown, dispiriting era, Obama’s talent for proposing humane, sensible solutions with uplifting, elegant prose does fill one with hope.”—Michael...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller — with a foreword from the President himself.
During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else — and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in...
During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else — and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material"--
Author
Series
House document volume 114-103
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Series
House document volume 114-134
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Un relato cautivador y personal de la historia según se va forjando, del presidente que nos ha inspirado a creer en el poder de la democracia. En este extraordinario primer volumen de sus esperadas memorias presidenciales, Barack Obama narra la historia de su sorprendente evolución de ser un joven en busca de su identidad a convertirse en líder del mundo occidental, describiendo con increíble detalle tanto su formación política como los momentos...
Author
Publisher
Roca Junior
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
In a letter to his daughters, Barack Obama reflects on the traits of thirteen groundbreaking Americans, such as Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackie Robinson, and George Washington, and shares how children embody them.
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On 1/20/09, people gathered in Washington, D.C., and around TVs across the country and throughout the world to watch a new president take the oath of office. Afterward, President Barack Obama delivered his first words to America as her leader.
Author
Publisher
Playaway/Findaway World
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"[I]n New York ... 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"--Container....
