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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama Publisher Comments 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&... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Janny Scott Publisher Comments The New York Times bestseller-an unprecedented look into the life and character of the woman who raised a president. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father but credited his mother for "what is best in me." Still, little is known... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Janny Scott Publisher Comments The New York Times bestseller-an unprecedented look into the life and character of the woman who raised a president. Barack Obama has written extensively about his father but credited his mother for "what is best in me." Still, little is known... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama: A Primer by Barack Obama Publisher Comments Barack Obamas superb and captivating oratory style has earned him comparisons to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, and this collection of his complete speechespresented for the first time in their entiretyexposes politicos, voters, and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama by Charles Madigan Publisher Comments On a bitter cold day in 2007 nearly 150 years after Abraham Lincoln's inauguration United States Senator Barack Obama of Illinois gathered his supporters at the old state capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Very new to the national political arena, he made... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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What Obama Means: ...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future (09 Edition) by Jabari Asim Publisher Comments "This is our moment. This is our time," Barack Obama declared in his victory speech the night he was elected president. Such a moment is an opportunity to explore who we are, where we've been, and what the emergence of a leader like Obama can tell us... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise by Barack Obama Publisher Comments At this defining moment in our history, Americans are hungry for change. After years of failed policies and failed politics from Washington, this is our chance to reclaim the American dream. Barack Obama has proven to be a new kind of leader one... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $3.48 Used - Trade Paper
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Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family, and Religion Ended the Reagan Era (Contemporary Political and Social Issues) by John Kenneth White Synopsis Research and reflections on the American demographic shift that led to the election of President Barack... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Obamanos!: The Birth of a New Political Era by Hendrik Hertzberg Publisher Comments The most critical election in living memory, viewed in real time through the eyes of one of our most trusted political commentators. Celebrated political analyst for The New Yorker Hendrik Hertzberg watches the long presidential campaign of 2007 and 2008... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Getting It Done by Tom Daschle Publisher Comments Senator Tom Daschle's narrative of what went on behind the scenes in the making of the new health care legislation delivers a powerful lesson in the workings of American politics. The evolution of health care reform was drawn-out, frustrating, and... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President by Eli Saslow Publisher Comments Every day, President Obama reads ten representative letters among the thousands he receives from citizens across the land. The letters come from people of all ages, walks of life, and political points of view. Some are heartbreaking, some angry... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America by Michael Huttner Synopsis Millions of Americans worked hard to elect Barack Obama. Now they're asking themselves, What's next? How do we keep the momentum going? 50 Simple Ways You Can Help Obama Change America describes actions citizens can take to clean up the mess, enact Obama'... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book by David Hume Kennerly Publisher Comments The only book commemorating Barack Obama's historic Inauguration to be licensed by the Presidential Inaugural Committee, Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book lavishly documents the entire inaugural week, from Obama's Whistle Stop train ride to... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Hardcover
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The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Vintage) by David Remnick Publisher Comments In this nuanced and complex portrait of Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Remnick offers a thorough, intricate, and riveting account of the unique experiences that shaped our nation’s first African American president. Through... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign by Scout Tufankjian Publisher Comments Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign is the story of Barack Obama’s historic journey from junior Senator from Illinois to—if all polls hold as indicated—President of the United States of America, as documented... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The American Journey of Barack Obama by Life Magazine Publisher Comments For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race (Lawrence Stone Lectures) by Thomas J Sugrue Publisher Comments "In Not Even Past, one of America's most prominent historians of race and rights turns a shrewd and honest eye to the contemporary scene. It should be essential reading for anyone trying to understand the changes in racial experience and argument in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Sale - Hardcover
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Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward Publisher Comments In Obamas Wars, Bob Woodward provides the most intimate and sweeping portrait yet of the young president as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Obama: From Promise to Power by David Mendell Publisher Comments Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers. For anyone who wants to know... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama by Mondo Frazier Publisher Comments WHO IS BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA? 2008, the left wing and the Corporate Mainstream Media (CMM) fell head over heels in love with a cool, charming, and attractive smooth talker. His social security number (one of several, incidentally) identified him as Barack... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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