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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
by Barack Obama
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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)

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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
by Janny Scott
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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)

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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother
by Janny Scott
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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)

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An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama: A Primer
An American Story: The Speeches of Barack Obama: A Primer
by Barack Obama
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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 speeches—presented for the first time in their entirety—exposes politicos, voters, and... (read more)

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Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama
Destiny Calling: How the People Elected Barack Obama
by Charles Madigan
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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)

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What Obama Means: ...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future (09 Edition)
What Obama Means: ...for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future (09 Edition)
by Jabari Asim
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"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)

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Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
by Barack Obama
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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)

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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)
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
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Research and reflections on the American demographic shift that led to the election of President Barack... (read more)

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Obamanos!: The Birth of a New Political Era
Obamanos!: The Birth of a New Political Era
by Hendrik Hertzberg
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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)

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Getting It Done
Getting It Done
by Tom Daschle
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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)

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Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President
Ten Letters: The Stories Americans Tell Their President
by Eli Saslow
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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)

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50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America
50 Ways You Can Help Obama Change America
by Michael Huttner
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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)

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Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book
Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book
by David Hume Kennerly
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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)

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The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Vintage)
The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama (Vintage)
by David Remnick
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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)

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Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign
Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign
by Scout Tufankjian
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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)

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The American Journey of Barack Obama
The American Journey of Barack Obama
by Life Magazine
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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)

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Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race (Lawrence Stone Lectures)
Not Even Past: Barack Obama and the Burden of Race (Lawrence Stone Lectures)
by Thomas J Sugrue
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"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)

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Obama's Wars
Obama's Wars
by Bob Woodward
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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)

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Obama: From Promise to Power
Obama: From Promise to Power
by David Mendell
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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)

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The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama
The Secret Life of Barack Hussein Obama
by Mondo Frazier
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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)

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