Barack Obama
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English
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Now adapted for young adults, the #1 New York times best-selling memoir offers an intimate look at Barack Obama's early days, tracing the future 44th president's odyssey through family, race, and identity.
The son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. Obama retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of...
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English
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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.
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La nave di Teseo
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Italiano
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Questo libro raccoglie i discorsi di commiato del quarantaquattresimo Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America, Barack Obama, e della First Lady, Michelle Obama. Istantanee e commoventi pietre miliari, questi testi rappresentano l'eredità politica e umana di una delle più amate coppie presidenziali americane, capace di rivoluzionare in otto anni il linguaggio, gli ideali, le emozioni più profonde della politica statunitense. Barack e Michelle Obama...
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Melville House
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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The final speeches of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Both speeches were instant and moving landmarks, as well as stirring testaments to the time this inspiring and beloved couple spent in the White House.
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English
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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.
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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En estas memorias líricas, sin sentimentalismos y convincentes, el hijo de un padre africano negro y una madre estadounidense blanca busca un significado viable para su vida como estadounidense negro. Comienza en Nueva York, donde Barack Obama se entera de que su padre, una figura que conoce más como un mito que como un hombre, ha muerto en un accidente automovilístico. Esta muerte súbita inspira una odisea emocional: primero a un pequeño pueblo...
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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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...
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Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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In the stirring, highly anticipated 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 listeners on a compelling journey from his earliest...
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the stirring, highly anticipated 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 listeners on a compelling journey from his earliest...
16) Barack Obama
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A&E®
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, his political star was already on the rise.
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Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"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"--
19) 100 Years
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
100 YEARS documents the David vs. Goliath story of Elouise Cobell's courageous fight for justice for hundreds of thousands of Native Americans who were cheated out of billions of dollars by the United States Government. Over 100 years ago, the United States Government broke up numerous Indian reservations and allotted millions of acres to 300,000 individual Indians. They promised to manage their land and send lease payments for oil, gas, timber, and...
20) By the People
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Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
An all-access pass to the historic Obama campaign during its two-year odyssey to the White House from 2006-2008, chronicling the daily ups and downs of the campaign trail as experienced by Obama, his family, campaign stuff and volunteers.