Barack Obama
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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.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World).
“Quite extraordinary.”—Toni Morrison
In...
In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World).
“Quite extraordinary.”—Toni Morrison
In...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
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.
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...
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Accelerated Reader
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Language
English
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Illinois Senator Barack Obama discusses how America can move beyond divisions in government and society to tackle concrete problems. Examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats, from terrorism to pandemic. Explores the role that faith plays in a democracy.
Author
Publisher
Canterbury Classics
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This curated collection of landmark speeches chronicles Barack Obama's presence on the national stage, covers his signature policy initiatives, and addresses major moments in American life and history during his eight-year term as the 44th president of the United States. Also included are speeches he made after he left the White House-most notably, his eulogy for John Lewis and his speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Obama's eloquent...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
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.
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The 25th volume of The Complete Peanuts collects the very final year-plus of the defining comic strip of the 20th century, which ran for nearly 18,000 strips and for 50 years after its debut in 1950. This masterpiece includes all of 1999 through the final Feb. 13, 2000 strip. Indluces dailies and Sundays plus Li'l Folks.
11) Night: a memoir
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Series
The Night trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When Elie Wiesel died in July 2016, the White House issued a memorial statement in which President Barack Obama called him "the conscience of the world." The whole of the president's eloquent tribute will appear as a foreword to this memorial edition of Night. "Like millions of admirers, I first came to know Elie through his account of the horror he endured during the Holocaust simply because he was Jewish," wrote the president. In 1986, when Wiesel...
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"--
14) The final year
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
A chronicle of the Barack Obama administration's foreign policy team and the events of Obama's final year in office