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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Barack Obama , Barack ObamaPublisher: Canongate Books Imprint: Canongate Books Edition: Main Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.447kg ISBN: 9781838857202ISBN 10: 1838857206 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 07 October 2021 Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years Audience: Young adult , Teenage / Young adult Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAn American classic, written with grace and precision * * Observer * * Extraordinary . . . It's unique. It's his. There are no other ones like that -- TONI MORRISON Thoughtful, moving and brilliantly written * * The Times * * Obama has written a memoir . . . that evokes the anguish of miscegenation yet culminates in a cry of faith in human community . . . Obama is a born narrator, with a mastery of colour, scene and personality, deftly stirring them into the melting pot of a shared American identity. Rarely has that identity found so vivid a portraitist * * Sunday Times * * A touchstone for future politicians * * Daily Telegraph * * A well-written account of Obama's struggle to establish his own views on identity and race, and all the more entertaining for its honesty * * Financial Times * * With its honesty and cool language, and by virtue of having a story worth telling, the book impresses far more than the typical political memoir * * Sunday Herald * * Obama is a subtle writer, with an extraordinary breadth of vision * * Sunday Herald * * A man with a phenomenal life story * * Spectator * * Obama's writing is characterised throughout by a graceful eloquence, a generosity of perception and spirit rare in young men of many gifts and charisma . . . here is a testimony for the ages * * Independent * * Author InformationBarack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of three #1 New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope and A Promised Land, and is the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |