Barack Obama
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of America's children"--Book jacket.
Author
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"--!c Provided by publisher.
Author
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
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 father₇a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man₇has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey₇first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration...
Author
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
xvi, 904 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
320L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Quotations drawn from Obama's victory speech, accompanied by photographs of the president-elect with children, encourage children to work with the government to make America a better country.
Author
Publisher
Castle Point Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Laugh along with a spirited American presidency with this sequel to the best-selling Hugs from Obama Laughing with Obama is a photographic tribute to President Barack Obama's most clever, witty, and smile-worthy moments from his time in office and beyond.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Abridged.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (7 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"[I]n New York ... Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey--first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance"--Container....
Author
Publisher
Audioworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An audio-only collection published in partnership with CBS News's 60 Minutes. Barack Obama: Th e 60 Minutes Interviews offers an unprecedented glimpse into the Obama presidency, through a series of extended interviews presented with new commentary by award-winning 60 Minutes veteran Steve Kroft. Kroft conducted more one-on-one television interviews with Barack Obama than any other journalist, from a January 2007 conversation on the eve of his unlikely...
Author
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
Complete with period paintings and photos, a comprehensive guide provides profiles, biographies, administration highlights, and political and personal accomplishments of every president in the history of the United States, along with a review of Air Force One, the Secret Service, and a look at the various Presidential retreats.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 303 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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"--
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A personal, intimate, photographic celebration of President Barack Obama in the years prior to his presidency, from friend and former aide David Katz" --
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
349 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"Obama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an oversize collectible format. Together they document the most consequential hours of the Presidency--including the historic image of President Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room during the bin Laden mission--alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
x, 315 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This penultimate volume of The Complete Peanuts series collects the last year of the most beloved comic strip ever created. Rerun embarks on a career as an 'underground' comic book artist, and Snoopy's siblings Andy, Olaf, and Spike (who cameo in the Peanuts movie) appear. The volume is rounded out with the complete Li'l Folks. Prefiguring Peanuts and its major themes, this weekly single-panel comic Schulz produced for his hometown paper is available...