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Dreams from My Father (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Barack Obama
Publisher: Random House Large Print
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  264 reviews
Sales Rank: 86035
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 720
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6 x 1.8
ISBN: 0739325760
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092
EAN: 9780739325766
ASIN: 0739325760
Publication Date: April 4, 2006
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Product 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 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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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 But who is HE? July 26, 2008
Very objective, almost arm's length narrative. While one wonders how any child can come through such a childhood unscathed, I missed his own emotional responses to the people and events in his life. In particular, I would have welcomed a sense of his mother's personality. While one got a reasonably good image of his maternal grandparents, the mother remained an enigma.
I read the book in the hope of learning more about Obama, the person, but came away with more questions than answers.
Disappointing July 25, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
In terms of insight to the man, it is a rather disappointing memoir. Not to take anything away from him though, as he does appear to be the real deal in US politics, since JFK.
I expected the book to be a revelation as to how he developed his character and ideas. To understand the circumstances that had forged his personality. And I was let down. As it turns out the book is merely an account of his life-journey just before getting into Harvard. In the end, you get to see that his is an ordinary life, except maybe for the fact that he has an 'international' family background. Even that, does not explain the makings of the man.
So, if you're looking to understand what made Barack Obama into the phenom that he is today, this is not the book my friends.
 A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS July 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Just when my faith in America was at an all-time low, along comes Barack Obama and his very human, extraordinary memoir, full of hope, suffering, loss, joy, redemption, and an abiding faith in God. This is an amazing life: born of a white, American mother and a Kenyan father, he embodies the world spirit at its best. If Obama becomes President, I just know that the whole world will praise America and rejoice. Just think about it for a moment. Fathers and mothers all around the globe will know that their grandchild can potentially grow up to become President of the United States of America. The respect and love America will receive shall eclipse anything She has ever known. It will know no bounds. People we never thought would love America will shed tears of joy. Obama is a Godsend. This memoir is quite explicit, describing even his drug use and loneliness. But it's refreshing to see such a forthright, honest account of a politician's life. Barack Obama made me fall in love with America all over again. God bless this wonderful Country! Finally, a politician I can believe in! I'm so excited for the Future. I had first read "The Audacity of Hope," which I enjoyed, but it already reads like somebody writing as a politician. I much prefer "Dreams from My Father" for its candidness. This is truly a man to remember. Here's to hope!
Update: After Barack's Berlin speech, a handful of pundits accused him of communism. But if I had caught the slightest whiff of communism in either of his books, I would not have written a positive review. Mr. Obama is out there repairing the damage to America's reputation, uniting the world behind us. Last time I checked, Bush's "coalition of the willing" had disintegrated. America has been given a golden opportunity in Barack, an opportunity that comes only once in a generation (if that). Either we leap ahead into the future and continue to lead, or remain stuck and mired in old prejudices. Which will it be?
A good listen. July 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great story, made all the more interesting by the political prominence that the author has achieved subsequent to its publication.
 He is a good writer! July 21, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Barack Obama has a gift of writing. This is my second book from him. I liked this book because it was only speaking on how things were.As I've seen some people have had issues and called him a racist. If you really read the book then I would not know why you would call him that.They obviosly missed the point.
Because of his backround i believe that he can unite people within the states and he can also unite America with other countries again.GO OBAMA!
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