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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Barack Obama |
| Material Type: | Biography, Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Barack Obama |
| ISBN: | 9781847673527 184767352X |
| OCLC Number: | 570058149 |
| Notes: | Title from eBook information screen. Originally published: New York : Times Books, c1995. With new introd. and text from keynote address to the Democratic Convention, 2004. This edition appears without the keynote address to the Democratic Convention, 2004. |
| Details: | Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 475 KB). |
| Responsibility: | Barack Obama. |
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* This may be the best-written memoir ever produced by an American politician. -- Joe Klein Time * A remarkable story, beautifully told. -- Robert McCrum Observer * Whatever else people expect from a politician, it's not usually a beautifully written personal memoir steeped in honesty. Barack Obama has produced one. -- Oona King The Times * 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. -- Candace Allen Independent * It is an almost illicit pleasure to be reading the unspun memories of a man who may yet become president of the US. Guardian * This book is simply justified, whatever its long-term political significance may or may not be, as a rich and rewarding read Herald * ...it is 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. -- Elaine Moore Financial Times 20071103 * [Obama] writes with candour about racism, bigotry and hardship, but always there is a sense of wisdom - you feel you are in the presence of a very mature man ... You will not fail to be moved by Obama's warmth and humility. Good Book Guide 20080501 * 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. -- Colin Waters Sunday Herald 20080601 * 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. -- Simon Jenkins Sunday Times 20080615 * Because he held to the good and transcended the bad, in Obama's genesis millions of us will find hope ... his search to know and forgive his absent Kenyan father holds lessons for us all. Especially in relative terms, his clear prose is refreshing. -- Ross Leckie The Times 20080614 * Worthy of attention in its own right ... his prose is both vivid and engrossing. New Nation * The only politician's life I have read that made me cry ... elegant and surprising prose as well as a solid personal statement. -- Ian Kelly The Times 20080703 * It's touching, revealing, brave and generous ... unprecedentedly well written for any politician. Evening Standard 20080630 * Obama is a subtle writer, with an extraordinary breadth of vision. -- Margaret Elphinstone Sunday Herald 20081130 * This memoir displays great intelligence and humility ... and proves a rewarding read. Beyond 20081201 * The book that revealed Barack Obama as not just an ambitious politician but also as an eloquent writer and deep thinker. -- Erica Wagner The Times 20091114 * A touchstone for future politicians. -- Philip Womack Daily Telegraph 20091114 * A memoir recounting Barack Obama's humble political beginnings and search for racial identity that relies on eloquence, rhapsodic prose and powerful, soul-stirring emotion as a crutch. Easily one of the top three Barack Obama memoirs of all time! The Onion Read more...
