Barack Obama

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A short biography of Barack Obama, the first African-American president-elect. (more)

A short biography of Barack Obama, the first African-American president-elect. (less)

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Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organ... (more)

Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organizer and lawyer, and his election as the forty-four president in 2009. (less)

Highlights the life and political career of the forty-fourth president of the United States. (more)

Highlights the life and political career of the forty-fourth president of the United States. (less)

Learn about the life of the 44th President of the United States in this updated biography of Barack Obama, specially wri... (more)

Learn about the life of the 44th President of the United States in this updated biography of Barack Obama, specially written for a younger audience. (less)

Presents the life and achievements of Barack Obama, from his childhood to his life as President of the United States. (more)

Presents the life and achievements of Barack Obama, from his childhood to his life as President of the United States. (less)

This biography introduces readers to Obama's extraordinary story, including significant moments from his youth. Even bef... (more)

This biography introduces readers to Obama's extraordinary story, including significant moments from his youth. Even before his presidency, Obama accomplished amazing things, such as becoming the first African American president of the Harvard Review. (less)

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth pr... (more)

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president of the United States. (less)

As the first African American United States president, Barack Obama broke down barriers and led others to make a differe... (more)

As the first African American United States president, Barack Obama broke down barriers and led others to make a difference. Learn more about his road to the White House and how he plans to keep making a difference! (less)

Briefly, examines the childhood, education, adulthood, and presidency of the first African-American president in U.S. hi... (more)

Briefly, examines the childhood, education, adulthood, and presidency of the first African-American president in U.S. history. (less)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Barack Obama. Intended for students in kindergarten thro... (more)

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Barack Obama. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher"-- (less)

Profiles the life and career of Barack Obama. (more)

Profiles the life and career of Barack Obama. (less)

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth p... (more)

A thorough, illustrated biography discussing the childhood, career, family, and election of Barack Obama, forty-fourth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension. The United States Presidents series chronicles the lives of our nation's leaders, including some of the most famous figures in American history. Each book tells the fascinating story of a single president, from childhood and early life to the presidency and beyond. Additional sections explain the branches of government, the Electoral College, the White House, and the various presidential perks. Exploring the lives and times of our presidents gives readers an inside look at the personalities, key developments, and important events that have shaped our nation's history. (less)

The race to decide the Democratic candidate for the 2008 elections was, by anyone's standards, a stirring moment in hist... (more)

The race to decide the Democratic candidate for the 2008 elections was, by anyone's standards, a stirring moment in history. For the first time, an African American was running against a woman, for the chance to become the President of the United States. Regardless of the result, the winner would make history if voted into office. After a long, protracted battle, Hillary Clinton conceded defeat and even promised to help Obama in his quest to become the first African American President of the United States. Barack Obama - His Story charts his meteoric rise through the political minefield that is the US Senate, while also showing a more personal side to the man adored by Oprah Winfrey and many other celebrities who have helped fund his campaign. Born in Hawaii in 1961, his mother married twice, relocating the family to Indonesia to live with her second husband when Obama was 6 years old. She sent her 10 year old son to live with his grandparents in Hawaii, hoping that he will receive a better education there, and he did, although as he grew into his teens he began to question his identity more and more. He graduated from Columbia University in 1985 with a BA in Political Science, and moved to Chicago where he helped establish a job network and tenant's rights advocacy for the underprivileged. In 1988 he was accepted into Harvard Law, and in two years would be elected President of the Harvard Law Review. He was as successful in his personal life as he had been in his academic endeavors, marrying lawyer Michelle Johnson, whom he says could beat him in any political campaign, easily. He credits his wife; his mother and personal friend Regina in helping him understand gender politics. In 1996 Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate, a position he would hold throughout two further election years - 1998 and 2002. He suffered his first political defeat during this time, being outvoted 2-1 in a bid to join the House of Representatives. He took this loss in his stride, vowing to learn from the experience. In a key note address during the Democratic Convention in July of 2004 he said "I owe a debt to all those who came before me, and that in no other country on Earth would my story even be possible". Now the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, he has the chance to write his story into the annals of American History. (less)

Barack Obama will always have the distinction of being the first African American to be elected President of the United ... (more)

Barack Obama will always have the distinction of being the first African American to be elected President of the United States, securing his place as one of the most recognized political Icons in the world. How he accomplished this is an incredible story. From his earliest days working as a advocate for poor people in Chicago, where he established a tenant's rights organization, to becoming the first black president of the Harvard Law magazine; through his battle in the campaign for the presidency, and all the way to the steps of the White House, Barack Obama insists that he has never forgotten his roots, and, today, he still lists social reform as one of his chief concerns. (less)

Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his stud... (more)

Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president. (less)