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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Contributor(s): Obama, Barack (Author), Obama, Barack (Read by)

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 ISBN: 0739321005     ISBN-13: 9780739321003
Publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group
OUR PRICE: $22.06  

Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2005
* Out of Print *

Annotation: Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention!
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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.52" W x 6.42" L (0.41 lbs) 6 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Abridged, Price on Product
Awards: Grammy Awards (Spoken Word), Winner, Spoken Word Album, 2005
Review Citations: Black Issues Book Review 07/01/2006 pg. 17
 
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Publisher Description:
Includes the senator's speech from the 2004 Democratic National Convention

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.
 
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