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Dreams from my father : a story of race and inheritance / Barack Obama.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [S.l.] : Canongate Books Ltd, 2008.Description: 464 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1847670946
  • 9781847670946
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 901 .O23 2008
Online resources: Summary: The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance. Written at the age of thirty-three, "Dreams from my Father" is an unforgettable read. It illuminates not only Obama's journey, but also our universal desire to understand our history, and what makes us the people we are.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Reserve Collection The MUA Library South C campus - Reserve Collection Biographies E 901 .O23 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available Reserve Collection 2008-5099
Reserve Collection The MUA Library South C campus - Fiction & Motivation Biographies E 901 .O23 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Checked out to Janet Mwangi (1000511) Reserve Collection 11/02/2014 2008-4026

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The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many years later, Obama receives a phone call from Nairobi: his father is dead. This sudden news inspires an emotional odyssey for Obama, determined to learn the truth of his father's life and reconcile his divided inheritance. Written at the age of thirty-three, "Dreams from my Father" is an unforgettable read. It illuminates not only Obama's journey, but also our universal desire to understand our history, and what makes us the people we are.

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