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RRP: $39.95
Publication date: 02/03/2009
ISBN: 9781921520624
Extent: 6 CDs
Format: Audio
Categories: Autobiography, Politics

About the Author

Barack Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961. In his early twenties he found his vocation working among poor communities on the south side of Chicago. Later he went to law school at Harvard University, where he became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. In 1995 he published his memoir Dreams from My Father, which became a bestseller soon after it was reissued in 2004. After returning to Chicago, he was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996.

Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and later that year he was elected to the US Senate. His second book, The Audacity of Hope, was published in 2006 and became an immediate bestseller. In November 2008 Senator Obama beat John McCain to become the 44th President of the United States of America. He is married to Michelle, with whom he has two daughters, Sasha and Malia.

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UK & Comm. ex-ANZ: Canongate Books

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Grammy Award Winner for best spoken album 2006

In this 6-CD set, the 44th President of the United States of America reads from his bestselling memoir. His is a voice that has captivated not just American voters, but the world. Listen to Dreams from My Father and you will be deeply moved.