Dreams from My Father

By FERNANDO MIRANDA MURO, EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN, EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN, Barack Obama, Canongate

Subjects: Racial discrimination, Mulâtres, Racism, Famille, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Presidents, 973/.0405967625009/0092 b, Métis, Enfance et jeunesse, Mengbloeden, African americans, Identiteit, African americans, biography, African Americans, Obama, barack, Biographies, Nonfiction, Racismo, Reading Level-Grade 12, Racisme, Large type books, New York Times bestseller, Reading Level-Grade 9, Politique et gouvernement, Biografía, Obama, barack, 1961-, Personas mestiza, African americans--biography, Rassenverhoudingen, Portuguese language materials, Discrimination, nyt:hardcover-nonfiction=2008-11-23, Rasism, Parlementaires noirs américains, Présidents, Race identity, Racism--united states, Reading Level-Grade 8, Biografi, Racisim, Racially mixed people--united states--biography, Reading Level-Grade 7, États-Unis, Candidats à la présidence, Afro-amerikaner, [biographie], Diskriminering av afro-amerikaner, Reading Level-Grade 11, Relations raciales, Rassendiscriminatie, Racially mixed people, Élection (2008), Relations interethniques, African-American Studies, Reading Level-Grade 10, United states, race relations, Afronorteamericanos, Noirs américains, E185.97.o23 a3 2004, Relaciones raciales, Race relations, 71.62 ethnic relations (sociology)

Description: Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama's remarkable memoir. 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, long before Obama had thoughts of a political career, 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.