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DREAMS FROM MY FATHER A Story of Race and Inheritance

by | Read by Barack Obama

Biography & Memoir • 7.5 hrs. • Abridged • © 1995

Barack Obama, a black man raised by his white mother and grandparents, decided to journey to Kenya to learn more about his African father after receiving news of his death. This memoir is not about his father’s life, but about Obama’s, and he brings that home with an intimate tone rather than that of his public speeches. (His 2004 Democratic Convention keynote address is included at the end.) Throughout the book, the U.S. Senator looks at race from the point of view of someone who has seen and been part of a variety of cultures, and he explains how his perspective shaped his views. The book, written in 1995, before his election to the Illinois Senate, gives listeners a chance to learn more about a young senator who has recently made news by speaking out on the Patriot Act and President Bush’s next Supreme Court nomination. J.A.S. 2006 Spoken Word Grammy Award Winner © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 05]

Trade Ed. • Random House Audio • 2005

CD ISBN 9780739321003 $25.95 • Six CDs

DD ISBN $18.17

 

Library Ed. • Books on Tape • 2005

DD ISBN 9781415941409 $66.50

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Trade Ed. • Random House Audio • 2005

CD ISBN 9780739321003 $25.95 • Six CDs

DD ISBN $18.17

 

Library Ed. • Books on Tape • 2005

DD ISBN 9781415941409 $66.50

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