DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Signed and inscribed by President Barack Obama.

Obama, Barack

ISBN 10: 1400082773 / ISBN 13: 9781400082773

Published by Three Rivers Press, New York, NY, 2004

xviii, 442 pages of text, followed by [i] page of biography. Paperback binding in nearly new condition. Signed and inscribed on the title page in the lower margin "To Charles - Best wishes! [signed[ Barack Obama." The president had first written "Stella" and "Dr." which are crossed out. Included is an apology note (for the name confusion) handwritten and signed by Madhuri Kommareddi. Includes the original padded mailing envelope sent from the president's Washington DC office. The text is clean and unmarked. Revised edition, containing new material. Stated on copyright page "1st pbk. ed." and with a full number line beginning with the numeral "1" indicating it is a first printing of the first revised edition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 020141

Synopsis:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS

In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class, and race” (The Washington Post Book World).
 
“Quite extraordinary.”—Toni Morrison 
 
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.
 
Praise for Dreams from My Father
 
“Beautifully crafted . . . moving and candid . . . This book belongs on the shelf beside works like James McBride’s The Color of Water and Gregory Howard Williams’s Life on the Color Line as a tale of living astride America’s racial categories.”—Scott Turow
 
“Provocative . . . Persuasively describes the phenomenon of belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither.”—The New York Times Book Review
  
“Obama’s writing is incisive yet forgiving. This is a book worth savoring.”—Alex Kotlowitz, author of There Are No Children Here
 
“One of the most powerful books of self-discovery I’ve ever read, all the more so for its illuminating insights into the problems not only of race, class, and color, but of culture and ethnicity. It is also beautifully written, skillfully layered, and paced like a good novel.”—Charlayne Hunter-Gault, author of In My Place
 
“Dreams from My Father is an exquisite, sensitive study of this wonderful young author’s journey into adulthood, his search for community and his place in it, his quest for an understanding of his roots, and his discovery of the poetry of human life. Perceptive and wise, this book will tell you something about yourself whether you are black or white.”—Marian Wright Edelman

About the Author: Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and the New York Times bestselling author of Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope, and A Promised Land. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

Bibliographic Details

Title: DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A Story of Race and ...
Publisher: Three Rivers Press, New York, NY
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Near fine condition
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First revised edition.
Book Type: Book