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  • Very interesting and very good, strong writing.

    

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• ― Carobookie said on Oct 20, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • Eye-opening, and with much to say, not just about 'race and inheritance', as the subtitle says - but about rural v. urban and westernized v. non-westernized cultural patterns. As humans, we all at some point must both make our own mark within the shadow of a significant parental figure, and learn to ... Continue

    Eye-opening, and with much to say, not just about 'race and inheritance', as the subtitle says - but about rural v. urban and westernized v. non-westernized cultural patterns. As humans, we all at some point must both make our own mark within the shadow of a significant parental figure, and learn to individuate ourselves from that figure. This was a thought provoking work.

    

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• ― Rzmalchie said on Aug 30, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  • Amazing written work about Sen. Obama's life

  • This books is so well written and compelling- and it was done BEFORE he was a US Senator, while he was the Editor of the Harvard Law Review.

    This is a truly insightful book into the life and experiences of Sen. Barack Obama. Anyone and everyone- Democrat or Republican; Black, White, Hispanic, ... Continue

    This books is so well written and compelling- and it was done BEFORE he was a US Senator, while he was the Editor of the Harvard Law Review.

    This is a truly insightful book into the life and experiences of Sen. Barack Obama. Anyone and everyone- Democrat or Republican; Black, White, Hispanic, etc.; EVERYONE should read this book.

    It is an amazing story, and truly insightful into the mind of a very intelligent and intriguing multi-racial individual. It helped me not only understand who Sen. Obama is...but it helped me to better understand myself, and find a way to relate to him and his life through my own life experiences as a multi-racial individual.

    

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• ― Running Fox said on Aug 16, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Not very far into it but I managed to fall asleep while reading it at work and drooled all over my desk. Not necessarily saying anything bad about the book, just saying.. that's my experience so far :)

    ETA - I just couldn't get into this one. So much boringness that I couldn't handle. I di ... Continue

    Not very far into it but I managed to fall asleep while reading it at work and drooled all over my desk. Not necessarily saying anything bad about the book, just saying.. that's my experience so far :)

    ETA - I just couldn't get into this one. So much boringness that I couldn't handle. I didn't get all that far into it though so maybe all the really important stuff was towards the end.

    

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• ― Deanna Kyre said on Apr 30, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| Add your feedback

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  • Because this was written after Obama graduated law school, but before he started his political career, it caries a voice that is much less guarded than one typically expects from a modern day politician. The honesty and emotion in the book is refreshing and welcome. At 445 pages, this is not a sho ... Continue

    Because this was written after Obama graduated law school, but before he started his political career, it caries a voice that is much less guarded than one typically expects from a modern day politician. The honesty and emotion in the book is refreshing and welcome. At 445 pages, this is not a short read, but is captivating and moves quickly.

    

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• ― Bossdog said on Apr 2, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • I don't know why any of my friends would think I would like this book. I hate anything written by political people. The books are generally tripe with a few well chosen historical quotes, stolen from venerable sources.

    While I find Obama to be quite eloquent when speaking, the book was edited ... Continue

    I don't know why any of my friends would think I would like this book. I hate anything written by political people. The books are generally tripe with a few well chosen historical quotes, stolen from venerable sources.

    While I find Obama to be quite eloquent when speaking, the book was edited in a bad way. Although I understand the principle of what he was attempting to communicate, I feel the "PC" police pixied the spirit out of what should have been a good book. Yeah for the editors *sarcasm*.

    

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• ― Freyja's Child said on Oct 5, 2007 | Add your feedback

최초의 흑인 Harvard Law Review의 장인 Obama의 자서전적인 이야기가 담긴 책이다. 백인 어머니와 흑인 아버지 사이에서 태어난 Obama는 하와이에서 어머니 손에 키워졌다. 대학 졸업후 3년간 시카고 남쪽에서 일하다가 아버지의 고향인 케냐로 가면서 자신의 정체성에 대해 생각하게 된다. [예스24 제공]

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