Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

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.

Pictured in lefthand photograph on cover: Habiba Akumu Hussein and Barack Obama, Sr. (President Obama's paternal grandmother and his father as a young boy). Pictured in righthand photograph on cover: Stanley Dunham and Ann Dunham (President Obama's maternal grandfather and his mother as a young girl). more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-28-2009; Stories of Old; This is an excellent thought provoking book. I cannot seem to stop thinking when reading this book about conversations in the past I have had with my family members and this can prove to be slightly depressing.This book is excellent and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-28-2009; A thoughtful book by a thoughtful man.; It's an entirely too soon to tell what kind of President Barack Obama will be but we do know that he's a remarkably talented politician. This book suggests that he may be an equally talented writer. Its hard to think of another...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-27-2009; Loved this book!; Whether or not you are an Obama fan, I recommend you read this book. He did not write this book to promote himself. It evolved as an exploration of culture and its impact upon each person. I loved this book because it gave me insights...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-26-2009; Coming of Age; In the Introduction, Barack Obama downplays his writing ability and storytelling in this book that is best described as a memoir. In doing this to his writing, he does a tremendous disservice to himself. Unlike many memoirs, "Dreams...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-28-2009; Stories of Old; This is an excellent thought provoking book. I cannot seem to stop thinking when reading this book about conversations in the past I have had with my family members and this can prove to be slightly depressing.This book is excellent and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-12-2008; insight into Obama; perhaps only those who have experienced some degree of prejudice will truly appreciate this ? It is a revealing portion of the life of Obama. He is a good writer and from this you can learn he is INDEED a good "organizer"...got a used...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-29-2008; Obama is a Liar; This book is a "spin" piece released well in advance of Obama's political career to lay the groundwork: the BS myth was already well in place when he decided to run. Now we know the TRUTH: That he was born in Kenya, not Hawaii (two cases...; read full review | report as inappropriate