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303) The choice 2012
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A journey into the places, people, and decisive moments that made presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Extensive research and numerous interviews reveal new details and fresh insights about the two candidates.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Obama's Guantánamo: Stories from an Enduring Prison describes President Obama's failure to close America's enduring offshore detention center, as he had promised to do within his first year in office, and the costs of that failure for those imprisoned there. Like its predecessor, Guantánamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law, Obama's Guantánamo consists of accounts from lawyers who have not only represented detainees, but also served...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"As a candidate in 2008, Barack Obama distanced himself from same-sex marriage, saying he believed marriage was "a sacred union" between a man and a woman. In 2012, he did just the opposite, proclaiming it was "important" for him to affirm the right of same-sex couples to marry. This dramatic about-face put the most powerful man in the world at the front of the battle for gay rights, giving LGBT Americans and their advocates an invaluable ally in...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Threshold Editions/Mercury Ink hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Is Obama working to fulfill the dreams of Frank Marshall Davis, a card-carrying member of the Communist Party USA? That question has been impossible to answer, since Davis's writings and relationship with Obama have either been deliberately obscured or dismissed as irrelevant. With Paul Kengor's work, Americans can finally weigh the evidence and decide for themselves.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
O'Reilly offers a detailed examination of how the decisions President Obama is making, the programs he is championing, and the support and opposition he is getting from others will ultimately impact everyday Americans. He backs up his analyses with behind-the-scenes information culled from campaign interviews with Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, as well as details of his confrontations with Congressman Barney Frank and others.
308) Inauguration Day
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Language
English
Description
Spider-Man has a series of adventures on the day of Barack Obama's inauguration as President of the United States.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan gives readers a compelling and personal behind-the-scenes look at race relations in contemporary America from the epicenter of American power and policy making--the White House, her beat since 1997. On behalf of the American Urban Radio Networks, and through her "Fabric of America" news blog, she delivers her readership and listeners (millions of African Americans and close to 300 radio affiliates)...
Author
Series
Great hero volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of America's 44th President in graphic novel form. Young readers can follow along with the future president as he fends off bullies, excels at school and even makes friends with Tata-- a surprise that awaits him in Indonesia! Read how you too, can dream, succeed and achieve your goals! Dreams can come true
314) Who is Barack Obama?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The chronology and themes of President Barack Obama's inspirational life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and work of one of the most influential leaders of our time"--
317) Believer
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
The great strategist who masterminded Obama's historic election campaigns opens up about his years as a young journalist, political consultant, and ultimately senior adviser to the president. The man behind some of the greatest political changes of the last decade, David Axelrod has devoted a lifetime to questioning political certainties and daring to bring fresh thinking into the political landscape.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A parody featuring the continuing adventures of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who as time-traveling superheroes guided by Samuel L. Jackson, are transported to the past in order to change history for the better following the 2016 presidential election.
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