The American Journey of Barack Obama

Beautiful book, regardless of political views!

Perfect for : Personal reading, Gift book, Great coffee table/office book

In a nutshell: This is an absolutely beautiful book. The pictures are wonderfully candid and bright, and the information contained within the book gives us some wonderful information on the life of our soon-to-be 44th President of the United States. With an inspirational foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the book starts by allowing readers to see Obama's family tree, showing an impressive seven half-brothers and half-sisters! We then get to see photos (and read information) of his family, his childhood, his school years, and his early career and his entry into politics. As readers, we also get the opportunity to see him as a boy, a man, a teacher, a husband, a father, a politician, etc. This is a wonderful look at a fascinating life. There is no doubt that readers will learn a lot about our 44th President, and they will get to see the many sides of Barack Obama!

My Review:
This is a beautiful book, which contains a multitude of pictures and facts about the 44th President of the United States. It was a joy to leaf through the pages of the book, pausing to read the captions of the pictures, or the information contained on the pages. Regardless of your political views, this is an interesting book, which I certainly recommend!

Characters: As a non-fiction book, the "characters" are Barack Obama and his family. We get to have a candid look at his life growing up, and as an adult. We also get to learn tidbits of the rest of his family, making his story that much more interesting.

Story-Line: This is the story of Barack Obama's life. It is amazing in that his father is from Kenya, and he has had to work hard to achieve his accomplishments.

Readability: The information in the book is easy to read, and broken up into a great time-line with lots of pictures. The pictures within the book are amazing, and fun to look through.

Overall: I highly recommend this book. It is a beautiful representation of an amazing life. Regardless of your political views, this is a wonderful way to gain some insight into the life of the 44th President of the United States. I particularly loved the photographs of him with his wife and/or girls. He seems to be a wonderful family man. This book would be a great addition to a personal book collection, as well as a professional/business collection (why not put a copy in your office or lobby?).

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Perfect for teach future generations

This is a good collectible to pull out to teach your grand kids why you do not vote for someone who has no experiece and clue what they are doing.

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Horrible

I dont know how people can read this

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I LOVED THE MAGIZINE BECAUSE I READ TO MY TEACHER SHE LOVE D THE PART WHEN HE WAS PICKEED AS PRESIDENT OBAMA LETS SING THE SONG CALLED OBAMA OBAMA HILLARY DIDINT BET OBAMA BECAUSE HES BLACK SHE DIDINT WIN BACUSE SHE WASNT DOMINCANA REBOUBLIC

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Excellent read

Excellent read

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Great Photographic compilation of our President's American journey

I would highly recommend this book as an addition to a select number of choices taking the reader on a visual as well as descriptive journey of a great figure and role model.

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This is a great coffee table book to have in your home.

The photographs in this book were great. The foreword was very sincere and informative. It gives a very good look into the life of our new President.

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Wonderful

I purchased this book along with others of President Barack Obama and i am truly happy with its contents. I will keep this book close to my heart and on my table for all to see. Some of the photos i have seen before in books but that is OK, now i have them all in 1 book.

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A Keeper!

This is an important addition to my collection of books, DVDs, etc., documenting the rise of this phenomenal figure in our country's history. I purchased several for gifts for friends and family. It is indeed "A Keeper" in my personal library.

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His Journey Has Just Begun

As one would expect with a LIFE publication, this coffee table book contains many excellent photographs of its subject. It was published after Obama won the Democratic nomination, but before the election results were known. We see Barack Obama in his youth; in Hawaii; at Harvard; with his family, immediate and extended, in the U.S. and in Kenya; at work and at play. The text gives us background biographical details about his life and complicated family history. It is certainly not an in-depth look at the politician or the man, but was a comfortable, pleasing read for the eve of his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States. It has the feel of a souvenir. The best part of the text are several essays on specific topics---race, faith, the world's view of Obama---by well-known writers including Gay Talese, Bob Greene, Nancy Gibbs, and my personal favorite, Andrei Codrescu who discusses immigration from his own unique perspective . Some of the photos are spoiled, in my opinion, by being spread over two pages. I would rather have had them reproduced on a single page to avoid that spinal crease through the center.

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Timely

"The American Journey of Barack Obama" is excellent and relevant! It detailed some of the controversial things in his campaign and destroyed a lot of myths before they got started...like how he entered politics, his role as editor/reviewer of the "Harvard Law Review" and a general tenacity to be the best of multiple worlds without insulting others. "The American Journey of Barack Obama" is highly recommended, definitely deserving of 5 stars and greater because it was published before the election. This book has universal appeal to inform!

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