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THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OFBARACK OBAMA
BY THE EDITORS OF
LIFE MAGAZINE
READ BY RICHARD ALLEN
ABOUT THE AUDIO BOOK:
For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years, culminating with the excitement and fervor of the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention. The unfolding drama of Obama's life and political career is cinematic in scope, and never has it been presented so compellingly. In addition to a powerful array of photographs that were taken by many of the country's greatest photographers (and some that were snapped, in the quiet moments, by Obama family members themselves), this book also includes a Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an incisive narrative biography and original essays by some of our finest writers, including Gay Talese, Charles Johnson, Melissa Fay Greene, Andrei Codrescu, Fay Weldon, Richard Norton Smith, Bob Greene and several others. Many readers will find a new understanding of Obama. All readers will feel that they are bearing witness to a singular, undeniably American story.
ABOUT THE LIFE MAGAZINE EDITORS:
LIFE has long been one of the country's pre-eminent publishers of periodicals and books, and is renowned for its presentation of photography. The editors who bring you THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA are the same who created One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001, also published by Little, Brown, which reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was hailed by The Wall Street Journal as "a thorough and thoughtful telling."
For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his childhood and adolescence to his time as editor of The Harvard Law Review and his Chicago activist years, culminating with the excitement and fervor of the historic 2008 Democratic National Convention. The unfolding drama of Obama's life and political career is cinematic in scope, and never has it been presented so compellingly. In addition to a powerful array of photographs that were taken by many of the country's greatest photographers (and some that were snapped, in the quiet moments, by Obama family members themselves), this book also includes a Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, an incisive narrative biography and original essays by some of our finest writers, including Gay Talese, Charles Johnson, Melissa Fay Greene, Andrei Codrescu, Fay Weldon, Richard Norton Smith, Bob Greene and several others. Many readers will find a new understanding of Obama. All readers will feel that they are bearing witness to a singular, undeniably American story.
ABOUT THE LIFE MAGAZINE EDITORS:
LIFE has long been one of the country's pre-eminent publishers of periodicals and books, and is renowned for its presentation of photography. The editors who bring you THE AMERICAN JOURNEY OF BARACK OBAMA are the same who created One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001, also published by Little, Brown, which reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was hailed by The Wall Street Journal as "a thorough and thoughtful telling."
AN AUDIO BOOK GIVEAWAY
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THREE COPIES OF THIS HISTORICAL
AUDIO BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.
HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, I HAVE
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27 comments:
I have this book and it's just gorgeous - no need to enter me.
Abraham Lincoln. He's always fascinated me.
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Probably any other president, but maybe FDR because he's always fascinated me. I'm sure this is an awesome read, please enter me!
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Hmm, I'd like to see this about Abraham Lincoln.
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I'd say Lydon B. Johnson. Because I know little of him.
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I would like to see a similar book about both Kennedy and Clinton.
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Being Canadian, I don`t know a whole lot about most of the presidents, but one i would be interested in would be Roosevelt.
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There has been so much about Kennedy written so I think I'd like to see a book like this about Clinton
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I'd like to see a book like this on Gerald Ford!!
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I would like to see an audio book produced about JFK and Bill Clinton.
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I think a book about former President Ronald Reagan would be interesting.
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I would like to see one about President Reagan.
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I think that there has been no where near enough done about president Jimmy Carter. Please do more about him; he is very deserving. polo-puppy-fluffyAThotmail *dot* com
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Either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush. Thanks for the giveaway.
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I'd like to see a similar book about JFK.
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I would have to say I would like to see a book like this about Former President Ronald Reagan, as well as one about Former President Bill Clinton. Thanks for the entry
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Count me in.
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I liked Bill Clinton so he would be interesting to read about.
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I would say Bill Clinton too~Thanks for the chance to win :-)
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I would like an Audiobook about Abraham Lincoln
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Bill Clinton!
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