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Released: June 19, 2012
"Maraniss stresses that Obama's Muslim ancestors encompass only one facet to his complex, fascinating makeup. Another in the author's line of authoritative biographies."
An exhaustive, respectful study of the president's "shattered genealogy," from Kansas to Kenya, Hawaii to Indonesia.
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Released: May 1, 2012
"Another treatment of the extended Obama family that enlightens and deepens the public's understanding of the president."
A burnished look at a difficult, ruptured childhood in Kenya by the president's half sister, older by one year.
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Released: Jan. 10, 2012
"If only the "wrath of Michelle," as it's known, is the worst thing the staffers have to face. It's not, though, and Kantor's fly-on-the-wall view makes illuminating reading for an election year."
A gossipy but mostly meaty look inside the Obama White House, a place less unified than one might expect--or hope.
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Released: Oct. 11, 2011
Every evening, President Obama sits down to read ten letters selected from the 20,000 that arrived in the day's mail. Who are these people, and what are their stories?
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Released: Aug. 16, 2011
"A carefully calculated, sober discussion of why race will continue to haunt American politics."
The bestselling author of Nigger (2002) explores the racial issues surrounding President Obama's election and administration.
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Released: July 12, 2011
"A thorough study of a subject who is hard to pin down--a welcome, evenhanded addition to the lively literature surrounding President Obama's genealogy."
A pioneering, full-scale biography of President Obama's father, a promising but troubled man.
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