Books About Obama

by Peter Firstbrook

Firstbrook’s account complements Obama’s own, though it is of much more limited appeal. Full review >

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by Edward McClelland

An engaging overview of the president’s early political education. Full review >

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by Hendrik Hertzberg

The perfect book with which to recall and appreciate the significance of Obama’s journey to the White House. Full review >

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by Jabari Asim

An alert, thoroughly readable assessment of a candidacy that seemed unlikely only to those who weren’t paying attention. Full review >

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by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Robert T. Barrett

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by Nikki Grimes & illustrated by Bryan Collier

Still, of the three candidates’ picture-book biographies out this season, this stands as the one most likely to communicate... Full review >

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by Barack Obama

At its best, despite an occasional lack of analysis, this affecting study of self-definition perceptively reminds us that... Full review >

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