This is the first book written by President Elect Barack Obama.

From Publishers Weekly
Elected the first black president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama was offered a book contract, but the intellectual journey he planned to recount became instead this poignant, probing memoir of an unusual life. Born in 1961 to a white American woman and a black Kenyan student, Obama was reared in Hawaii by his mother and her parents, his father having left for further study and a return home to Africa. So Obama's not-unhappy youth is nevertheless a lonely voyage to racial identity, tensions in school, struggling with black literature?with one month-long visit when he was 10 from his commanding father. After college, Obama became a community organizer in Chicago. He slowly found place and purpose among folks of similar hue but different memory, winning enough small victories to commit himself to the work?he's now a civil rights lawyer there. Before going to law school, he finally visited Kenya; with his father dead, he still confronted obligation and loss, and found wellsprings of love and attachment. Obama leaves some lingering questions?his mother is virtually absent?but still has written a resonant book. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.
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This is the second book by America's first African American President Barack Obama.

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by US Senator and president-elect Barack Obama. In the fall of 2006, it became number one on both the New York Times and Amazon.com bestsellers lists after being endorsed by Oprah Winfrey the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the Presidency.

"Value your education; volunteer, mentor advocate and participate. Be fair, be open to diverse ideas, and maintain good humor and a sense of integrity. Don't sell yourself short - but don't take yourself too seriously. Above all: do well, no matter what." Certainly words to live by or to follow. They belong to Lorene King, an academic skills specialist at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, just one of 126 local African-American professionals living in Peoria and who are profiled in this book, published by Illinois Central College.

Black Letter Law publication just keeps getting bigger and better! This is a 280 page publication with 13 sections, providing profiles of the country's most successful Black lawyers. Put together by Debo Nwauzu, this is an excellent book for people wishing to enter the legal profession. As it provides you, with profiles of lawyers, judges and civil servants, whose backgrounds inspire and motivate you to be successful in law.

This eagerly awaited book is the first real insight into racing's hottest property that describes how racing phenomenon Lewis Hamilton becomes the first black racer to penetrate the heady heights of the most glamorous of sporting arenas. While other books regurgitate what many readers already know about the new F1 star, sports author Brian Belton has written a book that cuts deep into the world of motor racing. Unlike others, Belton does not shy away from analysing the place of a black driver in a very white sport, exploring his motivations and strategy as a racer and a man and how the Hertfordshire Hurricane has lit up the Grand Prix universe for a whole new public that he now promises to be one of the greatest names in British motor sport history, creating possibilities for many who would not dared to dream they even had a chance of living the dream.

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This book is designed for use by children between the ages of 7 - 16. It covers the topic of Black Scientists and Inventors. It contains biographies of notable black scientists and inventors from the UK, America, the Caribbean and Africa, Questions, a Timeline of Scientists and Inventors, a Glossary and a Bibliography for further reading. This book will help the pupil to develop their skills in reading, comprehension, maths, history and science.

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This book is the second in a series of motivational, educational textbooks that seek to assist children aged 7-16 with their English, Maths, History, Geography and Science using biographies of 10 scientists and inventors, including Cuthbert Dutiro, inventor of an environmentally friendly material for use in building roofs, Pauline Straker-Rodgers who wins awards all over the world for her beautiful porcelain dolls, Dr. Philip Emeagwali inventor of an incredibly fast supercomputer, a world record in 1989. George Washington-Carver inventor of over 300 products from peanuts, soy bean and sweet potatoes.

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This book is the second in a series of motivational, educational textbooks that seek to assist children aged 7-16 with their English, Maths, History, Geography and Science.

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A fascinating introduction to the lives, ideas, exploits, andachievements of the people who helped make theCaribbean the place it is today. Pupils are introduced topeople as diverse as freedom fighters, politicians,visionaries, intellectuals, writers, artists, musicians, andsportspeople. Clear and accessible, the book hasphotos and portraits so readers can put faces tofamous names and understand history and eventswith a human context.This book will inform, educate,and inspire young people from all backgrounds -and can form the basis for further project work.