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Barack Obama For Beginners: An Essential Guide is the fastest and most reliable way to get up to speed on the Democratic candidate for Presi... read full description

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Oct 22, 2008
Paul rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Here is a short (and neutral) biography of one of 2008’s Men Who Would be President.

Obama was born in 1961 in Hawaii to a Kenyan father who was studying economics at the University of Hawaii, and a mother who came from strict Kansas Methodist stock. Their marriage lasted only a few years. In 1967, Obama moved to Indonesia when Ann, his mother, married an oil company executive. He attended an elite primary school, and saw firsthand the huge chasm between the average Indonesian and Ame More...
Mar 31, 2009
S rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A good primer, I enjoy the "for beginners" series... Even if I don't always agree with policy/politics, it is hard to resist someone with so much charisma. he's like john travolta.
Jan 24, 2009
Jackie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Good book for children.
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