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Obama: The Historic Journey
From the paper of record, the incredible journey of President Barack Obama up to and including the inauguration, with beautiful four-color photos and stellar storytelling, packaged by Callaway.
This is the remarkable story of Barack Obama's journey to the White House, as told by the greatest cultural recorders in the world, the staff of "The New York Times." Fro...more
This is the remarkable story of Barack Obama's journey to the White House, as told by the greatest cultural recorders in the world, the staff of "The New York Times." Fro...more
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published
February 16th 2009
by Callaway Adult
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It is well documented that the election of 2008 captured the profound interest and imagination of the U.S. and the world in ways that had not been seen in over 40 years. Legions of followers witnessed every nuance from the caucuses of Iowa to the historical impact of Inauguration Day. `Obama: The Historic Journey' (Callaway/New York Times) captures every step along the way in magnificent detail in both it's large format photographs and insightful writings that allow readers to re-live moments fr...more
This is a coffee table book. The cover is that iconic shot of Barack and Michelle walking right after the inauguration. There are a bunch of essays by people including Frank Rich, Caroline Kennedy, Paul Krugman, and Maureen Dowd and it includes the inaugural address, the speech at the 2004 DNConvention, and the speech on race. In other words, it is terrific :).
I want to buy it, I want to gift it to others, and I want my libraries to ALL own it. Fabulous.
I want to buy it, I want to gift it to others, and I want my libraries to ALL own it. Fabulous.
Note:I received this to review for a "blog book tour" and they are expecting me to rave about it. Not raving will probably cost me an Amazon gift certificate. :/
This is a coffee table book of fabulous photographs, with a text that is supposed to be a "young reader's edition". If by that you mean that a teen could read this, or one of the billion brilliant 6 year olds out there, fine. It will hold adults attention too--probably more than the book it is based on. ...more
This is a coffee table book of fabulous photographs, with a text that is supposed to be a "young reader's edition". If by that you mean that a teen could read this, or one of the billion brilliant 6 year olds out there, fine. It will hold adults attention too--probably more than the book it is based on. ...more
A picture book for grown-ups. The editors of the New York Times did a beautiful job compiling the most stunning photographs captured by their superb photojournalists and integrating them with commentary. I especially loved how they included complete transcripts of Obama's signature speeches. It is a wonderful documentation of this momentous time in our nation's history.
From Ava's mom: We received this book when my daughter was 7 and very interested in the political elections going on at the time. Two years later, it is still one of her favorite books. It's very informative and fun to read. While some of the text is a little advanced, she has learned quite a bit from this book just by reading the text that accompanies the graphics. Now that she's progressing in her reading skills, she's reading the actual content of the chapters rather than just the small parag...more
Beautiful book with wonderful photographs. I "read" mainly the captions! A series of articles and editorials on the election and candidacy of Obama - it also includes Obama's major speeches and views of his wife and close advisors. Enjoyable to look through.
I normally skim the text in books with such lush photography, but believe me, the whole package is worthy. I spent a couple of hours reading this, crying all over again like I did during the election. Good times.
This is a lushly photographed book.
I remember that day well, and Thank God George W. Bush was finally removed from the international stage.
I remember that day well, and Thank God George W. Bush was finally removed from the international stage.
I definitely want to own this. I have to see how much I have left on my Tattered Cover gift card.
I might like Obama all that much, but the photographs in this book are amazing!
I thought this book was interesting--
Really attractive, full of pictures and interesting information. Got it for my 6-year-old, but my husband keeps taking it.
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