Barack Obama
Nato: August 04, 1961 – Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Barack Obama is an American political memoirist, public thinker, and former president whose writing centers on identity, democracy, and civic leadership. His notable books include Dreams from My Father, The Audacity of Hope, and A Promised Land. He served as the 44th U.S. president and received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.
Biografia e Percorso dell'Autore
Barack Obama’s path as a writer and public figure began in a life shaped by movement, study, and civic work rather than by literary institutions alone. Born in Honolulu on August 4, 1961, to a Kenyan father and a mother from Kansas, he came of age with an unusually broad sense of America and belonging. He attended Occidental College, graduated from Columbia University in 1983, and then moved to Chicago, where his work as a community organizer on the South Side became the first major turning point in his adult life. That experience linked biography to public service. He later entered Harvard Law School, where he became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review, then returned to Chicago to teach constitutional law and remain active in community and voter-registration work. ((https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/president-barack-obama))
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The Audacity of Hope
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A Promised Land
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The Audacity of Hope
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A Promised Land
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Obama's candid memoir explores his journey from community organizer to president, offering intimate reflections on leadership and democracy.
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Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
Two American icons explore identity, race, and the nation's future through candid conversations and rare archival material.
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"Barack Obama knows how to tell a good story"
— Time
"Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy"
— Nobel Prize
"Barack Obama’s A Promised Land is as extraordinary and unusual as the man himself"
— Fred Kaplan
"Barack Obama is an excellent writer"
— Columbia Journalism Review
"Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come"
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Barack Obama is exactly who he says he is"
— Michelle Obama
"Barack Obama’s new memoir A Promised Land is unlike any other presidential autobiography"
— Michiko Kakutani
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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