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Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces President Obama's reelection campaign against a backdrop of widespread unemployment and a vindictive political climate, offering insights into Mitt Romney's rival campaign and how the race reflected current views about the roles of government and societal values.
Publisher
USA Today
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Americans from across the county are heading to Washington, D.C., to be a witness to history. USA TODAY video journalists follow a number of unique stories to create a rich documentary as Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the 44th president of the United States. The documentary includes perspectives form civil rights leaders, historians and USA TODAY experts to provide context to this historic day."--Container.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.
From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic,...
From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic,...
25) Barack Obama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information."--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"Once a most unlikely candidate, Barack Obamas successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated. Elected as the Iraq War and Great Recession discouraged millions of Americans, Obamas promise of hope revived the national spirit.Had he only saved the economy, Obama would be considered a truly successful president. However he has achieved so much more, against ferocious...
Author
Publisher
Broadside Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"Monica Crowley offers a rollicking, sharp-elbowed tour of the damage caused by Barack Obama's reckless spending and radical political agenda. But she also sets the stage for the inevitable conservative comeback, arguing that the time has come for a revival of the Reaganesque "Happy Warrior' spirit"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
A provocative and lively examination of the meaning of America's first black presidency, by the New York Times-bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop.
Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have shaped Barack Obama’s identity and groundbreaking presidency. How has President Obama dealt publicly with race—as the national traumas of Tamir Rice, Trayvon
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Before Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States, he was a community organizer, civil rights lawyer, and senator. Readers trace his groundbreaking path to the White House and his unique position as the first African American president as they explore main text enhanced with annotated quotes from Obama and those closest to him. In addition, full-color photographs, sidebars, and a comprehensive timeline chronicle the legacy of this...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House comes down to a single, powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence. Both centers of power, tapping brazen innovations over the past three decades, learned how to manufacture it. Until August 2007, when that confidence finally began to crumble. In this gripping and brilliantly reported book, Ron Suskind tells the story of what happened next, as Wall Street struggled to save itself while...
33) Barack Obama
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
360L
Language
English
Description
"In 2009 Barack Obama became the first African-American US president. Engaging photos and easy-to-read-text take readers into his story of becoming the 44th US president. Quick stats, key dates, and bolded glossary terms make it easy to zoom in even deeper."--
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
From two of the best political reporters in the country comes the gripping inside story of the historic 2008 presidential election. In this volume, the authors use their unrivaled access to pull back the curtain on the Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Palin campaigns.
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
p2005
Language
English
Description
"[I]n New York ... Barack Obama learns that his father--a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man--has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey--first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother's family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father's life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance"--Container....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama has amassed an array of outstanding achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse, expanded health insurance to millions who previously could not afford it, negotiated an historic nuclear deal with Iran, helped craft a groundbreaking international...
39) Obama's wars
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shows Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan, and the worldwide fight against terrorism.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
See how and why Washington is not functioning.
Bob Woodward's freshly reported, thirty-five-page Afterword to his national bestseller, The Price of Politics, provides a detailed, often verbatim account of what happened in the dramatic "fiscal cliff" face-off at the end of 2012 between President Obama and the Republicans.
Now it's happening again. In fall 2013, Washington faces a new round of budget and fiscal wars that could derail the American...
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