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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Canongate Books Ltd
Publication date September 6, 2007
Pages 442
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781847670915
ISBN-10 1847670911
Dimensions 1.25 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight 1.05 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $22.90
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Written at the age of 33, this memoir is about Barack Obama, son of a black African father and a white American mother who describes the search for meaning in his life as a black American. It begins in New York where Barack learns that his father is killed in a car accident and this incident inspires him to travel in search of his family's roots.
Editions
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Paperback
Book cover for 9781847670915
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Canongate Books Ltd (September 6, 2007)
9781847670915 | details & prices | 442 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $22.90
This edition also contains Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
About: Written at the age of 33, this memoir is about Barack Obama, son of a black African father and a white American mother who describes the search for meaning in his life as a black American.
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780739321003
 
Abridged edition from Random House (May 10, 2005)
9780739321003 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $25.95
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780307383419 Book cover for 9780739325766 Book cover for 9780812923438
 
Reprint edition from Crown Pub (January 9, 2007)
9780307383419 | details & prices | 457 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $25.95
About: The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (April 4, 2006)
9780739325766 | details & prices | 691 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 2.50 lbs | List price $27.00
About: The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.
from Times Books (August 1, 1995)
9780812923438 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $23.00
About: The son of a Black African father and white American mother discusses his divided ancestry and his place in America's racial society, analyzing the quest for his own racial identity
Paperback
Book cover for 9780739328194 Book cover for 9781400082773 Book cover for 9781568361628 Book cover for 9781847670915
 
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (April 29, 2008)
9780739328194 | details & prices | 691 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $25.95
About: In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Canongate Books Ltd (September 6, 2007)
9781847670915 | details & prices | 442 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $22.90
This edition also contains Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
About: Written at the age of 33, this memoir is about Barack Obama, son of a black African father and a white American mother who describes the search for meaning in his life as a black American.
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (August 31, 2004)
9781400082773 | details & prices | 448 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.00
About: The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.
Reprint edition from Kodansha Amer Inc (August 1, 1996)
9781568361628 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $15.00
About: The son of a black African and a white American, the author traces the history of his parents' migrations, his own odyssey from Africa to America and back, and his journey of self-discovery, spanning racial divides, continents, and generations.
Miscellaneous
Book cover for 9780307394125
 
from Crown Pub (January 9, 2007)
9780307394125 | details & prices | List price $14.95
Prebinding
Book cover for 9781417666454
 
from Turtleback Books (August 1, 2004)
9781417666454 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $28.20
About: The son of an African father and white American mother discusses his childhood in Hawaii, his struggle to find his identity as an African American, and his life accomplishments.

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