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Audiobooks. Autobiographies. Autobiography Biographies. biography memoir Nonfiction.Obioma, Chigozie
Summary: "A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso. His life is set off course when he sees a woman who is about to jump off a bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, he hurls two of his prized chickens off the bridge. The woman, Ndali, is stopped in her tracks. Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but she is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC OBIObama, Michelle.
Summary: In April 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama planted a kitchen garden on the White House's South Lawn. It is a garden with roots in the American past, stretching back to George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, but it is also a garden very much designed for America's future. As fresh vegetables, fruit, and herbs sprouted from the ground, this White House Kitchen Garden inspired a new...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2012
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Obama, Barack.
Summary: Outlines Obama's plan to effect political change in the event of his election, exploring his strategies to revive the economy, create a sound economic future, rebuild America's image abroad, and promote core American values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2008
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 ObamaObama, Barack.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2004
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: 973 ObamaObama, Michelle
Summary: "Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAObama, Barack
Summary: "In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both hispolitical education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAObama, Barack.
Summary: Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.04 OBAObama, Barack.
Summary: "In this tender, beautiful letter to his daughters, President Barack Obama has written a moving tribute to thirteen groundbreaking Americans and the ideals that have shaped our nation. From the artistry of Georgia O'Keeffe, to the courage of Jackie Robinson, to the patriotism of George Washington, President Obama sees the traits of these heroes within his own children, and within all of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2010
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE FIC OBAObama, Michelle
Summary: In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2018
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 OBAHaygood, Wil
Summary: When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.92 HAYHeilemann, John
Summary: From two of the best political reporters in the country comes the gripping inside story of the historic 2008 presidential election.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2010