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Audiobooks Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Friends and associates Obama, Barack Political and social views Politics and government Presidents United States Biography Presidents United States Election 2012 United States United States Foreign relations 2009- United States Politics and government 2009-Alter, Jonathan.
Summary: A narrative thriller about the battle royale surrounding Barack Obama's quest for a second term amid widespread joblessness and one of the most poisonous political climates in American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 ALTHalperin, Mark
Summary: The authors of the best-selling Game Change present an account of the 2012 presidential election that draws on hundreds of insider interviews to illuminate what the election meant to both parties, covering such topics as the dramatic Republican nomination fight, the rise and fall of Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's Election Day triumph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324.973 HALTodd, Chuck
Summary: Presents a behind-the-scenes narrative of President Obama's first term that explores how his pre-presidency status as a Washington outsider has been both an advantage and disadvantage and how his decisions are setting the stage for future politics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 TODChait, Jonathan
Summary: "Jonathan Chait ... digs deep into Obama's record on major policy fronts-- economics, the environment, domestic reform, health care, race, foreign policy, and civil rights-- to demonstrate why history will judge our forty-fourth president as among the greatest in history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House, an imprint of William Morrow 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 CHAMann, Jim
Summary: An analysis of the events, ideas, and conflicts that have defined the Obama administration's foreign policy explores the struggles to enact coherent and effective policies at a time of global turmoil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 MANCorn, David.
Summary: Based on interviews with senior administration officials and others close to the Oval Office, a political journalist presents a behind-the-scenes look at Obama's third year, documenting and evaluating the crucial decisions of the president.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 CORHughey, Matthew W. (Matthew Windust)
Summary: "On November 5, 2008, the nation awoke to a New York Times headline that read triumphantly: "OBAMA. Racial Barrier Falls in Heavy Turnout." But new events quickly muted the exuberant declarations of a postracial era in America: from claims that Obama was born in Kenya and that he is not a true American, to depictions of Obama as a "Lyin African" and conservative cartoons that showed the new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 324.24 HUGMiniter, Richard.
Summary: "In the first book to explore President Obama's leadership style by digging into the details of his biggest successes and failures, New York Times bestselling journalist Richard Miniter investigates the secret world of the West Wing and the combative personalities that shape world events. Based on exclusive interviews, inside sources, and never-before-published material, Leading from Behind...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 MINDyson, Michael Eric.
Summary: Dyson offers a provocative exploration into the meaning of America's first black presidency, and an analysis of how race and blackness shape our understanding of Barack Obama's achievements and failures, and America's racial future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 305.8 DYSObama, Barack.
Contents: "What I am opposed to is a dumb war" : Speech Against the Iraq War, Chicago, IL, October 2, 2002 -- "The Audacity of Hope" : Speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, MA, July 27, 2004 -- "How Far We've Come" : Remarks at John Lewis's 65th Birthday Gala, February 21, 2005 -- "We cannot abandon the field of religious discourse" : Keynote Address at the Call to Renewal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 WESavage, Michael
Summary: The radio host discusses the economic, cultural, and foreign relations failures of the Obama administration, and offers solutions for pulling the United States out of its downward spiral.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 SAVToobin, Jeffrey.
Summary: Presents an insider's account of the ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration, tracing several landmark cases and the strong views that will be shaping the Court of the near future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.73 TOOCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 347.73 TOOAlter, Jonathan.
Summary: Jonathan Alter, one of the country's most respected journalists and historians, uses his unique access to the White House to produce the first inside look at Obama's difficult debut. In Alter's telling, the real Obama is an authentic, demanding, unsentimental, and sometimes overconfident leader.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, BARACK ALTCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Stacks, Call number: 973.932 ALTBaker, Peter
Summary: Peter Baker's authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obama's achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, "doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills."
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New York Times 2017
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2 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 921 OBAMA, BARACK BAKD'Antonio, Michael
Summary: Recounts the accomplishments of President Obama during his eight years in office, considering his major successes and how he was able to govern while facing both racial hostility and unrealistic expectations. "Barack Obama was once an unlikely candidate, but his successful campaign for the White House made him a worldwide sensation and a transformative figure even before he was inaugurated....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 DANKlein, Edward
Summary: "Delves into [what Klein sees as] the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons ... [positing] just how deep the rivalry between the Obamas and the Clintons runs, with details on closed-door meetings buttressed by hundreds of interviews"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 KLECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 KLESteyn, Mark.
Contents: Prologue: the stupidity of broke -- The new Rome: the decaying city -- Undreaming America: serfing USA -- The new Athens: the drowning city -- Decline: American idyll -- The new Britannia: the depraved city -- Fall: beyond the green zone -- The new Jerusalem: the city besieged -- After: a letter from the post-American world -- Epilogue: the hope of audacity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 STEWoodward, Bob
Summary: Washington Post editor Bob Woodward offers a sweeping chronicle of President Obama's clandestine decisions during his first term in office. From the Afghanistan War to secret operations in Pakistan, Obama's war on terror has been much quieter than his predecessor's. Here, Woodward sheds light on some of the closed-door conversations that have characterized Obama and his administration.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.932 WOOGrunwald, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 GRULimbaugh, David.
Summary: Laying out his case like he would a criminal complaint, Limbaugh issues an indictment of President Barack Obama for encroaching upon and stripping Americans of their individual and sovereign rights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 LIMLimbaugh, David.
Summary: Discusses how the policies of the Obama administration have put the United States on the path to financial ruin and decreased the country's standing in the international community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.932 LIMFreddoso, David.
Summary: An attack on the Obama administration and the current government equates them to common criminals and exposes the backdoor deals and threats used to force Obama's policies on American voters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.932 FREO'Reilly, Bill.
Summary: O'Reilly offers a detailed examination of how the decisions President Obama is making, the programs he is championing, and the support and opposition he is getting from others will ultimately impact everyday Americans. He backs up his analyses with behind-the-scenes information culled from campaign interviews with Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain, as well as details of his confrontations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAudio 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.932 OREKlein, Edward
Summary: It's amateur hour at the White House. So says New York Times bestselling author Edward Klein in his new political exposé The Amateur. Tapping into the public's growing sentiment that President Obama is in over his head, The Amateur argues that Obama's toxic combination of incompetence and arrogance have run our nation and his presidency off the rails. "Obama was both completely inexperienced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Pub. 2012