Crown Publishing Group (NY) Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Excelente libro, muy recomendable

Barak Obama having grown up with biracial heritage stresses his father's influence while growing up in America. His wisdom and love for his father's background show his love for Michelle and how they set their dreams together... While reading the book I was touched by his father's presence as Afro-American. Having a glimpse of my teenage dreams in a country in British India, and seeing gradual changes of the two divided countries - Pakistan and India. The geographical setting of West and East Pakistan being separated by vast land of India. My dreams to join the Scientific Community was greatly influenced by my late father who was a physicist and died at age 27 years. Being brought up by my mother an academician was an inspiration on my journey to achieve my goals in life. A Book I enjoyed reading and gaining confidence in my ability to continue with my journey...

When I first heard the name Obama, I thought where did he come from, and I did not take him too seriously at first. I do not know if it is proper to mention politics here, but I am a staunch Democrat. Now, I have friends and relatives who are just as stauch Republicans, and that does not matter the least bit to me. I am just so thankful that we live in a country where we can vote according to the dictates of our own hearts and minds. Leaving that thought, I voted for Hillary in the primary and believed she would get the nomination. Well, the rest is history. After a few weeks, I soon realized with the coverage on the medica that Obama was not going away any time soon. Therefore, I went to Amazon to see what I could get to learn who he is. I bought this book and the Audacity of Hope from Amazon. I was amazed at how well written and interesting this book is by such a young man. He is so diversified in various cultures, and has a deep understanding of human nature with regard to expressing themselves in these cultures. He speaks of the difficulty of his youth with living in a white family while his grandfather taking him to the black bars for entertainment. He lives in Indonesia, and one gets an incite to the Asian customs which are quite different from us as Americans. He later goes to Kenya and gives us detail into the people and customs of that land. The struggles that face his people whom he has not known. He only saw his father once when he was ten years old. But the way he meets his siter Auma after they are both grown, and yet he connects with her is amazing. It appears to me that he is trying to be truthful and candid about such important matters. He gives us an insight into the deep feelings of people who are affected by proverty and race. It would be unkind of me to say I understand those feelings because as a white American, I have not experienced them. However, I have great empathy for those who must endure this life. Yet, I am seeing that today we have many white people who are living in the area of poverty and uneducated. I am now old and see a trend that I do not like. Obama chose willingly to serve in the Chicago area where he could see firsthand the poverty and see if he could make change. He did. He was persevering, tolerant, patient, a man on a mission to accomplish, and he did with much success. Yes, this book answered my question as to who is he. I will be voting for him, and after reading this book, it is with great confidence I do so. I have not begun the Audacity of Hope yet but am looking forward to it if it is written with the same honesty and thought. I highly recommend.

buona lettura, che esplora la vita d'infanzia e adolescenza dell'ex presidente. Ricco di dettagli e anneddoti sul rapport conflittuale con il padre. Una lettura interessante.

Es handelt sich um die Autobiographie Obamas, seiner Lebensgeschichte bis zum 31. LJ. Man erfährt vieles über seinen familiären und gesellschaftlichen Hintergrund und darf teilnehmen an seiner persönlichen Entwicklung. Das Buch ist literarisch großartig. Es ist berührend, weil Obama sehr persönlich auch über seine Ängste und Schwierigkeiten schreibt. Beim Lesen wundert man sich immer wieder, wie es wohl dazu gekommen ist, dass die Amerikaner, die polarisieren und Feindbilder aufbauen, wo sie nur können, diesen Mann zu ihrem Präsidenten gewählt haben. Leider hat der reale Obama nicht gehalten, was die Biographie einen hoffen lässt: Die Rüstungsausgaben der USA sind immer noch horrend und die großen Unternehmen dürfen auch weiterhin alle Grenzen überschreiten. Wofür er den Friedensnobelpreis bekommen hat, kann man sich nach ein paar Jahren Amtszeit fragen. Trotzdem ist das Buch lesenswert.