Dreams from my father
(Media Player)
Author:
Published:
[New York] : Random House Audio, [2005]., [Chagrin Falls, Ohio] :
Format:
Media Player
Edition:
Abridged.
Physical Desc:
1 sound media player (7.5 hrs.) : digital ; 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 cm
Lexile measure:
910L
Status:
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.
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Location
Call Number
Status
North Haven Adult Playaway
Playaway Biography Obama
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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780739374719
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Level 7.1, 26 Points
Lexile measure:
910
Notes
General Note
Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
General Note
"A story of race and inheritance"--Container.
General Note
"Includes the Senator's 2004 Democratic Convention keynote address"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Read by the author.
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.
System Details
Playaway digital audio.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Obama, B. (2005). Dreams from my father. Abridged. Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. 2005. Dreams From My Father. Random House Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack, Dreams From My Father. Random House Audio, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Obama, Barack. Dreams From My Father. Abridged. Random House Audio, 2005.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
12f217ec-e8e3-2803-6449-923983268e54
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