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All about Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, and the first African American to serve. He served two terms from 2009 to 2017, when he was replaced by President Donald Trump. Before the presidency, Obama served as an Illinois Senator and a US Senator.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack Obama had to overcome the difficulty of having multiracial parents at a time when that was frowned upon. Through his childhood and teenage years, he struggled with issues of identity. Things began to make sense when he graduated from Columbia University and began working in Chicago communities. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he became a civil rights attorney and professor.
He ran for president in 2008 and won, staying in office until 2017. He is definitely a 21st century president and was the first president to upload his weekly addresses to YouTube.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Barack Obama had to overcome the difficulty of having multiracial parents at a time when that was frowned upon. Through his childhood and teenage years, he struggled with issues of identity. Things began to make sense when he graduated from Columbia University and began working in Chicago communities. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he became a civil rights attorney and professor.
He ran for president in 2008 and won, staying in office until 2017. He is definitely a 21st century president and was the first president to upload his weekly addresses to YouTube.
128 pages, Paperback
Published July 1, 2019
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About the author
Paul Freiberger
14 books24 followersPaul Freiberger is an award-winning author, technology historian, and career expert. He is the co-author of the seminal history Fire in the Valley, which served as the basis for the film Pirates of Silicon Valley and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize as co-author of Fuzzy Logic.
A former reporter for the San Francisco Examiner and columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, he was a senior editor of InfoWorld and a contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
His career includes serving as a communications strategist for McKinsey & Company and a project manager at Paul Allen’s Interval Research Corporation, where he became a co-inventor on three patents.
A contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica on the history of computing, Freiberger is currently the President of Shimmering Careers. He is the author of the When Can You Start? series, helping individuals navigate career transformations.
Paul has gone through several job transformations himself. He has worked as a short-order cook, a teacher, and a night porter. He earned a B.A. in history at the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Masters in Italian from Middlebury College.
Notable Contributions:
Encyclopedia Britannica (Analytical Engine): https://www.britannica.com/technology...
Encyclopedia Britannica (ENIAC): https://www.britannica.com/technology...
Encyclopedia Britannica (Full Contributor Profile): https://www.britannica.com/contributo...
A former reporter for the San Francisco Examiner and columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, he was a senior editor of InfoWorld and a contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition.
His career includes serving as a communications strategist for McKinsey & Company and a project manager at Paul Allen’s Interval Research Corporation, where he became a co-inventor on three patents.
A contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica on the history of computing, Freiberger is currently the President of Shimmering Careers. He is the author of the When Can You Start? series, helping individuals navigate career transformations.
Paul has gone through several job transformations himself. He has worked as a short-order cook, a teacher, and a night porter. He earned a B.A. in history at the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Masters in Italian from Middlebury College.
Notable Contributions:
Encyclopedia Britannica (Analytical Engine): https://www.britannica.com/technology...
Encyclopedia Britannica (ENIAC): https://www.britannica.com/technology...
Encyclopedia Britannica (Full Contributor Profile): https://www.britannica.com/contributo...
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May 31, 2020
Great work! Perfect for school assignments or any middle grade reader who wants to learn about our 44th president. Good biography of the President and covered many aspects that some biographies have ignored-like the change from using Barry to using Barack as his name. Book is just over 100 pages, which works for many school assignments. Timelines for both Barack's life and a world timeline that corresponds to Obama's lifetime.
I did notice one mistake in a picture caption.
I did notice one mistake in a picture caption.
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