Buy this book on-line Remnick, David : THE BRIDGE: THE LIFE AND RISE OF BARACK OBAMAVintage, 2010 ISBN 9781400043606
In this nuanced and complex portrait of Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize- winner David Remnick offers a thorough, intricate, and riveting account of the un ique experiences that shaped our nation's first African American president. Through extensive on-the-record interviews with friends and teachers, mento rs and disparagers, family members and Obama himself, Remnick explores the elite institutions that first exposed Obama to social tensions, and the int ellectual currents that contributed to his identity. Using America's racial history as a backdrop for Obama's own story, Remnick further reveals how a n initially rootless and confused young man built on the experiences of an earlier generation of black leaders to become one of the central figures of our time. Masterfully written and eminently readable, The Bridge is destined to be a lasting and illuminating work for years to come, by a writer with an unpara lleled gift for revealing the historical significance of our present moment . From the Trade Paperback edition. Review "Brilliantly constructed, flawlessly written....A near-definitive study of Obama." -The Los Angeles Times "If you care about American politics, you have to read The Bridge." - Salon "Superb. . . . Remnick is a master blender of history, reporting and narrat ive." --The Seattle Times "Insight[ful] and nuance[d]. . . .Writing with emotional precision and a su re knowledge of politics, Mr. Remnick situates Mr. Obama's career firmly wi thin a historical context." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times "There are a few people of such skill that envy gives way to admiration, and one is left feeling not hostility b, Near Fine/Near Fine Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Remnick, David : THE BRIDGE: THE LIFE AND RISE OF BARACK OBAMA. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including used books, out-of-print books, out of print books, first editions and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |