Dreams from my Father, by Barack Obama

I heard this book on audio CD read by the author himself and it was probably the best way to listen to this excellently written narrative of Obama's family from his grandparents to the present day. The author takes us across the world from Kansas to Hawaii to Indonesia to Kenya. The book is also a wonderful perspective into racial relations and how a minority tends to analyze every action, glance or word from the majority - an aspect which can be frustrating and self-defeating. Obama also shows how following one's dreams can change a person with regard to his roots, culture, community and friends, regardless of which continent you are on. This is not a political book - it is deeply moral and thought-provoking. For me, who has spent every third of my life in different countries, it feels intensely personal.

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