In 2004, Katz worked alongside then Senate-hopeful Barack Obama as a photographer and personal aide. As they campaigned across downstate Illinois, they developed a professional and personal relationship. This is a treasury of the photographs Katz took of Obama as a husband, a father, an unknown politician, and an American icon in the making. Katz's captions tell the stories behind the photos, bringing readers closer to this extraordinary man who became...

The veteran political journalist and New York Times bestselling author goes behind the scenes at the White House to recount the dramatic tale of a pivotal period in the Obama presidency, from the game-changing 2010 midterm elections to the beginning of the critical 2012 campaign season-a tumultuous time that tested the president as never before and set the stage for a titanic clash over the future of the nation After Barack Obama's first two years...

Presidential candidate Barack Obama offers bold and specific ideas about how to fix our ailing economy and strengthen the middle class, make health care affordable for all, achieve energy independence, and keep America safe in a dangerous world.

A journalist who has covered the senator and presidential candidate since his campaign for the Senate offers a portrait that features his childhood and youth in Hawaii and his embrace of seemingly ruthless campaign tactics.

Two longtime friends share an intimate and urgent conversation about life, music, and their enduring love of America, with all its challenges and contradictions, in this stunningly produced expansion of their groundbreaking Higher Ground podcast, featuring more than 350 photographs, exclusive bonus content, and never-before-seen archival material.

Woodward provides a portrait of President Barack Obama as commander in chief. Drawing on internal memos, classified documents, meeting notes and hundreds of hours of interviews with most of the key players, including the president, Woodward tells the inside story of Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret campaign in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism.

Renowned for his cool reason vis-a-vis the pitfalls and cliches of racial discourse, Randall Kennedy-- former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Harvard professor of law, and author-- gives us a keen and shrewd analysis of the complex relationship between the first black president and his African-American constituency. As the National Law Journal puts it: "Randall Kennedy is doing the smartest work in the area of race". Here, in "The...

"The chronology and themes of President Barack Obama's inspirational life are presented in a masterfully succinct text, with just a few sentences per page. The fresh, stylized illustrations are sure to captivate young readers and adults alike. With a read-aloud biographical summary in the back, this age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and work of one of the most influential leaders of our time"--