{"product_id":"135884","title":"Dreams from my father ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYCCE0tfJM8nLNCeZ6Vw0k9v9lJ6B.png?v=1765127156\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Dreams from my father \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/101638044\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e#1 New York Times Bestseller, Time's Top 100 Nonfiction Books\u003cbr\u003e British Book of the Year Award, Grammy Award for Best Reading Album\u003cbr\u003e Obama's First Book: A President Who's Even More Respected After Leaving Office\u003cbr\u003e The greatest memoir of all time, captivating both critics and readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gallup poll results show that he has been ranked as the “most admired man in the world” for 12 consecutive years.\u003cbr\u003e That's right, former US President Barack Obama. \u003cbr\u003eBeyond his title as America's first Black president, he remains a powerful force even after leaving office in 2017, making him an undisputed superstar.\u003cbr\u003e Competent yet charming, honest yet dignified, tough yet gentle.\u003cbr\u003e Anyone who reads his words and writings, even if they have different political views, is captivated by his human charm.\u003cbr\u003e If you are curious about the kind of upbringing Obama went through to become evaluated as an 'excellent politician' and 'a great human being' as he is now, pay attention to his first book, 'Dreams from my father'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At the time of its publication, this book received favorable reviews from various media outlets, becoming the #1 New York Times bestseller and an Amazon.com bestseller, leading to a worldwide Obama craze. \u003cbr\u003eIt was first published in Korea in 2007 and was praised as “the most honest and touching record of the human Obama” and received support from many readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born to a black father from Kenya and a white mother from the United States, he spent his childhood in Indonesia with his local stepfather and was forced to wander for a long time, living as an 'outsider' who could not fully belong anywhere.\u003cbr\u003e Then, finally, in his father's hometown of Kenya, he realizes his race, class, and future, and regains his burning passion and faith in life.\u003cbr\u003e This book depicts his journey to find his identity in a calm yet powerful way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not only is his life story itself dramatic and heartbreaking, but the writing skills that unfold the story are also top-notch. \u003cbr\u003eThe literary achievement of this book is also not insignificant, as Newsweek's rave review of Obama, calling him \"the most brilliant writer to enter modern politics,\" is understandable.\u003cbr\u003e This revised edition, published in 2021, has refined sentences to further enhance its value and a new cover to give it a more collectible feel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The book has received rave reviews and praise.\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Revised Edition\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the first edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Roots, the Beginning of Confusion and Fear\u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Chicago, Seeking Salvation\u003cbr\u003e Part 3: Kenya, the Land of Reconciliation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate3449\/MidCate005\/344844004.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e My father was African.\u003cbr\u003e He was born in a region called Alego, of Luo descent in Kenya. \u003cbr\u003e(…) And the day before Kenya became independent, my father was selected by Kenyan leaders and American sponsors to study at a university in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e He was selected as one of the first generation of Africans to be sent abroad on a large scale under a program to learn Western technology and contribute to the construction of a new, modern Africa.\u003cbr\u003e In 1959, my father entered the University of Hawaii at the age of twenty-three.\u003cbr\u003e He was the first African student in the history of the University of Hawaii.\u003cbr\u003e My father majored in economics and poetry and graduated at the top of his class in three years.\u003cbr\u003e My father had many friends and even organized the International Student Association, serving as its first president.\u003cbr\u003e And while taking Russian classes, I met and fell in love with an awkward and shy eighteen-year-old American girl. \u003cbr\u003eThe girl's father initially objected, but was eventually persuaded by her father's charm and intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e The young lovers got married and had a baby boy.\u003cbr\u003e The father passed his name on to his son.\u003cbr\u003e My father received another scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e This time, it was to pursue a doctorate at Harvard University.\u003cbr\u003e However, the scholarship did not include money to bring my family and live with them.\u003cbr\u003e In this way, my father was separated from his family.\u003cbr\u003e After receiving his degree from Harvard University, he returned to Africa to fulfill a promise he had made to the continent.\u003cbr\u003e The mother and son remained in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e But even though they were far apart, the string of love still remained.\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Part 1: Roots, the Beginning of Confusion and Fear\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There was another kid in my class who had a similar nightmare to mine.\u003cbr\u003e It was a girl named Coretta. \u003cbr\u003eHe was the only black kid in my grade before I transferred.\u003cbr\u003e He was fat and black, so it seemed like he didn't have many friends.\u003cbr\u003e (…) “I’m glad Coretta has a boyfriend.\u003cbr\u003e “Boyfriend, why don’t you kiss Coretta?”\u003cbr\u003e “I’m not her boyfriend!”\u003cbr\u003e I screamed.\u003cbr\u003e And then he ran to Coretta and pushed her.\u003cbr\u003e Coretta, who was pushed back, looked at me.\u003cbr\u003e But still he didn't say anything.\u003cbr\u003e I shouted at Coretta.\u003cbr\u003e “You’re telling me to leave me alone!”\u003cbr\u003e Then suddenly Coretta started running.\u003cbr\u003e His running became faster and faster, and finally he disappeared from my sight.\u003cbr\u003e The sounds of praise and laughter rose around me.\u003cbr\u003e (…) In return for betraying Coretta, the other children allowed me a little space to enter among them.\u003cbr\u003e But I was almost alone. \u003cbr\u003eThen I made some friends and we started talking and throwing and catching a rugby ball awkwardly.\u003cbr\u003e But ever since that day, I couldn't shake the feeling that a part of me had been trampled and broken.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Part 1: Roots, the Beginning of Confusion and Fear\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1983, I decided to become a community organizer.\u003cbr\u003e There was not much specificity regarding this resolution.\u003cbr\u003e I don't know a single person who made a living as a community organizer.\u003cbr\u003e When my college friends asked me what a community organizer was, I couldn't even explain it well enough for them to nod.\u003cbr\u003e Instead, I argued that change was needed.\u003cbr\u003e He said that change was needed in the White House, where Reagan and his cronies were doing dirty work, change was needed in the Congress, which was as docile and corrupt as a lamb, and change was needed in the atmosphere within the country, which was so one-sided that it was crazy. \u003cbr\u003eIt is said that change does not come spontaneously, but only from the organized grassroots.\u003cbr\u003e That's exactly what I was trying to do.\u003cbr\u003e Organizing black people.\u003cbr\u003e At the grassroots.\u003cbr\u003e For a change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Part 2_ Chicago, Seeking Salvation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I thought of Allego.\u003cbr\u003e Hometown.\u003cbr\u003e Our grandfather's land.\u003cbr\u003e The place where my grandmother still lives.\u003cbr\u003e It's really beautiful, Barak.\u003cbr\u003e I feel lonely when I'm in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e It's cold there.\u003cbr\u003e When that happens, I close my eyes and imagine that I am in my hometown, Alego. \u003cbr\u003e“I am standing in the yard, surrounded by large trees that my grandfather planted, my grandmother telling me an interesting story, a cow flicks its tail to shoo away a swarm of flies, I hear chickens pecking at their feed as they roam the yard, and the smell of a fire burning in the fireplace fills the air, and there is a mango tree in the backyard that leads to a cornfield, buried in the ground.”\u003cbr\u003e The plane started taking people.\u003cbr\u003e We sat until the end.\u003cbr\u003e Auma closed her eyes and held my hand tightly.\u003cbr\u003e And he said this.\u003cbr\u003e “We have to go back home.\u003cbr\u003e We need to go back home, Barak.\u003cbr\u003e “I have to go and see my father.”\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Part 2_ Chicago, Seeking Salvation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A spark began to fly in her eyes.\u003cbr\u003e Then suddenly he spoke in English.\u003cbr\u003e “Yes, Barry. \u003cbr\u003eI have cared for and raised your father since he was a child.\u003cbr\u003e My mother, Akumu, is also your father's mother.\u003cbr\u003e That's your grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e The person you call grandma now is not your real grandmother.\u003cbr\u003e You must take care of Akumu, the one who gave birth to your father.\u003cbr\u003e And me too.\u003cbr\u003e She's your father's older sister.\u003cbr\u003e Look how I live.\u003cbr\u003e “Why don’t you help us and instead help the wrong people?”\u003cbr\u003e Before I could reply, my two aunts began to argue fiercely in Luo.\u003cbr\u003e Then, Aunt Jaytuni suddenly stood up.\u003cbr\u003e “Let’s go, Barry.”\u003cbr\u003e As I tried to lift my butt and get up, Aunt Sarah grabbed my hand.\u003cbr\u003e This time, the voice was much softer.\u003cbr\u003e “Don’t you have anything for me? For your grandmother? Yes?”\u003cbr\u003e I took out my wallet.\u003cbr\u003e As I took out money from my wallet and counted it, I felt the gaze of two people staring at me. \u003cbr\u003eI put about 30 Kenyan dollars in Aunt Sarah's withered hands.\u003cbr\u003e My aunt quickly put the money in her pocket and then took my hand again.\u003cbr\u003e “Stay here, Barry.\u003cbr\u003e “The person you have to meet is… … .”\u003cbr\u003e “I’ll come back later, let’s call it a day.”\u003cbr\u003e Aunt J.Tuni hammered the nail in and I shook off Aunt Sarah's hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---From \"Part 3_ Kenya, the Land of Reconciliation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I sat in front of the grave for a long time and cried.\u003cbr\u003e I cried so much that even my tears dried up.\u003cbr\u003e Only then did I realize that silence had enveloped me.\u003cbr\u003e And finally, I felt the circle that separated my family completely closing.\u003cbr\u003e I realized that who I am and who I care for and look after is not a matter of intellect or duty.\u003cbr\u003e It wasn't something that could be defined in words.\u003cbr\u003e I looked back on my life in America. \u003cbr\u003eLife as a black man, life as a white man, the self-destructive despair of my boyhood, the anger and hope I witnessed in Chicago…\u003cbr\u003e All of these things connected me to this small place far across the Atlantic, and they meant something far beyond my name or skin color.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e ---From \"Part 3_ Kenya, the Land of Reconciliation\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Why, still, is it Obama?”\u003cbr\u003e Finding my way through a complex family history and harsh discrimination\u003cbr\u003e Obama's Introduction to His Fierce Growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A president who is more respected after leaving office.\u003cbr\u003e How many people can claim such a title? It's rare, not only in our country but worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e But look at Obama.\u003cbr\u003e He was ranked as the “most admired man in the world” for 12 consecutive years, from his presidency until after his retirement. \u003cbr\u003eMoreover, the current Biden administration is being called the \"third Obama administration\" because it is staffed with many of Obama's close associates.\u003cbr\u003e Even though he is a former president, he still wields great influence.\u003cbr\u003e For us, who have always seen presidents suffer from lame duck status at the end of their terms and fall into the abyss after leaving office, this is simply a surprising sight.\u003cbr\u003e How on earth did he acquire such power? What made him the powerful Obama he is today?\u003cbr\u003e The answer can be found in Obama's own book, Dreams from My Father, which tells the story of his childhood.\u003cbr\u003e Obama was born in the early 1960s to a pure and righteous white mother and a black father who was an abolitionist and a promising student from Kenya. \u003cbr\u003eBut soon after, his father leaves, and he, who was living with his mother and maternal grandparents in Hawaii, goes to the unknown land of Indonesia with his mother who falls in love again with an Indonesian man.\u003cbr\u003e He lived there for a while with his mother and stepfather, but when they separated, he returned to live with his maternal grandparents in Hawaii.\u003cbr\u003e This unusual birth and upbringing gave Obama the wealth of diverse family backgrounds, including those of American, African, and Asian descent, as well as a wealth of cultural experiences.\u003cbr\u003e Oprah Winfrey even referred to his family as a “mini UN.”\u003cbr\u003e After a wandering adolescence, he began a new life as a community organizer in a Chicago slum. \u003cbr\u003eHe sought true change through numerous activities with local residents, but he realized that fundamental reform required a change not only in the local environment but also in the legal and political system, and so he belatedly decided to attend Harvard Law School.\u003cbr\u003e Although he had decided on his career path, one question still remained in his heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Who am I?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA fierce exploration of one's own class and identity\u003cbr\u003e Finally, the powerful realization that made Obama Obama.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part 1 chronicles his complex family history, Part 2 depicts his time as a community organizer in the slums of Chicago, and Part 3 tells the story of his journey to Kenya, his father's hometown, to discover his true roots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Kenya, he encounters his father's African lineage and meets several relatives on his father's side. \u003cbr\u003eThen, I hear stories about my father that I didn't know much about.\u003cbr\u003e In a country rife with brutal poverty and inter-tribal conflict, my father had to fight a hard battle against reality, constantly revealing his human weaknesses, to strive for a better future.\u003cbr\u003e After facing his father's true face head-on, he finally makes a moving reconciliation with the fragmented legacy of his ancestors and foresees the path he must and will take in the future.\u003cbr\u003e It is precisely because of this experience that he was able to become a \"true master of integration\" during his term, embracing not only Democrats but also Republicans, and even winning over the support of white people without losing his black identity.\u003cbr\u003e He embraced his colorful and contradictory life, which was plagued by identity confusion, and transformed it into a driving force to change the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book reveals his warm heart, delicate sensibility, meticulous and beautiful writing, and human side without any filter.\u003cbr\u003e Despite the harsh coldness and discrimination of the world, and even in moments of despair, Barack Obama's proactive attitude toward life and strong will to move forward step by step toward a better future with 'bold hope' in his heart, deeply move readers.\u003cbr\u003e This masterpiece will offer a vision of reconciliation and unity in a divided world, courage and passion to those living in a society that has forgotten their identity, and the value of dreams to young people contemplating their future. \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - 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