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A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother, by Janny Scott (Kindle edition) 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
from amazon.com:
"Barack Obama has written extensively about his father but credited his mother for "what is best in me." Still, little is known about this fiercely independent, spirited woman who raised the man who became the first biracial president of the United States. This book is that story.
In A Singular Woman, award-winning New York Times reporter Janny Scott tells the story of this unique woman, Stanley Ann Dunham, who broke many of the rules of her time, and shows how her fierce example helped influence the future president-and can serve as an inspiration to us all."
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Fascinating woman, fascinating life story. It got jumbled up a bit by trying to keep track of the people the author was refering to who were talking about Ms. Dunham in the story. A bit confusing, but touching in that so many different people in her life remembered her and were willing to talk to the author about her.
In other news...
I think my initial books read goal for 2012 was 25 books. Poor book choices (for instance, I'm still stuck at the half way point of Steven Tyler's memoir and have yet to decide if I'm giving up on that one) and poor concentration when reading (life stress) greatly hindered my goal. I have now revised my goal to ten books for this year. This makes me sad, but at least it's an attainable goal. I'll just have to try harder for '13...
Book nine is Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu, a gold medal winning gymnast from the 1996 olympics. Should hopefully be a quick and entertaining read...
from amazon.com:
"Barack Obama has written extensively about his father but credited his mother for "what is best in me." Still, little is known about this fiercely independent, spirited woman who raised the man who became the first biracial president of the United States. This book is that story.
In A Singular Woman, award-winning New York Times reporter Janny Scott tells the story of this unique woman, Stanley Ann Dunham, who broke many of the rules of her time, and shows how her fierce example helped influence the future president-and can serve as an inspiration to us all."
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Fascinating woman, fascinating life story. It got jumbled up a bit by trying to keep track of the people the author was refering to who were talking about Ms. Dunham in the story. A bit confusing, but touching in that so many different people in her life remembered her and were willing to talk to the author about her.
In other news...
I think my initial books read goal for 2012 was 25 books. Poor book choices (for instance, I'm still stuck at the half way point of Steven Tyler's memoir and have yet to decide if I'm giving up on that one) and poor concentration when reading (life stress) greatly hindered my goal. I have now revised my goal to ten books for this year. This makes me sad, but at least it's an attainable goal. I'll just have to try harder for '13...
Book nine is Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu, a gold medal winning gymnast from the 1996 olympics. Should hopefully be a quick and entertaining read...
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