First, the book is called "Dreams from my Father." Second, it is a myth, spread largely on ultra-conservative blogs and by some of his political opponents, that Mr. Obama did not write the book. All reliable evidence points to the fact that he did write it, at a time after his biological father's death, when he was trying to understand why his dad had been so absent in his life. Part of the book is about Mr. Obama's journey to Kenya, for the first time, to meet his dad's family and try to figure out why his dad had been so indifferent to him and his mom.
Barack Obama wrote the book ''Dreams from my Father.'' It was published in 1995 before he became president of the United States.
Barack Obama wrote his first book in Dec.21,1997.
He wrote two books "Dreams From my father" and "The Audacity of Hope".
Yes, he is. He wrote two best-selling books, "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope." He also wrote a children's book, "Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters."
He only saw Barack Senior once; his biological father came for a visit for several weeks when young Barack was about ten. He had not seen his dad prior to that, and did not see him again. Years later, Barack Obama wrote a book about how not having his father around impacted his life: it was called "Dreams from my Father."
Barack Obama wrote two best-selling books: Dreams from my Father, and The Audacity of Hope.
Long before he became president, Barack Obama wrote "Dreams From My Father" (published in 1995, when he was about to enter politics); and later, in 2006, while still in the US Senate, he wrote "The Audacity of Hope."
He Never Had a Rich White Girlfriend before, He never had any white girlfriend before. Yes, he did, he wrote about her in his book, Dreams from my Father.
Barack Obama (unless it was ghost written - which seems unlikely - although he undoubtedly got editorial assistance from the publisher like most authors).
Dreams From My Father and The Audacity Of Hope
The president that wrote a best selling autobiography was Jimmy Carter. His book, "Why Not the Best" was published in 1975.
He wrote the "Dreams From My Father" memoir.