Contributions

  • Lewis, Damien. - Contributor

Publication

2010 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

73,500 words, Guess

Page Count

294 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more

Classifications

  • DDC967.6204092
  • DDCB
  • LCCDT434.N3 O23 2010
and 1 more
  • LCCDT434.N3O23 2010

Description

The remarkable memoir of George Obama, President Obama's Kenyan half brother, who found the inspiration to strive for his goal--to better the lives of his own people--in his elder brother's example. The father they shared died when George was six months old. George was a star pupil at a top boarding school, but after his mother and stepfather separated when he was fifteen, his life crashed and burned. He dropped out of school and soon gravitated to Nairobi's vast ghetto, where he discovered a special affinity with the slum kids, whom he helped survive amid grinding poverty and despair. In 2006, George met his older half brother, then-U.S. senator Barack Obama, for the first time since he was five. He was inspired by his older brother's example to try to change the lives of his people, the ghetto-dwellers, for the better.--From publisher description.

Subjects

Topics

PoorCrimeFamilyNairobiBiographyUrban poorEx-convicts

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Homeland: an extraordinary story of hope and survivalSimon & Schuster2010-01-01

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