{"product_id":"barack-before-obama-life-before-the-presidency-hardcover","title":"Barack Before Obama: Life Before the Presidency - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarack Obama\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e Pick of the Week \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e's 5\u003cbr\u003eBooks Not to Miss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eForbes'\u003c\/em\u003e 5 Books to\u003cbr\u003eRead in December\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA personal, intimate photographic celebration of\u003cbr\u003ePresident Barack Obama, featuring over 200 rare and never-before seen images\u003cbr\u003efrom the years prior to his presidency, from photographer, friend, and former\u003cbr\u003eaide David Katz \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, David Katz worked alongside then Senate-hopeful\u003cbr\u003eBarack Obama as a photographer and personal aide. He spent approximately six\u003cbr\u003edays a week alongside the future president as Obama campaigned across downstate\u003cbr\u003eIllinois, and the two developed a close, professional, and personal\u003cbr\u003erelationship. What began as a long-shot Senate run culminated with the election\u003cbr\u003eof America's first African American president in 2008, which Katz also\u003cbr\u003ephotographed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring this time, David was never without his camera, \u003cbr\u003ecapturing quotidian scenes from the life of a man who would soon become known\u003cbr\u003ethe world over: a dad playing with his small daughters; a young unknown\u003cbr\u003epolitician walking the streets of New York by himself with no one noticing; a\u003cbr\u003edevoted husband lovingly making faces at his wife in an elevator. In 2004, \u003cbr\u003eafter seeing the unique and touching photographs David had amassed, Annie Leibovitz\u003cbr\u003egave him some advice: \"Don't release these photos of Obama for at least fifteen\u003cbr\u003eyears. They need time to age.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, fifteen years later, \u003cem\u003eBarack Before Obama\u003c\/em\u003e is the\u003cbr\u003etreasury of these photographs. Pulled from an archive of more than ninety\u003cbr\u003ethousand images, every photograph in this volume is like nothing that has been\u003cbr\u003eseen before: the ease in which David captures the spirit and essence of one of\u003cbr\u003eour most beloved first families is unparalleled, and it is in this affectionate\u003cbr\u003efamiliarity that his photographs sing. Warm, engaging captions tell the stories\u003cbr\u003ebehind the photos--the surprise meeting with Nelson Mandela, the back room\u003cbr\u003econversation before the rally, the emotion after sending one of the Obamas'\u003cbr\u003edaughters off to school--bringing readers closer than ever to the spirit and\u003cbr\u003emotivation behind the extraordinary man who became our forty-fourth president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarack Before Obama\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique collection of images illustrating the making of\u003cbr\u003ean American icon. A moving document of an historic moment, it's the perfect gift\u003cbr\u003efor all those who want to remember it. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 10.1 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335234851053,"sku":"9780063028746","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/wwID4Km-vh9780063028746.webp?v=1785033365","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/barack-before-obama-life-before-the-presidency-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}