Don’t forget Dreams from My Father when packing up the vacation book bag

President Barack Obama’s memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance, is on the summer reading list at a number of colleges and universities, so SAES faculty and staff who see friends or family with a copy they may be able to borrow should keep in mind that the book is also A&T’s "Text in Community" selection for the 2009-10 academic year. Faculty, staff and students will be encouraged to read and discuss President Obama’s memoir, and incorporate the book into coursework and extracurricular activities.

Dreams from My Father was first published in 1995, after Obama had graduated from law school, but before he began his political career. It was then re-released, with a revised introduction, following his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Dreams from My Father has been singled out by Time magazine as the “best written memoir ever produced by an American politician,” and the book also received Great Britain’s Galaxy British Book Award for Biography of the Year. Among the book’s major cross-disciplinary topics are race, culture, education and family relationships. For those who can’t get a loaner from friends or family this summer, used copies in the $4 range are available at some online retailers.