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Praise for Rising Star:

‘Phenomenal . . . one of the most impressive and important books of the year. It’s a masterwork of historical and journalistic research, Robert Caro-like in its exhaustiveness, and easily the most authoritative account of Obama’s pre-presidential life we’ve seen or are likely ever to see. It’s also a terrific read’

Politico

‘Revealing . . . Probing . . . [Garrow] tells us how Obama lived, and explores the calculations he made in the decades leading up to his winning the presidency’

Washington Post

‘Impressive . . . [A] deeply reported work of biography . . . Garrow made the inspired decision to open the book on the economically ravaged South Side of Chicago in 1980 – five years before Obama showed up as a novice community organizer – thus giving us a sidewalk-level view of the joblessness, environmental degradation and failing schools that formed day-to-day reality. We see right away what our hero is up against in his altruistic quest to “create change” . . . The depth of detail allows the reader to see familiar parts of this story with fresh eyes’

New York Times Book Review

‘[Contains] intriguing insight into the growing pains of a 20-something who would go on to become the leader of the free world’

Time

‘A tour de force . . . An epic triumph of personal and political biography’

New York Journal of Books

‘The authoritative biography of Barack Obama’s pre-presidential years . . . Illuminating . . . Impressively researched . . . Readers will be richly rewarded’

Library Journal

‘A convincing and exceptionally detailed portrait . . . Political history buffs will be fascinated’

Publishers Weekly

‘Garrow is a demon for research . . . Eminently solid . . . Consistently readable – an impressive work’

Kirkus Reviews