Nominated for a 2017nbsp;NAACP Image Award: Best Biography or Memoir Peter Bakerrsquo;s authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obamarsquo;s achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, ldquo;doesnrsquo;t look like all the presidents on the dollar bills.rdquo; nbsp; With vivid color photographs by New York Times photographers and others of the events, major and minor, public and behind-the scenes, that defined Barack Obamarsquo;s eight years in office, Obama: The Call of History is a portrait in full of Americarsquo;s first African-American president against the background of these tumultuous times.
