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We Were Eight Years in Power

An American Tragedy

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We Were Eight Years in Power

By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by Beresford Bennett.

From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. Obama's presidency reshaped America and transformed the international conversation around politics, race and equality. But it attracted criticism and bred discontent as much as it inspired hope - so much so that the world now faces an uncertain future under a very different kind of US President.

In this essential new book, peerless journalist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of the Obama era, speaking authoritatively from political, ideological and cultural perspectives, and drawing a sophisticated and penetrating portrait of America today.

©2017 Ta-Nehisi Coates (P)2017 Penguin Audio Americas Black & African American Civil Rights & Liberties Freedom & Security Geopolitics International Relations Politics & Government Public Policy Social United States
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Disturbingly informative.

Very interesting read. Informative. Coates makes links from historical reference points and follows up with more recent ones to shoe how cyclic the nature of racism is and has been.

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