Rising Star The Making of Barack Obama Author:David Garrow As epic in vision and rigorous in detail as Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson series, the definitive account of Barack Obama's life before he became the 44th president of the United States -- the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped an extraordinary leader and his rise -- from ... more »the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Bearing the Cross.« less