we were eight years in power

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERbr>br>''I''ve been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates'' Toni Morrisonbr>br>Finalist for the Los Angeles Book Prize 2018br>Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 2018br>br>Powerful and necessary, a state-of-the-nation portrait of America under Obama from the prize-winning, bestselling author of Between the World and Mebr>br>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, 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.br>br>In this essential new book, Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of the Obama era, speaking authoritatively from political, ideological and cultural perspectives, drawing a nuanced and penetrating portrait of America today.br>br>RAVE READER REVIEWS:br>br>''Brilliantly written, incisive, and extremely relevant. Read it with your families, use it in your classrooms, give copies to your friends'' (Liz)br>br>''Coates thinks more deeply and writes more clearly about the national tragedy and disgrace that is our collective failure to confront the legacy of White Supremacy than just about anyone... I can''t recommend it highly enough'' (Worddancer Redux)br>br>''Every white person who wants to really know how it looks from ''the other side'' should take on the responsibility of reading Coates'' eye-opening, informative book... Amust read for everyone of every colour'' (Indy JV)br>br>''A masterful understanding of how the USA really works'' (shedgirl)br>br>''If you want to know the wellsprings of racism in America - then read this book!'' (David C. R. Hancock)>