Obama: The Call of History by Peter Baker

Obama: The Call of History by Peter Baker

Peter Baker's authoritative history of the Obama presidency is the first complete account that will stand the test of time. Baker takes the measure of Obama's achievements and disappointments in office and brings into focus the real legacy of the man who, as he described himself, "doesn't look like all the presidents on the dollar bills."

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 Obama's eight years in office, Obama: The Call of History is a portrait in full of America's first African-American president against the background of these tumultuous times.

Dr. Peter Baker is a speaker and consultant who works independently. He began his career in international freight forwarding before transitioning to supply chain consulting, where he completed over 80 supply chain projects in a variety of industries and geographical regions around the world. He went on to become a Senior Professor at Cranfield University's Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and is now a Visiting Fellow there. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK). He has a long list of publications in books, magazines, and academic journals on the subject of logistics.