Born in Kenya and a twelve year resident of Shenzhen, People's Republic of China, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo is an accomplished pianist, writer, artist and businessman. He has a BSc. Physics rom Brown University, an MSc Physics from Stanford and is an Emory EMBA graduate. He consults worldwide, using over 15 years of telecommunications and international marketing and branding experience gained as a senior manager at Lucent, Nortel and other companies. He is an HSK L7 (advanced) Mandarin speaker and writer, and an avid brush calligrapher. In addition to his first book the novel Nairobi to Shenzhen, he has published 3 piano CDs, The Untimely Ones, Night Moods and his own composition Reflections on William Blake.His current projects include a translation of Tang Dynasty poems. He regularly gives piano lessons to orphans in and around Shenzhen. Mr. Obama Ndesandjo has been appointed Volunteer Image Ambassador and Special Olympics Image Ambassador by China. Recently he established the Mark Obama Ndesandjo Foundation Ltd for cultural exchange, which brings art to youth and the disadvantaged. He lives in Shenzhen, China. http://www.markobamandesandjo.com/
An Obama's Journey is a jaw-dropping memoir which casts a pall not
only over Barack, Sr. but over Barack as well. . . .Lucky for us,
the author happens to be blessed with a refreshingly-unguarded
honest and introspective nature which in combination with a
wonderful way with words add up to a must-read regardless of how
you feel about his very famous sibling.
*Tennessee Tribune*
"It is fascinating in its own right, a riveting transcontinental
tale of survival, accomplishment, adjustment, transformation and,
ultimately, triumph taking the reader from Africa to America to
China and back."-Kam Williams, syndicated book and film critic
“The book is captivating. It gave me new insights into Mark’s life
with his half-brother, President Barack Obama, as well as the
limited time that he had with his father, Barack Obama Sr. This
book is a compelling read for those who are very interested in
learning more about President Obama and his family, as well as the
work Mark has done...[Mark] is a remarkable person. When you
read this book, you’ll get a good sense of him, of the family
history, and for his commitment to justice and equality.”
- Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Jesse Climenko Professor of Law at
Harvard University, and founding and executive director of Charles
Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice
“An Obama’s Journey is a touching story of one man’s transnational
search for identity, cultural understanding, and forgiveness. It’s
a riveting, stunningly honest read that transcends being the
biography of the president’s half-brother; from his early years in
Kenya to his coming of age in the United States and final passage
to China, Mark Obama has a remarkable tale to tell in his own
right.”
—Jenni Marsh, South China Morning Post
"With gut-wrenching honesty, Mark Obama Ndesandjo exorcises demons
from his past while delicately balancing diverse cultures that
straddle three continents. His candor covers failures, successes,
racism, a scandal or two, musical joys, charitable pleasures, and
amazement at watching from a distance as his rival sibling
performed political miracles."
— John Cairns, author of All Aboard! Planet Expat
“Like any great autobiography, this book is about more than a
person. It is about humanity and relationships and holds lessons
for all to learn. I enjoyed reading the full and nuanced
description of Africa’s beauty and savagery and about its curiously
admirable indifference. Mark captures the heady days before the
tech bubble in America, and lands in China just in time to witness
the vibrant new life the Chinese are creating for themselves. The
scenes where he meets Barack crackle with electricity. Their
evolving friendship is fascinating to watch. Masterly writing, with
poignant anecdotes and insightful, quotable thoughts, yet is
cohesive with breathtaking transitions.”
—Fritz Galt, author of China Gate
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