![Early Obama: Early Obama:Barack Obama standing in the waves on the beach in Honolulu](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787397231/Early-ObamaBarack-Obama-s-002.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama rides a tricycle during his childhood in Hawaii](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787400277/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--003.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Kindergarten photo from Noelani school, Hawaii with Barack](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787464083/Early-Obama-Kindergarten--012.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Lolo Soetoro & wife Ann Dunham with Maya Soetoro and Barack](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787434166/Early-Obama-Lolo-Soetoro--004.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Obama and his father](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337791706198/Early-Obama-Obama-and-his-016.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Obama’s name in concrete outside the Punahou cafeteria](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787392595/Early-Obama-Obama-s-name--001.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Obama in fifth grade at school](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337791709007/Early-Obama-Obama-in-fift-017.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama with his 1979 state basketball championship team](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787448049/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--007.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama playing basketball.](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787467099/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--013.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: The Choom Gang](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787451427/Early-Obama-The-Choom-Gan-008.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama dressed as John Travolta in a homecoming picture](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787470199/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--014.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama poses for a portrait taken while he was a student](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787454333/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--009.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama with girlfriend Genevieve Cook](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787457566/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--010.jpg)
![Early Obama: Early Obama: Barack Obama Poses With His Grandparents](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/23/1337787460994/Early-Obama-Barack-Obama--011.jpg)
Photographs taken from Barack Obama: The Making Of The Man, by David Maraniss, published next week by Atlantic Books at £25. To order a copy for £20, with free UK mainland p&p, go to guardianbookshop.co.uk or call 0330 333 6846 Photograph: Obama for America
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