ual ▁errors ▁— ▁some ▁relatively ▁minor ▁( like ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁Ob ama ▁does ▁not ▁mention ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁half - s ister , ▁May a ▁So et oro - N g , ▁in ▁Dream s ▁from ▁My ▁Father ; ▁Ob ama ▁does ▁mention ▁her ), ▁and ▁some ▁significant ▁( s ug gest ing ▁that ▁Ob ama ▁fav ors ▁withdraw ing ▁troops ▁from ▁Afghan istan ; ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁opposite ). " ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁called ▁it ▁an ▁" inn u endo - filled , ▁mistake - r idd led ▁bi ography " ▁in ▁its ▁online ▁election ▁di ary ▁The ▁Tra il . ▁Kate ▁Lin th icum ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁wrote ▁" be ing ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁[ on ▁the ▁best ▁s eller ▁list ] ▁doesn ' t ▁necessarily ▁mean ▁being ▁accurate " ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁C ors i ' s ▁claims ▁about ▁Ob ama ' s ▁religious ▁faith . ▁Polit ico ▁reported ▁that ▁C ors i ' s ▁book ▁" left ▁a ▁trail ▁of ▁wild ▁theories , ▁vit ri ol ▁and ▁dog ma ▁that ▁have ▁called ▁into ▁question ▁his ▁cred ibility ." ▁The ▁British ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Independent ▁called ▁C ors i ' s ▁book ▁" a ▁h atch et ▁job ▁on ▁Ob ama ". ▁According ▁to ▁S late , ▁" ne ither ▁C ors i ▁nor ▁M atal in ▁respond ed ▁to ▁e - mail s ▁from ▁me ▁asking ▁whether ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁correct ▁any ▁errors ▁in ▁The ▁Ob ama ▁Nation ▁– ▁it ▁would