
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Paperback)
President Barack Obama (author)Published: 07/02/2008
Before he was president, he was senator. Written two years prior to the election that would change the face of the United States, The Audacity of Hope discusses the importance of empathy in politics, Obama's hopes for a different America and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed.
With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, he describes his experiences balancing his family life with his public vocation. A senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a sceptic, Barack Obama has written a book of transforming power that will inspire people the world over.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 9781847670830
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 256 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
Edition: Main
MEDIA REVIEWS
At a time when America's standing in the world has sunk to unprecedented depths . . . his book aims at a missile of decency at the White House -- Nicolas Shakespeare * * Telegraph * *
Offers readers on this side of the Atlantic a window not just into the mind of one of America's most exciting politicians, but into the political landscope of the post-Bush era -- DAVID LAMMY * * Guardian * *
It conveys a rare frankness and humility. The Audacity of Hope is light years ahead of his rivals -- Mary Fitzgerald * * New Statesman * *
A model of how a political book for a mass market ought to be written * * Guardian * *
An essential book for anyone who would like to know about what the man, who could well be the next president of the United States, in thinking. -- Alice Oswald * * Insight * *
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I read this one before "Notes from my Father " and found the book fascinating and very moving. The tracking of Barak Obama through the initial stages of his journey to the Senate was really well... More
“The Audacity of Hope”
this is a very touching useful books for any obama fans a classic read
“The Audacity of Hope”
A really interesting book and a great read, but your only really follwing about 80% of it.
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