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The biography of America's hottest political superstarBarack Obamafrom a journalist who has been covering Obama and his career since his successful run for U.S. Senate Barack Obama's meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to... See more » The biography of America's hottest political superstarBarack Obamafrom a journalist who has been covering Obama and his career since his successful run for U.S. Senate Barack Obama's meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico is the stuff of legend, a political story that has captured the attention of virtually every American. Since his headline-grabbing speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama has come to represent the promise of unity among groups of all typesblacks and whites; Democrats, Republicans, and moderates; the young and the old; the upper, middle, and lower classes. In this first-of-a-kind, groundbreaking biography, veteran journalist and Obama chronicler David Mendell gives an in-depth, comprehensive portrait of the boy named Barry who took inspiration from his hardworking parents and became the eloquent, suave Obamaa man whose last name has become a catchphrase for hope in a politically jaded society desperate for a new star. Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of Obama's campaign for the Senate and as a result enjoys far-reaching access to the new senator. His research includes exclusive interviews with Obama's closest aides, mentors, political adversaries, and familymost notably his extremely charismatic wife, Michelle. Mendell reveals the surprising, cutthroat campaign tactics sanctioned by Obamawho has steeped his image and reputation with the ideals of clean politics and good governmentto win his Senate seat by employing some of the most ruthless operatives in the business. Eye-opening, well researched, and compulsively readable, Obama: From Promise to Power is a necessary look at the evolution of a politician from public servant to candidate-saviora politician who has experienced fame, adulation, and criticism in equal parts and on a greater scale than the public eye has seen in quite some time. Obama From Promise to Power by David Mendell ISBN: 9780060858209 ISBN-10: 0060858206 Publisher: Amistad (HarperCollins) Publication Date: 2007 Format: Hardcover, 416 pages Book Type: New This book is also available in an audiobook edition: Obama: From Promise to Power [Audio CD] See less »

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