Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama

by SteveDougherty (Author)

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  2009

  $3.51

  No political figure in recent memory has galvanized a nation and generated the interest and excitement that Barack Obama has since the day he announced his candidacy. His election as the 44th President of the United States has been hailed around the Globe as a victory for democracy and the American political system. Now, with the inaugural edition of this popular biography, his story is brought right up to the minute, including the choices for his new administration and his inaugural address.

  Hopes and Dreams follows Obama's fascinating story, beginning with his difficult childhood and struggles coming to terms with his heritage to his remarkable success in school?he was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review?and his astonishing journey to the White House. Along the way, readers will meet his friends and family, discover moments that shaped his life, and learn more about the man and his motivations. Written by a leading journalist and filled with more than 200 color photographs, this new edition is a dramatic portrait of the new leader of the free world.
  

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  Paperback
  2007

  $4.69

  Barack Obama, the young black Democratic Senator for Illinois, is the rising star of American politics: the man who has emerged as the symbol of hope for America, and is now being touted as a candidate for the next Presidential election raising the possibility of the first black U.S. President...Obama's own books (a memoir and a policy book) have figured highly on the New York Times bestsellers lists, but this is the first biographic portrait of the man, written by a leading journalist and filled with more than 100 lively photographs. It provides an overview of Obama's life up to the current time: childhood; Harvard Law School; civil rights lawyer; early political career; symbol of hope; keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic convention; family life; issues; vision; speeches; and quotations. It explores Obamamania - the whole buzz about him, the comparisons with Bobby Kennedy, the turning of American politics and his running for President...No political figure on the American scene has generated as much interest as Obama has, and many compare his appeal to that of a rock star...