Hopes and Dreams:The Story of Barack Obama: Revised And Updated | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Dougherty
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Category: Book
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 16499
Media: Paperback
Edition: Updated
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Pages: 160
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Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1579127908
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092
EAN: 9781579127909
ASIN: 1579127908
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Product Description
No political figure in recent memory has generated the excitment that surrounds Barack Obama. This forty-six-year-old Senator's message of hope has galvanized a generation of new voters and breathed new life into American politics. Once considered a long shot, his inspiring speeches and disarming candor have made him a frontrunner in the 2008 presidential race.
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 teh Harvard Law Review - and his current desire to become leader of the free world. 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 140 photographs, this up-to-the moment biography gives an inside look at one of the most fascinationg figures in politicsm and quite possibly the next President of the United States.
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 Thoughtful and Quick reading for those who wants to know about Obama November 11, 2008
I am currently reading "The Audacity of Hope" and ordered this one more as a coffee table book. I also ordered this one because my husband who is working 50 hours plus a week and going to school part time doesn't have time to read more on Obama that he would like to. This book is perfect for those who are short on time but would like to find out more about Obama. The pictures are wonderful and the story is just as good ... it is more of an outline than an actual book, but it's inspiring, full of tales, quotes and a lot of it can be found in "The Audacity of Hope," which does go in more details about Obama and his vision for the future.
There is also a brief autiobiography about Obama, his struggles as a teenager and as a young adult, campaigning all over the state of Illnois where often there would only be a few people gathered together to hear him speak. In spite of the odds, he never gave up. He never gave up his hope and vision for a united America and that alone is his charm. After watching the presidential debates on TV and watching him speak at the Democratic National Convention, not only is he charming, it is evident that he is a hard-working man willing to work with both sides of the aisle to get things done. He is not your typical politician where fighting and the backlashing is the norm. He disagrees with that philosophy and for the first time since I can remember, he is the politican that I would love to see more of.
This book is just a reflection of that desire and there is an updated version of this book which I am tempted to get for my kids' sake. Whatever people may think of Obama, reading his books and hearing him speak ... he is definitely the man of the times.
11/11/08
Hopeful pictures of a living dream November 9, 2008
The biography reflects the life of president-elect Barack Obama by way of pictures, text passages and quotations. The author Steve Dougherty has a nose for Obama's typical statements. Combining quotations like "Not before you prepare yourself for something bigger than you think you`re capable of, will you recognize your real potential" with fascinating images of a moving life result in an informative illustrated book. Pictures from his youth, his family life, his college life, his political years of apprenticeship, beginnings of the election campaign until presidency give a good impression of the life of the candidate. The photo editorial by Hal Buells moves along at eye level with the text passages and quotations.
It seems as if author and photographers constantly accompanied Barack Obama. This illustrated book is deeply moving. It will fill all those with enthusiasm who sympathize with the president-elect. Hope and dreams belong to the keywords of the new president. This biography illustrates how dreams can come true und how to live with hope so that it inspires people worldwide.
Good resource September 14, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great overview of Obama's life. It is short and to the point. It also contains a lot of nice photos.My kids(11&13) and I enjoyed it.
great book September 7, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book is great with good color photos, interesting reading, will make a good addition to my history collection
 Who paid this man to produce this book? August 22, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
I purchased this book for a little over $6.00. It's obvious the cost of the book is subsidized by someone--probably the DNC or George Soris. It's a typical fluff piece--you won't find any meat inside. Save your money. It's not even worth $6.00!
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