OBAMA: FROM PROMISE TO POWER by David Mendell
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Barack Obama’s meteoric rise from Hawaiian high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico is the stuff of legend. 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 types, blacks and whites; liberals and conservatives; young and old; and all economic classes. In this insightful biography, veteran journalist and Obama chronicler David Mendell (who has covered Obama since the beginning of his Senate campaign) offers an in-depth portrait of the boy who took inspiration from his hard-working parents and became the eloquent Obama—a man whose name has become a catchphrase for hope in a politically jaded society.
Mendell’s well-researched book includes exclusive interviews with Obama’s closest aides, mentors, political adversaries, and family—most notably his charismatic wife Michelle. It also reveals lesser-known details, including the surprising, cutthroat campaign tactics he sanctioned and the ruthless operatives he employed—despite his clean political image—to win his Senate seat.
Eye opening and compulsively readable, this is a balanced, comprehensive look at the extraordinary evolution of a fascinating man.
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