The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Paperback)
by Barack Obama (Author)
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by U.S. Senator Barack Obama.[1] It was the number three bestseller on The New York Times nonfiction list as of October 2006.[2] The book represents Obama's personal manifesto for his 2008 nomination run.
About the author
Main article: Barack Obama
While a Senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than 20 minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be well-positioned to enter a future presidential race. In 2006, Obama released The Audacity of Hope, a book-length account that expanded upon many of the same themes he originally addressed in the convention speech.
Reception
A "political biography that concentrates on the senator's core values," according to the Chicago Tribune,[3] The New York Times noted that "Mr. Obama’s new book, “The Audacity of Hope” ... is much more of a political document. Portions of the volume read like outtakes from a stump speech, and the bulk of it is devoted to laying out Mr. Obama’s policy positions on a host of issues, from education to health care to the war in Iraq".[1] An Italian translation was published in April 2007,[4] followed by a German translation in May 2007 and a Spanish translation in June 2007.[5][6] It has remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for the 30 weeks since publication.[7] The audiobook version won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.[8]
Quotation: The audacity of hope
In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004,
“ In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here -- the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope![9]
Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (November 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307237702
ISBN-13: 978-0307237705
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
by Barack Obama (Author)
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by U.S. Senator Barack Obama.[1] It was the number three bestseller on The New York Times nonfiction list as of October 2006.[2] The book represents Obama's personal manifesto for his 2008 nomination run.
About the author
Main article: Barack Obama
While a Senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than 20 minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be well-positioned to enter a future presidential race. In 2006, Obama released The Audacity of Hope, a book-length account that expanded upon many of the same themes he originally addressed in the convention speech.
Reception
A "political biography that concentrates on the senator's core values," according to the Chicago Tribune,[3] The New York Times noted that "Mr. Obama’s new book, “The Audacity of Hope” ... is much more of a political document. Portions of the volume read like outtakes from a stump speech, and the bulk of it is devoted to laying out Mr. Obama’s policy positions on a host of issues, from education to health care to the war in Iraq".[1] An Italian translation was published in April 2007,[4] followed by a German translation in May 2007 and a Spanish translation in June 2007.[5][6] It has remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for the 30 weeks since publication.[7] The audiobook version won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.[8]
Quotation: The audacity of hope
In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004,
“ In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here -- the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope![9]
Product Details
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (November 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307237702
ISBN-13: 978-0307237705
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
