Obama: From Promise to Power - Brossura

David Mendell

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ISBN 10: 006173666X ISBN 13: 9780061736667

Casa editrice: Harper, 2008

Riassunto

The biography of America's hottest political superstar, Barack Obama a man poised on the threshold of greatness.

Barack Obama's meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico to history-making presidential candidate 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 of Americans blacks and whites; Democrats, Republicans, and moderates; the young and the old; the upper, middle, and lower classes.

Veteran Chicago Tribune journalist David Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of the candidate's campaign for the Senate. In Obama: From Promise to Power, the author offers a revealing, detailed portrait based on intensive research and exclusive interviews with Obama's closest aides, mentors, political adversaries, and family most notably his charismatic wife, Michelle. It is an eye-opening look at the evolution of a brilliant politician whose name has become a catchphrase for hope in a politically jaded society.

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Recensione:

A nuanced, compelling look at a man of idealism and ambition intent on making history. (Booklist)

Every...biography of the man will cite Mendell. (Chicago Tribune)

The single best source of background information on our new president. (National Review)

L'autore:

David Mendell, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, began writing about urban issues and politics for the Chicago Tribune in 1998. Over his eight-year tenure at the Tribune, Mendell also has covered breaking national news, including the Columbine High School shootings and the Seattle riots spurred by meetings of the World Trade Organization.

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• Editore: Harper
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 006173666X
• ISBN 13: 9780061736667
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416