Almost new. Stated First Edition. Remainder mark on bottom outside border. Sticker on back cover. Book has never been read. Pages clean, crisp and bright. Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers. 2007. T9.

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The biography of America's hottest political superstar—Barack Obama—from a journalist who has been covering Obama and his career since his successful run for U.S. SenateBarack Obama's meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico is the stuff of legend, a political story that has captured the attention of virtually every American. 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; Democrats, Republicans, and moderates; the young and the old; the upper, middle, and lower classes. In this first-of-a-kind, groundbreaking biography, veteran journalist and Obama chronicler David Mendell gives an in-depth, comprehensive portrait of the boy named Barry who took inspiration from his hardworking parents and became the eloquent, suave Obama—a man whose last name has become a catchphrase for hope in a politically jaded society desperate for a new star.Mendell has covered Obama since the beginning of Obama's campaign for the Senate and as a result enjoys far-reaching access to the new senator. His research includes exclusive interviews with Obama's closest aides, mentors, political adversaries, and family—most notably his extremely charismatic wife, Michelle. Mendell reveals the surprising, cutthroat campaign tactics sanctioned by Obama—who has steeped his image and reputation with the ideals of clean politics and good government—to win his Senate seat by employing some of the most ruthless operatives in the business.Eye-opening, well researched, and compulsively readable, Obama: From Promise to Power is a necessary look at the evolution of a politician from public servant to candidate-savior—a politician who has experienced fame, adulation, and criticism in equal parts and on a greater scale than the public eye has seen in quite some time.

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Bookseller: Better Bindings (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3147
Title: Obama: From Promise to Power
Author: Mendell, David
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0060858206
ISBN 13: 9780060858209
Publisher: Amistad
Place of Publication: US
Date Published: 2007
Pages: 416
Size: 9.24 x 6.42 x 1.31 inches
Keywords: Obama, Barack, United States. Congress. Senate--Biography, Presidential candidates--United States--Biography, African American legislators--Biography, Legislators--United States--Biography, United States--Politics and government--2001-2009

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