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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092
EAN: 9780307237705
ISBN: 0307237702
Label: Three Rivers Press
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: November 06, 2007
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Release Date: November 06, 2007
Studio: Three Rivers Press
Sales Rank: 60
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All I can say is that this book is a lot of hogwash and empty words (like the man himself) and no substance. The scary part is that he got the title from his racist mentor and spiritual father Rev. Wright (WRONG) and it is sad to see Americans have elected an unknown entity to be their president. Hopefully, he'll be a one term president and he won't tamper with the US constitution. Again, not worth a cent! High in rhetoric and low in substance.
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"The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" is Barack Obama's second book, and it is his personal view of the direction that the United States needs to move in terms of the type of politics we practice. It is not a look at whether one should be liberal or conservative--though he certainly does speak to the liberal positions better than the conservative ones; but rather about moving away from the divisive politics which have become the norm in recent years. The book is only ... Read More
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Sen. Obama is more of a pragmatist than an idealist -- contrary to his inspired speeches. At best, he seeks to heal the partisan divide of U.S. politics for the common good. At worst, he comprimises too often (as I Canadian, I can relate to that) and he sometimes appears to want to please everyone.
It is frustrating that his particular political mixture (a warmed-over Clintonism) is the only one realistically possible for Democrats to be electable in the U.S. at this time... Whether ... Read More
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Sen. Barack Obama presents solutions to many of our country and world problems in an understandable explanation that I think will appeal to all levels of intellect. At the same time, I found eloquence in his writing style in many of his stories. In particular, I thought his contrast between flying in a private jet versus stomping the political grounds in his car was eloquent "Those are the type of stories you don't hear flying 40,000 feet high in the air..."
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Above all, "The Audacity of Hope" gives us hope. Whereas only the churchgoer has his faith, Obama gives each one of us, hope. Not only for some of us, but for all of us. I see his counterpart in the world of religion, the 33 day pope who was also a monumental progressive (Lucien Gregoire's "Murder in the Vatican: The Revolutionary Life of John Paul"). When John Paul the First died, my hope for a more just church and a better world died with him. Gregoire brings him back to life in his brilliant biography. ... Read More
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