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Dewey Decimal Number: 973.04960730092 EAN: 9780739375945 Format: Abridged, Audiobook ISBN: 0739375946 Label: Random House Audio Manufacturer: Random House Audio Number Of Items: 5 Publication Date: March 10, 2008 Publisher: Random House Audio Release Date: March 10, 2008 Sales Rank: 8691 Studio: Random House Audio Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: A CD collection featuring the best-selling audiobooks, The Audacity of Hope and Dreams from My Father from Grammy® award-winning author, Barack Obama. The Audacity of Hope In July 2004, Barack Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention with an address that spoke to Americans across the political spectrum. One phrase in particular anchored itself in listeners’ minds, a reminder that for all the discord and struggle to be found in our history as a nation, we have always been guided by a dogged optimism in the future, or what Senator Obama called “the audacity of hope.” Now, in The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics–a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the “endless clash of armies” we see in congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of “our improbable experiment in democracy.” He explores those forces–from the fear of losing to the perpetual need to raise money to the power of the media–that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. He also writes, with surprising intimacy and self-deprecating humor, about settling in as a senator, seeking to balance the demands of public service and family life, and his own deepening religious commitment. At the heart of this book is Senator Obama’s vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems. He examines the growing economic insecurity of American families, the racial and religious tensions within the body politic, and the transnational threats–from terrorism to pandemic–that gather beyond our shores. And he grapples with the role that faith plays in a democracy–where it is vital and where it must never intrude. Underlying his stories about family, friends, members of the Senate, even the president, is a vigorous search for connection: the foundation for a radically hopeful political consensus. A senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a skeptic, and above all a student of history and human nature, Senator Obama has written a book of transforming power. Only by returning to the principles that gave birth to our Constitution, he says, can Americans repair a political process that is broken, and restore to working order a government that has fallen dangerously out of touch with millions of ordinary Americans. Those Americans are out there, he writes–“waiting for Republicans and Democrats to catch up with them.” Dreams from My Father In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a black African father and a white American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father—a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man—has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey—first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family, confronts the bitter truth of his father’s life, and at last reconciles his divided inheritance. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Two thumbs up, must read this bookThis audio book, Was a gift to my father in-law and it was a big hit. It's a great book to either read or listen to. the author (Barack) reads the books for you himself and it is a pleasure and a good story full of thruth you can picture what he talks about. Swanseas. Rating:  - i loved dreams....hope was a little to wordybeing able to listen to Barack himself describe his childhood and growing up was awesome! i often sat in my driveway un able to turn off the CD when i got home. his eloquent way of speaking and ability to add accents when speaking for his African relatives,made you feel like you knew his whole family. audacity of hope was a little too detailed for me. it was well written but i just found myself not getting as sucked into the politics discussions. its seemed to repeat some. Rating: - He is Essential!First I would like to say that I am partial to President Obama because he stole the hearts of generations in this country along the 2-year campaign trail; that is an amazing feat! Next I would like to say that Dreams From My Father was more personal than The Audacity of Hope. I felt like he was more engaging from a personal aspect because it appears true from the heart. When a book is read (narrated) by the author it brings the best opportunity for the reader to gain a true understanding of the ... Read More Rating: - Inspiring & Amazing. How lucky we are to have him as our next President.I chose to get this version of Obama's two books because he's such a gifted speaker I enjoyed the idea of hearing Obama read his words as only he could do. There are those who argue we don't know enough about Obama. Well if they had taken the time to read or listen to these two books they will get a very clear idea of just who Obama is and what his vision is for this country. Obama is a real man. This is someone who has lived an amazing cultured life in a modest up bringing ... Read More Rating:  - Was entertaining & informative. Especially now as he misquotes himself and changes his view. It is a book worth reading, if you are interested in this man. It's all we have on him for info, and it's a wonderful portrayal of himself, by himself. He contradicts himself over and over in the near future, this book may of done more bad than good in the end. Much like he will, in the end. Very captivating words though. Easy to get on board, if you had no ties to a ship before! Love it. |
