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Barack Obama: The Audacity Of Hope
Author Barack Obama
Country United States Language English Subject(s) Political convictions Publisher Crown/Three Rivers Press Publication date October 17, 2006 Media type Print (Hardcover) Pages 288 ISBN ISBN 0-307-23769-9 The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by US 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 campaign for the Presidency. The book advance from the publisher of $1.9 million contracted for three booksINFO: With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a vision of the future that involves repairing a “political process that is broken” and restoring a government that has fallen out of touch with the people. [edit] Origin The title of The Audacity of Hope was derived from a sermon delivered by Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. 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. In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama said: “ 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! Download: http://rapidshare.com/files/16275933...witch.com-.rar If it asks for password during unzipping by winrar then have this www.warezwitch.com |
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