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The audacity of hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. / Barack Obama.
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 Obama called "the audacity of hope." The Audacity of Hope is Barack Obama's call for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanshipand 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...
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- ISBN: 9780307382092 (electronic bk)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
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Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. New York : Crown, 2006. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1396 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 566 KB). |
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Subject: | Nonfiction. African American Nonfiction. Politics. |
Genre: | Electronic books. |