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Description edit
“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged, ready to pull off the shelf. It will have to be constructed from... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - Awesome person
Characters/People edit
- Barack Obama: The 44th president of America.
- Michelle Obama: Barack Obama's wife.
- Bill Clinton: 42nd president of the United States.
- Malia Ann Obama: Obama's oldest daughter
- Sasha Obama: Obama's younger daughter
- Abraham Lincoln: 16th president of the United States
- Alan Keyes: American conservative political activist, author, former diplomat, and perennial candidate for public office
- George W. Bush: 43rd president of the United States
- Thomas Jefferson: 3rd president of the United States and influential founding father.
- Saddam Hussein: Add a description of this character.
- George Bush
- John F. Kennedy
- Rosa Parks: African American Civil rights Activist
- Warren Buffett
- Ronald Reagan
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- Chicago
- Washington, D.C.
- Illinois
- Iraq
- Springfield, Illinois
- Indonesia
- White House
- China
- Galesburg, Illinois
- India
- Europe
- Hawaii
- New York
- Africa
- Ukraine
- Baghdad
- Afghanistan
- Cairo
- Japan
- Russia
- Vietnam
- Madison
- Jakarta
- California
- Middle East
- Iran
- Kenya
- Bali
- Mississippi
- Georgia
First Sentence edit
IT'S BEEN ALMOST ten years since I first ran for political office.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: The Audacity of Hope
1. Republicans and Democrats
2. Values
3. Our Constitution
4. Politics
5. Opportunity
6. Faith
7. Race
8. The World Beyond Our Borders
9. Family
Series & Lists edit
This book is in KCPL Discussion Kit (Aug2010). (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 978-0307455871
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Vintage
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 978-0307455871
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E901.1.O23 A3 2006
- Dewey: 973.04960730092
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › United States › Civil Rights
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Systems Of Government
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Leaders & Leadership
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Special Groups › African-American Studies
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › African-American & Black
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Congresses, Senates, & Legislative Bodies
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › Ideologies
- Books › Nonfiction › Government › Federal Government
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