Publication Date:November 6, 2007 Shipping:Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Promotion:Save $10.00 when you spend $50.00 or more on Qualifying Items offered by Amazon.com. Enter code BMLSAVES at checkout.Terms and Conditions Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours
Wow!October 13, 2008 We are so luckly that Barack Obama cares enough about this country to run for President. After reading this book it is easy to see why he is so popular today. To me, his message is simple. America should be the envy of the world and lead by example. It's time to practice what we preach.
Don't WorryOctober 12, 2008 I think if more people who truly professed "not to know him" would read this autobiography, they'd learn a thing or twenty.
Exceeds low expectationsOctober 12, 2008 Politicians crank out lots of books like this when we get near election-time, so one can only expect so much. That being said, TAoH was a decent read and helped allay some concerns I had about our probable next president. While it seemed to lack focus at times, it did come across as more authentic and genuine than other books of this type. That, alone, makes it worth reading.
Recommended.
Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008!October 4, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Obama is the man baby, the next president in 2008! This book is GREAT, and everyone should read it. Sorry my review is not a novel like everyone else.
A review of politics that was actually interestingOctober 2, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed listening to Obama's first book on CD, "Dreams of My Father." I respected how honest he was about his struggles of growing up, being raised by a white mother and grandparents, but appearing black to others. Dreams of my father was about his childhood and early adult years. Now that the election is close, I wanted to know more about his political positions, so this was exactly that.
I view myself as a logical, sensible person, so I connected with this book. The story gives a good historical overview of politics from what we could read in textbooks, in addition to the inside scoop and a veiwpoint from someone with a law degree, professor and U.S. Senator.
I'm a pediatric nurse, so I am very aware of the greatness and downfalls of our medical system. People may not believe the stories like he told; the man who had been a foreman at the closed steel plant, lost his health care coverage, was willing to and would be forced to sell everything so his son could get a needed liver transplant. For middle-class America, those stories are plenty.
This book was on the dry side compared to Dreams of my father, but it was about politics! It was more interesting than any other poliitcal book I've read. Barack was just as open about the stuggles and the issues he pondered. He genuinely wants to make the best choices and really consider the impacts of decisions.
