The Audacity Of Hope

Paperback. English. Canongate Books. 2008. In good condition.

If Barack Obama is successful in his quest become President of the United States, he will dramatically change the face that his country presents to the world.In his bestselling book Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy can be renewed.With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, Obama describes his experiences as a politician, about balancing his family life and his public vocation. His earch for consensus and his respect for the democratic process inform every sentence. A senator and a lawyer, a professor and a father, a Christian and a sceptic, Barack Obama has written a book of transforming power that will inspire people the world over.