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The Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:44:48 +0000

Barack Obama would not be possible without the Sixties, Tom Hayden writes in his unique and compelling new book. Obama was conceived because of changing mores on interracial marriage; was electable because of the civil rights movement and voting rights laws; and was successful because of a new social movement that applied participatory democracy online and door to door. Hayden shows that movements

Brand It Like Barack!: How Barack Obama sold himself to America and what you can learn from this.

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:56:31 +0000

On January 16, 2007, Barack Obama announced to his supporters that he would seek the presidency of the United States. On November 4, 2008 he achieved that dream. Who could have predicted the meteoric rise of the relatively unknown Junior Senator from Illinois to become the first African American elected President of the United States? Entering a crowded Democratic field against entrenched competit

In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to Barack Obama

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:23:30 +0000

A ghost has inhabited the Oval Office since 1945-the ghost of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. FDR\'s formidable presence has cast a large shadow on the occupants of that office in the years since his death, and an appreciation of his continuing influence remains essential to understanding the contemporary presidency. This new edition of In the Shadow of FDR has been updated to examine the presidency of

Dreams From My Father – A Story Of Race And Inheritance, Revised Edition

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:50:26 +0000

Nine years before the Senate campaign that made him one of the most influential and compelling voices in American politics, Barack Obama published this lyrical, unsentimental, and powerfully affecting memoir, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller when it was reissued in 2004. Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama\'s struggle to understand the forces that shaped him as the son of a b

Dreams From My Father By Barack Obama (2004) President!

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:14:00 +0000

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Obama: From Promise to Power

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:30:49 +0000

The biography of America\'s hottest political superstar, Barack Obama—a man poised on the threshold of greatness. Barack Obama\'s meteoric rise from Hawaii high schooler to exemplary Harvard Law School student to well-groomed politico to history-making presidential candidate is the stuff of legend. Since his headline-grabbing speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama has come

The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama (Third Edition)

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:57:34 +0000

Fred I. Greenstein has long been one of our keenest observers of the modern presidency. In The Presidential Difference, he provides a fascinating and instructive account of the presidential qualities that have served well and poorly in the Oval Office, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt\'s first hundred days. He surveys each president\'s political skill, vision, cognitive style, organizational c

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:47:05 +0000

Nine years before the Senate campaign that made him one of the most influential and compelling voices in American politics, Barack Obama published this lyrical, unsentimental, and powerfully affecting memoir, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller when it was reissued in 2004. Dreams from My Father tells the story of Obama’s struggle to understand the forces that shaped him as the son of a

Presidential Wit and Wisdom: Memorable Quotes from George Washington to Barack Obama

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:28:38 +0000

\"The best thing about the future,\" noted Abraham Lincoln, \"is that it only comes one day at a time.\" This handsome gift volume abounds in memorable presidential declarations and quips. It cites all 43 chief executives, from George Washington to Barack Obama, including written and verbal comments and remarks from inside and outside the Oval Office.

The American Presidents: Biographies of the Chief Executives from George Washington to Barack OBama

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:22:14 +0000

With scrupulous scholarship and engaging immediacy, The American Presidents illuminates the lives, times, and legacies of the 44 men who have shaped the office and our nation. This perennial best-seller is now completely up-to-date, including a full profile of the first African American commander-in-chief, President Barack Obama. Includes: * Close-up portraits capturing each president\'s trials an