Obama: From Promise to Power
by David Mendell
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Author: David MendellEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-14
ISBN: 0060858206
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Amistad
Book Reviews of Obama: From Promise to Power
Book Review: Another View on Obama's Rise to Prominence
Summary: 5 Stars
This book starts a little slow, with too many early references to what was already written in Obama's bestselling memoir "Dreams from My Father".
Eventually, the book by Mendell picks up with another view on Obama's ups and downs, including Obama's failed bid to oust Bobby Rush from his congressional seat in 2000. (Ironically, Rush is now backing Obama for President in 2008)
The book also has good insights into the specific results that Obama has delivered for African-American constituents in Illinois.
The strategies and tactics of David Axelrod (Obama's consultant) made for compelling reading, and were a big part of Obama's overwhelming victory in the 2004 race for the Illinois seat in the U.S. Senate.
Overall, the book is a nice complement to "The Audacity of Hope" by Obama himself. I would just read "The Audacity of Hope" first, then Mendell's book.
Thomas Brooks
Award-Winning Author,
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