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Obama: From Promise to Power | 
 enlarge | Author: David Mendell
Publisher: Amistad
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 62625
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060858214
Dewey Decimal Number: 328.73092
EAN: 9780060858216
ASIN: 0060858214
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Barack Obama is arguably the most dynamic political figure to grace the American stage since John F. Kennedy. His meteoric rise from promise to power has stunned even the cynics and inspired a legion of devout followers. For anyone who wants to know more about the man who would be president, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who has covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune since the beginning of Obama's campaign for the Senate, had far-reaching access to the senator, the details of which he shares in this compelling biography. Positioning Obama as the savior of a fumbling Democratic party, Mendell shows how Obama conquered Illinois politics and paved the way brick by brick for a galvanizing, historic presidential run. With exclusive contributions by family members and advisers, and details on Obama's voting record, this is a complete, complex, and revealing portrait, a must read for anyone interested in American politics in general and Senator Barack Obama in particular.
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 Objective, Fair, and Useful September 13, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R11Q7UEY8OJ1OX Here's a mainstream media account of Obama that happens to be objective and fair. It contains the story of his life, and Mendell refuses to portray him as a savior even though he really likes the guy. It's definitely useful for conservatives as Mendell's liberal bonafides are unimpeachable. A fine read I thought overall.
More Objectivity Than Elsewhere September 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just got done reading this and am in process of reading Obama's autobiography as well as McCain's "Faith of My Fathers". I was pleasantly surprised at the frankness of the journalist (Mendell) and I actually viewed Obama in a much more human light and thought it was refreshing to hear about the good and the bad in one book, instead of only good or only bad (most of the current choices on the bookstands). I think that Mendell's point of view from having been around him from the beginning of his political aspirations in Chicago, it gives a much clearer view than an outsiders into what makes him tick and what motivates him. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!! - I am reading lots of other books before making my voting decision, but it definitely was pulling me towards Obama.
--a former Republican
An excellent report August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a good book that suceeds in showing Obama's early political career. The only drawback to it is that the author clearly shows his newspaper roots. Rather than write the book in story form, I got the strong impression that I was reading an incredibly long newspaper article. That style issue aside, I would strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the man and his history in a clear and straightforward way.
Objective observations; not vitriol or sycophantic praise August 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A very good read and seemingly objectively written. He seems to call it like he sees it and not trying to butter up to Obama. He is critical in what seems a proper fashion and is not afraid to offer complementary remarks where appropriate. Gives you the feeling that you are getting an honest view of Obama. Mendell's writing does not get in the way of what he is trying to say.
 Sleasy journalism August 20, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Mendell has earned my disrespect with this book.
He takes jabs, makes interpretations, cloaks his dislike (maybe envy?) of Obama in what I thought was going to be unbiased coverage. He tries to belittle Obama's accomplishments with demeaning phrases throughout the book. You get a description of an event, then the dig - "overabundance of confidence," " unbridled ambition", "conceit."
In my opinion, this was slimy journalism.
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