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Also by David Mendell:

Obama, April 2008
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Obama: From Promise to Power, August 2007
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OBAMA
By: David Mendell

Obama: From Promise to Power

From Promise to Power
Amistad
April 2008
On Sale: April 15, 2008
448 pages
ISBN: 0060858214
EAN: 9780060858216
Paperback
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Non-Fiction Political

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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