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100			_aMendell, David. _921433
245	1	0	_aObama : _bfrom promise to power / _cDavid Mendell.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bAmistad/HarperCollins, _cc2007.
300			_ax, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [388]-406).
520			_aBarack 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, David Mendell's Obama is essential reading. Mendell, who covered Obama for the Chicago Tribune, had far-reaching access to the Chicago politician as Obama climbed the ladder to the White House, the details of which he shares in this compelling biography. Positioning Obama as the savior of a fumbling Democratic party, Mendell reveals how Obama conquered Illinois politics and paved the way brick by brick for a galvanizing, historic presidential run. With a new afterword by the author, which includes a fresh perspective on Barack Obama following his two historic terms as the first African-American president, and with exclusive interviews with family members and top advisers, and details on Obama's voting record, David Mendell offers a complete, complex, and revealing portrait. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in American politics in general and President Barack Obama in particular.
600	1	0	_aObama, Barack. _913588
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bCongress. _bSenate _vBiography. _913589
650		0	_aLegislators _zUnited States _vBiography. _95968
650		0	_aAfrican American legislators _vBiography. _913590
650		0	_aRacially mixed people _zUnited States _vBiography. _921426
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