David Mendell
Autor von Obama: From Promise to Power
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David Mendell is an American journalist who wrote for the Chicago Tribune until the summer of 2008. Mendell was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mendell wrote the biography Obama: From Promise to Power, which was published in 2007. In 2015 the e-book version of this biography became listed on the New York mehr anzeigen Times bestseller list. In writing the book, Mendell utilized both the first-hand research from Mendell's original reporting, as well as a wide range of interviews with Obama's aides, mentors, political adversaries and family. The National Review called this biography "the single best source of background information on our new president." In February 2008, Mendell received an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work in the Biography/Autobiography category for the book. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Obama: A Promise of Change von David Mendell
This compelling biography of President Barack Obama, written by a Chicago Tribune reporter, focuses on the ups and downs of Obama’s political experiences in Illinois. The book contains rich details about his childhood and a first-hand account of his travels, including a well-document- ed trip to Africa. Source Notes.
After reading this I realized that Toby Ziegler was right. During the seventh season of the West Wing, he told Joshua Lyman that Matt Santos, the democratic nominee for President of the United States, would not win because he did not have the necessary hubris to be the leader of the free world. Of course, as watchers, we were cheering from Jimmy Smits (although I was never able to shake my crush on Alan Alda from his MASH days) and we dismissed Toby as "sour grapes". The man was facing significant prison time, we surmised.
After reading this book and his two autobiographies, I have to conclude that as much as I may admire the cool and collected Barack Obama, he DOES have the hubris. It rings through loud and clear. I'm not saying that he's the only one - it's probably true for anyone running for a political office - but it does bring the fairytale down to reality.… (mehr)
After reading this book and his two autobiographies, I have to conclude that as much as I may admire the cool and collected Barack Obama, he DOES have the hubris. It rings through loud and clear. I'm not saying that he's the only one - it's probably true for anyone running for a political office - but it does bring the fairytale down to reality.… (mehr)
A bit old, yet the coverage of a Chicago reporter of Obama's Illinois races for stte office and national office are very detailed and useful as a guideline to where he started. The author went to Hawaii to personally visit his school and meet his grandmother and sister and some frends. The book ends on the cusp of the presidential campaign. Excellent
This was a campaign biography. The author has summarized as many comments as possible from interviews from those associated with Obama before the election. This is not earthshaking, but useful information that would not have been available otherwise.
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