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| Author | Barack Obama |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Political convictions |
| Publisher | Crown/Three Rivers Press |
Publication date | October 17, 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-307-23769-9 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | Dreams from My Father |
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by US Senator Barack Obama.[1] It was the number three bestseller on The New York Times nonfiction list as of October 2006.[2] In the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that have become part of his 2008 campaign for the Presidency. The book advance from the publisher of $1.9 million contracted for three books.[3]
Origin
The title of The Audacity of Hope was derived from a sermon delivered by Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. While a Senate candidate, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention, entitled The Audacity of Hope that propelled him to national prominence. In the less than 20 minutes it took to deliver the speech, Obama was catapulted to sudden fame, with many analysts predicting that he might be well-positioned to enter a future presidential race. In 2006, Obama released The Audacity of Hope, a book-length account that expanded upon many of the same themes he originally addressed in the convention speech.
In his speech addressing the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Obama said:
In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope? John Kerry calls on us to hope. John Edwards calls on us to hope. I'm not talking about blind optimism here -- the almost willful ignorance that thinks unemployment will go away if we just don't talk about it, or the health care crisis will solve itself if we just ignore it. No, I'm talking about something more substantial. It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too. Hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope![4]
Reception
A "political biography that concentrates on the senator's core values," according to the Chicago Tribune,[5] The New York Times noted that "Mr. Obama’s new book, ‘The Audacity of Hope’ ... is much more of a political document. Portions of the volume read like outtakes from a stump speech, and the bulk of it is devoted to laying out Mr. Obama’s policy positions on a host of issues, from education to health care to the war in Iraq".[1]
The Chicago Tribune credits the large crowds that gathered at book signings with influencing Obama's decision to run for president.[6] Former presidential candidate Gary Hart describes the book as Obama's "thesis submission" for the U.S. presidency: "It presents a man of relative youth yet maturity, a wise observer of the human condition, a figure who possesses perseverance and writing skills that have flashes of grandeur."[7] Reviewer Michael Tomasky writes that it does not contain "boldly innovative policy prescriptions that will lead the Democrats out of their wilderness," but does show Obama's potential to "construct a new politics that is progressive but grounded in civic traditions that speak to a wider range of Americans."[8]
An Italian edition was published in April 2007 with a preface by Walter Veltroni,[9] former Mayor of Rome, currently leader of Italy's Democratic Party and one of Obama's earliest supporters overseas, who met the Illinois Senator in Washington in 2005[10] and has been referred to as "Obama's European counterpart."[11]
Spanish and German translations were published in June 2007;[12] the French edition, subtitled une nouvelle conception de la politique américaine, was published in October 2007.[13]
The book remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for the 30 weeks since publication.[14] The audiobook version won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.[15]
References
- ^ a b Kakutani, Michiko (October 17, 2006). "Obama's Foursquare Politics, With a Dab of Dijon". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Julie Bosman, Obama’s New Book Is a Surprise Best Seller, New York Times, November 9, 2006
- ^ Book Notes - washingtonpost.com
- ^ The transcript of a speech by Barack Obama
- ^ Dorning, Mike (October 11, 2006). "First Glimpse of Obama's New Memoir". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2007-06-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dorning, Mike (June 12 2007). "Carefully Crafting the Obama 'Brand'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Hart, Gary (December 24 2006). "American Idol". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Tomasky, Michael (November 30 2006). "The Phenomenon". New York Review of Books. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "L'audacia della speranza" (in Italian). Libreria Rizzoli. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Il politico prevale sull' amministratore" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. April 30 2005. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Tracy Wilkinson (February 25 2008). "Obama's European counterparts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lobb, Annelena (June 19 2007). "Obama, en Español". Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) "Hoffnung wagen". Riemann. June 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14. - ^ "L'Audace d'espérer". Presses de la Cité Etranger. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- ^ "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". New York Times. May 27 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Obama beats ex-presidents for audiobook Grammy". Associated Press. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
Versions
- English: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,
- hardcover Crown (October 17, 2006), ISBN 978-0307237699
- audio CD: RH Audio; Abridged edition (October 17, 2006), ISBN 978-0739334089
- large print Random House Large Print (November 7, 2006), ISBN 978-0739326657
- Italian: l'Audacia della speranza, traduttore: Laura Cecilia Dapelli, Lorenza Lanza, Patrizia Vicentini, Introduttore: Walter Veltroni, ISBN 978-8817016582
- Spanish: La audacia de la esperanza: Reflexiones sobre cómo restaurar el sueño americano, Knopf Publishing Group (June 19, 2007), ISBN 9780307387110
- French: L'audace d'espérer: une nouvelle conception de la politique américaine, Presses de la Cité, (April 5, 2007) 368 p. ISBN 978-2258074514
External links
- Official website for the book
- "Audacity to Hope" - sermon that inspired Barack Obama to Christianity and from which he derived the title of this book
- Gary Hart, "American Idol", New York Times, December 24, 2006. Retrieved on January 16, 2007
- Tomasky, Michael (November 30 2006). "The Phenomenon". New York Review of Books (in Internet Archive). Retrieved 2007-07-22.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Senator Barack Obama talks at length about the "The Audacity of Hope" with New York Times columnist Bob Herbert (video and real-time transcript, October 20, 2006)
