The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

This book gave me some important insights into the next president of our country. He is a thoughtful, honest man and reading about how he thinks about governing was a very hopeful thing.

Whether you voted for him or not, Barack Obama is our President-elect. If you are interested in learning about what makes this man tick - in both his personal life and in politics - this is surely worth the time to read.

Ideology aside, this is an exceptionally well written book that can be enjoyed by readers on both sides of the political aisle. Obama offers his views on a number of hot political issues, from education to technology to energy independence and so on. He also offers a history of his ascent to the US Senate, and his experience once he was there.

It's a serious book that is peppered with heartwarming anecdotes from his family and personal experiences. One such anecdotes occurs immediately after a vote on a nuclear non proliferation issue. He calls his wife, Michelle, to share the good news about the outcome of the bill. She is nonplussed by the affair and simply asks him to please pick up ant traps on his way home from work. He pauses and reflects on whether Ted Kennedy or John Kerry ever had to buy ant traps on their way home from work.

All told, it's a very good read that can be enjoyed by both Democrats and Republicans.

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The President-Elect is much more than his 'supporters' might lead you to believe. An insightful man with a balanced and reasonable approach to many issues. This book should be read by all Americans to get a feel for the man who will next guide this country. He's not perfect and he points that out, but his thoughts are well worth pondering. Hopefully his 'supporters' will give him a chance to lead with the same objective thoughtfulness he expresses in this book.