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# The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Obama book
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2023*

My husband loved it. It was a great birthday present.

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    No one is exempt from the call to find common ground
  

*by J***K on Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2016*

This line appears at the end of Chapter Two, namely Values, within the 2nd book written by Barack Obama, entitled The Audacity of Hope – Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream - published in 2006 & just 2 years before he became the 44th President of the United States.A thoroughly balanced book about a wide-range of considerations on the subject of a quest for empathy, yet with a political premise; however a comprehensive & insightful narrative about a respective proposition for a better America.  In-part a memoir, certainly from the perspective of a concerned citizen & also state senator from Illinois (at the time), with so many things considered & conscientiously surmised by an analytical mindset & intelligent member of society who I wouldn’t mind being chosen to play on his team.Altogether, a courageous overview of thought-provoking topics & while there are so many diverse subjects literally on-the-table for discussion, which need our immediate attention & that a lesser man like myself perhaps would be somewhat afraid to broach abruptly at the dinner table, with propitious fear that somebody would surely start a food fight, just to antagonize me because I might not be able to present all the facts & figures, as well as the author has done.  But only because I might not be as practiced & diplomatic as the author, not to mention wise, yet I can state for a fact, since I’ve read his 2nd book & liked it very much, which gives me some credence to confidently pay my respect to whichever problematic situation, by being outspoken in a preemptory manner, to take some sort of action; in effect, either before or after the dessert is served.  But something has to be said, at some point & better late than never, if for no other reason than to start a conversation about our apparent lack of systematic & empathetic concern.I would venture to say that the book is a courageous attempt to help resolve the problems that plague, not only our nation, but the whole world, on some diplomatic level.  A tempered approach, in spite of the fact that it took me 10 years to ultimately decide to read it, for whatever indefensible tardy reason.I think The Audacity of Hope should be a supplementary textbook in secondary schools, colleges & universities, to encourage students to participate in the world around them & far beyond the familiar & secure neighborhood they’ve grown accustomed to & thereby somewhat numb to the aches & pains across the street or around the corner & out of sight & out of mind; as I would likewise encourage both academia & the general population to pick a problem, voice an opinion, consider the alternatives & make an effort to remedy the situation in a peaceful manner, as articulated by the President recently, in a supportive speech at the 2016 Democratic Convention - ‘Don’t Boo – Vote!'I will admit that it took a major effort for me to study this book & focus on the subject matter because there is no familiar fairy-tale or thoughtless story-line to follow, like those attention-getting action-figures or gratuitous & repetitious violent scenarios and/or sexual misconduct, like in a big-budget, blockbuster summer movie – yet not inside this necessary nonfiction tome & tale of a redemptive challenge.While the act of reading became a test for me to have to want to pay attention to something that was easier left-alone until later, or to let someone else deal with the messy cleanup.  Obviously, I couldn’t or didn’t want to think as deliberately as Mr. Obama encouraged me to concentrate on the details of so many diverse headlines.  Thus, my initial selfish reason not to read it sooner.But I persevered because I had a goal of sorts in mind, since I had recently read Mr. Obama’s excellent 1st book aka Memoir.  Also, I needed to justify & substantiate my ambiguous desire to write The White House suddenly & specifically Mr. Obama – with a letter of gratitude, at a time in my life that I felt it necessary to voice an opinion, moreover some sophomoric concern about my fearful state-of-mind with the world at-large.  As I needed to tell somebody whom I admired & was currently in-charge of something more than I felt I could do about anything, in this day & age when murder & mayhem seem to be the rule rather than the exception.And so I read Mr. Obama’s 1st book, Dreams From My Father – A Story of Race & Inheritance & I wrote my multi-page letter of support to The White House & fond farewell (also simultaneous birthday wishes on his 55th B-day) to President Obama & now I’ve finished his 2nd book & subsequently expressed my overall thoughts about both good books in book reviews, arbitrarily posted online.  Altogether I feel a better person for having done so, or done something about my muddled emotional state on the contemporary condition of the world at-large – and by doing so, made some sort of an in-kind effort, I believe, to help me take a more courageous & stronger second step.So do yourself a favor & force your stubborn self to read this book, before you make unfounded accusations about the alleged state of whatever.  Be unafraid nor overwhelmed by the sheer size of so many miscellaneous problems & try to be sympathetic & balanced in your selection from the sizeable & chaotic condition; much like I think the message of this book attempts to give to anyone willing to open the cover & start with the Prologue & then judiciously turn the page to read each chapter however slowly & deliberately, then the Epilogue, which is another insightful story by itself.And after all is read & said, I especially like the heartfelt & intuitive line about age, which undoubtedly includes anyone’s peculiar experience, moreover as an emotive tool to use on your trip through the rest of your life, as viewed through the windshield of your contemporary situation, together with another psychologically similar device like a rear-view mirror, in order to see the road behind & from a more knowledgeable perspective about what might show up on the road ahead, despite the mechanical condition of whatever kind of car you choose to drive, in effect -‘ “In fact that’s one of the advantages of old age...that you’ve finally learned what matters to you. ... And the problem is that nobody else can answer that question for you.  You can only figure it out on your own.” ’ – sage advice from an old friend (of a younger POTUS).And back to the Prologue in a sentence worth remembering for future conversations about the state of whatever, but certainly not from a selfish, single-minded POV –‘...a tradition based on the simple idea that we have a stake in one another, and that what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart, and that if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem but we can get something meaningful done.’And while the premise might seem political, at first glance; the more important line, although philosophical in tone, but imperative by expression, might be this honest assessment of the author’s subjective agenda –‘I offer no unifying theory of American government...’ (rather) ‘...personal reflections on those values and ideals that have led me to public life...and my own best assessment - ...of the ways we can ground our politics in the notion of a common good.’At this point, I might raise my hand & attempt to say above a whisper; “well, I’m concerned about ‘clean air and clean water’ as mentioned on page 7”.  So I think I’ll start somehow & somewhere hopefully sooner-than-later with those two environmental proposals & see where they take me.  But I’m probably going to need some help.  Anyone out there care to give some support?!‘That’s the topic of this book: how we might begin the process of changing our politics and our civic life.’Review by Jack Dunsmoor, author of the book OK2BG

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    excellent insights shared and insight into the man
  

*by R***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2008*

first, let me share where i come from.  while i feel some fiscal conservative bias, i am socially very liberal.  i have visited senator obama's web site for presidency.  i read this book already "sold" on the man, to some extent, but i wanted or needed to explore more of who he is and what makes him tick.  those 15 second sound bites or even the 15 minute speeches haven't been enough ...obama writes this book in a first person narrative.  he writes extremely well, appropriate for a man once [was it] editor of harvard's law review, both grammatically but also in a style that pulls the reader in.  you feel like you're sitting on your sofa talking with him.  while he sometimes goes on tangents explaining the background of a point, sometimes consuming a page or so for background, by the time you're brought back, you feel fully prepared and invested in the original point.obama introduces himself to the public.  i can see in his writing, as in some of his speeches, that he is extremely particular and diplomatic in selecting diction, for whatever reason.  while he does not lay out a timeline of his life nor does he address some of his strengths and weaknesses addressed in other media more fully, you obtain an excellent sampling of obama's experiences to feel that you understand his judgment, his skills, his knowledge.obama also writes about several things that seem to be of importance to much of the american public today.  he lays out historical and current factors affecting his faith.  having studied international relations at columbia university, he proffers insights into america's squandering of its support from key foreign allies, into some of the challenges that america faces in the coming decades, and he tenders possible avenues for addressing those opportunities.you know, by the end of the book, i was feeling, quite strongly, hopeful.  i felt as though the challenges that we are now facing, with two wars - one of which was based on misleading information to the congress and the american public, a failed energy policy resulting in record high gasoline prices, domestic terrorism and prevention, deteriorating infrastructure, misguided economic investments and objectives resulting in record deficits or cascading housing market and value of the dollar, job losses and replacement of good paying jobs with lower paid jobs, immigration issues, healthcare uninsured and costs and quality, medicare and social security and economic implosion, threats to our civil liberties, all children left behind, ...  there's lots of things facing our country today that we didn't even have names for 2 decades ago ...  obama describes some of what he has done, drafting bills, reviewing legislation, voting up or down or proposed legislation, investigating issues, listening to voters, seeking counsel of experts, crafting of bipartisan legislation, and using sound judgment and emotional processes.  by the end of the book, i really see much of his skills and potential.one of the gifts that ronald reagan brought to this country, obama argues, was hope to a nation that had been stuck in [a purple funk] since watergate just a few years earlier [1973].  you see that, today, as in 1980, the american public feels fear, feels desperation, and is grasping for hope.  obama offers the reader hope in this book.266-ish pages is decent size to get to know the man a bit better.  i've devoured all six volumes of churchill's masterpiece, so, i hope that this book is just the beginning and i can learn more of obama and the challenges he faces and overcomes.  i look forward to seeing and reading more of this fine gentleman in years to come.

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