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President Barack Obama: Change Has Come To America. His Words - His Promises

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Well now that we have elected him - who exactly is Obama and for what does he stand?

If you really want to know where our elected next President Barack Obama stands, and has stood, on current issues as the financial crisis and on issues in the past these speeches give great insight.

Whether or not you voted for him his speeches will clue you in to where he stands.

This book is well put together covering ALL his speeches in 2007 and 2008 on 638 pages with every topic imaginable. Up-to-date and current.

This just released collection even includes his complete Victory Speech on the Election Night.

This is Obama in his own words. Not just quotes or sound bytes but the full text of every speech, in context. A true piece of history ...

I was not a supporter of President-elect Obama, but I am a student and teacher of leadership. So when someone inspires, energizes, and unites a diverse group followers in such large numbers, I'm very interested in what he or she said to make that happen (whether I agreed with every aspect of the platform or not).

This book provides the opportunity to examine EXACTLY what was said -- with the full text of every 2007 and 2008 speech from Mr. Obama's announcement for President through the election night victory address.

Every speech is prefaced by the location and date on which it was delivered. That's the one aspect of this volume that I truly wish had been expanded. Many of these speeches were carefully crafted for a specific audience. So in analyzing what was said (and how it was said) I found myself wanting to know a little more about who the audience was, and maybe have a brief one paragraph reminder of the events that were in the headlines that week -- in order to provide a context for the message that Mr. Obama was delivering at the time. Minor point, since it's recent history and those details are readily available from other sources. It might be a nice thing to have in a future edition, however.

I have to admit, I missed many of Obama's speeches. This book is just what I needed to catch up and really get an inside look at Pres Elect Obama, in his own words. It will be interesting to read this again as Obama takes office and a couple of years down the road. It's great to have all of his speeches compiled into one resource.

I have to admit that I am not a big Obama fan...but the president-elect definitely has a way with words. This book will leave you with a great unbderstanding of his views on issues, and what he feels passionate about. I make it a rule to always support the president (even when I disagree), so it was great to learn so much about him in a single book.

It is a great read!

Todd Hagopian
President/CEO
Hagopian Institute
Author of the popular "Quote Junkie" book sereies and the brand new "Idiom Junkie" series

This books is truly great - no doubt about that; Obama's words are extremely inspiring, and the collection is a must.

However, I was not happy to notice some blunt and silly typos through the book. For example, Osama's name is spelled "bin Ladin" many times, instead of the proper bin Laden. And the tag line for the last speech in the book reads like this: "Barack Obama will be sworn in AT the 44th President on January 20, 2009"; instead of "...AS the 44th president...".

And those were just a few of the mistakes I found...and I'm almost afraid of running into more. Surely they are silly little things, but still, silly typos like those could threaten the integrity of the work.

This book gives you an in-depth look at the man who is about to become our next president. Personally, I'll admit that I have a bias toward the printed word as opposed to the actual delivery of speeches. Strip away the nuances of performance, the charisma of the man himself, the excitement of whatever event he might be speaking at -- I would rather have the plain text and let the ideas show through on their own. That's where the rubber meets the road, as they say, and in this book the text is all there.

Superb Collectors Edition with more than 630 pages with all his speeches from 2007 and 2008 including his Victory Speech.

Great to read word by word his Visions, his Plans and Ideas, his Promises and what he really wants to change.

Congratulations on the Victory.
The Barack Bible for the next legacy!

I am a huge political buff. I love listening to political speeches, and you can certainly learn alot from this book. You can hear a speech, but once you read a speech for yourself, you get a better feel for who the politician is. I am passing this book on to my nephew, who shares my interest in all things presidential. Very good.

I was expecting a great book, I got an amazing inspirational book following President Obama words and promises from the beginning of his career ending as elected president of our country. I recommend this book to supporters and non supporters of President Obama. You will discover an amazing and caring human being.

As a native Illinoisan, I am proud that Barack Obama will lead our country during the next four years. Although I heard many of his speeches, and followed him closely during his time as a senator, I also missed many of his public addresses. THIS BOOK will allow me to read and retain the inspiring words spoken by our future President. For anyone who doesn't quite understand what Barack Obama is about, this book is for you.