OBAMA: FROM PROMISE TO POWER（奥巴马）

BarackObamaisarguablythemostdynamicpoliticalfiguretogracetheAmericanstagesinceJohnF.Kennedy.Hismeteoricrisefrompromisetopowerhasstunnedeventhecynicsandinspiredalegionofdevoutfollowers.Foranyonewhowantstoknowmoreaboutthemanwhowouldbepresident,DavidMendell'sObamaisessentialreading.Mendell,whohascoveredObamafortheChicagoTribunesincethebeginningofObama'scampaignfortheSenate,hadfar-reachingaccesstothesenator,thedetailsofwhichhesharesinthiscompellingbiography.PositioningObamaasthesaviorofafumblingDemocraticparty,MendellshowshowObamaconqueredIllinoispoliticsandpavedthewaybrickbybrickforagalvanizing,historicpresidentialrun.Withexclusivecontributionsbyfamilymembersandadvisers,anddetailsonObama'svotingrecord,thisisacomplete,complex,andrevealingportrait,amustreadforanyoneinterestedinAmericanpoliticsingeneralandSenatorBarackObamainparticular.