#96 in Biography & memoir
The Audacity of Hope
- 415
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
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Our view
“The Audacity of Hope” sets out Obama’s political convictions in the voice of his speeches and ties them to his own life. Episodes from a boyhood spent in Indonesia and Hawaii, and from family life, lead into larger points about American society and make clear why he holds his positions. Some find the ideas reasonable but safe and centrist, the book of a man preparing to run for president.
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About the book
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by Barack Obama. It became number one on both the New York Times and Amazon.com bestsellers lists in the fall of 2006, after Obama had been endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. In the book, Obama expounds on many of the subjects that became part of his 2008 campaign for the presidency. The book advance from the publisher totalled $1.9 million contracted for three books. Obama announced his presidential campaign on February 10, 2007, a little more than three months after the book's release.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 176 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 54% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 22 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 154 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Audacity of Hope?
It has 415 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Biography & memoir.
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