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     Yvettep AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Yvettep Post Number: 3587 Registered: 01-2005 Rating: N/A |
As the last presidential campaign gathered steam in 2007 and barreled full throttle through 2008, I kept saying to anyone who'd listen: Polls don't tell the whole story. Keep an eye on the best-seller list. ...But what made 2007 and 2008 distinctive was the sustained best-seller status of Barack Obama's two books-his memoir, "Dreams From My Father," and his tour d'horizon on policy matters, "The Audacity of Hope." Week after week, both books kept appearing on the various charts tracking purchases from stores and online. For millions of readers, a new political face was becoming better known via the oldest form of mass communication: the printed word. While Obama's cyber-savvy campaign exploited every Internet invention to deliver timely messages to supporters, the detailed ink-on-paper treatments continued to find audiences (and vice versa). Unlike most political books, which have the lifespan of a mayfly, "Dreams From My Father" and "The Audacity of Hope" exhibited remarkable longevity, reflecting deeper interest in the person and thinking of the author-politician.... Full article: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/07/06/barack-obama-and-the-little-memoirs-that -could/ | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8072 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
I wonder who wrote 'em? | ||
| Yvettep AALBC .com Platinum Poster Username: Yvettep Post Number: 3589 Registered: 01-2005 Rating: N/A |
Well do tell, Chris. Did you write them?  | ||
| Chrishayden "Cyniquian" Level Poster Username: Chrishayden Post Number: 8077 Registered: 03-2004 Rating: N/A |
I didn't. He didn't either. |
