Product Description

Here it is. Barack Obama's most electrifying speeches of the 2008 election collected in a single volume that you will treasure for years. Experience the excitement, word-for-word, of 15 of his most electrifying speeches including Obama's announcement of his candidacy for the President of the United States; The night he won the Iowa Caucus and declared "...at this moment, in this election, we are ready to believe again." The historic "race speech" where Obama shares his vision for "a more perfect union." His inspirational "A World that Stands as One" speech given to a crowd of over 200,000 people in Berlin, Germany. The last night of the democratic primary, when, after 54 contests, he could say "I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States." And finally, his historic victory speech on November 4, 2008 when he became the 44th President of the United States.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #164506 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 154 pages

Customer Reviews

Was As Good As I Was Hoping
Being on a budget I let myself get only one Obama item post-U.S.
election and this book was it. I made the right choice.

It has every important speech of the campaign starting with his
announcement to run for president and ending with his Victory speech
on election night in Grant Park. In between you get his speech on
race, his acceptance speech at the democratic national convention, his
speech after he won the Iowa caucuses -- and 11 others.

This edition is called the "international version" because it contains
a bonus speech -- his one in Berlin, which technically was not part of
his campaign.

The best part is that when you read these, you actually hear his
voice, and find yourself re-inspired.

A FOUNDATIONAL-INSPIRATIONAL LEADER IN THE MAKING
The Capacity to Govern: a Report to the Club of Rome

The world is in need of what I call FOUNDATIONAL-INSPIRATIONAL POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. "Foundational Leadership" is leadership which focuses on laying foundations for a better future. "Inspirational Leadership" is leadership gaining support and cooperation by presenting an inspirational realistic vision for the future.

The collection of speeched by Barack Obama clearly demonstrates a great potential of becoming an outstanding foundational-inspirational American and global leader. Let us hope that this potential will be fully realized.

This collection of speeches is strongly recommended for close reading by leaders, students of leadership and political science, scholars and practitioners interested in rhetorics (in the positive classical sense of the term), and indeed by all active citizen world-wide.

Yehezkel Dror, Professor of Political Science, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Author of THE CAPACITY TO GOVERN (2002) and of THE NEW RULER (in preparation)

YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
having followed the presidential election, i found this book fantastic, it contains all of obama's speeches which are great to look back on, it evens contains the election night victory speech. at such a great price its a brilliant piece of history in the making.