Paperback edition of the book which sets out presidential hopeful Barack Obama's political vision for the future of America. With intimacy and self-deprecating humour, Obama describes his experiences as a politician, about balancing his family life and his public vocation. His search for consensus and his respect for the democratic process inform every sentence, as he discusses the importance of empathy in politics, and how the ideals of democracy can be renewed. This book has already sold over 1.3 million copies in hardcover in the US, and there is huge media and public interest in Obama.