RENEGADE The Making of a President

Barack Obama's impressive 2008 presidential campaign is one of the watershed moments in recent political history. Against all odds, Obama ran a bottom-up campaign, getting grassroots support to carry him to the White House. Narrator Arthur Morey delivers an insider's narrative of the campaign, from the early days through the election itself. Morey tells this story in a conversational style, betraying little emotion, which might have livened up his reading a bit. But the story is exciting enough that listeners will remain riveted, even though they already know the outcome. At 16 hours, this long work covers the details of the campaign and shows just how well planned it was. K.M. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: JULY 2009]