"In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil"--

Barack Obama fue el presidente número 44 de Estados Unidos, elegido en noviembre de 2008 y reelegido en 2012. Es el autor de Los sueños de mi padre y La audacia de la esperanza, bestsellers del New York Times. En 2009 fue galardonado con el premio Nobel de la Paz. Vive en Washington, D.C., junto a su esposa Michelle. La pareja tiene dos hijas, Malia and Sasha.

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, and the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.