tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055145209324319779.post-46273789618414331362007-04-29T21:33:00.000-05:002007-04-29T21:37:22.492-05:00Barack Obama's 1995 book, <em>Dreams from My Father</em>, is a memoir of his youth and early career. The book was reprinted in 2004 with a new preface and an annex containing his 2004 Democratic Convention keynote speech. The audio book edition earned Obama the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. In December 2004, Obama signed a US $1.9 million contract for three books.<br />The first of these book under contract, <em>The Audacity of Hope</em>, was published in October 2006. A Spanish translation will be published in June 2007, more than likely seeking an even broader range of readers throughout America. The second book covered under the publishing contract is a children's book to be co-written by his wife and daughters, with profits going to charity. The content of the third book has not yet been announced.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1055145209324319779-4627378961841433136?l=purpleknightpolitics.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>G.W. Strunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07808752268427742183noreply@blogger.com1