President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview (Kindle Single) - Kindle edition by Blum, David. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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Customers find the book to be a decent, fascinating read. They also appreciate the insight and deep principles of the President. Readers describe the interview as informative and say it's worth the free price. They mention it looks great on their HD Kindles. Opinions are mixed on the length, with some finding it short but powerful, while others say it's extremely brief.

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Customers find the book readable. They say it's a quick read and worth their time. Readers also mention the interview looks good on paper.

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Customers find the interview quality decent, informative, and relaxed. They say the questions are interesting and the answers are honest. Readers also mention the dialogue between both parties is rational.

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Customers find the book neat, amazing, and modern. They say it looks great on their HD Kindles and like the spontaneity and subject matter covered in it.

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"I felt that the book was ok, but did not really show the humanness of who Barack Obama is or could be." Read more

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Customers find the book worth the free price. They say it's a great read anytime.

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Customers find the perspectives in the book well-balanced, honest, and realistic. They also appreciate the great questions and well-thought-out answers.

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"...but thought the President's perspectives were cogent and balanced in this interview. I hope he doesn't dive up hope." Read more

31 customers mention "Shortness"19 positive12 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the length of the book. Some mention it's short but powerful, while others say it's extremely brief.

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"...First off, it's short. Really short. I wanted a fifty page glimpse in to his mind, but it was far shorter...." Read more

"...Also, it was short enough to skim through in less than an hour.As a free giveaway from Amazon, I recommend it." Read more

"...Makes you want to work hard, succeed, follow your dreams. Short but I feel really inspired by his words." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the rhetoric in the book. Some mention the President is eloquent and clear, while others say it sounds like a campaign speech.

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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2013

This review is meant for those who want to know the basic content and style of this interview and whether or not it's worth reading. It's not a review of Barack Obama or his policies.

That said, it's difficult to review this interview without acknowledging that whether you enjoy it or not most likely comes down to whether you agree with Obama's progressive world view. If you are passionately opposed to him and his platform, this interview isn't going to change your mind. If you already agree with him, you might pick up a few lines of argumentation here and there that you can pull out and use next time you find yourself debating the role of government with a Libertarian. If you're not exactly sure what you think about Obama and/or the role of government, this interview will give you something to think about as Obama takes the opportunity to explain, at length, how he interprets history, personal circumstances, and his own observations to mean that the best government is one in which self-reliance and what he terms calls our "shared destiny" and "common commitments" are not mutually exclusive.

Some General Observations:

--David Blum clearly likes and admires Obama and that admiration informs the kinds of questions he asks and how he asks them. He does not get tough with Obama or touch on some of the controversies of his administration. This will most likely frustrate any reader who's looking for someone to challenge Obama.

--Obama makes an intelligent and persuasive argument, but there's nothing here you haven't heard before. It reads like a stump speech or lecture from a college professor--Obama clearly has nailed down his beliefs and the reasons for them while anticipating common responses. There's not a whole lot of meat here, and if one is looking for more plans and less ideas, they'll have to go elsewhere.

--The tone is inclusive and optimistic, and Obama avoids doing a lot of scapegoating or finger-pointing. He frames all his points ideologically, and by that I mean that he never loses sight of his central argument (government can and should be a source of positive change) so that each point circles back to his progressive way of looking at society, culture, and the role of the individual.

--He criticizes the notion of a "winner takes all economy," touches on the burden of college loan debt, advocates the idea of the government creating good jobs and making sure our education system is strong but offers no concrete ways to go about doing any of that (and this is where Blum should have pushed a little more), and offers up Warren Buffet as an example of someone who is tremendously rich and successful yet turns his focus away from himself to his community.

--The interview isn't terribly long--it took me about 20 minutes to read it--and it flows well.

Overall, as I said above, this interview is a forum for Obama's ideological beliefs regarding the role of the individual and government in our society. It's not going to break new ground or transform a devoted conservative into a liberal. If you have 20 minutes and you like Obama, it might be worth a read. If you don't like or respect Obama, skip it.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2024

Not enough is being done to ensure the middle class thrives as our economy grows and the lower class has opportunities to enter the middle class. Obama made some great points that things were much different when he was in office and it seemed everyone had a fair shot. Now schools and jobs are more competitive than ever, expensive ads dominate commerce without prioritizing quality of products and services, and unions are losing the important influence they had because of deep pocketed lobbyists in tech and wall street. We need to prioritize our working class if we don’t want a larger income gap and make it harder for everyone to thrive that isnt already reaping huge interest payments from the government from past generations of wealth. And the hedge fund carry interest writeoff is absurd as many of them just underperform the market and are something of a hybrid between a bond and the market

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

I liked the question answer format
It was insightful and ex president Obama came across as the same caring, thoughtful
person as he was when president.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Une rencontre captivante avec un leader charismatique

Reviewed in France on October 7, 2024

President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview est une plongée fascinante dans l'esprit d'un homme qui a marqué l'histoire contemporaine. À travers cet entretien, l'ancien président partage ses réflexions sur la politique, la responsabilité et les défis auxquels il a été confronté pendant son mandat. Son style de communication, à la fois accessible et intellectuel, permet aux lecteurs de saisir l'essence de sa vision et de sa personnalité. Les anecdotes personnelles qu'il évoque ajoutent une touche d'humanité à l'entretien, rendant le personnage d'Obama encore plus attachant.

Cependant, certains peuvent reprocher à l'interview de manquer de profondeur sur des sujets spécifiques. Bien que les réflexions d'Obama soient percutantes, elles restent parfois superficielles, laissant le lecteur sur sa faim concernant certaines questions complexes. De plus, le format court de la Kindle Single peut donner l'impression que certaines thématiques n'ont pas été pleinement explorées, ce qui pourrait frustrer ceux qui cherchent une analyse plus détaillée.

En résumé, President Barack Obama: The Kindle Singles Interview est une lecture enrichissante qui offre un aperçu précieux d'un leader emblématique. Malgré quelques limites inhérentes au format, cet entretien parvient à captiver et à inspirer, mettant en lumière les valeurs et les convictions qui ont guidé la présidence d'Obama. C'est un must pour quiconque s'intéresse à la politique américaine et aux personnalités qui façonnent notre monde.

4.0 out of 5 stars Ok

Reviewed in Italy on December 5, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars a good quick read about a good president

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 10, 2021

Good quick read, I liked President Obama, not just because he became the first black president but because he was just an ordinary guy, who went on to achieve greatness. This was a short interview with a reporter from Amazon. Glad I read it!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing

Reviewed in Brazil on January 21, 2017

This book show us a good and interesting interview with a President Barack Obama. I recommend this book for those have interests global political issues.

3.0 out of 5 stars Its a full informative book

Reviewed in India on October 26, 2016