This ebook consists of a summary of the ideas, viewpoints and facts presented by Barack Obama in his book "The Audacity of Hope, Thoughts on Resorting the American Dream". This summary offers a concise overview of the entire book in less than 30 minutes reading time. However this work does not replace in any case Barack Obama's book.Obama argues that American life has departed from its founding grounds and that American politics need to change. He believes that the new kind of politics must be based around shared understanding of what pulls together Americans, hence these must be grounded un the notion of common good.