We need to read the UNAVAILABLE 1995 version of his book. What is in the 1995 original version that was edited out of the Re-released version.
Exactly, ncfool.
The 1995 version, which I recall sold a mere several hundred copies, should have a couple of goodies in it.
The “best seller” attribution to this book wasn’t acquired until after he made the DNC speech and became a superstar overnight.
That’s when I suspect the purchases of his re-released book were made in bulk, and made it a best-seller. (Also known as illegal campaign donations.) Michelle Obama attributes their finally being able to pay off their student loans (in their 40’s fer-God-sake)due to Barack’s “best-seller.”
When he wrote it, it sold a few hundred copies. I believe his motive for writing the book was to create and craft his history, not recount it. An extremely calculated move...considering he was 34 yrs old when it was originally published.