Obama lent the book "both an insider's perspective and a journalist's shrewd critical eye, and the portrait that he paints of Obama is more comprehensive than any previous treatment of this remarkable man". In February 2008, Obama: From Promise to Power won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in the Biography/Autobiography category. References 2007 non-fiction books Books about Barack Obama Books about politics of the United States Current affairs books NAACP Image Awards Political books History books about the United States HarperCollins books