This book is uniquely written to encompass four mini-books - or "keys" - within one book. All keys were written to enhance the opportunity to unlock the doors of your potential, to strengthen your walk with Christ, and to ultimately define your purpose.

The historical significance of Barack Obama's triumph in the presidential election of 2008 scarcely requires comment. Yet it contains an irony: he won a victory as an African American only by denying that he should discuss issues that target the concerns of African Americans. Obama's very success, writes Fredrick Harris, exacted a heavy cost on black politics.

In The Price of the Ticket, Harris puts Obama's career in the context of decades of black activism, showing how his election undermined the very movement that made it possible. The path to his presidency began just before...