On Amazon.com's site, the book had been ranked No. 8,288 prior to his speech. As of the time of this writing, the book has broken into the top 100 at Amazon.com, and is currently No. 88. Earlier this morning, it was around No. 150, so Amazon.com sales are incredible for this book.
During his speech last night, Obama said the following:
I believe we can be better. Those who died here, those who saved lives here - they help me believe. We may not be able to stop all evil in the world, but I know that how we treat one another is entirely up to us. I believe that for all our imperfections, we are full of decency and goodness, and that the forces that divide us are not as strong as those that unite us.In addition to being No. 88 overall (at the time of this writing), the book is No. 1 in the following Amazon.com categories: Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > History, Books > Parenting & Families > Parenting > Babies & Toddlers, and Books > Arts & Photography > Photography > Photo Essays. It is described as follows:
That’s what I believe, in part because that’s what a child like Christina Taylor Green believed. Imagine: here was a young girl who was just becoming aware of our democracy; just beginning to understand the obligations of citizenship; just starting to glimpse the fact that someday she too might play a part in shaping her nation’s future. She had been elected to her student council; she saw public service as something exciting, something hopeful. She was off to meet her congresswoman, someone she was sure was good and important and might be a role model. She saw all this through the eyes of a child, undimmed by the cynicism or vitriol that we adults all too often just take for granted.
I want us to live up to her expectations. I want our democracy to be as good as she imagined it. All of us – we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children’s expectations.
Christina was given to us on September 11th, 2001, one of 50 babies born that day to be pictured in a book called “Faces of Hope.” On either side of her photo in that book were simple wishes for a child’s life. “I hope you help those in need,” read one. “I hope you know all of the words to the National Anthem and sing it with your hand over your heart. I hope you jump in rain puddles.”
If there are rain puddles in heaven, Christina is jumping in them today. And here on Earth, we place our hands over our hearts, and commit ourselves as Americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle, happy spirit.
In this uplifting, yet poignant book, book, Christine Pisera Naman, whose son, Trevor, was born on that fateful day, has gathered together striking black-and-white photos of her child and forty-nine other babies – from each state in the union – who share the same birthday. Gathered from each of the fifty states in the union, these shining faces give hope to our nation as its citizens reflect on the anniversary of September 11.Currently out of stock, the publisher has promised a reprint cycle soon.
