“[David] Maraniss sees [Barack] Obama as a man with "a moviegoer's or writer's sensibility, where he is both participating and observing himself participating, and views much of the political process as ridiculous or surreal, even as he is deep into it.” GovernmentPoliticsObservationParticipationSurrealismPresidentsBarack ObamaDavid Maraniss Author:Jane Mayer