A Promised Land A Promised Land

A Promised Land

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Publisher Description

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLE

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The GuardianSlateVoxThe EconomistMarie Claire

 
In the stirring first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency—a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.

Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation’s highest office.

Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune’s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.

A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change,” and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.

This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2020
November 17
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
768
Pages
PUBLISHER
Crown
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
172.8
MB

Customer Reviews

99tm ,

Awesome read

Great book...great President. I have a feeling the bad reviews come from the Trumpsters and they probably haven’t even read the book.

Go Higher All ,

Bogus Dishonest Reviews

It’s so obvious that these angry people who are leaving bad reviews have not bought the book, have not read the book, and should not be allowed to review this book unless there is proof of purchase. You’re not fooling anyone.

Vc1997 ,

Spiteful Reviews

All of you people giving this book (that you likely haven’t even read and won't) a negative review just based on the fact that you have a personal issue with President Obama please find something else to do with your time. I highly doubt any of you “reviewers" would actually read this book and find out what it really says instead of posting spiteful reviews about a president who accomplished more than your beloved 45 ever did. You can hate me for responding like this but you're patethic, go rant on twitter or facebook instead!

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