Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, and the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
In the stirring, highly anticipated 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.
##Audible版29小時。總的來說比較泛泛,但是聽起來很順暢。Obama執政時期也是對我來說很重要也很印象深刻的時間段,跟著迴憶瞭很多那些年的大事件。文筆挺流暢,也有一些真誠在,所以雖然自我解釋的部分比較刻意,但是不會太讓人反感。 原載於《南方周末》,Obama, B. (2020).A Promised Land. Crown. 過去俄羅斯小說都是厚得像闆磚。在漫長的俄羅斯鼕季,沒有更多娛樂,書就往長裏寫,找厚的讀。2020年的大部頭書,也是生逢其時。疫情使得人們沒法齣門。有的人藉機學會瞭一門技藝,有的人在讀書追劇。奧巴馬的《...
評分##文筆太好瞭 值得精讀與背誦
評分##Preface of "A Promised Land" I BEGAN WRITING THIS BOOK shortly after the end of my presidency—after Michelle and I had boarded Air Force One for the last time and traveled west for a long-deferred break. The mood on the plane was bittersweet. Both of us we...
評分 評分 評分 評分##從11月份斷斷續續看完瞭奧巴馬的新自傳《應許之地》,雖然這本書有700頁,但讀起來並不枯燥難懂。之所以讀瞭這麼長時間,是這次特意放慢速度溫習瞭書中提到的曆史事件,金融危機、健保改革、阿富汗戰爭、阿拉伯之春、海底石油泄漏,射殺本拉登等,我都去網上迴顧視頻和文字資料...
評分##奧巴馬的這本迴憶錄,我簡單的翻瞭翻。很多人看這本迴憶錄,或許是想瞭解一些重大事件。但我覺得政治傢都是演員,看他們的迴憶錄瞭解重大事件,或許隻能得到有意無意包裝過的加工品。反倒是一些看似不起眼的小細節,讓我印象深刻—— 1,奧巴馬提到說迴憶錄他想盡力寫的短一些...
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