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.
##讀瞭michelle的becoming前十章,本來以為會有很多重閤部分,結果完全沒有,和michelle的戀愛故事精簡卻充滿瞭真情,非常實在地討論瞭自己作為初生牛犢在政壇的成長,也許是因為作者親自讀的,就像他在我旁邊講述這些anecdotes
評分##這本700多頁的書是我送給自己的聖誕禮物。利用假期在聖誕前一天看完瞭。我不是美國人,對美國政治也沒有太大興趣,我完全沒有想到這本書會給我這麼多震動和感想。這位前總統屬於最好的那一類寫作者。清晰,透徹,生動,細緻,深具同理心,並且有一種罕見的執著的decency。看完我有太多想法想跟人討論,關於他對中國領導人的看法,對共和黨和川普的看法,關於他這個人,他對世界真正的影響,但是這些都在今天的社交網絡裏不能說或者不方便說瞭。我們現在生活的這個極化撕裂的世界,其實早在他當選之前就已經開始瞭。
評分##講他自己從議會議員到美國總統 講他參與各種迴憶,obama care,漏油,保護環境等等,政治生涯的每一個決策 我期待看到的是中美關係(少量)傢庭關係(極少)有效閱讀部分不足20%吧
評分##前總統巴拉剋·奧巴馬寫瞭三本政治迴憶錄,有意思的是三本書讀來就像是由三個不同的人寫的:在《我父親的夢想》裏,30歲的奧巴馬尚未競選任何政治職務,這是一位年輕的激進主義者的心聲,理想主義且略帶憤世嫉俗;在《無畏的希望》中,奧巴馬是參議院冉冉升起的新星,曾經的脆...
評分##如果隻能選一本,我覺得他老婆的becoming更好看。這本裏太多泛泛而談,和他當總統一樣的風格
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