A Promised Land

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<b>A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy</b><br><br><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <i>THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW </i>AND <i>PEOPLE</i><br><br>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY <i>The Washington Post</i> • Jennifer Szalai, <i>The New York Times</i> • NPR • <i>The Guardian</i> • <i>Slate</i> • <i>Vox</i> • <i>The Economist</i> • <i>Marie Claire</i></b><br> <br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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 <i>Deepwa

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781524763176

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

232 x 155 x 33 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House LLC US