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发表于2024-05-10
A Promised Land pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
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.
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.
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
評分文筆太好瞭 值得精讀與背誦
評分文筆太好瞭 值得精讀與背誦
評分期望很高,實際也超過期望。 充滿智慧,真誠,思辨,和高超的寫作錶達。讀這書也把我拉迴瞭逐漸瞭解和認識BO下的燈國和世界,把liberal bubble當成世界常態的我自己的formative years.
前总统巴拉克·奥巴马写了三本政治回忆录,有意思的是三本书读来就像是由三个不同的人写的:在《我父亲的梦想》里,30岁的奥巴马尚未竞选任何政治职务,这是一位年轻的激进主义者的心声,理想主义且略带愤世嫉俗;在《无畏的希望》中,奥巴马是参议院冉冉升起的新星,曾经的脆...
評分 評分作为自传以及自己动机和功绩的阐述,这本书是很成功的。Obama本人文笔极佳,读起来也是专业水准。这本书基本上也成功营造了他所说的让人身临其境、感到身为总统的体验(虽然只是表面上的,但依然氛围优秀,如收尾的本拉登一段)。 更让人意外和惊喜的是,本书最好看的是其实成...
A Promised Land pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024