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发表于2024-11-07
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.
先後在紐約客和明鏡上看到本書ACA和Gaddaffi兩段,被其細節跟文筆吸引遂買全書。比如,Obama的理想主義和為政治資本的妥協、他個人麵對周圍反抗的無力:資本傢、共和黨勢力、種族歧視(如汙衊他的特朗普)、甚至是那些他想幫助的人。大傢對本書目的議論紛紛,很多右翼媒體諷刺他的自戀(跟特朗普比起是不可思議的指控)做秀賺錢。這本書中Obama並不掩飾自己的政治野心。雖或許有些煽情片段專來投機取巧為自己過去的軟弱辯解,當你真正走進他的內心,你會感受到他的憤怒,bitterness,和同樣強烈的樂觀。這可能是一個政治傢宣傳自己,但一定也摻雜著對理想真誠的呐喊悲呼。Chomsky說Obama是導緻特朗普的騙子,他背叛瞭對選民的承諾。他或許應該對Obama更寬容一些:他的確失敗瞭;但他也確實嘗試瞭。
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評分觀海同誌最可貴的地方在於敢於承認美國自私自大自以為是的一麵。你要是說你是你是世界的良心、民主的燈塔,我就隻想跟你說去你媽的吧跟誰倆裝呢;但你要是說你在能力所及、權衡利弊下盡量做齣體麵的錶率,我很難不認同美國的地位確實幾乎無可撼動。除瞭高等教育,好像年少時有機會體驗外麵的世界確實會對人世界觀産生很大的影響。書本身來說,一 提醒瞭大傢曾經還是會聽政客講話學習非小學英語詞匯語法的;二 the man doth protest too much; 三 真 他 媽 長……(按字數結稿費嗎觀海?)
評分花瞭一個月時間,纔把這本書看完。可以說,奧巴馬文筆很好,優雅流暢,讀起來很舒服,No matter what you think about Barack Obama, the man can write! 。關於這本書講瞭奧巴馬很多內容:一步一步的競選之路,次貸危機,醫改,G20峰會,訪華,最後獵殺本拉登。一個在goodreads上的評論很有代錶性:奧巴馬不是一個完美的總統,但是他是唯一一個能把各種矛盾進行良好平衡的總統。
評分我感覺奧巴馬的聲音好適閤睡覺?
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評分翻阅中。美国全年最期待的书、奥巴马回忆录第一卷《应许之地》(A Promised Land)今天出版,我希望通过阅读大致清理出赢得7300万美国选民支持的“特朗普主义”的源头。我们现在看到的是浩荡奔腾的长江,而从个人经验猜想,奥巴马2008年当选后不久兴起的茶党运动应该算唐古拉山脉...
A Promised Land pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024