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.
我不喜欢奥巴马,更准确来说我对他这样仪表堂堂夸夸其谈的政客总是心存疑虑。当年马英九选台北市长,我就颇不以为然,不是替阿扁抱屈,偏见来自于我心中叼根火柴才是风流倜傥小马哥,也看不上identity politics,靠阿辉振臂一呼什么新台湾人不是民粹又是什么。 PBS班农的专访非...
评分 评分2008年,奥巴马以芝加哥为总部竞选美国总统一举成功。那时的我对美国政治还不甚了解,只是为他无以伦比的亲和力所感染。到了2012年,那时的美国有了Sarah Palin,有了一种令人不安的胡搞气氛。所以奥巴马当选,令我松了一口气。转而到了2016年,希拉里在选票领先的同时大选失利...
评分原载于《南方周末》,Obama, B. (2020).A Promised Land. Crown. 过去俄罗斯小说都是厚得像板砖。在漫长的俄罗斯冬季,没有更多娱乐,书就往长里写,找厚的读。2020年的大部头书,也是生逢其时。疫情使得人们没法出门。有的人借机学会了一门技艺,有的人在读书追剧。奥巴马的《...
评分先不提奥巴马这个人怎么样 也不提他的政策 单纯说这本书作为一个回忆里自传 我觉得是很成功的 口吻很真诚 叙事详细 阅读过程让我直接重新体验了他第一任期的时事政治 文法十分棒 用词很恰当 觉得他啰嗦或者写的不好的是不是英文不好啊 再说说书的内容本身 不算民主党和共和党的...
读了michelle的becoming前十章,本来以为会有很多重合部分,结果完全没有,和michelle的恋爱故事精简却充满了真情,非常实在地讨论了自己作为初生牛犊在政坛的成长,也许是因为作者亲自读的,就像他在我旁边讲述这些anecdotes
评分29个小时,居然听得并不觉得累或乏味,语言与叙事流畅是一部分,内容相对熟悉也是原因。听这本书时时有一种重历过去的感觉——不仅是社会变迁,更是个人的变化,毕竟是自己人生里重要的一段时间,在很多个瞬间,会想到“啊,在那个时候(股价暴跌、就职仪式、油井爆炸……)我在做什么”,因此,这本书给我一种亲切感。亲切感的另一个源头,是在叙述和阐释里面。作为一个随时翻来覆去惦念问题的人,我实在太熟悉这种一想到某件事某个观点就有七八十个角度和层次都不同的念头冒出来的感觉了。我热爱这种能够接受并展示复杂性的脾性,同时也质疑这样的脾性是否适合在彼时彼地做总统这份工,当然党争的剧烈和寸步不让也让复杂和微妙无处容身。最后我依然觉得Obama是一个爱惜羽毛的理想主义者,好还是不好,则是另一个问题,而且也有七八十个角度。
评分文笔极好,intimate, honest and compassionate. I love this man but ... 实在是…太…长了…
评分无所事事的8年,传记却有丘吉尔的规模。出版业依然是帮助前总统进入10亿俱乐部的传统游戏
评分讲他自己从议会议员到美国总统 讲他参与各种回忆,obama care,漏油,保护环境等等,政治生涯的每一个决策 我期待看到的是中美关系(少量)家庭关系(极少)有效阅读部分不足20%吧
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