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.
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...
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...
评分Preface of "A Promised Land" I BEGAN WRITING THIS BOOK shortly after the end of my presidency—after Michelle and I had boarded Air Force One for the last time and traveled west for a long-deferred break. The mood on the plane was bittersweet. Both of us we...
我感觉奥巴马的声音好适合睡觉?
评分Savored every page of it. While reading it, I re-watched all the main speeches he made on his first presidential campaign trail. They still brought tears to my eyes as they did when I was living through those days...
评分先后在纽约客和明镜上看到本书ACA和Gaddaffi两段,被其细节跟文笔吸引遂买全书。比如,Obama的理想主义和为政治资本的妥协、他个人面对周围反抗的无力:资本家、共和党势力、种族歧视(如污蔑他的特朗普)、甚至是那些他想帮助的人。大家对本书目的议论纷纷,很多右翼媒体讽刺他的自恋(跟特朗普比起是不可思议的指控)做秀赚钱。这本书中Obama并不掩饰自己的政治野心。虽或许有些煽情片段专来投机取巧为自己过去的软弱辩解,当你真正走进他的内心,你会感受到他的愤怒,bitterness,和同样强烈的乐观。这可能是一个政治家宣传自己,但一定也掺杂着对理想真诚的呐喊悲呼。Chomsky说Obama是导致特朗普的骗子,他背叛了对选民的承诺。他或许应该对Obama更宽容一些:他的确失败了;但他也确实尝试了。
评分文笔太好了 值得精读与背诵
评分花了一个月时间,才把这本书看完。可以说,奥巴马文笔很好,优雅流畅,读起来很舒服,No matter what you think about Barack Obama, the man can write! 。关于这本书讲了奥巴马很多内容:一步一步的竞选之路,次贷危机,医改,G20峰会,访华,最后猎杀本拉登。一个在goodreads上的评论很有代表性:奥巴马不是一个完美的总统,但是他是唯一一个能把各种矛盾进行良好平衡的总统。
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