作者：BarackObama
出版社：Crown
出版年：2020-11-17
页数：768
定价：USD45.00
装帧：Hardcover
ISBN：9781524763169
内容简介
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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.
作者简介
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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.
目录
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Preface
Part 1 The Bet
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Part 2 Yes We Can
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Part 3 Renegrade
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Part 4 The Good Fight
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Part 5 The World As It Is
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Part 6 In The Barrel
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Part 7 On The High Wire
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Photograph Insert
Acknowledgements
Photograph Credits
Index
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文笔很流畅，没有politician自传的晦涩。一直有梦想真的是一件值得自豪的事情。
（请评论这本书，而不是针对这本书的作者）
这本700多页的书是我送给自己的圣诞礼物。利用假期在圣诞前一天看完了。我不是美国人，对美国政治也没有太大兴趣，我完全没有想到这本书会给我这么多震动和感想。这位前总统属于最好的那一类写作者。清晰，透彻，生动，细致，深具同理心，并且有一种罕见的执着的decency。看完我有太多想法想跟人讨论，关于他对中国领导人的看法，对共和党和川普的看法，关于他这个人，他对世界真正的影响，但是这些都在今天的社交网络里…
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…
期望很高，实际也超过期望。 充满智慧，真诚，思辨，和高超的写作表达。读这书也把我拉回了逐渐了解和认识BO下的灯国和世界，把liberal bubble当成世界常态的我自己的formative years.
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