A Promised Land
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...show more
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I listened to this on audiobook, narrated by Barack himself. The book was great, it contained an unbelievable about of details and his personal perspective. My only complaint was the length and breadth, I’m an avid reader, and had to give up on the hardcover & finish this one on audiobook. It was an immense challenge, even for me. In my opinion, this should have been broken into two books - it would have made it much more digestible, again, j...read more
It was a little hard to keep my attention in some parts but overall an interesting point of view from a President. I enjoyed the laid-back take on his reflection.
First and foremost let me say that while this was definitely an enjoyable read, it was in no way what I was anticipating. I was thinking it would be an in depth look at his childhood, life, and relationships. It was much more policy based than I realized. I went into it assuming it would be Obama discussing his life, but it turned out to be a detailed look at memorable policy implemented during his time at the White House. As someone who loves Ob...read more
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