by Barack Obama
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“A Promised Land is a monumental read, 4 seasons of The West Wing, but on paper & for real. It?s even better heard than read ? @BarackObama could have a fine career as an audiobook narrator. On a sheer technical level, his instincts about how to structure this story were faultless”
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“A Promised Land is a monumental read, 4 seasons of The West Wing, but on paper & for real. It?s even better heard than read ? @BarackObama could have a fine career as an audiobook narrator. On a sheer technical level, his instincts about how to structure this story were faultless”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Bill Gates and Michelle Obama
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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...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Politics, and History.
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“A Promised Land is a monumental read, 4 seasons of The West Wing, but on paper & for real. It?s even better heard than read ? @BarackObama could have a fine career as an audiobook narrator. On a sheer technical level, his instincts about how to structure this story were faultless”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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