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    Barack Obama
    A Promised Land

    2020 | Nakladatelství Folio, spol.s r.o.

    ABOUT A PROMISED LAND 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 h…is 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. ABOUT A PROMISED LAND 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 v…olume 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.

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    Vazba: pevná s obálkou
    Počet stran: 768
    Jazyk:  anglicky
    ISBN10: 1524763160
    ISBN: 9781524763169
    Vydání: 1
    Vystaveno: 23. 7. 2026 11:27
    Číslo položky: 1847574

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    Barack Obama

    Barack Obama

    Barack Hussein Obama je americký právník a politik, v letech 2009–2017 prezident Spojených států amerických, jakožto první Afroameričan v tomto úřadu. Roku 1992 vstoupil do Demokratické strany, za kterou zasedal v senátu státu Illinois a později v Senátu Spojených států. V roce 2009 se stal nositelem Nobelovy ceny míru a časopis Time jej v letech 2008 a 2012 vyhlásil Osobností roku. V listopadu 2012 podruhé vyhrál prezidentské volby a obhájil tím svůj úřad na další čtyři roky. Barack Obama se narodil matce Stanley Ann Dunhamové, americké bělošce. Jeho otcem byl Barack Hussein Obama Sr., který pocházel z kmene Luo v Keni, jež v té době byla ještě kolonií Spojeného království. Otec byl synem místního náčelníka a vystudoval ekonomii na Harvardově univerzitě v americké Cambridgi blízko Bostonu. Od rodiny záhy odešel a vrátil se do své rodné země Keni, kde se stal vládním úředníkem. Zemřel v hlavním městě Nairobi při automobilové nehodě v roce 1982. Obamova matka vystudovala na Havajské univerzitě obor kulturní antropologie a zemřela v polovině 90. let na rakovinu. Obama strávil své rané dětství v havajském Honolulu, avšak od svých šesti do deseti let žil v hlavním městě Indonésie Jakartě se svojí matkou a nevlastním otcem Lolo Soetorem, za kterého se Dunhamová provdala v roce 1965. V roce 1971 byl poslán zpět k prarodičům na Havaj, kde mohl získat lepší vzdělání. Zde se o něj starala jeho babička Madelyn Dunhamová . Prarodiče Obamovi zaplatili soukromé studium na akademii Punahou School v Honolulu. Matka se rozvedla a vrátila se na Havaj. Po absolvování Punahou School v roce 1979 si Obama pro další studium překvapivě vybral Occidental College v Los Angeles. Při pobytu v Kalifornii si vyjasnil svoji rasově smíšenou identitu. V roce 1981 přestoupil na známou Columbia University, kde v roce 1983 získal titul bakaláře při studiu politologie. Během studií se zajímal např. o jaderné odzbrojování....

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