{"product_id":"a-promised-land-deluxe-signed-edition-9780593239049","title":"A Promised Land: Deluxe Signed Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSIGNED CLOTHBOUND BOOK IN SLIPCASE  A riveting  deeply personal account of history in the makingfrom the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE  NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW  NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post  Jennifer Szalai  The New York Times  NPR  The Guardian  Marie Claire  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 presidencya 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 nations 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 Neptunes Spear  which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.  A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspectivethe story of one mans 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 Obamas conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together  day by day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45665834598453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0593239040","price":963.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780593239049.jpg?v=1782409325","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-promised-land-deluxe-signed-edition-9780593239049","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}