Overview
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En este extraordinario primer volumen de sus esperadas memorias presidenciales, Barack Obama narra la historia de su sorprendente evoluciĆ³n de ser un joven en busca de su identidad a convertirse en lĆder del mundo occidental, describiendo con increĆble detalle tanto su formaciĆ³n polĆtica como los momentos cumbre del primer perĆodo de su histĆ³rica presidencia, una Ć©poca de una gran conmociĆ³n y de profunda transformaciĆ³n.
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Obama invita a sus lectores a un viaje cautivador que va desde sus mĆ”s tempranas aspiraciones polĆticas, pasando por la decisiva victoria de Iowa que demostrĆ³ el poder del activismo comunitario, hasta la emotiva noche del 4 de noviembre de 2008, cuando fue elegido el presidente nĆŗmero 44 de los Estados Unidos, convirtiĆ©ndose en el primer afroamericano en ocupar el mĆ”s alto cargo de la naciĆ³n.
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El autor reflexiona sobre la presidencia ofreciendo un anĆ”lisis Ćŗnico y profundo tanto del alcance como de los lĆmites que tiene el poder presidencial, y brinda una visiĆ³n singular sobre el funcionamiento de la polĆtica bipartidista de los Estados Unidos y la diplomacia internacional. Obama lleva a los lectores al interior de la Oficina Oval y de la Sala de Crisis de la Casa Blanca, a MoscĆŗ, Cairo, y Beijing, entre otros lugares. Somos espectadores de su pensamiento mientras compone su gabinete, lidia con una crisis financiera global, mide a Vladimir Putin, vence obstĆ”culos aparentemente insuperables para lograr la aprobaciĆ³n del Affordable Care Act, se enfrenta a generales sobre la estrategia de Estados Unidos en AfganistĆ”n, aborda la reforma de Wall Street, responde al devastador derrame de petrĆ³leo de Deepwater Horizon, y autoriza la OperaciĆ³n Neptune Spear que termina con la muerte de Osama bin Laden.
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Una tierra prometida es excepcionalmente Ćntimo y reflexivo, narra la apuesta de un hombre con la historia, la fe de un organizador comunitario puesto a prueba ante el mundo. Obama expone el difĆcil equilibrio entre hacer campaƱa polĆtica como afroamericano ācargando con las expectativas de una generaciĆ³n ilusionada por ideales como āesperanza y cambioāā y enfrentar el desafĆo moral de tomar decisiones de gran trascendencia. Obama habla con franqueza de la fuerte oposiciĆ³n que sufriĆ³ tanto en su paĆs como en el extranjero, revela cĆ³mo la vida en la Casa Blanca afectĆ³ a su esposa y a sus hijas, y no teme confesar sus inseguridades ni decepciones. Sin embargo, nunca duda de su convicciĆ³n de que, dentro del gran experimento americano, el progreso siempre es posible.
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Este libro escrito magistralmente refleja la convicciĆ³n de Barack Obama de que la democracia no es un regalo divino, sino algo cimentado en la empatĆa y el comĆŗn acuerdo, que construimos juntos dĆa a dĆa.
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ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
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A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the makingāfrom the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy
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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 presidencyāa time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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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 nationās highest office.
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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 Neptuneās Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.
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A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspectiveāthe story of one manās 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 āhope and change,ā 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.
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This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obamaās conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.
This book title, Una tierra prometida / A Promised Land, ISBN: 9781644732571, by Barack Obama, published by PRH Grupo Editorial (November 17, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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