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Barack Obama, author of A Promised Land

In this 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 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.

Week of August 12, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of August 12th include A PROMISED LAND, the stirring first volume of Barack Obama's presidential memoirs, in which the former president tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world; THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE, the fourth entry in Richard Osman's mega-popular series about the Thursday Murder Club, whose members receive shocking news --- an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing; THE LAND OF LOST THINGS by John Connolly, an atmospheric tale set in the same magical universe as THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS, which reveals the redemptive power of stories and family; and the paperback original SCANDALOUS WOMEN, Gill Paul’s new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous and controversial novels, and the beleaguered young editorial assistant who introduces them.