Una tierra prometida

In this extraordinary first volume of his long-awaited presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his surprising evolution from being a young man in search of his identity to becoming a leader of the Western world, describing in incredible detail both his political background and the highlights of the the first period of his historic presidency, a time of great upheaval and profound transformation. Obama invites his readers on a captivating journey from his earliest political aspirations, through the decisive victory in Iowa that demonstrated the power of community activism, to the emotional night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected President No. 44 from the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation's highest office. The author reflects on the presidency, offering a unique and in-depth analysis of both the scope and limits of presidential power, and provides a unique insight into the functioning of bipartisan politics in the United States and international diplomacy. Obama takes readers inside the Oval Office and Crisis Room of the White House, to Moscow, Cairo, and Beijing, among other places. We are spectators of his thinking as he composes his cabinet, grapples with a global financial crisis, measures Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable obstacles to passing the Affordable Care Act, confronts generals on America's strategy in Afghanistan, tackles the Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and authorizes Operation Neptune Spear that ends with the death of Osama bin Laden.