书籍介绍
这不是一本让人读来舒坦的励志自传，而是一场理想主义者在现实泥沼中跋涉的现场记录。读者反复被打动的，正是书里那种挥之不去的无力感：他推动变革，却要被资本家、党派倾轧、种族偏见乃至他想帮助的人反向牵制；他不断追问
作者简介
Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States, elected in November 2008 and holding office for two terms. He is the author of two previous New York Times bestselling books, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope, and the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Michelle. They have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.
AI导读
核心看点
- 详述从草根竞选到入主白宫的完整历程
- 深度解析医改、次贷危机等重大决策内幕
- 展现理想主义与现实政治博弈间的挣扎
读者共识
- 文笔流畅优雅，叙事清晰且极具感染力
- 内容详实深刻，但部分段落略显冗长
- 展现了政治家的无奈妥协与执着坚守
精彩摘录
- "I was inspired by the young leaders of the civil rights movement--not just Dr. King but John Lewis and Bob Moses, Fannie Lou Hamer and Diane Nash. In their heroic efforts--going door-to-dorr to register voters, sitting down at lunch counters, and marching to freedom songs--I saw the possibility of p"
- "I got lost in my head, preoccupied with questions that seemed to layer themselves one over the next. What made some movements succeed where others failed? Was it a sign of success when portions of a cause were absorbed by conventional politics, or was it a sign that the cause had been hijacked? When"
- "但是你无法选择时间，而是时间选择你。你要么抓住这可能是你这辈子唯一的机会，要么愿意在明明知道有机会却看着机会从你身边溜走。"
- "All of it was forgotten now, none of it mattered, the pharaoh, the slave, and the vandal all long turned to dust. Just as every speech I'd delivered, every law I passed and decision I made, would soon be forgotten. Just as I and all those I loved would someday turn to dust."
- "“If I remain hopeful, it’s because I’ve learned to place my faith in my fellow citizens, especially those of the next generation, whose conviction in the equal worth of all people seems to come as second nature, and who insist on making real those principles that their parents and teachers told them"
- "In other words, following my ill-fated run for Congress, I experienced a certain letting go—if not of my desire to make a difference in the world, then at least of the insistence that it had to be done on a larger stage. What might have begun as a sense of resignation at whatever limits fate had imp"
- "I saw how the tremendous energy of the movement couldn't be sustained without structure, organization, and skills in governance. I saw how a political campaign based on racial redress, no matter how reasonable, generated fear and backlash and ultimately placed limits on progress. And in the rapid co"
- "Maybe you could generate the same energy, the same sense of purpose, not just within the Black community but across racial lines. Maybe with enough preparation, policy know-how, and management skills, you could avoid some of Harold's mistakes. Maybe the principles of organizing could be marshaled no"
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妈哟，每天看一章看了一个月才看完。奥巴马回顾了从竞选到8年任期结束的主要事情，医改、京都议定书、拯救经济危机、访华（这段不错）、G8峰会，最后以猎杀本拉登作为本书结尾。真诚、谦逊、极具领袖魅力。不知道美国人民会不会怀念川普之前的日子。
Savored every page of it. While reading it, I re-watched all the main speeches he made on his first presidential campaign trail. They still brought tears to my eyes as they did when I was living through those days...
文笔太好了 值得精读与背诵
观海同志最可贵的地方在于敢于承认美国自私自大自以为是的一面。你要是说你是你是世界的良心、民主的灯塔，我就只想跟你说去你妈的吧跟谁俩装呢；但你要是说你在能力所及、权衡利弊下尽量做出体面的表率，我很难不认同美国的地位确实几乎无可撼动。除了高等教育，好像年少时有机会体验外面的世界确实会对人世界观产生很大的影响。书本身来说，一 提醒了大家曾经还是会听政客讲话学习非小学英语词汇语法的；二 the man doth protest too much; 三 真 他 妈 长……（按字数结稿费吗观海？）
先后在纽约客和明镜上看到本书ACA和Gaddaffi两段，被其细节跟文笔吸引遂买全书。比如，Obama的理想主义和为政治资本的妥协、他个人面对周围反抗的无力：资本家、共和党势力、种族歧视（如污蔑他的特朗普）、甚至是那些他想帮助的人。大家对本书目的议论纷纷，很多右翼媒体讽刺他的自恋（跟特朗普比起是不可思议的指控）做秀赚钱。这本书中Obama并不掩饰自己的政治野心。虽或许有些煽情片段专来投机取巧为自己过去的软弱辩解，当你真正走进他的内心，你会感受到他的愤怒，bitterness，和同样强烈的乐观。这可能是一个政治家宣传自己，但一定也掺杂着对理想真诚的呐喊悲呼。Chomsky说Obama是导致特朗普的骗子，他背叛了对选民的承诺。他或许应该对Obama更宽容一些：他的确失败了；但他也确实尝试了。
文字非常流畅，内容也精彩，唯一的遗憾是只写了一半，静待下半部的出版。
听了将近两个月的audible😂
Kindle 上读了小半，Audible上听了大半（奥巴马亲自朗读）此书大概大半是他亲力亲为的，因为实在太有内味儿了，亲自朗读更是效果直接拉满。为什么起高楼，为什么楼塌了，书里纤毫毕现——not through the writing , but through what manifests in the writing：deliberate, honest, tedious, fastidious, and ultimately authentic. 期待下一季!
没有太多惊喜，和他给人的感觉一样亲和，开朗。但是放在总统传记里也算是比较有趣的那一拨了
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