#a promised land

[bloodmaarked]

a promised land, barack obama

released 2020

read: 07 july 2023 – 14 august 2023

this was a whole lotta book to get through and half the reason i never finished any books in july! In fact, i'm out of practice writing reviews, so i'll keep this one brief. a promised land was everything i love about biographies; it was honest, revealing, and showed me a new perspective of something i thought i already knew. a lot of what was discussed in the book is events that i studied closely many years ago when i was studying government & politics while obama was in office. however, it was like seeing events in a whole new light hearing from the man himself who revealed disputes, conflicts of interest, and difficult decisions going on behind the scenes that i hadn't realised a president may have to go through. i also think his writing style has become far more digestible than it was in dreams from my father, and so despite the fact that this is a hefty book, it's easy to get through and remain engaged.

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#a promised land #barack obama #2023 reads #5 stars #nonfiction #biographies #book review #booklr #bookblr #bookworm

[dragonbadgerbooks]

September Fun Day Book Photo Challenge: September 2, 2023 International Bacon Day

I tried to make this picture the most millennial picture possible with avocado toast, Obama, and mugs about cats.

#dragonbadgerchallenge #fundaybpc #fdbpc #a promised land #barack obama #obama #avocado toast #coffee #coffee cup #book and coffee #book and breakfast #book and food #food #my book pictures

[26lettersandmanyjourneys]

11.08.2022

Can you believe I got this brick new for 5€?

#26lettersandmanyjourneys #books #reading update #pic #barack obama #a promised land

[voice-of-illogical-sense]

#prophet #messiah #bunnings #australia #lead us to the promised land #tiktok #comedy #funny #video #my vois #i love this so much #it appeals to my surreal and absurdist sense of humour

[whitneydaniell]

by: Barack Obama Published: Nov 17, 2020 Genre: Biography, Nonfiction 768 Pages, AudioBook by Audible (HH:MM) 29:10

★★★★

GoodReads Synopsis:

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making, from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.

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 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.

My Review:

It’s a loooooong read, and took me 2 months to finish. There is a lot of insight and backstory to his early years as 44 but also, a huge information dump of things that weren’t interesting at all (to me). However, I like his candor and the fact that he name drops everyone and anyone who has ever helped him, met him, walked past him on the street - this man knew everyone’s FULL NAME and occupation. That really shows his character and blew me away.

If you have time. Read it.

#barack obama #a promised land #books i read #audible #books to read #tbr 2021 #biography #biographies to read #book shelf #reading #president

[annelisreadingroom]

Have you read both A Promised Land by Barack Obama and Becoming by Michelle Obama? I listened to Michelle Obama's book as an audio book. Barack's book I read as a mix of print and audio.

#books #booklr #bookblogger #book photography #book photo #memoir #autobiography #a promised land #barack obama

[reportwire]

Emmy: Barack Obama won the best narrator award on the Netflix documentary series, "Our Great National Parks."

Emmy: Barack Obama won the best narrator award on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.”

2022-09-04 06:28:19 LOS ANGELES — Barack Obama is halfway to an EGOT. The former president won an Emmy Award on Saturday to go with his two Grammys. Obama won the best narrator Emmy for his work on the Netflix documentary series, “Our Great National Parks.” The five-part show, which features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company,…

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#A Promised Land #Barack Obama #Creative Arts Emmys #EGOT #Michelle Obama #Netflix documentary #Our Great National Parks #The Audacity of Hope

[lexis-jumblr-place]

can't wait for passover when goyim will post 'happy passover to those who celebrate except for zionists they can choke'

i know it will happen and it will be so beautifully ironic

#a holiday about returning to the promised land in case that wasn't clear #jumblr #leftist antisemitism

[freshmoviequotes]

The Promised Land (2023)

#the promised land #bastarden #nikolaj arcel #simon bennebjerg #mads mikkelsen #movies #film #quotes #2023

[ejercitopaul]

ME TIMEEEEEEEE

#a promised land

[bloodmaarked]

➳ monthly book round-up: august

read:

foul lady fortune, chloe gong. 4*. read 15 june 2023 – 20 august 2023.

a promised land, barack obama. 5*. read 07 july 2023 – 14 august 2023.

the case of the cryptic crinoline, nancy springer. 4*. read 21 august 2023.

yellowface, rebecca f. kuang. 5*. read 21 august 2023 - 23 august 2023.

starfish, akemi dawn bowman. 3*. read 23 august 2023 - 25 august 2023.

vera wong's unsolicited advice for murderers, jesse sutanto. 4*. read 26 august 2023 - 30 august 2023.

currently reading:

middlegame, seanan mcguire. started 27 august 2023.

conversations on love, natasha lunn. started 31 august 2023.

#monthly roundup #foul lady fortune #chloe gong #a promised land #barack obama #the case of the cryptic crinoline #nancy springer #yellowface #rebecca f kuang #r.f. kuang #starfish #akemi dawn bowman #vera wong's unsolicited advice for murderers #jesse q. sutanto #currently reading #booklr #bookblr #bookworm

[lunarparacosm]

the mitski brainrot is unavoidable. anyways this one’s based off ‘i’m your man’

#marauders #fanart #remus lupin #wolfstar #sirius black #mitski #mitski is life #the land is inhospitable and so are we #brainrot #angst #i’m your man #crying #sobbbing #i’m so mentally stable I promise #also I only ever studied oil painting so I went feral with textures #teehee #also my commissions are open #ok #that’s it #hope you enjoy #marauders fanart #hp #remus lupin headcannons #hp marauders #sad quotes #lyrics

[mispelled]

I drew the guys on brand enough times that I think I deserve a lil bit of self indulgent semi-humanization. for funsies

#when i say drew them on brand a whole bunch i mean that animation ough i know it doesnt seem like ive drawn them on brand so much but #i promise i did #might continue this where pep goes to see spader in the deadworlds or whatever and brings him back as a ghost or something #like we were talking ab the other day e #yknow #mispelled draws #misp draws #adventure time wizard city #adventure time distant lands #adventure time #peppermint butler #bonnibel bubblegum #princess bubblegum #bubbline #marceline the vampire queen #marceline adventure time #this is like the midway point between fully on brand designs and my modern au designs #mashup babeyy #every time i draw pep he looks different BDJSBZKCBSK #his litlle stripey stripes remind me of a cat #wizard city

[psychidelias]

There's something so beautiful about Red Dwarf just as a concept and as a series.

Comedy aside, it has one of the most meaningful messages I think I've ever seen. The whole idea of being hopelessly lost and alone in the infinity of space but still having hope and love is just unbelievable. Dave Lister is just the ultimate guy ever.

He's a loser, a nobody, a complete write-off in terms of his career, a depressed, lonely man who is the last of his species, the only one left, three million years away from home.

Yet he still has hope. He still appreciates beauty in the rockiest places. He still believes in justice and life above all else, so much so that his worst fear is losing his morality. He still goes on.

He's so far away from home that there's no realistic hope of getting back, but he doesn't care. He makes a home out of everything and everyone around him, eternally living in the only way -the best way- he can.

He's created his own Promised Land.

#hes just so human. #red dwarf #also want to mention the cat's quote in the promised land when the cat people ask him if he wahts to go home #and he says red dwarf is his home #dave lister #if i think too hard about him for more that a few minutes my brain cant cope #and i start talking like the doctor about “humanity” and such #red dwarf the promised land #back to earth #also i made myself cry a bit writing this tbh #the promised land

[mother-lee]

#promise land #rural gothic #lost places #small town #nostaliga #gods country #midwest gothic #rural exploration #dark aesthetic #winter #regional gothic #gothic #nostalgiacore #ad nauseum

[hannibalruinedme]

More people need to watch Mads Mikkelsen's Danish films.

I'm an avid film enthusiast and also very picky about the films I watch. Then hannibal happened and the rest is history...( now you'd catch me watching Ads on YouTube cause it has Mads's shadow in it lol. Karma)

Once I fell in love with Mads Mikkelsen and Hugh Dancy I decided to watch most of their existing individual projects and I started of with Mads and HOLY SHIT!?!

Now I've always known that Mads Mikkelsen is a tremendously good actor but what I didn't expect is to fall in love with Danish films :").

I've absolutely loved:

- Another Round. (I'VE NEVER SEEN A MORE BEAUTIFUL ENDING SEQUENCE OF A MOVIE. I Can't-)

-The promised land. (IT'S REALLY GOOD)

- Adam's Apple. (Unexpectedly beautiful. Personal fav)

-Flickering Lights. (Heartwarming watch)

-Men and Chicken. (ELIAS IS A BABY)

-Riders of Justice (Heartwarming watch + DADDY MADS DADDY MADS)

So far and I'm planning on watching ALL of his films eventually! He's such a versatile actor 👏! HIS DANISH FILMS DESERVE MORE RECOGNITION Y'ALL!

#mads is so brilliant #Mads mikkelsen what a man you are! #mads mikkelsen #hannibal #nbc hannibal #hannibal lecter #bring hannibal back #hannigram #save hannibal #will graham #hannibal season 4 #hugh dancy #danish films #european film awards #another round #The promised land #i want to ride mads mikkelsen #I'd die for Mads Mikkelsen #Talented af