A review by jtrogers1992
A Promised Land by Barack Obama

5.0

A lovely recounting of Obama’s political life and (most of) his first term. I credit him for speaking about his fears, hopes, concerns and failures in a candid manner. Seeing a man in leadership speak so lovingly about the people who work for him and what their contributions meant is a great lesson in gratitude in leadership (which was missing for a few years there). But above all, the book is well written and, for all the high minded and historic content, makes for easy reading. I’m sure there are blind spots and things to criticize in this book, but I won’t deny I enjoyed reading it. Also, recommend pairing with the audio book. The man is a good speaker after all.