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A husband, a father, a son, a business owner…and the best getaway driver east of the Mississippi.“Sensationally good – new, fresh, real, authentic, twisty, with characters and dilemmas that will break your heart. More than recommended....

The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan’s life-changing adventure traveling down America’s great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world ...

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. Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune’s Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden. A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective—the story of one man’s bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of “hope and change,” and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible. This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama’s conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.

A Gift for Those Yearning to Wander: Sweet Rain’s Mini-Album Foreign LandSweet Rain’s latest mini-album, Foreign Land, offers listeners an escape from the everyday, capturing the essence of a solo journey to distant places. The album o...

Once there were the eight-important Once their names were Briten,Alice,Terry,Jessica,Lily,Catic,Rederrus and Jord.Once Adxiang(ADX)gatherd them together Once there was a land called the Land of Friendship.

这个故事里的主角是一对双胞胎兄妹——Alex and Conner，两个小家伙从祖母那里得到了一本珍贵的童话书，却没有想到这本书引领着他们进入了一个奇幻的世界，在这里，童话故事都是真实存在的，并且，在这个充满魔法的世界里，那些孩子们平日里所熟知的童话并没有结束，而是继续进行着——小红帽有了她自己的王国；而灰姑娘已经快要做妈妈了。。。两个孩子想要在这个童话世界中找到回家的路，但是却必须面对邪恶的王后的阻挠，他们，能顺利回家吗？

Age Range: 8 - 12 yearsGrade Level: 3 - 7Series: The Land of StoriesAdventures from the Land of Stories Boxed Set: The Mother Goose Diaries and Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty

The Land of Stories 1-6 +2 - Chris ColferAge Range: 8 and up Written by: Chris ColferNarrated by: Chris ColferGrade Level: 3 - 7...