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A Promised Land by Barack Obama

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  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. Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of...

Stop Trying to Control Everything — Two Words That Can Change Your Life

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 Have you ever exhausted yourself trying to manage what other people think of you, how they behave, or what choices they make? If yes, this book was written for you. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — New York Times bestselling author and one of the world's most-followed motivation experts — is built around a deceptively simple idea: instead of trying to control how others behave, what they think, or how they react to you, just let them. Let them judge. Let them leave. Let them be wrong. Let them go.  Two words. Infinite freedom. What makes this book stand out from the crowded self-help shelf is that Mel doesn't stop at "let them." The Let Them Theory isn't just about letting go — there is a second, even more crucial step: Let Me . When you say "Let Me," you take responsibility for what YOU do next. It immediately shows you what you can control. This two-part framework is what separates it from passive acceptance. It is an active, empowering shift ...