[Southern + November 19th News] According to Russian media reports, according to a statement from Penguin Random House publishing company (Penguin Random House), the first volume of former US President Barack Obama’s new book "The Promised Land" is listed first It broke the sales record in just days, selling 887,000 copies.
According to reports, the book sold 887,000 copies in the United States and Canada on November 17, including advance reservations, setting a sales record for the book publisher Penguin Random House, and selling on Amazon and American bookstore giant Barnes & Noble.com) ranked first in sales on the website.
Media data revealed that Mrs. Obama’s memoir "Become" sold 725,000 copies on the first day of its launch in 2017 (now the book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide), and the record has been broken by Obama’s own new book.
The first volume of Obama's memoir "The Promised Land" is 768 pages, and it has been translated into 25 languages and will go on sale on November 17. According to reports, in the first volume, Obama will tell the story of "he grew from a young man who pursued his personality to a leader in the free world-this incredible adventure." This book will cover the entire process of Obama's entry into the White House and what happened during his first term until the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011.
Obama's early works are also very popular among readers. Previously, his "Fearless Hope" and "My Father's Dream" brought him $8.8 million and $6.8 million in income respectively.
People are often particularly interested in the books of national leaders. From the content of these books, one can always pry into the secrets of the behavior of some people with the highest authority. According to the content previously disclosed by the US media, Obama used a lot of vivid adjectives in his book to describe the politicians he met during his eight-year White House career, including Russian President Putin, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and German Chancellor Merck. Er et al.
Obama disclosed in his new book that Putin blasted the United States for 45 minutes during the first meeting between the two of them, and he hardly said anything good to the United States, and he himself listened to Putin's "long story" throughout. He also described Putin as looking "not dignified and average." When talking about Merkel, he said that the other party had doubts about him at first, and then became more and more easygoing. At the same time, Obama also criticized the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He believed that Sarkozy seemed "too chaotic" to formulate a rigorous plan for economic reforms. He added that Sarkozy's approach lacked "ideological consistency."
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