Barack Obama Memoir ‘A Promised Land’ Breaks House Record With 1.7M First Week Sales

Meryl Streep responded to Barack Obama’s inclusion of her in his new memoir A Promised Land during an appearance on Monday’s “The Late Show”.

Barack Obama, 59, had a confession to make: the 44th president of the United States has had help from his daughters Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, to curate his famous year-end music playlists. The former POTUS explained how his music recommendations are always so up-to-date during an interview on The Dec. 4 episode of the Snapchat show Good Luck America, hosted by Peter Hamby.

 Barack Obama  has been covering some important topics in an interview with Snapchat‘s “Good Luck America.” The former president has been discussing his new book “A Promised Land.” The platform has been releasing clips of the interview over the last two days and on Thursday Obama dished about why he thinks rappers supported Donald Trump, and how he keeps up to date with today’s music.

Barack Obama's biggest successes as president has nothing to do with governing. On Monday's episode of , the 44th president revealed how his mid-life success impacted how he and his wife, Michelle Obama, kept their daughters, Malia, 22, and Sasha, 19, grounded.«My political success happened late… At 40, I had just lost a congressional race, maxed out on my credit cards.

This past summer, following the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black lives lost to racism and police violence, protestors launched demonstrations worldwide. Among the many passionate protestors fighting against police brutality were Sasha and Malia Obama.

Running for president isn't just hard on the person vying for the job—just the process of a campaign is draining and difficult for the candidate's family, too. That's why, when Barack Obama first approached his wife, Michelle Obama, with his desire to run for the top political office in the U.S., she was clear that she didn't want him to do it.

Barack and Michelle Obama have always worked hard to ensure their daughters Malia and Sasha enjoyed privacy away from the spotlight, despite growing up in one of the world's most famous homes, the White House.MORE: Michelle Obama shares sad news about relationship with Sasha and MaliaAnd while Malia and Sasha Obama have rarely been seen out in public over the past few years, the pair, along with their parents, are this week's cover stars for People magazine.Malia and Sasha have been spending the

Barack Obama says he ran for president against wife Michelle Obama's wishes -- and is still in the «dog house» for it. The former commander in chief sat down with Stephen Colbert to promote his latest book,, where he joked that his wife hasn't forgiven him.«Her initial response was 'No,'» he recalled about telling her he was thinking about running for president.

Barack Obama has been sharing more insight into life with his family while promoting his newest memoir, A Promised Land. In a new cover story for People, the former president revealed that his daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama, both participated in racial justice demonstrations earlier this year.

Former President Barack Obama’s A Promised Land sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first-week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors and among the highest ever for a nonfiction book.

Former President Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” sold more than 1.7 million copies in North America in its first week, roughly equal to the combined first week sales of memoirs by his two immediate predecessors and among the highest ever for a nonfiction book.Crown announced Tuesday that it had increased its initial print run from 3.4 million copies to 4.3 million. Sales also include audio and digital books.“A Promised Land,” the first of two planned volumes, was published Nov.

President Barack Obama has a lot of reasons to be proud of his daughters Sasha and Malia. But one of their best qualities that the A Promised Land author, 59, couldn’t help but ardently praise was their initiative to get involved with the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that occurred over the summer.

During his tenure as the 44th President of the United States, a lot of things kept Barack Obama up at night. If it wasn't Afghanistan or the economic crisis on his mind, it was his strained marriage to First Lady Michelle Obama.

Former president Barack Obama can't stop raving about his daughters, Malia and Sasha Obama. In a new cover story for People, the 44th president of the United States shared a rare family photo of himself; his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama; and their two girls.

Barack Obama is revealing a surprising goal Michelle Obama had as first lady. In a digital cover story for , the 44th president explains why his wife once opted out of a beach day with him and their youngest daughter, Sasha."'This is one of my main goals as first lady.

 Barack Obama  admires the women in his life. In the cover story for InStyle’s January issue, the former President offered some insight into his favorite qualities about his wife,  Michelle Obama , and his two daughters, Sasha and Malia.“They all have multiple badass qualities,” the 59 told InStyle.

Passing a book along to others may hurt sales, but former President Barack Obama doesn’t have to worry about that when it comes to his highly anticipated memoir A Promised Land. He’s hoping young people read his book and pass their copy along to their friends, and shared his wish through a viral TikTok challenge on Nov.

 Barack Obama  is scared of his youngest daughter  Sasha Obama . The dad of two revealed the hilarious reason he’s fearful of his 19 year old during a virtual appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday.

If there’s one thing that Barack Obama‘s learned over the past two decades, it’s to steer clear of Sasha Obama. The former president joked during his November 19 Jimmy Kimmel Live! appearance that he’s, frankly, kind of “scared” of his youngest daughter, who takes after wife Michelle Obama. “Sasha is a mini Michelle,” Obama joked about his 19-year-old. “I’m afraid of Michelle and Sasha, having seen that, basically has the same look and same attitude.”

According to publisher Penguin Random House, combining both presales and release day purchases, “A Promises Land” sold 887,000 copies “in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada” as of Tuesday, Nov.