28 Books Every Salesperson Should Read in 2021
In a year that has been challenging, turbulent and presented us with unforeseen circumstances, we are glad that you are still here with us and still enjoying reading. As the year comes to a close and we collectively breathe out, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support and love. We are here today because of you, your love of books, and our shared love for the art of storytelling.
Despite all that this year has been, we have seen great firsts, strides and amazing accomplishments in the world of literature. It has been these worlds created by words and stories and poetry that have carried us through the year – books have brought us comfort and allowed to escape into other worlds. From Obama’s insightful ‘A Promised Land’ to Yaa Gyasi’s deeply moving ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ to Maaza Mengiste’s lyrical ‘The Shadow King’ to Akwaeke Emezi’s powerful ‘The Death of Vivek Oji’ to our very own ‘South B’s Finest’ by Makena Maganjo and ‘Nairobi Noir’ by some of Kenya’s finest authors; 2020 has carried some of the best books we have ever seen and read.
We are eternally grateful for all the artists, storytellers, poets, and everyone who crafts with words and other artforms to bring forth other worlds which expand our imaginations and dreaming, grounding us in the here and now while taking us all over the world and beyond.
We have collated a list of this year’s best reads, so here’s your 2020 best!
The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian
Stormie Omartian's bestselling The Power of a Praying series (more than 23 million copies sold) is rereleased with fresh new covers and new material to reach a still-growing market of readers eager to discover the power of prayer for their lives.
It may seem easier to pray for your spouse, your children, your friends, and your extended family, but God wants to hear your requests for your life too. He loves it when you come to Him for the things you need and ask Him to help you become the woman you have always longed to be.
The Power of a Praying? Woman is just for you. You'll find personal illustrations, carefully selected Scriptures, and heartfelt prayers to help you trust God with deep longings, not just pressing needs cover every area of life with prayer maintain a right heart before God. Each chapter concludes with a prayer you can follow or use as a model for your own prayers. Women of all ages will find hope and purpose for their lives with The Power of a Praying? Woman.
A Promised Land Book History
A Promised Land is a memoir by Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Published on November 17, 2020, it is the first of a planned two-volume series. Remaining focused on his political career, the presidential memoir documents Obama's life from his early years through to the events surrounding the killing of Osama bin Laden in May 2011. The book is 768 pages long and available in digital, paperback, and hardcover formats and has been translated into two dozen languages. There is also a 29-hour audiobook edition that is read by Obama himself.
A Promised Land book Reviews
The book has received many reviews and was put on end-of-year best-of lists by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian. Commercially, it has been extremely successful and, as of the February 7, 2021 issue, the book has been the New York Times best-seller in non-fiction for ten consecutive weeks.[1][2][3] The book was highly anticipated and, two months before its release, The New York Times remarked that it was "virtually guaranteed" to be the year's top seller, despite its mid-November release date.[4]