Best-selling political memoirs
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Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” is well on its way to becoming the best-selling political memoir in modern times, with more than 3.3 million copies sold in the first month
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First-week book sales (author, release date, copies sold)
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A Promised Land Barack Obama Nov 2020 1,710,443
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Becoming Michelle Obama Nov 2018 1,400,000
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My Life Bill Clinton Jun 2004 1,000,000
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The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir  John Bolton Jun 2020 780,000
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Decision Points George W. Bush Nov 2010 775,000
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Living History Hillary Clinton Jun 2003 600,000
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership James Comey Apr 2018 600,000
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Going Rogue: An American Life Sarah Palin Nov 2009 469,000
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The Downing Street Years Margaret Thatcher Oct 1993 120,000
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A Journey: My Political Life Tony Blair Sep 2010 92,060
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Sources: Associated Press, Go Banking Rates Pictures: Amazon © GRAPHIC NEWS