Books Recommended by Barack Obama
Truth Decay
Michael D. Rich
Source: "A look at how a selective sorting of facts and evidence isn’t just dishonest, but self-defeating to a society that has always worked best when reasoned debate and practical problem-solving thrive." - Barack Obama
The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates
Source: "Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention." - Barack Obama
In the Shadow of Statues
Mitch Landrieu
Source: "An ultimately optimistic take from someone who believes the South will rise again not by reasserting the past, but by transcending it." - Barack Obama
The New Geography of Jobs
Enrico Moretti
Source: "Still a timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them." - Barack Obama
Speed & Scale
John Doerr
Source: "If you care about climate change, [this book] offers concrete steps that we can all take to make a difference." - Barack Obama
Factfulness
Hans Rosling
Source: "A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Barack Obama
Why Liberalism Failed
Patrick J. Deneen
Source: "Offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel." - Barack Obama
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
Source: "A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple." - Barack Obama
Educated
Tara Westover
Source: "A remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho." - Barack Obama
A House for Mr. Biswas
V. S. Naipaul
Source: "Great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity." - Barack Obama
Warlight
Michael Ondaatje
Source: "A meditation on the lingering effects of war on family." - Barack Obama
The Word Collector
Peter H. Reynolds
Source: "A fun book that vividly illustrates the transformative power of words." - Barack Obama
Futureface
Alex Wagner
Source: "A thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are." - Barack Obama
Self Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
The Oxford Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
Holy Bible
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Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
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