Books Recommended by Barack Obama
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Truth Decay
An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life
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
1 recommenderThe Moment of Lift
How Empowering Women Changes the World
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
A White Southerner Confronts History
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
1 recommenderThe 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
1 recommenderSpeed & Scale
An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
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
2 recommendersFactfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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
2 recommendersAn American Marriage
A Novel
Tayari Jones
Source: "A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple." - Barack Obama
Educated
A Memoir
Tara Westover
Source: "A remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho." - Barack Obama
A House for Mr Biswas
A Novel
V. S. Naipaul
Source: "Great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity." - Barack Obama
1 recommenderWarlight
A Novel
Michael Ondaatje
Source: "A meditation on the lingering effects of war on family." - Barack Obama
1 recommenderThe Word Collector
Peter H. Reynolds
Source: "A fun book that vividly illustrates the transformative power of words." - Barack Obama
2 recommendersFutureface
A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging
Alex Wagner
Source: "A thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are." - Barack Obama
1 recommenderSelf Reliance
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
2 recommendersGilead
Gilead, Book 1
Marilynne Robinson
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
1 recommenderAbraham Lincoln
Selected Speeches and Writings
Abraham Lincoln
Source: On the "favorite books" section of Barack Obama's Facebook profile.
1 recommenderThe Oxford Shakespeare
The Complete Works
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.
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