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Books Obama Recommends

Books President Obama has recommended while in office... Some for young women like his daughters, some for mere enjoyment, some for educational purposes...
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Golden Notebook (Doris Lessing)
The Golden Notebook
Doris Lessing
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
Norman Mailer
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The Woman Warrior (Maxine Hong Kingston)
The Woman Warrior
Maxine Hong Kingston
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms (Katherine Rundell)
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Katherine Rundell
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Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
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The Laughing Monsters (Denis Johnson)
The Laughing Monsters
Denis Johnson
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
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Nora Webster (Colm Tiobin)
Nora Webster
Colm Tiobin
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Age of Ambition (Evan Osnos)
Age of Ambition
Evan Osnos
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Being Mortal (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal
Atul Gawande
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan
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Redwall (Brian Jacques)
Redwall
Brian Jacques
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Junie B. Jones (Barbara Lynne Park)
Junie B. Jones
Barbara Lynne Park
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Nuts to You (Lynne Rae Perkins)
Nuts to You
Lynne Rae Perkins
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Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
William Finnegan
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H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
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The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
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Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
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The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
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All That Is (James Salter)
All That Is
James Salter
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The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction: An Annatural History
Elizabeth Kolbert
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The Lowland (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
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Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
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Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
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Self-Reliance [And Other Essays] (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Self-Reliance [And Other Essays]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch
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Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
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Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
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The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest
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The Federalist
The Federalist
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois
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The Power and the Glory (Graham Greene)
The Power and the Glory
Graham Greene
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The Quiet American (Graham Greene)
The Quiet American
Graham Greene
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