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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO READING LIKE BARACK OBAMA

"Given Obama's status as an A+ bookworm, I thought it might be valuable to gather his reading lists and book recommendations into one big post so anybody who wants to read like Barack Obama would know how to get started. The books mentioned below show how widely Obama reads: you'll find history, current events, sociology, political science, and philosophy alongside memoirs, literary fiction, thrillers, and science fiction. As Obama knows, every genre has its place and time and every book can teach us something about the world or can make living in the world a little bit easier. Or both. So here are Obama's recommended books, in reverse chronological order"- Rebecca Hussey BookRiot 11-5-18
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The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die (Keith Payne)
The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die
Keith Payne
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How Democracies Die (Steven Levitsky)
How Democracies Die
Steven Levitsky
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Educated: A Memoir (Tara Westover)
Educated: A Memoir
Tara Westover
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Warlight (Michael Ondaatje)
Warlight
Michael Ondaatje
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A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
V.S. Naipaul
6
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
7
Factfulness (Hans Rosling)
Factfulness
Hans Rosling
8
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
9
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat
10
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
12
The Return (Hisham Matar)
The Return
Hisham Matar
13
The World as It Is (Ben Rhodes)
The World as It Is
Ben Rhodes
14
Futureface (Alex Wagner)
Futureface
Alex Wagner
15
The New Geography of Jobs (Enrico Moretti)
The New Geography of Jobs
Enrico Moretti
16
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
17
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
Cixin Liu
18
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
19
Fates and Furies (Florida) (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Florida)
Lauren Groff
20
Shakespeare's Tragedies
Shakespeare's Tragedies
21
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison
22
A Bend in the River (V.S. Naipaul)
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul
23
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln)
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
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Parting the Waters (Taylor Branch)
Parting the Waters
Taylor Branch
25
The Power Broker
The Power Broker
26
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
27
Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American (Richard S. Tedlow)
Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American
Richard S. Tedlow
28
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
29
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
30
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert
31
In Dubious Battle (John Steinbeck)
In Dubious Battle
John Steinbeck
32
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo
33
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
William Finnegan
34
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
35
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
Helen MacDonald
36
The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins
37
Seveneves (Neal Stephenson)
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
38
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
39
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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