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Obama's Book Recommendations 2009-2019

Compiled from posts on Obama's Facebook page and a compiled list posted by the DC Public Library, this list contains Obama's annual book recommendations from 2009-2019.
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Coach Wooden and Me (Abdul-Jabbar)
Coach Wooden and Me (Abdul-Jabbar)
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Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Power (Naomi Alderman)
The Power (Naomi Alderman)
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Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (Jonathan Alte)
Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope (Jonathan Alte)
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Arthur Ashe: A Life (Raymond Arsenault)
Arthur Ashe: A Life (Raymond Arsenault)
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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age (Larry Bartels)
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age (Larry Bartels)
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American Prison (Shane Bauer)
American Prison (Shane Bauer)
9
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (David W. Blight)
10
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
The Yellow House (Sarah M.Broom)
11
President Reagan (Lou Cannon)
President Reagan (Lou Cannon)
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The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Nicholas G. Carr)
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (Nicholas G. Carr)
13
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (Casey Cep)
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (Casey Cep)
14
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant (Ron Chernow)
15
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
Washington: A Life (Ron Chernow)
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Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
Exhalation (Ted Chiang)
17
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
Trust Exercise (Susan Choi)
18
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
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Ghost Wars (Steve Coll)
Ghost Wars (Steve Coll)
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The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrym)
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Why Liberalism Failed (Patrick J. Deneen)
Why Liberalism Failed (Patrick J. Deneen)
22
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Matthew Desmond)
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
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Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
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What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
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Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
Girl, Woman, Other (Bernardine Evaristo)
27
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life (William Finnegan)
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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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Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
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Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
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The Moment of Lift (Melinda Gates)
The Moment of Lift (Melinda Gates)
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Atul Gawande)
34
Janesville (Amy Goldstein)
Janesville (Amy Goldstein)
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Lessons in Disaster (Gordon Goldstein)
Lessons in Disaster (Gordon Goldstein)
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Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
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Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida (Lauren Groff)
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To the End of the Land (David Grossman)
To the End of the Land (David Grossman)
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Asymmetry (Lisa Halliday)
Asymmetry (Lisa Halliday)
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Exit West (Mohsin Hamid)
Exit West (Mohsin Hamid)
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