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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
3
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
7
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age (Larry Bartels)
Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age
Larry Bartels
8
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
12
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
16
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
19
Ghost Wars (Steve Coll)
Ghost Wars
Steve Coll
20
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
21
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
23
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
24
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
25
What Is the What (Dave Eggers)
What Is the What
Dave Eggers
26
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
28
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Richard Flanagan
29
Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
30
Purity (Jonathan Franzen)
Purity
Jonathan Franzen
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Hot, Flat, and Crowded
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
32
The Moment of Lift (Melinda Gates)
The Moment of Lift
Melinda Gates
33
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
35
Lessons in Disaster (Gordon Goldstein)
Lessons in Disaster
Gordon Goldstein
36
Fates and Furies (Lauren Groff)
Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff
37
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
Lauren Groff
38
To the End of the Land (David Grossman)
To the End of the Land
David Grossman
39
Asymmetry (Lisa Halliday)
Asymmetry
Lisa Halliday
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Exit West (Mohsin Hamid)
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid
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