Barack Obama thinks you should read these 19 books

Jan 3, 2020

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 13, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng - RC24UD9ZCDSV

How many have you read? Image: REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

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'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism', Shoshana Zuboff Image: Amazon

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'The Anarchy', William Dalrymple Image: Amazon

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'Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee', Casey Cep Image: Amazon

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'Girl, Woman, Other', Bernardine Evaristo Image: Amazon

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'The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present', David Treuer Image: Amazon

'How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy' by Jenny Odell Barack Obama

'How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy', Jenny Odell Image: Amazon

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'Lost Children Archive', Valeria Luiselli Image: Amazon

'Lot: Stories' by Bryan Washington literature reading novel barack obama

'Lot: Stories', Bryan Washington Image: Amazon

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'Normal People', Sally Rooney Image: Amazon

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'The Orphan Master's Son', Adam Johnson Image: Amazon

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'The Yellow House', Sarah M. Broom Image: Amazon

'Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland' by Patrick Radden Keefe literature book novel Barack Obama

'Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland', Patrick Radden Image: Amazon

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'Solitary', Albert Woodfox Image: Amazon

'The Topeka School' by Ben Lerner book literature novel reading barack obama

'The Topeka School', Ben Lerner Image: Amazon

'Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion' by Jia Tolentino reading novel literature barack obama

'Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion', Jia Tolentino Image: Amazon

'Trust Exercise' by Susan Choi read reading novel literature education Barack Obama

'Trust Exercise' by Susan Choi Image: Amazon

'We Live in Water: Stories' by Jess Walter novel read reading literature barack obama

'We Live in Water: Stories', Jess Walter Image: Amazon

'A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule' by Jim Rooney Barack Obama

'A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule', Jim Rooney Image: Amazon

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'The Sixth Man', Andre Iguodala Image: Amazon

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