The 5 books Barack Obama wants you to read
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It may not be president, butBarack Obama continued to inspire his American colleagues since their departure from his work with his foundation, his speeches and his presence on social media. On Sunday,Obama took to Facebook To talk about something close to and dear to his heart: books.
"One of my favorite parts of the summer is to decide what to read when things slow down a little, whether it's a family vacation or just a quiet afternoon," he wrote. "This summer, I was absorbed by new novels, revised a former classic and reaffirmed my confidence in our ability to move forward together when we are looking for the truth."
Read on the five books that Obama recently devoured and recommend to others. And do not forget to notice that one of these books coincides withThe 5 books Bill Gates says you should read this summer.
1 Educated,by Tara Western
$ 16.80; Buy nowAmazon.com
Obama describes this book as "a remarkable memoi of a young woman raised in an surviving family in Idaho who aspires to education while showing an excellent understanding and love for the world it leaves behind." It has been published in February and has since become a# 1 New York Times Bestseller.
2 Fuckby Michael Ondaatje
$ 19.60; Buy nowbarnsandnoble.com
You probably know ONDAATJE for its 1992 best-sellingThe English patient. His most recent book,Fuck, is fixed in London towards the end of the Second World War and "is a meditation on the persistent effects of the war to the family," wrote Obama.
3 A house for Mr. Biswas, by V.S. Naipaul
$ 16.95; Buy nowAmazon.com
Obama decided to re-read this new 1961 novel after V.s. Naipaul died on August 11th. He described it as "the first new novel of the winner's winner of the winner about Growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity".
4 An American weddingby Tayari Jones
$ 14.55; Buy nowAmazon.com
Posted in January, this novel is "a representation in motion of the effects of an unfair condemnation on a young African-American couple".
5 Inadequacy, by Hans Croling
$ 15; Buy nowAmazon.com
Obama describes catch rattrapy as "an international outstanding public health expert" and says "is an optimistic book on the potential of human progress when we work with the facts rather than our inherent bias."
It should be noted that Bill Gates also ravaged the book,previously saying that He "gives you a revolutionary way to understand the fundamental truths around the world - how life goes better and where the world still has to improve. And he weaves unforgettable anecdotes of his life. This is an appropriate end word of A brilliant man, and one of the best books I have ever read. "He loved so much, in fact,that he gave a free copy to each college graduate this year.
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