Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Wikipedia
15 Books Recommended by Barack Obama
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is a 1977 novel by Toni Morrison.
2 recommender
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
Moby Dick
Moby Dick is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville.
4 recommenders
Barack Obama, Elizabeth Holmes, Morgan Freeman, and Steve Jobs
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
The Oxford Shakespeare
The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works includes all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
Parting the Waters
Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-1963 is a 1988 book by Taylor Branch.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
Self-Reliance
Self-Reliance is an 1841 essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
Abraham Lincoln
It is a collection of all of the essential speeches and writing of Abraham Lincoln.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
This book is on the “favorite books” section of Barack Obama’s FB profile. (Source)
Becoming
Becoming is a 2018 book by Michelle Obama.
3 recommenders
Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Selena Gomez
“Obviously my favorite!” – Barack Obama (Source)
Educated
Educated is a memoir by Tara Westover. It was first published in 2018.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
“Tara Westover’s Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind.” – Barack Obama (Source)
The Moment of Lift
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World is a 2019 book by Melinda Gates.
2 recommenders
Barack Obama and Warren Buffett
“Melinda tells the stories of the inspiring people she’s met through her work all over the world, digs into the data, and powerfully illustrates issues that need our attention.” – Barack Obama
Factfulness
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund.
3 recommenders
Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Howard Marks
“Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.” – Barack Obama (Source)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1940 novel by Ernest Hemingway.
4 recommenders
Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Josh Waitzkin, and Vladimir Putin
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are is a children’s picture book by Maurice Sendak. It was first published in 1963.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
“What continues to be one of my favorite books is Where The Wild Things Are. I love that book and my wife still thinks that I’m Max. That I’m getting into mischief all the time.” – Barack Obama
An American Marriage
An American Marriage is a 2018 novel by Tayari Jones.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
“An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” – Barack Obama (Source)
Futureface
Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging is a 2018 book by Alex Wagner.
1 recommender
Barack Obama
“What she came up with is a thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are – the search for harmony between our own individual identities and the values and ideals that bind us together as Americans.” – Barack Obama (Source)
Books Written by Barack Obama
A Promised Land
A Promised Land is a memoir by Barack Obama. It was first published in the year 2020.
Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters is a 2010 book by Barack Obama.
The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is a 2006 book by Barack Obama.
Dreams from My Father
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by Barack Obama. It was first published in the year 1995.
