What's Obama Reading?

What’s President Obama Reading While He’s On Vacation?

In addition to playing tennis with the First Lady and spending time with his kids, President Obama has brought a number of books on his vacation to Martha’s Vineyard. According to the White House he’s taken the following titles with him:

The Way Home by George Pelecanos.
After years of rebellion that cost him his father's trust, Christopher Flynn now has a steady job at his father's company, but when temptation revives his old habits and instincts, he struggles to get past the demons trying to pull him back.

Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman.
Examines America's loss of focus and national purpose since 9/11, and the global environmental crisis, and shows how the solutions to these two problems are linked.

Lush Life by Richard Price.
Still living on the Lower East Side and waiting tables, thirty-five-year-old Eric Cash has every reason to be jealous of Ike Marcus, an ambitious young man on the way to the top, until he is supposedly gunned down by street thugs while walking one night with Eric.

John Adams by David McCullough.
Chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States.

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