6 books Barack Obama recommends reading this summer

[Snellius]

For the first time since leaving office, Barack Obama is returning to Kenya and South Africa, where he’ll speak in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, the former U.S. president wrote on Facebook on Friday.

As Obama prepares for his trip, he has compiled a list of books that celebrate the region and highlight “a number of Africa’s best writers and thinkers.” This is in addition to the list he released in June of five nonfiction titles he’s currently enjoying.

If you’re looking for a good book to dive into this weekend, here are the six books Obama recommends for summer reading.

“Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe
“A Grain of Wheat” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
“Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela” by Nelson Mandela
“Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between” by Hisham Matar
“The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House” by Ben Rhodes




https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/13/barack-obamas-summer-reading-list.html

[Ohiogal]

1. How I long

for an intellectually curious and well-read President again!

Instead of the willfully ignorant fool we're stuck with.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

2. You've got that right! Yet, please allow me to insert.. odious

Instead of the willfully ignorant odious fool we're stuck with

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