ReaderinChief

I know you‘re wondering what our former “Reader-in-Chief” has been reading. Three of these are already on my shelves, and one is my current read. I like this man‘s taste in books. That last one looks pretty intriguing also! #readerinchief #44 #barakobamareadsalot #rememberwhataliteratepresidentislike

dariazeoli I love these reading updates from our last literate commander-in-chief! ❤️ 6y

BennettBookworm 😍😍😍 6y

Amiable Love his comment about "moving forward together when we seek the truth." Amen! ???? 6y

jbhops @DGRachel apparently the former President is a fan of the book neither of us could understand. 😂 6y

BibliOphelia Sigh...😍 6y

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Why Liberalism Failed | Patrick J. Deneen

For those of you who follow our former Reader-in-Chief‘s recommendations, he posted a few today. This is part 3 of 3.

Why Liberalism Failed hasn‘t been reviewed here on Litsy yet. The second refers to this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/06/the-birth-of-a-new-american...

#readerinchief #barakobamareads

goodbyefrancie I miss a president who can speak and write in complete sentences. 😐 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @goodbyefrancie I miss him for that and a multitude of other reasons. ☹️ 6y

zembla That Atlantic article is killer. 6y

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In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History | Mitch Landrieu

For those of you who follow our former Reader-in-Chief‘s book recommendations, here are a few more. (This is part 2 of 3.)

In the Shadow of Statues has an 80% rating from your fellow Littens. Truth Decay has none.

#barakobamareads #readerinchief

RidgewayGirl I‘ve been thinking about reading this ever since I heard Landrieu interviewed. I‘m pushing it higher up the wishlist. 6y

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The New Geography of Jobs | Enrico Moretti

For those of you who follow our former Reader-in-Chief‘s book recommendations, here are a few more. (This is part 1 of 3.)

Futureface only has a 33% rating from your fellow Littens. The New Geography Of Jobs has none.

#barakobamareads #readerinchief

Smrloomis Miss him and his family so much! 😢 6y

Prairiegirl_reading Wow this makes me miss him so much! 6y

Bookcation74 Thank you for sharing these posts!! 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Bookcation74 You‘re welcome. 😍 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Smrloomis @Prairiegirl_reading I couldn‘t agree more. Literacy is important in a President. Who knew? 6y

Miss_Shush We don‘t deserve the Obamas. So classy. I mean we don‘t deserve Trump either but for different reasons 6y

Bookzombie Thank you for posting this! 6y

arubabookwoman Thank you for posting this reminder of what we lost in the last election. I did read #Futureface before I joined Litsy. I like Alex Wagner a lot, but I don‘t think her book would have been a pick from me. 6y

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Obama: An Intimate Portrait: The Historic Presidency in Photographs | Pete Souza

Remember when we had a reader-in-chief instead of a tweeter-in-chief? He‘s still sharing his best of lists, so I thought you‘d be interested. I love that he reads fiction too! I‘m seeing many of these on our lists also. There are more song choices that got cut off, but it‘s on FB if you want to see the rest. #readerinchief #barakobama #bestof2017

Reecaspieces And look a Mississippi girl is on the list. Go Jesmyn 7y

Sue That‘s cool! I‘m a little surprised Dying by Cory Taylor crossed his path - it‘s a tiny Aussie memoir, nominated for the Stella Award. Well worth a look!