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Obama lists his favorite books of 2019

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There's a page two that's not accessible on instagram that has earlier books: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1211033245812441091?s...

There he recommended Exhalation/Ted Chiang -- my favorite of the year

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    “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power,” by Shoshana Zuboff
    “The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company,” by William Dalrymple
    “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee,” by Casey Cep
    “Girl, Woman, Other,” by Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize winner)
    “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present,” by David Treuer
    “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy,” by Jenny Odell
    “Lost Children Archive,” by Valeria Luiselli
    “Lot: Stories,” by Bryan Washington
    “Normal People,” by Sally Rooney
    “The Orphan Master’s Son,” by Adam Johnson
    “The Yellow House,” by Sarah M. Broom (National Book Award winner, nonfiction)
    “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland,” by Patrick Radden Keefe
    “Solitary,” by Albert Woodfox
    “The Topeka School,” by Ben Lerner
    “Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion,” by Jia Tolentino
    “Trust Exercise,” by Susan Choi (National Book Award winner, fiction)
    “We Live in Water: Stories,” by Jess Walter

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1. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power, by Shoshana Zuboff

https://www.worldcat.org/title/age-of-surveillance-capitalis...

2. The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, by William Dalrymple

https://www.worldcat.org/title/anarchy-the-relentless-rise-o...

3. Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee, by Casey Cep

https://www.worldcat.org/title/furious-hours-murder-fraud-an...

4. Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo (Booker Prize winner)

https://www.worldcat.org/title/girl-woman-other/oclc/1127909...

5. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present, by David Treuer

https://www.worldcat.org/title/heartbeat-of-wounded-knee-nat...

6. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, by Jenny Odell

https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-to-do-nothing-resisting-t...

7. Lost Children Archive, by Valeria Luiselli

https://www.worldcat.org/title/lost-children-archive/oclc/11...

8. Lot: Stories, by Bryan Washington

https://www.worldcat.org/title/lot-stories/oclc/1128099233

9. Normal People, by Sally Rooney

https://www.worldcat.org/title/normal-people/oclc/1119769689

10. The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson

https://www.worldcat.org/title/orphan-masters-son-a-novel/oc...

11. The Yellow House, by Sarah M. Broom (National Book Award winner, nonfiction)

https://www.worldcat.org/title/yellow-house/oclc/1122461200

12. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland, by Patrick Radden Keefe

https://www.worldcat.org/title/say-nothing-a-true-story-of-m...

13. Solitary, by Albert Woodfox

https://www.worldcat.org/title/solitary/oclc/1105720325

14. The Topeka School, by Ben Lerner

https://www.worldcat.org/title/topeka-school/oclc/1126252713

15. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, by Jia Tolentino

https://www.worldcat.org/title/trick-mirror-reflections-on-s...

16. Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi (National Book Award winner, fiction)

https://www.worldcat.org/title/trust-exercise/oclc/111435376...

17. We Live in Water: Stories, by Jess Walter

https://www.worldcat.org/title/we-live-in-water-stories/oclc...

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