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The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of HopeThe Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope by Jonathan Alter
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
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The Post-American WorldThe Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
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"In May, he was photographed carrying Fareed Zakaria’s The Post-American World as he walked across the tarmac at an airport in Bozeman, Montana. The book outlines America’s declining influence in international politics – was he formulating policies for dealing with rising powers like China, India and Brazil?"
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll
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Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded AgeUnequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age by Larry M. Bartels
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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63 by Taylor Branch
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Gilead: A NovelGilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
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The Golden Notebook: A Novel (P.S.)The Golden Notebook: A Novel (P.S.) by Doris Lessing
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Derek Walcott Collected Poems 1948 - 1984Derek Walcott Collected Poems 1948 - 1984 by Derek Walcott
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"Three days after winning the presidential election, Barack Obama was spotted in Chicago carrying a book of poems by Derek Walcott, the West Indies Nobel laureate."
Cancer WardCancer Ward by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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In Dubious Battle (Penguin Classics)In Dubious Battle (Penguin Classics) by John Steinbeck
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The Souls of Black Folk (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)The Souls of Black Folk (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by W. E. B. Du Bois
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New YorkThe Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
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Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They DoWorking: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do by Studs Terkel
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Lincoln: The Biography of a WriterLincoln: The Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan
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"Later in November, he left his Chicago home carrying a hardcover copy of Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan – clearly getting in some last-minute homework before beginning the process of naming his cabinet."
A Kind and Just ParentA Kind and Just Parent by William Ayers
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"In December 1997, he even reviewed a book for the Chicago Tribune"
Invisible ManInvisible Man by Ralph Ellison
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The Power and the Glory (Penguin Classics)The Power and the Glory (Penguin Classics) by Graham Greene
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The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith
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