Biography & Memoir
Barack Obama's book recommendations on biographies

Barack Obama's book recommendations on biographies

Favorite biographies from President Obama's bookshelf

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Biography & Memoir
Who inspired President Barack Obama? Find out from his bookshelf, with this collection of biographies and memoirs that he's recommended. You'll get inspiration, perspective, and wisdom from the stories of people and figures that shaped the leader we've come to know.

Barack Obama's book recommendations on biographies

Favorite biographies from President Obama's bookshelf

Solitary
Solitary
Albert Woodfox
Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement. My Story of Transformation and Hope
31 min4.5
Maid
Maid
Stephanie Land
Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
25 min4.1
Educated
Educated
Tara Westover
A Memoir
32 min4.3
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
26 min4.5
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
David W. Blight
Prophet of Freedom
4.4
The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile
Erik Larson
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
35 min4.7
Hidden Valley Road
Hidden Valley Road
Robert Kolker
Inside the Mind of an American Family
31 min4.3

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