Obamas Reading List: Books That Shaped a President (from NYTimes)

Moby-Dick

By Herman Melville

Presents the nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.

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Gilead

By Marilynne Robinson

In 1956, toward the end of his life, Reverend John Ames begins a letter to his young son, sharing the story of his life and explaining how his faith influenced his choices and actions.