Comments on: What Book Do You Want Obama to Read?

By: JjPp

JjPp — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:05:00 +0000

JR, by William Gaddis, and if he’s read it before he should read it again to appreciate the prophetic voice of fiction

By: Wordsmith

Wordsmith — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:39:17 +0000

Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy

By John Bowe

Bowe has been on CSPAN

By: thiswildride

thiswildride — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:04:38 +0000

Journey of the Jihadist
http://books.google.com/books?.....lt#PPA9,M1

By: Knut

Knut — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:48:03 +0000

and of course Proust

Absolutely. Before the Bible.

By: Adie

Adie — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:29:28 +0000

Serious response: ANYTHING HE WANTS TO!

By: Adie

Adie — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:27:42 +0000

I suspect the President already reads gobs of serious stuff.

I would suggest reading “Misty of Chincoteague” to Sasha, but then he might have to figure out where to house a new presidential pony. ;->

By: druidity36

druidity36 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:39:49 +0000

No More Throw-Away People… Edgar Cahn
Cradle to Cradle… McDonough and Braungart
In the Absence of the Sacred… Mander
Dwellers in the Land… Kirkpatrick Sale
Small is Beautiful… EF Schumacher
The Unsettling of America… Wendell Berry
Walden two… BF Skinner
Timeless Way of Building + Pattern Language… Alexander, etc.
Money… Greco

Yeah. I know you said one book. But heck, why not give him a choice of titles?

By: alchemme

alchemme — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:44:28 +0000

the jungle is a great choice. i’m sure he’s read “common sense” so i’d add “ethics for the new millennium”

By: plaindave

plaindave — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:35:18 +0000

“Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo.

By: Rain

Rain — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:29:45 +0000

I’ve read “The Wordy Shipmates” once but plan to revisit it soon. Maybe more than once.

“Assassination Vacation” is a classic. Worth another visit, as well.