Obama's summer reading list

Obama visits a Washington, DC bookstore
President Obama and his daughters purchased books at Washington, D.C.'s Politics and Prose bookstore for "Small Business Saturday" last year.
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How many books do you pack for a two-week vacation?

If you're President Obama, the answer is 6.

ABC News got the scoop on Obama's summer reading list — a mix of bestsellers and new releases.

Obama's book picks

• "All That Is" by James Salter
• "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
"The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert
• "The Lowland" by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Between The World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• "Washington: A Life" by Ron Chernow

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