President Barack Obama visited Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, District of Columbia with his daughters on Saturday, a day widely known as “Small Business Saturday.” While there, he purchased several books. Here is the list, according to the White House. --- Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande Atul Gawande recently appeared on BookTV’s After Words program: cs.pn/1zGLRb4 --- Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (Junie B. Jones Series #2) by Barbara Park --- A Barnyard Collection: Click, Clack, Moo and More by Doreen Cronin --- I Spy Sticker Book and Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo --- Nuts to You by Lynn Rae Perkins --- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones Series #1) by Barbara Park --- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Jacqueline Woodson was recently awarded the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. You can watch the entire ceremony here: cs.pn/1v7Vro6 --- Redwall (Redwall Series #1) by Brian Jacques --- Mossflower (Redwall Series #2) by Brian Jacques --- Mattimeo (Redwall Series #3) by Brian Jacques --- Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell --- The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan --- The Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson --- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr --- Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad --- Nora Webster by Colm Toibin --- Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos Evan Osnos was recently awarded the National Book Award for Nonfiction. He spoke with Book TV on the award ceremony’s red carpet, and accepted his award on stage: cs.pn/1v7Vro6
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:27:28 +0000
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