Even President Barack Obama got into the Black Friday shopping spirit and went out shopping with his family. What was on the president's shopping list? Books, of course.
President Obama and his two daughters visited the Politics and Prose bookshop in Washington, D.C., on Saturday as part of a government-backed "Small Business Saturday" promotion. In a bid to help the economy and do his part, he stocked up on some good reads for the holidays.
"It's a long list," Obama said. "I've got books for every age group, from 5 to 52, according to USA Today"
"When our small businesses do well, our communities do well," Obama tweeted. "Join me and visit a small business near you today to celebrate #SmallBizSat."
Among the notable reads is "Red Sparrow," a spy novel by Jason Matthews that has been praised for its realism. The book list also included books for children or young adults, and are presumably for his daughters Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12.
Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football" is an unvarnished look at the National Football League from Nicholas Dawidoff.
Obama's list included little new, literary fiction. James Salter's "All That Is," Anthony Marra's "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena," and Jhumpa Lahiri's "The Lowland" made the list.
Other titles included:
-- "Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures," by Kate DiCamillo;
-- "Jinx," by Sage Blackwood;
-- "Lulu and the Brontosaurus," by Judith Viorst;
-- "Ottoline and the Yellow Cat," by Chris Riddell;
-- "Moonday," by Adam Rex;
-- "Journey," by Aaron Becker;
-- "Harold and the Purple Crayon" (50th anniversary edition), by Crockett Johnson.
