Obama: An Intimate Portrait | 
pickAbsolutely fascinating. I wish Souza (the photographer and author) had written even more to accompany his photos. It's so hard to choose a favorite to share here, but I find this awe inspiring and humbling "...the first sitting President to visit a federal prison." Plus, the follow up pic of "Greeting inmates." #dw2020reads
I just saw in the the New York Times that President Barack Obama will be releasing his memoir in November called A Promised Land 👏👏👏🤙❤️💯
pickAwesome book full of wonderful amazing pictures of Obama and his presidency and family. It‘s so beautiful ♥️♥️♥️♥️
pickI really enjoyed it. An excellent look at the Obama presidency. #bookreview #bookstagram #2019 5⭐️
pickI spent a little over an hour at the library paging through this. It's a wonderful record of an historic presidency. Everyone should take a look at it, no matter your politics.
❤️I look through this often.
❤️No plans.
❤️probably yellow
❤️I have no idea.
@howjessreads #friyayintro
I'm feeling nostalgic this morning after reading President Obama's favorites list for 2018. This is one my favorite coffee table books and I read it often. Wow I miss this man in the White House! He wasn't always perfect and I did disagree with a few things, but he was dam good president and man. 🤙
Damn, this book is killing me. ❤️💔❤️💔❤️
Going through this book slowly as my heart breaks. I miss the Os so much.
Congratulations on reaching 15k litfluence @Whimsical.Curiosity !
I‘ve tagged my most anticipated TBR. I usually giveaway or donate my books but this will be a keeper.
Hugs go out to @Kaye 💞and @Chocamanda 💞
Book: The tagged one (the photographs & their stories are sooo good)
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Movie: Once Upon a Time in China (Jet Li!!!)
Food: Olives
#manicmonday #letterO @JoScho
I was right. This book is going to kill me. 💔
Oh, this is going to break my heart.
pickThis beautiful book actually brought tears to my eyes, on several occasions. What an amazing way to see into the daily life of a president. Pete Souza captures President Obama‘s personality and spirit throughout his 8 years in the White House that words could never describe. ❤️
My friend and I are already planning to visit #Chicago when President Obama's library opens! #AugustIsATrip
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88
Not in the database yet I'll HAVE to preorder a copy of Pete Souza's new book! Do you guys follow his Instagram? 😂 #coverreveal
(For those who don't know, Pete Souza was the official White House Photographer for Obama and he's been using his Instagram to shade 45 since the election. Epic)
I‘m telling you, I don‘t go looking for these Ham references— they find me. 😅 #SummertimeRead #ReadingResolutions
pickYou‘ll laugh, you‘ll cry, you‘ll cry lots more...but it‘s well worth it. Highly recommend this beautiful book/important artifact (which I‘d love to own but enjoyed from the library).
Picked up this beautiful book tonight at the library! Every time I see his face I want to weep, hell anytime I see any former living President‘s face I want to weep. The photographs that Pete Souza captured throughout Obama‘s presidency are amazing, amusing, and insightful of the man that lead our nation. I miss him.
Just announced his next book, which I am super psyched about. Souza is an excellent IG follow!!
SHADE: A Tale of Two Presidents
Shade is a portrait in contrasts, telling the tale of two presidencies through a series of powerful visual juxtapositions-with Pete Souza's unforgettable images of President Obama given new power and meaning when framed by tweets, headlines, quotes, and other material from the first 500 days of the Trump administration.
Ugh! Not liking this text message 😔
pickThis book really reminded me how personable Barack Obama is. Souza picked amazing photos to showcase our former president - a great mix of serious and amusing.
I was planning to just thumb through the photographs but it has me completely engrossed and I‘ve read every word of the first 1/4 of the book 😍
pickI loved looking through these pictures of the Obama presidency. My favorites are the many photos captured of President Obama interacting with children. I love how natural and genuine he is in these interactions.
A gift from my husband arrived in the mail today. I can‘t wait to look through this book at all of the amazing pictures!
Is a book really an oversized book if it's amazing? This photo collection is a coffee table book of substantial size, but it could've been bigger for me. #riotgrams Day 24 #oversizedbooks @bookriot
Unseasonably warm weather today (70F) so I‘m enjoying my pick from the library today out on my deck. Everything has been put away for the winter so I had to drag a chair out to soak in the sun. I miss him so much. #readsoullit #blackhistory #favoritepresident
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Great photos, great stories, and great man. Sigh.
pickI loved reading about & looking at pictures of President Obama‘s journey as president for 2 terms 💕 From the happy moments to the very tragic, there were amazing pictures that were taken to take us back to those days. Great work by Pete Souza 📸😊 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My plan for the State of the Union tonight.
pickLoved all the photos and antidotes.
My date tonight.....
Needed the smiles from the photos after a Trying morning.
It was too hefty to be brought from the library branch on the other side of the island. Will look for it at a nearby library...
Not book related, but I said in the #FriYaY post that I planned to watch David Letterman's interview with President Obama on Netflix. I've already finished it and it was great. A conversation between the two of them, but with added context, including an interview with Congressman John Lewis in Selma. Highly recommend! (And my cat wanted to be close to Obama too).
pickI have so many feelings 💘😭📷✨ Souza throws such excellent shade with his curated photos on instagram so I knew this collection would be great but the whole chronology and reliving the highs and lows of those eight years through just flat out good photos was emotional. I'll be getting the young reader's version for the toddler to remember the president of his birth year 💗 touching, thorough, & fabulously composed #mommyreads #photography #potus
Remember when we had a reader-in-chief instead of a tweeter-in-chief? He‘s still sharing his best of lists, so I thought you‘d be interested. I love that he reads fiction too! I‘m seeing many of these on our lists also. There are more song choices that got cut off, but it‘s on FB if you want to see the rest. #readerinchief #barakobama #bestof2017
pickOh my goodness this book was amazing. These photos are so gorgeous. Pete Souza is such a talented photographer. The way he manages to capture a scene is so inspiring. I love the stories behind a lot of the photos too but this book is definitely focused primarily on the photography. This book brought me so much joy!
Feeling down in the dumps tonight so ditching my current reads to dive into one of my Christmas presents. I am so excited for this book. Pete Souza is so very talented.
Among the books under the tree today was this wonderfully eclectic pile. (Also? The cat in the basket is Seven.)
My bookish gifts I received tonight! So excited for the Obama book! Pete Souza is so talented! I hope all you wonderful Littens are having a great night!
You guys, in the catering kitchen we are doing 18 events in the next 7 days. And THEN the pop-up retail bakery starts for 5 full days. And THEN I‘m off for 10 days. Will I finish 4 books by the end of the year to complete my challenge? Who knows... Meanwhile yesterday, on my one day off, I grabbed up the last Obama picture book, WHILE also wearing my Hermione coat—books printed on the inside lining. See you all on the other side!!
pickThis was amazing! The photographs, the stories, all of it!
Well, only 19th in line now....😓 (I put this on hold a month ago)
