11 books President Obama thinks everyone should read

Pool/Getty Images Barack Obama is a major bookworm. In his book "Dreams from My Father," he reflected on his lifelong love of literature: "When I wasn't working, the weekends would usually find me alone in an empty apartment, making do with the company of books." Recently, the outgoing US president sat down with New York Times chief book critic Michiko Kakutani to discuss literature. In the interview, Obama referenceda wide range of works, frombooks he's read in recent yearsto thosehe recommende...