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Former President Barack Obama tweeted out his annual list of favorite books he recommends.
It's become a yearly tradition for the 44th president.
This year, he included 19 titles on his list — ranging from fiction to biographies to histories and essays.
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Former President Barack Obama tweeted out a list of his favorite books from 2019 on Saturday, as has become one of his yearly traditions.

The 44th president listed a range of titles he recommends, including fiction, essay compilations, biographies, and even a couple of sports-related books.

"As we wind down 2019, I wanted to share with you my annual list of favorites that made the last year a little brighter," Obama said. "We'll start with books today — movies and music coming soon. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did."

Check out the full list below:

'The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power' by Shoshana Zuboff

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Amazon synopsis:

"In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth.

"Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new 'behavioral futures markets,' where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new 'means of behavioral modification.'

'The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company' by William Dalrymple

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Amazon synopsis:

"The Anarchy tells one of history's most remarkable stories: how the Mughal Empire―which dominated world trade and manufacturing and possessed almost unlimited resources―fell apart and was replaced by a multinational corporation based thousands of miles overseas, and answerable to shareholders, most of whom had never even seen India and no idea about the country whose wealth was providing their dividends. Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power."

'Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee' by Casey Cep

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Amazon synopsis:

"Reverend Willie Maxwell was a rural preacher accused of murdering five of his family members for insurance money in the 1970s. With the help of a savvy lawyer, he escaped justice for years until a relative shot him dead at the funeral of his last victim. Despite hundreds of witnesses, Maxwell's murderer was acquitted — thanks to the same attorney who had previously defended the Reverend.

"As Alabama is consumed by these gripping events, it's not long until news of the case reaches Alabama's — and America's — most famous writer. Intrigued by the story, Harper Lee makes a journey back to her home state to witness the Reverend's killer face trial. Lee had the idea of writing her own In Cold Blood, the true-crime classic she had helped her friend Truman Capote research. She spent a year in town reporting on the Maxwell case and many more years trying to finish the book she called The Reverend.

"Now Casey Cep brings this story to life, from the shocking murders to the courtroom drama to the racial politics of the Deep South. At the same time, she offers a deeply moving portrait of one of America's most beloved writers and her struggle with fame, success and the mystery of artistic creativity."

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