Barack Obama's summer reading list has arrived and it's just what we wanted

Though it may feel like summer 2019 is drawing to a close, there's still a month or so left open of the official window to relax, drink Aperol Spritz and get lost in a good book.

That's certainly what former President of the United States, Barack Obama, has been doing with his summer - well, we can't vouch for the Aperol Spritz part but the politician has released a list of the books he's been reading over the past couple of months on Instagram.

If it's anything like his past book recommendations or just going on the fact of how much we loved Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming, we can count on there being some great books featured among the new list. Scroll down for the full list of recommendations from the 44th POTUS...

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