Popsugar Entertainment Summer Entertainment Barack Obama's Book Recommendations Barack Obama Has Recommended Summer Books Over the Past Decade — Here Are All 51 23 August 2019 by Brea Cubit View On One Page Photo 21 of 51 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 21 Aug. 2015 — The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert What it's about: Kolbert, a science writer for The New Yorker, investigates the effects of global warming and warns of devastating effects that could take place within the century. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert ($15, originally $18) The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert $15 from barnesandnoble.com Buy Now Previous Next Start Slideshow Summer EntertainmentBook LoversBooksBarack Obama