Control what you can control

barack obama quote

Sometimes, things don’t work out no matter how hard you try or how much you know. Or maybe things fall apart completely.

Control what you can control, and when all else fails, sit back and rest. Or have a drink, if that’s your thing.

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A Promised Land
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  • Obama, Barack (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 768 Pages – 11/17/2020 (Publication Date) – Crown (Publisher)


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Barack Obama’s Summer 2023 Reading List

Barack Obama's Summer 2023 Reading List

Y’all already know I’m a big fan of reading lists (I publish my own every month), and whenever former president Barack Obama shares his, I pay attention.

Here’s the full list:

Several of these books were already on my TBR (thankfully) and I’ve added the rest and will hopefully get to them all before the end of the year.

Right now, I’m starting Will Wight’s Cradle series and have American Prometheus on deck. What are you reading right now?