Earlier this week Obama released his summer reading list, and much like his good buddy Oprah can generate some buzz about her latest read, the President did the same.  [stimulate the economy] Ever since news of Obama’s reading picks went public, sales of the books have skyrocketed on Amazon.com. … …

Famously recomended: Garrett Graff recently penned “The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House.”  This book is a must read that explores the political, economic and technological changes that Graff believes will make this years race for the White House a campaign of “new age.”  [click …

D.C.’s top cop, Cathy Lanier, is so impressed by author Malcolm Gladwell that’s she organizing a book club to discuss his books, “The Tipping Point” and “Blink.”