U S President Barack Obama has revealed that he is presently reading a book by Joseph O’Neill, titled Netherland.
He has revealed that reading the book for a half hour forms part of his daily schedule — which includes morning workouts, office work, and spending time with his family.
“I am a night owl. My usual day (is): I work out in the morning; I get to the office around 9:00, work till about 6:30 p.m.; have dinner with the family; hang out with the kids and put them to bed about 8:30 p.m. And then, I will probably read briefing papers, do paperwork or write stuff until about 11:30 p.m. Then I usually have about a half hour to read before I go to bed — around midnight, 12:30 a.m or sometimes a little later,” News Week quoted the President saying.
As to what the book is about, Obama revealed: “It is about a guy after 9/11 — his family leaves him and he takes up cricket in New York. It is a fascinating and wonderful book, although I know nothing about cricket.”
Obama also disclosed that he does not watch cable news at all. He said that the only thing he watches on TV is sports.
However, the President does enjoy films, with the latest seen by him being Star Trek. “Now, movies I've been doing OK [with] because it turns out we have got this nice theatre on the ground floor of my house … so we saw Star Trek this weekend, which I thought was good,” he said.
When asked whether he watched Star Trek when he was growing up, he said: “I used to love Star Trek. You know, Star Trek was ahead of its time; the special effects weren’t really good, but the storylines were always evocative. There was a little commentary and a little pop philosophy for a 10-year-old to absorb.”
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U S President Barack Obama has revealed that he is presently reading a book by Joseph O’Neill, titled Netherland.
