President Barack Obama smiles while golfing Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The president, first lady Michelle Obama, and daughter Sasha are vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Obama plays golf at Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, while on vacation.

What's on Obama's summer reading list

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President Barack Obama has an ambitious list to get through during his 16-day vacation in Martha’s Vineyard — and this one doesn’t involve calling lawmakers to support the Iran deal.

Obama has six books on his summer reading list, according to the White House.

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If he were to finish all six on vacation, he would have to read one every two-and-a-half days.

The books – a mix of fiction and nonfiction — are as follows: “All That Is” by James Salter, “All The Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert, “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri, “Between The World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and “Washington: A Life” by Ron Chernow.

The Obama family began their vacation on Aug. 7.

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