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title: "The President's Pen: 5 Most Influential Books of 2012"
description: These were the books I read this year that impressed me the most.Notice that these books weren't written this year - I read them this year.
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# [The President's Pen: 5 Most Influential Books of 2012](https://blog.glcc.edu/blog/the-presidents-pen-5-most-influential-books-of-2012)

 Written by [Ash Harris](https://blog.glcc.edu/blog/author/ash-harris) | Dec 28, 2012 8:24:33 PM

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These were the books I read this year that impressed me the most.

Notice that these books weren't written this year - I read them this year.

- [Unbroken - Lauren Hillenbrand](http://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-World-Survival-Resilience-Redemption/dp/1400064163/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355322122&sr=8-1&keywords=unbroken#)
- [Destiny of the Republic - Candice Millard](http://www.amazon.com/Destiny-Republic-Madness-Medicine-President/dp/0767929713/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355324103&sr=1-1&keywords=Destiny+of+the+Republic)
- [Team of Rivals - Doris Kearns Goodwin](http://www.amazon.com/Team-Rivals-Lincoln-Film-Tie-/dp/1451688091/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355324136&sr=1-1&keywords=Team+of+Rivals)
- [Slum Life Rising - Ash Barker](http://www.amazon.com/Slum-Life-Rising-Enflesh-ebook/dp/B00860Q8FM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355324163&sr=1-1&keywords=Slum+Life+Rising)
- [Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy - Eric Metaxas](http://www.amazon.com/Bonhoeffer-Pastor-Martyr-Prophet-Spy/dp/1595552464/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1355324193&sr=1-1&keywords=Bonhoeffer)

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