RA For All: President's Day Edition

President's Day is one of those holidays which is not celebrated the same everywhere.  Here in IL some places are closed for Lincoln's official birthday (2/12) only while others are closed both the 12th and today, and still others close for neither.

But no matter if you worked today or not here are some Presidential inspired book links:

• The five best books on Abraham Lincoln courtesy of Lit Lists.
• BPL book discussions on 2 President themed books Manhunt and River of Doubt.
• 2 lists of political fiction here and here and this list of Presidential fiction from the collective brain of Fiction-L.
• Amazon's list of biographies and memoirs for Presidents. Don't forget, you can limit your search to a specific president if you want. For example, only books by and about Teddy Roosevelt.
• About.com's list of the 5 best books on US Presidents.
• For the irreverent there is always Assassination Vacation.
• And finally, for fun here is The Book Beast's list of the best read Presidents.

These links are just a starting point. I would also suggest looking up any President in Wikipedia.  There you will get a list of many books by and about the person.  Click here for Teddy Roosevelt on Wikipedia and here and here for books by and about him. Your local card catalog is also a good bet. Again, try Teddy Roosevelt in ours.

Can you tell I am on a Roosevelt kick? More on him in a few days. For now, Happy President's Day.