Carlos Lozada The Washington Post

Of the books that journalists and historians have written on the life of Barack Obama, three stand out so far. In "Barack Obama: The Story," David Maraniss shows us who Obama is. In "Reading Obama," James T. Kloppenberg explains how Obama thinks. In "The Bridge," David Remnick tells us what Obama means.

We know that Hillary Clinton believes it takes a village to raise a child. As my Washington Post colleague Carlos Lozada has pointed out, 20 years since "It Takes a Village" was published in 1996, the presidential candidate still draws on that village philosophy on the campaign trail.

Of the books that journalists and historians have written on the life of Barack Obama, three stand out so far. In "Barack Obama: The Story," David Maraniss shows us who Obama is. In "Reading Obama," James T. Kloppenberg explains how Obama thinks. In "The Bridge," David Remnick tells us what Obama means.

We know that Hillary Clinton believes it takes a village to raise a child. As my Washington Post colleague Carlos Lozada has pointed out, 20 years since "It Takes a Village" was published in 1996, the presidential candidate still draws on that village philosophy on the campaign trail.