5. Newt Gingrich: The Godfather (by Puzo), Shogun (by James Clavell), Advise and Consent (Drury), The Killer Angels (Shaara), All the King’s Men (Robert Penn Warren), The Third Wave (Toffler)

4. Ron Paul (couldn’t find favorite novels, so here are his favorite books): Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (Ludwig von Mises) and The Road to Serfdom (Friedrich A. Hayek).

3. Rick Santorum: The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)

2. Mitt Romney: Battlefield Earth (L. Ron Hubbard)

1. Barack Obama: For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway), Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison), Moby-Dick (Melville) and The Works of Shakespeare (by duh).