Bill gates, who reads an average of about one book per week, says reading is his favorite way to learn about a new topic, according to one of his blog posts. Bill gates says these were the 5 best books he read in 2017. Dec 04, 2017 here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017. Bill gates favorite books of 2017 business insider. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. Selfmade billionaire bill gates reads about 50 books a year. Your summer 2017 reading list, provided by bill gates. Bill gates is back with his summer reading list and unlike in the past, theres not a single light beach read. Since president donald trump doesnt read much, philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates is now the natural successor to barack obama and oprah. In a column for the wall street journal, bill gates writes that he has had buffets copy of business adventures, by john brooks since he first received it in 1991 he calls it the best business book gates also recommends the following other 5 books this summer, below are a brief description of all 6 and the videos in which gates discusses them. Bill gates top book recommendations for the summer aol finance. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire.
The 7 books bill gates wants you to read this summer. He mentions that the books listed in the summer recommendations 2017 helped him gain new insights. A full list of bill gates book recommendations from 2012 to 2019. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Bill gates recommends 26 books to read over the summer. The book will help you understand how growing up in rural georgia. This shouldnt come as a surpriseit is bill gates s book recommendations, after all. His picks for 2017 and early 2018 includes novels that delve into history. In his most recent list of book recommendations from 2017, gates. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. The disadvantaged world of poor white appalachia described in this terrific, heartbreaking book is one that i know only vicariously. The 10 titles book clubs are buzzing about in 2017.
Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 the. A full list of bill gates favorite books in 2019and from. Annalee newitz is the author of the future of another timeline, a scifi novel about a group of feminist time travelers who try to change defining. Bill gates reveals his 6 favorite books he read in the past year. Only a small fraction of the 50 books bill gates reads each year are fiction.
So here is the bill gates book list which is recommended by bill gates from 2012 to 2019. The gates notes bill gates book recommendations group 88. Alux 15 bill gates books everyone should read the sixth extinction by elizabeth kolbert number 7. After a sciencefiction dry spell of more than a decade, in 2016 gates picked up seveneves on a friends recommendation, and he says hes grateful for it. Not that theres anything wrong with that, but it seems that turnabout is fair play what book recommendations do you have for bill. Bill gates lists his favorite five books of 2017 inverse. Bill gates book list complete list of books recommended. Check out the 9 books that bill gates, jeff bezos, and warren buffett recommend for 2017. These are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017 forbes. Every book recommendation bill gates has ever published time. Oct 11, 2017 luckily, we now have a onestop shop that provides book recommendations from hundreds of leaders, including bill gates, warren buffett, elon musk, and jeff bezos. His picks for 2017 and early 2018 includes novels that delve into history, mental illness, and poverty.
A full list of bill gates book recommendations from 2012. The billionaire and business tycoon is known for his passion for books and even has an. This is the one book bill gates says new graduates should. Dec 05, 2017 bill gates shares his 5 favorite books of 2017. If youre looking for something to read over the next few months, you cant go wrong with these books recommended by bill gates. You have no friends in the the gates notes bill gates book recommendations group. Gates will recommend it on his popular blog, gates notes. Like the best commencement speeches, gatess tweetstorm is a personal. Nprs book concierge is your guide to 2017 s best reads. Dec 04, 2017 these are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017. All the books bill gates has recommended over the last. Luckily, we now have a onestop shop that provides book recommendations from hundreds of leaders, including bill gates, warren buffett, elon musk, and jeff bezos.
Billionaire bookworm bill gates released his 6th annual list of his favorite books of the year including one on poverty in america, a graphic memoir and historical fiction about a double agent. The 7 books bill gates wants you to read this summer next article. These books include topics on history, education, and personal health. Thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime by bill gates sr. He is a medical doctor who brilliantly uses statistics and visuals to show us how most of us are ignorant about the world, and how things are a lot better than we think and improving even faster. When it comes to excellent book recommendations, theres one opinion people trust more than most. Bill gates is best known as microsoft cofounder and leader of the bill and melinda gates foundation, but is an avid reader as. The bill gates booklist share book recommendations with.
Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love. Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that. May 26, 2017 bill gates book recommendations for summer 2017 posted by jason kottke may 26, 2017 just as he did last year, bill gates has recommended five books for people to read this summer. The gates notes bill gates book recommendations group.
Bill gates, the founder of microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, is known as a voracious reader of books. Bill gates six book recommendations for this summer. Jun 09, 2017 when it comes to excellent book recommendations, theres one opinion people trust more than most. Dec 05, 2017 nprs book concierge is your guide to 2017 s best reads. The billionaire and business tycoon is known for his passion for books. In a new interview with time, bill gates discusses his new list of recommended summer reading, his voracious appetite for the written word and the books that have influenced his life and mind 1. Escape with bill gates and the five books he recommends on his 2017 summer reading list by kurt schlosser on may 22, 2017 at 10. This years list of bill gates recommended books is out for summer and it is incredible, as always. The ultimate bill gates book recommendation list quartz. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider.
Im glad melinda recommended this book to me, and i recently passed it along to a friend who, like me, sticks mostly with nonfiction. Picks from elizabeth gilbert, author the principles of uncertainty by maira kalman. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. Bill gatess book recommendations bookadvice reading list. So that means its time for bill gates, once again, to serve up a new summer reading list. You can sign back in at any time to reactivate your account and restore its content. A book on the history of human violence has shot up amazon after bill gates described it as the most inspiring book hes ever read he described it on twitter as the most inspiring book hes. Ten reasons were wrong about the worldand why things are better than you think on free shipping on qualified orders. Whos teaching your children why the teacher crisis is worse than you think and what can be done about it by professor vivian troen, professor katherine c. Bill gates shares his 5 favorite books of 2017 usa today. Please allow for 24 hours for the deactivation to fully process. The subtitle of the book 10 reasons were wrong about the world and why things are better than you think stays true to his ted talk persona.
Bill gates shares the 2 best books hes read in 2018 cnbc. Microsoft founder, philanthropist and avid bookworm bill gates has a few book recommendations for the summer. In erdrichs national book awardwinning novel, yearold joe seeks out the details of the brutal crime his mother was a victim of she was attacked near a round house on a sacred portion of an indian reservation, and has since fallen silent. This holiday season, many slashdot readers are likely to find gifts under the tree because of bill gates book picks. Deactivating your account will unsubscribe you from gates notes emails, and will remove your profile and account information from public view on the gates notes. Mar 01, 2018 gates and his wife melinda first became fans of roslings in 2006, when he gave a viral ted talk on the same topic. May 22, 2017 bill gates with the five books he recommends this summer. Heres a complete list of every book recommended over the years, from an american marriage to wild. Bill gates wants you to read trevor noahs memoir this. Bill gates is giving a book to all us college graduates. May 15, 2017 bill gates told new grads to read this book. Harvard dropout, microsoft cofounder, cochair of the world. Gates told us the four habits and hacks he does to get the most out of his reading. When my book group discussed the nightingale, we had all read wwii novels.
This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is an evocative memoir about the search for a better future and a longing for the past. Novels bill gates thinks everyone should read business insider. The bill gates booklist, bill gatess 5 books worth reading this summer, bill gates recommended reading. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. Bill gates top 5 books of 2017 health data management. Change by design walks you through the basic principles of design thinking, and its one of the top books recommended by bill gates. Bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix.
Bill gates reveals his 6 favourite books he read in the past year bill gates reveals his 6 favourite books he read in the past year. All the books bill gates has recommended over the last eight years. Jun 12, 2014 below, weve compiled about 70 stellar book recommendations from members of the ted community. May 16, 2017 bill gates has a new book recommendation one aimed at new graduates in this season of commencement speeches. Bill gates, bill gates books, bill gates words, bill gates ideas, bill gates facts by bill gary feb 1, 2016 2. Since president donald trump doesnt read much, philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates is now. Jun 12, 2018 bill gates is giving a book to all us college graduates. Bill gates with five books he read in 2017 that he deems amazing. Bill gates recommends five books for summer 2017 open. Bill gates tells new grads to read this book that says the. This book is truly amazing but the true enjoyment is discussing the thrills and plot twists with a group of people. Bill gates tells new grads to read this book that says the world is getting. Gates past book recommendations have included historical accounts like walter isaacsons biography of leonardo da.
Bill gates says these five books made me question my own thinking. Bill gates reads about 50 books a year, which breaks down to about one a week. Visualizing the books that bill gates loves and recommends. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people. Gates posted an article of his recommended summer reads on his blog and we loved how gates mentioned what he learned from some of these books. Jul 19, 2019 this shouldnt come as a surpriseit is bill gatess book recommendations, after all.
Bill gates discusses his love for books and reading time. Bill gates top book recommendations for the summer aol. Microsoft cofounder bill gates has announced his five favorite books of 2017. For a productive start to 2018, crack open one of gates s favorites this holiday season. Each of the titles, which he listed in a blog post on monday, are meant to help readers better understand the larger world around them. Escape with bill gates and the five books he recommends on. Bill gates recommended five books, for being healthier, smarter, and richer in 2020. Gates said the book pushed him to read more books written from the vietnamese perspective.
Design thinking utilizes problemsolving methods used in creative industries to catalyze innovation. For gates, this book features on his mustread list because he believes that people need to recognize that no one person. Bill gates is a very busy man, but as his admirers know, he makes time to read. The gates notes, llc photo bill gates is all about escaping with a good book, and come summer time, the microsoft cofounder and avid. Bill gates five book recommendations for 2014 2017. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 originally published december 4, 2017 at 6. I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to the billionaire and microsoft cofounder. When the author passed away in 2017, the couple promised to carry on his final wish.
As an avid reader, hes given his stamp of approval to hundreds of titles, including some unlikely beach reads. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. They include a memoir by one of my favorite comedians, a heartbreaking tale of poverty in america, a deep dive into the history of energy, and not one but two stories about the vietnam war. This year alone, hes highlighted more than 20 books that captured his attention or expanded his worldview. Check out the 9 books that bill gates, jeff bezos, and. This list will help you think deeper about what it means to truly connect with other people and to.
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