Out of all of those, the microsoft founder and bill and melinda gates foundation head just selected six of the best titles hes read in 2015. From tennis, nike and genes to political leadership. Our neighbor in medina is an avid reader, and he doesnt flinch. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. The season is awash in best books lists, and heres one more bill gates favorite books of 2016. This book, about our aging electrical grid, fits in one of my favorite genres. Books about mundane stuff that are actually fascinating. In some schools they have abolished failing grades. Bill gates reading list bill gates book recommendations. Warren buffett recommended this book to me back in 1991, and its still the best business book ive ever read. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. The gates foundation focuses primarily on progressing healthcare, so it comes as no surprise that one of bill gates favorite books is about how to eradicate disease. Bill gates is back with his beach book recommendation.
Each one kept me up reading long past when i should have gone to sleep. In a brand new blog post, the billionaire inventor and philanthropist has shared his five favorite books of 2014 many of which touch on todays prevailing. Top 10 authorized and unauthorized books on bill gates. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Dec 05, 2016 this years fierce election battle prompted me to pick up this 2014 book, by an oxford university scholar who has studied political leadershipgood, bad, and uglyfor more than 50 years. These are the best books bill gates read in 2016 quartz. For the last several years, the microsoft founder has selected a handful of titles that caught his eye over the past year and published the list to his blog, gates notes. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Bill gates on books and blogging the new york times. Today he released an annotated list of his favorite books from 2016. Bill gates says these were the 5 best books he read in 2016. He argues that american society does a good job of cultivating the resume virtues the traits that lead to external success but not our eulogy virtues the traits that lead to internal peace of mind. Below is a categorized list of his favorite books on each topic. Bill gates names his five favorite books of 2016 the. May 22, 2017 gates notes that hillbilly elegy doesnt use a lot of data and reveals which book sent him to the dictionary a dozen times. Bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix. The billionaire microsoft founders five best books he read in 2016 bill gates has revealed the five best books he read in 2016. Even though brooks wrote more than four decades ago, he offers sharp insights into timeless fundamentals of business, like the challenge of building a large organization, hiring people with the right skills, and listening to. Bill gates is once again displaying his eclectic taste in books as he offers up his favorite reads of 2016, ranging from a book on tennis to another example of. Kindle edition by demuth, patricia brennan, who hq, hammond, ted. This summer, my recommended reading list has a good dose of books with science.
Msft, the worlds largest software company, is technologys richest man. Bill gates, the renowned microsoft cofounder, philanthropist and author, has been reading a book a week since he was a child. The insightful new york times columnist examines the contrasting values that motivate all of us. Best of all, you sometimes get the chance to sit outside reading a great book. Bill gates often points out books that he considers worth reading, and hes come out with new recommendations this month. The book from james wallace and jim erickson is an unauthorized biography of microsoft chairman bill gates that details tactics such as software programming in microsoft products that led to the failure of nonmicrosoft products, microsoft managers spying on employee email, and allegations of abusive behavior towards female executives.
The first science fiction gates has read in over a decade, seveneves reignited his passion for the genre. Bill gates unveils his 5 favorite books of 2016 cnet. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading who is bill gates. In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, nike founder and board chairman phil knight shares the inside story of the companys early days as an intrepid startup and its evolution into one of the worlds most iconic, gamechanging, and profitable brands.
I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to the billionaire and microsoft cofounder. Dec 06, 2016 bill gates is once again displaying his eclectic taste in books as he offers up his favorite reads of 2016, ranging from a book on tennis to another example of mundane stuff that are actually. According to gates, his recommended reading selection has. Gates notes that hillbilly elegy doesnt use a lot of data and reveals which book sent him to the dictionary a dozen times. Something i really liked about this book was how you rely did learn about bill in many ways such as his greatest accomplishments his friends and family his title in the world such as being the richest man in the world until 2007 but the had also included quotes. Bill gates poses with the 5 books hes recommending. Microsoft and gates foundation cofounder bill gates fondly remembers reading through his parents set of world book. Something i really liked about this book was how you rely did learn about bill in many ways such as his. Bill gates says that he reads more than 50 books a year. Our neighbor in medina is an avid reader, and he doesnt flinch from a challenging book. A full list of bill gates favorite books in 2019and from. Luckily, we now have a onestop shop that provides book recommendations from hundreds of leaders, including bill gates, warren buffett, elon. Seveneves inspired me to rekindle my scifi habit, gates says, after noting that he. May 20, 2016 bill gates is a technology pfounded micselling your stocks in may and going away isnt such a great idea.
Bill gates, book critic, names his top 5 books of 2015. Here are the five books bill gates says you should read this summer. Gates was especially moved by the parts of the book that touch on broshs struggles with severe depression, including a series of images about her attempts to leave an appropriate suicide note. Today he released an annotated list of his favorite books. May 20, 2016 by bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if they were marooned on a desert island. May 19, 2016 a summer reading list from bill gates. And i got to brush up on an old favorite, the best business book ive ever read. Learn about the major challenges faced by the health community in disease eradication and what public health is predicted to look like in the future. But theres no science or math to my selection process. Gates notes not only does bill gates read 50 books a year, but somehow he also manages to pick his favorites. Who is bill gates by patricia brennan demuth is a 5 out of 5 stars. Dec 06, 2016 bill gates, the renowned microsoft cofounder, philanthropist and author, has been reading a book a week since he was a child. He is best known as the cofounder of microsoft corporation.
Please allow for 24 hours for the deactivation to fully process. 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 aside from a few novels, most of his. Brown could not have predicted how resonant his book would become in 2016. Bill gates favorite books of 2015 business insider.
So if youre looking for a lighthearted book to fill your summer recess, dont ask bill gates for recommendations. Your summer reading list, provided by bill gates quartz. By bill gates may 20, 2016 for his bookshop and website one grand books, the editor aaron hicklin asked people to name the 10 books theyd take with them if they were marooned on a desert island. Brown could not have predicted how resonant his book would become in 2016, gates writes. Dec 05, 2016 the season is awash in best books lists, and heres one more bill gates favorite books of 2016. This summer, my recommended reading list has a good dose of books with science and math at their core. Bill gates reveals his favorite books of 2016 marketwatch. Bill gates wants you to read these 5 books this summer. The result is a holistic picture of how and why the world is getting better. Bill gates your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. Books on education, energy etc bill gates, the cofounder of microsoft corp.
For other people named bill gates or william gates, see bill gates disambiguation. The tech founder revealed his 2016 top picks in his annual summer reading blog post. The first science fiction gates has read in over a decade, seveneves reignited his. Not all of these came out in 2014sometimes i fall behind and dont get to a book until well after its been published. This doesnt bear the slightest resemblance to anythin. Its like better angels on steroids pinker was generous enough to send me an early copy, even though enlightenment. May 17, 2016 your summer reading list, provided by bill gates. 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. William henry gates iii born october 28, 1955 is an american business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. Bill gates is a technology pfounded micselling your stocks in may and going away isnt such a great idea. When you think bill gates, you think microsoft cofounder and bigtime philanthropist. The most deserving newbery, booker prize winners, favorite novels which won the hugo award, printz award winners and honor books, 2009 newbe. These are bill gatess 5 favorite books of the year.
Not all of these came out in 2014sometimes i fall behind and dont get to a book until well after its. Dec 06, 2016 these are bill gatess 5 favorite books of the year. Bill gates favorite books of 2016 business insider. Bill gates reveals the 5 best books he read in 2016 geekwire. Voracious reader bill gates picks his must read books of 2016. Enlightenment now takes the approach he uses in better angels to track violence throughout history and applies it to 15 different measures of progress like quality of life, knowledge, and safety. This years fierce election battle prompted me to pick up this 2014 book, by an oxford university scholar who has studied political leadershipgood, bad, and uglyfor more than 50 years. Aug 10, 2016 here are the five books bill gates says you should read this summer.
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