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The books Bill Gates wants you to read this Summer

Bill Gates came out with his Summer list for 2020 and it includes titles that he has already suggested to several friends and colleagues, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

By: HT TECH
| Updated on: Aug 20 2022, 21:09 IST
These are books that Gates has read himself and is recommending to others - “Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book”.
These are books that Gates has read himself and is recommending to others - “Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book”. (GatesNotes)
These are books that Gates has read himself and is recommending to others - “Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book”.
These are books that Gates has read himself and is recommending to others - “Whether you’re looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can’t beat reading a book”. (GatesNotes)

Bill Gates comes up with a reading list twice a year. Once just before the Summer holidays and one later just before Christmas. These are books that Gates has read himself and is recommending to others - “Whether you're looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home, you can't beat reading a book”.

Keeping up with traditions, Gates came out with his Summer list of reads for this year and it includes titles that he says he has already suggested to several friends and colleagues, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

The list includes The Choice, by Dr. Edith Eva Eger which is a part memoir, part guide about processing trauma. “Her unique background gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations,” Gates writes.

Next on the list is Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell that Gates describes as - “...If you're in the mood for a really compelling tale about the best and worst of humanity, I think you'll find yourself as engrossed in it as I was.”

“This is one of the best business books I've read in several years. Iger does a terrific job explaining what it's really like to be the CEO of a large company,” says Gates about The Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger.

Then there is The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry. “We're living through an unprecedented time right now. But if you're looking for a historical comparison, the 1918 influenza pandemic is as close as you're going to get,” Gates explains.

Finally the list has Good Economics for Hard Times, by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Gates recommends the book by economists and Noble Prize winners Banerjee and Duflo who are not only “two of the smartest economists working today”, but are “also very good at making economics accessible to the average person”.

Gates has added a few more books to this list under “Other books worth reading” and these include - 

- The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness, by Andy Puddicombe

- Moonwalking with Einstein, by Joshua Foer

- The Martian, by Andy Weir

- A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles

- The Rosie Trilogy, by Graeme Simsion

- The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

- Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things that Happened, by Allie Brosh

- What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, XKCD Volume 0 and How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe.

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First Published Date: 01 Jun, 18:28 IST
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