This is the number one book that warren buffett recommends reading. The bill gates booklist bill gates provides a bookshelf at his official site. But only these 6 leadership books made his list of recommendations of all 186 books bill. Reading is still the main way that i both learn new things and test my understanding. Actually, this book was so important to bill gates that he made a short video about it. Bill gates summer reading recommendations for summer 2018 include leonardo davinci and lincoln in the bardo. 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. All the books bill gates has recommended over the last eight years. I never considered myself to have much in common with bill gates, but it turns out we share the same favorite book. 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.
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Bill gates shares the 2 best books hes read in 2018 cnbc. Visualizing the books that bill gates loves and recommends. Of all 186 books bill gates has ever recommended on his personal blog, six leadership books get special attention. In it, he interviews warren buffet and other highprofile business leaders. But only these 6 leadership books made his list of recommendations of all 186 books bill gates has ever recommended on his personal blog, six. The cofounder of microsoft and heavyweight philanthropist says he reads around 50 books each year, or the equivalent of one per week for those keeping score at home. The gates notes, llc photo bill gates is all about escaping with a good book, and come summer time.
The best business book bill gates ever read, and other. The microsoft cofounder and bill and melinda gates foundation cochair has said he reads about 50 books a year, and he often writes up notes about his favorites on his. Escape with bill gates and the five books he recommends on. The 5 books bill gates recommends reading this summer. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire. Learn about the major challenges faced by the health community in disease eradication and what public health is. Here are 60 of his favorites and you can find the key insights to each title on blinkist. Gates has recommended 186 books on his blog since jan.
The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. With the first day of summer coming up on june 21, theres plenty of time to dig into gatess picks. Bill gates loves to recommend books that changed his worldview. His annual beach reading list includes a biography of da vinci, awardwinning fiction, and new ways of thinking about global progress. Reflections on financial crises the myth of the strong le. A long list of bill gatess book recommendations blinkist. Bill gates shares the 5 best books he read this year. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. 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 recommends 5 favorite books for 2019 and looks ahead to infinite jest.
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Bill gates often points out books that he considers worth reading, and hes come out with new recommendations this month. Business books bill gates recommends these 9 books to make you a better entrepreneur and a better person one of the giants of the last century opens up. Gates usually only blogs about books he recommends. Microsoft made bill gates a household name but its his work beyond tech that keeps him in the headlines. Here are the five books bill gates says you should read this summer. These are the 5 books bill gates recommends you read this. The 5 books bill gates urges everyone to read this summer. Jennifer edstrom and marlin eller were two insiders who wrote this book on the success and sordid details of bill gates company. Christian marquardtgetty images i stopped listening to music and watching tv in. Bill gates has released a list of his top five favorite books for 2019. Here are the 7 books that bill gates says you need to read. 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. Bill gates recommends the following 9 books for you to broaden your thinking horizon. Gates claims to read approximately 50 books per year, and has said, reading is still the main way that i both learn new things and test my understanding.
Gates wrote in a blog post on gates notes that it was the best business book hed ever read. Gates notes that hillbilly elegy doesnt use a lot of data and reveals which book sent him to the dictionary a dozen times. Select interests to personalize your profile and experience on gates notes. These are the books bill gates says to read this summer. Microsoft cofounder bill gates has announced his five favorite books of 2017. From a meditation guide to a memoir about life in a survivalist family, the microsoft cofounder offers his reading recommendations. Jul 18, 2018 cant you read 150 pages per hour, like bill gates. But you cant really go wrong with books especially the ones recommended by bill gates. Bill gates recommends his 5 favorite books for 2019 the. Warren buffett recommended this book to me back in 1991, and its still the best business book ive ever read. An even greater treasure bill gates list of 60 book recommendations. Top books the microsoft cofounder recommends for the summer by dan cancian updated may 18, 2016.
Check out his recommendations from your local library or spring for them at the. If youre looking for something to read over the next few months, you cant go wrong with these books recommended by bill gates. In fact, the average number of books read by a ceo is 60 books per year. Reading books is my favorite way to learn about a new topic, he wrote on his blog. A long list of bill gatess book recommendations bill gates loves to recommend books. Based on accounts by the daughter of a microsoft spin doctor and a year veteran microsoft developer, it gives the scoop on microsofts history from the early 80s to. Here are 10 books bill gates has recently and personally recommended, which. In fact, hes recommended several of smils books before. Heres why bill gates stopped listening to music and. One of the richest men in the world recommends novels and a couple books on business. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people.
Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist bill gates is an incredibly busy man, but he always makes time to read. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors of the modern age whose last name isnt patterson. He inspires me to read non fiction which is not my cup of tea. Bill gates best books recommendations for 2018 time. The billionaire philanthropist and microsoft cofounder tears through around 50 books per year and prioritizes reading over other hobbies, even if. Bill gates has become a powerful influence on publishing. Simply reading the titles in the blinkist article, 60. Bill gates reveals his summer 2018 reading list originally published may 21, 2018 at 8. Covering a wide range of topics, these books are sure to give you an insight into life, learning, and a fraction of what bill gates enjoys.