Bill gates 2017 book picks

From a meditation guide to a memoir about life in a survivalist family, the microsoft cofounder offers his reading recommendations. Bill gates with five books he read in 2017 that he deems amazing. Most of us cant live like billionaire microsoft cofounder bill gates, but we can read like him. Books bill gates thinks you should read business insider. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire.

Microsoft cofounder and prolific philanthropist bill gates unveiled his picks monday morning on his blog, gates notes. Read these 5 books to get 2020 off to a good start gates is out with his usual endofyear book picks, and theyre especially intriguing this year. Bill gates picks five books remembered in 2017 gigazine. His picks for 2017 and early 2018 includes novels that delve into history, mental illness, and.

Bill gates new favorite book of all time and more of his recent picks by stephen february 28, 2018 bill gates world economic forum annual meeting 2012, opens a new window opens a new window by world economic forum, opens a new window opens a new window cc byncsa 2. Gates calls smils latest book a brilliant synthesis of everything we can learn from patterns of growth in. Since president donald trump doesnt read much, philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates is now the natural successor to barack obama and oprah. Bill gates picks his 5 favorite books for 2018 geekwire. Dec 04, 2017 here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017. This summer, gates has several new recommendations. The graphic novel, which gates calls gorgeous, starts in. Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity, he writes on his blog. See our editors top 100 picks in print books and kindle books, and discover our editors picks for the best books of the year in literature and fiction, mystery, thriller, and suspense, romance, cooking, food, and wine, childrens books, and more. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 the seattle times.

Bill gates picks his 5 top summer reads for 2019, with no. Microsoft cofounder bill gates has announced his five favorite books of 2017. Bill gates reveals favorite books of 2017 425 business. Bill gates favorite reads of 2017 include viet thanh. Bill gates promises his summer book picks are mostly quick. 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.

This novel is so good bill gates gave it to 50 of his friends. May 26, 2018 gates reads little fiction, as he readily admits, but will dabble in ya, comedic memoir, and graphic novels on occasion. Bill gates new favorite book of all time and more of his. Bill gates wants you to read trevor noahs memoir this. Gates also compiles an annual list of the best books hes read in a given year. Dec 06, 2016 bill gates, the renowned microsoft cofounder, philanthropist and author, has been reading a book a week since he was a child. This summer, my recommended reading list has a good dose of books. Gates ventures photo when i first saw bill gates summer book picks, i thought, this guy knows how to party. Here are gates picks for 5 amazing books he read in 2017, with his comments.

These are the 5 books bill gates thinks you should read. Bill gates 2015 picks score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The top five books of the year, according to bill gates, include one examining why we sleep, and an american marriage by tayari jones a book also recommended by former us president barack obama. Just days ahead of new years eve, former president barack obama shared the books, movies and songs that he loved and found the most thought. The novel won the man booker award and was among the new york times picks of the 100 notable books of 2017. Reading is my favorite way to indulge my curiosity. Barack obama reveals his top books, movies and music picks. Dec 03, 2018 tech pioneer, founder of microsoft, cochair of the bill and melinda gates foundation, and author bill gates is a serious reader known for his excellent book recommendations. Gates called this book a searing portrait of american poverty. Favobooks contains book recommendations of famous people.

Historian yuval noah hararis book one of barack obamas 2015 summer reading picks. The disadvantaged world of poor white appalachia described in this terrific, heartbreaking book is one that i know only vicariously. Bill gates has a new set of summer reading recommendations for you. Bill gates shares his 5 favorite books of 2017 usa today. Read like bill gates with his 5 summer book picks the muse.

Im glad melinda recommended this book to me, and i recently passed it along to a friend who, like me, sticks mostly with nonfiction. The ultimate bill gates book recommendation list quartz. Your summer 2017 reading list, provided by bill gates. This years picks include a graphic autobiography on what it means to be a refugee and a parent, a book on american poverty seen through the. Bill gates is one of the best known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.

Bill gates favorite reads of 2017 include viet thanh nguyen. Bill gates promises his summer book picks are mostly. The 7 books bill gates wants you to read this summer. These are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017 forbes. Bill gates reveals his 5 favorite books of 2018 cnet. 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. On monday, gates announced his new list of five books worth reading this summer.

In his most recent list of book recommendations from 2017, gates. Bill gates revealed his five favorite titles today, and it includes one book that is topping everyones bestof lists this year, including amazons editors. The book will help you understand how growing up in rural georgia in a house without running water, electricity, or insulation shapedfor better. Bill gates shares his top picks for summer reading 2018 what is bill gates, one of the wealthiest people on the planet reading this summer. On monday, gates recommended five diverse books he read in 2017. Each december, bill gates reveals a list of his favorite books from the year. In account settings, click the toggle switch next to send me updates from bill gates. Bill gates posts five picks to his blog, gatesnotes, saying that the books on this years summer reading list pushed me out of my own experiences, and i learned some things that shed new light on how our. Bill gates is best known as microsoft cofounder and leader of the bill and melinda gates foundation, but is an avid reader as well.

Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window. Price change from avrg% price change from avrg% real time picks after 20191231 are displayed for premium p members only. After having cofounded microsoft corporation nasdaq. Bill gates 2015 picks 7 books goodreads share book. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 the. Komando picks how bill gates reads 50 books each year. Aside from a few novels, most of his favorite books are nonfiction titles. And since her inaugural novel pickeleanor oliphant is completely finemany of the a.

Gates said the book pushed him to read more books written from the vietnamese perspective. We already know that our very own o of o has one of the best book clubs, like, ever. Bill gates 2015 picks score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. These are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017 the best we could do. Gates has read nearly all of smils 37 books, including his latest one, which makes the case that energy consumption and. Join the puget sound business journal for lunch and a panel discussion on education in our area. Its become something of a tradition for the microsoft cofounder and billionaire philanthropist to share a handful of picks for the season each year, perhaps with the thought that vacations and sometimes slower summer months are more conducive to reading in any case, 2018 is no different. Gates notes that hillbilly elegy doesnt use a lot of data and reveals which book sent him to the dictionary a dozen times. Although im lucky that i get to meet with a lot of interesting people and visit fascinating places through my work, i still think books are the best way to explore new topics that interest you. Dec 04, 2017 selfmade billionaire bill gates reads about 50 books a year. A revealing memoir about the evolution of a comedic mind.

Bill gates, warren buffett and several others made in 2018. Bill gates, the founder of microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, is known as a voracious reader of books. May 15, 2017 this novel is so good bill gates gave it to 50 of his friends. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Bill gates has been almost prophetic in his past predictions. His picks for 2017 and early 2018 includes novels that delve into history, mental illness, and poverty. Bill gates shares his top picks for summer reading 2018. With 2017 quickly coming to a close, gates has once. Summer reading add the billionaire philanthropist and cofounder of microsoft to those with summer reading recommendations. The book explores how energy from donkeypowered mills to renewable power sources has shaped societies throughout history. The billionaire bookworm is back with his best book picks of 2018. Gates notes for the fifth year in a row reveals his top five literary picks of the year. Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. A full list of bill gates favorite books in 2019and from.

Jun 03, 2015 the 7 books bill gates wants you to read this summer next article. Dec 10, 2019 bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix. Bill gates promises his summer book picks are mostly quick reads. Bill gates picks his favorite books for summer reading. Bill gates 2017 book picks king county library system. Only a small fraction of the 50 books bill gates reads each year are fiction. Although im lucky that i get to meet with a lot of. Bill gates picks his favorite and highly giftable books of.

As the year wraps up, hes sharing some of his favorite books of 2019. Please allow for 24 hours for the deactivation to fully process. You can sign back in at any time to reactivate your account and restore its content. A full list of bill gates book recommendations from 2012 to 2019.

May 22, 2017 my summer reading picks published on may 22. His picks include the biography of one of the masterminds of human history. The 2017 edition was released last night, featuring gates top five picks along with three honorable mentions. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 originally published december 4, 2017 at 6. Latest stock picks current portfolio profile performance sector weightings related guru trades. Bill gates says these were the 5 best books he read in 2017. Microsoft cofounder bill gates recommends david foster wallaces string theory and siddhartha mukherjees the gene among others. Dec 05, 2017 bill gates shares his 5 favorite books of 2017. I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to the billionaire and microsoft cofounder. Bill gates, bill gates books, bill gates words, bill gates ideas, bill gates facts. Microsoft founder, philanthropist and avid bookworm bill gates has a few book recommendations for the summer. Here they are as described by bill gates himself through his. Bill gates says these 3 books opened a new world for him.

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. Dec 04, 2017 bill gates thinks you should read these 5 books. Dec 04, 2017 on monday he released his latest list, this time his five favorite books of 2017. A celebrity comics autobiography and a blunt tale of eviction in milwaukee are just two of the billionaires recommended reads. Gates has read nearly all of smils 37 books, including his latest one, which makes the case that energy consumption and economic growth are undeniably linked. Novels bill gates thinks everyone should read business insider. All the books bill gates has recommended over the last eight years. Bill gates favorite reads of 2017 include viet thanh nguyen s the sympathizer and matthew desmond s evicted. Reese witherspoons book club list all 35 book picks. This years picks include a graphic autobiography on what it means to be a refugee and a parent, a book on. Bill gates favorite books of 2017 business insider. With the year coming to a close, gates shares some of his favorite reading from 2018 and promises that they also make great holiday gifts. Dec 04, 2018 bill gates reveals his 5 favorite books of 2018.

Jul 19, 2019 this shouldnt come as a surpriseit is bill gatess book recommendations, after all. 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. May 25, 2017 billionaire bill gates s summer reading picks. The books larger point is that, as ellenberg writes, to do mathematics is to be. Bill gates just released his 2017 holiday reading list, part of a semiannual effort to push the public toward five books that might expand how they think or feel. Its bill gates s favorite book right now and pinker was a recent guest on the ezra klein show. Some of the books are new, some are old, and they run the gamut from history and politics, to business, memoirs, graphic novels, and more.