Bill Gatesbook recommendations

Bill Gates on The New Jim Crow
"Offers an eye-opening look into how the criminal justice system unfairly targets communities of color, and especially Black communities."

Bill Gates on Sustainable Energy
"If someone wants an overall view of how energy gets used, where it comes from, and the challenges in switching to new sources, this is the book to read."

Bill Gates on The Fever
"If you want to read just one book about malaria, [this book] is probably the best choice."

Bill Gates on Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
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Bill Gates on Showing Up for Life
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Bill Gates on Open
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Bill Gates on Broken Genius
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Bill Gates on The Heart
"Melinda thought I would love [this book]. She was right."

Bill Gates on Buffett
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Bill Gates on Identity
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Bill Gates on Sustainable Materials
"An excellent book about another key factor: how we make stuff."

Bill Gates on Outliers
"Makes a lot of great points."

Bill Gates on Range
"I think [the author's] ideas even help explain some of Microsoft's success."

Bill Gates on The World Is Flat
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Bill Gates on Only the Paranoid Survive
"[This] basic theme is in the culture of Microsoft."

Bill Gates on A Separate Peace
"My second favorite book."

Bill Gates on Reinventing Fire
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Bill Gates on The Prize
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Bill Gates on Health Care Will Not Reform Itself
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Bill Gates on The Path Between the Seas
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Bill Gates on The Coming Wave
"An excellent guide for navigating unprecedented times."

Bill Gates on Give Smart
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Bill Gates on Unlocking the Gates
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Bill Gates on A Champion's Mind
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Bill Gates on Play Nice But Win
"Walks you through every step of his journey, from starting a company in his college dorm to pulling off the largest all-tech acquisition in history."

Bill Gates on Why Nations Fail
"A major disappointment. I found the authors’ analysis vague and simplistic."

Bill Gates on The Foundation
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Bill Gates on World on the Edge
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Bill Gates on The Perfect Weapon
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Bill Gates on Mountains Beyond Mountains
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Bill Gates on This Time Is Different
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Bill Gates on Enriching the Earth
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Bill Gates on Money Well Spent
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Bill Gates on Lights Out
"An unflinching look at the mistakes and missteps made by GE’s leadership."

Bill Gates on The Overstory
"One of the most unusual novels I’ve read in years."

Bill Gates on How to Spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place
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Bill Gates on Why America Is Not a New Rome
"Points out [why comparisons of the US] with the decline of the Roman Empire fall short."

Bill Gates on The Earth's Biosphere
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Bill Gates on Einstein
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Bill Gates on The End of Poverty
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Bill Gates on Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Bill Gates on Abundance
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Bill Gates on An Elegant Defense
"A super interesting look at the science of immunity."

Bill Gates on The Inner Game of Tennis
"Gives excellent advice about how to move on constructively from mistakes, which I’ve tried to follow both on and off the court over the years."

Bill Gates on Stranger in a Strange Land
"One of my favorite sci-fi novels of all time."

Bill Gates on Poor Charlie's Almanack
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Bill Gates on Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
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Bill Gates on The City That Became Safe
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Bill Gates on The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness
"If you want to try meditation for yourself, one good way to ease into it—especially if you’re as skeptical as I was—is to pick up a copy of [this book]."

Bill Gates on Science Business
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Bill Gates on Dad Is Fat
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Bill Gates on Six Days of the Condor
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Bill Gates on 13 Things That Don't Make Sense
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Bill Gates on Big History
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Bill Gates on The Checklist Manifesto
"A great read."

Bill Gates on The Post-American World
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Bill Gates on Titan II
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Bill Gates on Why Does College Cost So Much?
"Looks at college costs in the context of the larger economy, and offers suggestions for policy to increase access."

Bill Gates on A Promised Land
"A fascinating look at what it’s like to steer a country through challenging times."

Bill Gates on Vaccine
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Bill Gates on Dirt and Disease
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Bill Gates on The Spy and the Traitor
"Every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels."

Bill Gates on Too Big to Fail
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Bill Gates on Energy at the Crossroads
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Bill Gates on Beyond the Crash
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Bill Gates on Who's Teaching Your Children?
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Bill Gates on The Hair of the Dog
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Bill Gates on The Cat's Table
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Bill Gates on Tropical Infectious Diseases
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Bill Gates on Railroader
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Bill Gates on Energies
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Bill Gates on The Making of a Tropical Disease
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Bill Gates on Global Health
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Bill Gates on Global Warming
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Bill Gates on Why Don't Students Like School?
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Bill Gates on Brain Rules
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Bill Gates on Collapse
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Bill Gates on Modernist Cuisine
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Bill Gates on Unlocking Energy Innovation
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Bill Gates on The Man Who Stayed Behind
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Bill Gates on Hot, Flat, and Crowded
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Bill Gates on Global Catastrophes and Trends
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Bill Gates on The Hunger Games
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Bill Gates on Priorities in Health
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Bill Gates on The Black Swan
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Bill Gates on Smallpox
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Bill Gates on Frank Stewart's Bridge Club
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Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
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