Penny legate interviews bill gates in 1991 following forbes magazine naming. These are bill gates favorite 5 books of 2017 forbes. Here are 185 books bill gates has read and thinks you. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Microsoft made bill gates a household name but its his work beyond tech that keeps him in the headlines. I suspect some people, if not most people, will do a. It summarized the implications of the personal computing revolution and described a future profoundly changed by the arrival of a global information superhighway. A book written by bill gates father details how a young bill gates gave his first demonstration in 1972 of a hardware gadget he developed with two friends. Friedman and michael mandelbaum, two quite famous sholars and thinkers, discusses the modern problems that are faced by the usa and the whole world itself. 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.
The life story of the author is as interesting, in my view, as the life story of bill gates jnr. Even at 87, the 20 alumnus sigma laude dignatus recipient continues to serve his alma mater while leading the fight for social justice. The mindblowing wealth of jeff bezos, bill gates and warren buffett now exceeds the bottom half of the entire u. Bill gates books list of books by author bill gates. An expert explains the benefits of a good nights rest.
The short true stories from the authors life are great evidences of these truths. The mindblowing wealth of jeff bezos, bill gates and. Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. Succeeding in the digital economy, and the road ahead, and more on. The author is a genuine member of the greatest generation and acts like it. Bill gates favorite book recommendations offer quite an eclectic mix. Here are 185 books bill gates has read and thinks you should too. A heartfelt, deeply personal book that shines a bright light on the values and principles that bill gates sr. I read a lot, but i dont always choose whats on the bestseller list, according to the billionaire and microsoft cofounder.
Hes also a keen advocate of selfeducation and has, over the years. Here is the full list of books bill gates has written about on his blog categorized by different genres. Bill gates gives to the rich including himself the nation. Those are globalization, information revolution, deficits and consumption patterns. Through various foundations he funds poverty reduction efforts, and research into healthcare and clean energy. W hen gates began his foundation in 1994, he put his father, bill gates sr. I said that his 2009 book, showing up for life, cowritten with mary ann mackin, was one of my alltime favorites. Entrepreneur bill gates founded the worlds largest software business, microsoft, with paul allen, and subsequently became one of the richest men in the world. He is the father of bill gates, the principal founder of microsoft. Billionaire bookworm bill gates released his 6th annual list of his favorite books of the year including one on poverty in america, a graphic memoir and historical fiction about a. I think thats a perfect depiction of this wonderful book from bill gates sr born.
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