Book lists from barack obama, steve jobs, mark cuban, bill gates and others. Ive been recommending this book since the day it came out. Bill gates says this is the best nonfiction book hes read. As the principal founder of microsoft, bill gates is one of the most influential and richest people on the planet. Does reading 50 books a year like bill gates make any sense. Jan 03, 2018 in 2016, gates told the new york times that reading, is one of the chief ways that i learn, and has been since i was a kid. Bill gates news from news, recent stories about or mentioning gates bbc profile. Dec 04, 2017 here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 originally published december 4, 2017 at 6. Plus, i think everyone could use a few more books in. Jun 06, 2018 bill gates recommends the following 9 books for you to broaden your thinking horizon. Gates notes will never share and distribute your information with external parties. Both obama and gates often share lists of their favorite works and. Stepping down as ceo of microsoft in 2000 after 25 years at the helm, he remained as chairman, a position he still holds.
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Oct 11, 2017 bill gates reads about 50 books every year, mark cuban reads three hours every day, mark zuckerberg resolved to read 24 books in a year, and warren buffett spends 80 percent of his day reading. Here are the 7 books that bill gates says you need to read. May 20, 2016 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 they were marooned on a desert island. The 29 free college textbooks bill gates is giving away.
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Here are the 7 books that bill gates says you need to read this summer. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. The selections range from philosophical to autobiographical. May 19, 2015 here are the 7 books that bill gates says you need to read this summer by molly brown on may 19, 2015 at 11. Like most of us, bill gates probably doesnt have quite as much time to read as hed. Book suggestion from outstanding entrepreneurs, great politicians, people you admire. Something i really liked about this book was how you rely did learn about bill in many ways such as his greatest accomplishments his friends and family his title in the world such as being the richest man in the world until 2007 but the had also included quotes. Bill gates recommended a number of books in 2018, including trevor noahs memoir and two books on meditation. We make it easy to improve student access to higher education. Bill gates has been instrumental in creating and developing the home computing era that has thoroughly transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, from work to commerce to communication. The book is well written, with little or no obvious bias.
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Gates says his favourite author is vaclav smil, an environmental sciences professor who. A biography becraft has provided a concise, fairly thorough, and wellwritten biography of one of the most influential business leaders of the past 20 years. Bill gates is best known as microsoft cofounder and leader of the bill and melinda gates foundation, but is an avid reader as well. Seveneves inspired me to rekindle my scifi habit, gates says, after noting that he. Reid hoffman, chris yeh, bill gates foreword hardcover oct 2018. Jennifer edstrom and marlin eller were two insiders who wrote this book on the success and sordid details of bill gates company.
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