Here Are 24 Books That Bill Gates Recommended In 2018

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Business Insider: 24 must-read books that Bill Gates recommended in 2018

* We've rounded up Bill Gates' many book recommendations in 2018.
* Over the past year, Gates gave his stamp of approval to more than 20 titles, including two books on meditation.
* In addition to science and data-driven stories, the list features popular books like Trevor Noah's memoir, "Born a Crime," and John Green's "Turtles All the Way Down."

Bill Gates isn't shy about recommending books. As an avid reader, he's given his stamp of approval to hundreds of titles, including some unlikely beach reads.

This year alone, he's highlighted more than 20 books that captured his attention or expanded his worldview.

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WNU Editor: "Army of None" by Paul Scharre is one of my favourites this year.

How Bill Gates Reads Books (Video)

Bookyards editor: The above video was posted a year ago, but it is still relevant today. On a side note .... All the books Bill Gates has recommended over the last eight years (Quartz).

Here Are All The Books That Bill Gates Has Recommended Over The Last Eight Years As Well As Some Interesting Links (Updated)

Quartz: All the books Bill Gates has recommended over the last eight years

Bill Gates has become a powerful influence on publishing. An endorsement from the philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder can cause tangible sales spikes, reminiscent of the golden ticket that once came with being picked for Oprah’s book club.

So just what does Gates read? Quartz manually compiled all 185 of the books recommended on his blog, which dates back to January 2010, and organized them by topic. We’ve included all titles, even those of which Gates was mostly critical, like Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist. But this is relatively rare; Gates usually only blogs about books he recommends.

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WNU Editor: A few interesting links from Bill Gates on books ....

The blog of Bill Gates .... Gatesnotes

5 books worth reading this summer (Bill Gates, May 21, 2018)

Bill Gates’ Is Giving A Free Ebook To All US College Graduates This Spring (Bookyards, June 9, 2018)

Essays and commentaries from Bill Gates (Bookyards Library)

Bill Gates: "I read an hour almost every night. It's part of falling asleep." (Business Insider, August 22, 2014)

How Bill Gates Reads Books

Bookyards editor: More here .... How Bill Gates Gets the Most Out of Reading Books (Open Culture)

Bill Gates’ Is Giving A Free Ebook To All US College Graduates This Spring

Bookyards Editor: Bill Gates clearly loves this book .... Bill Gates shares the 2 best books he’s read this year (CNBC). To get this ebook .... It’s Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, just head over to the Gates Notes website and either sign-up or log-in as a Gates Notes Insider. Then select your university or college from the drop-down menu and download your free copy of Factfulness. The only downside is that due to international publishing rights, this gift is only available to US college graduates. If you are outside the U.S., you can still go to Amazon (link here), and click on the image of the book (at least I can do it in Canada), and read it from the Amazon website (but as I said .... you cannot download it).

This Is What Bill Gates Is Reading

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Bookyards Editor: This is what Bill Gates has read over the years .... Learn More About Books (Gates Notes).