Bill Gates Wants You To Read This

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    • Publish Date: Jul 3 2017 11:42AM
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Bill Gates Wants You To Read This

The Microsoft founder has recommended several books over the years -some about the environment, some on the cosmos, and some on diseases. Here are his picks

The Vital Question by Nick Lane
Nick Lane might not be a household name, but Gates wants to change that. The book seeks to resolve unanswered questions about how l i fe formed on earth, and raises thoughtful questions about where solutions for disease may come from. “Even if the details of Nick's work turn out to be wrong,“ Gates said, “I suspect his focus on energy will be seen as an important contribution to our understanding of where we come from.“

Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open by Julian Allwood and Jonathan Cullen
On the heels of the 2015 Paris climate summit, Gates wrote on his blog that Sustainable Materials...struck him because so few environmental books talk directly about “how we make stuff".  The book is a dense, diagram-filled read about the value in length ening the shelf life of everyday products by using materials that can be repurposed and reused.

House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox by William Foege
Foege is widely credited as the driving force behind the eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. In a 2014 blog post, Gates remarked on Foege's mentorship to both him and Melinda as they were getting their start in philanthropy. Foege's 2012 book recounts how the eradication began, delves into his persona land professional life as an epidemiologist, and shares stories of people affected by the disease.

The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years by Sonia Shah
Malaria has become one of the Gates Foundation's top priorities over the past several years. Gates calls Shah's book “probably the best choice" if you only have time to read one book on the subject.

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
After a science-fiction dry spell of more than a decade, in 2016, Gates picked up Seveneves on a friend's recommendation, and he says he's grateful for it. “The plot gets going in the first sentence, when the moon blows up," he wrote.

Q: Readers, tell us which personality's book recommendations do you follow?  

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Janesh G AIR FORCE SCHOOL - AVADI

I dont follow any ones recomendations. I try analysing the right thing and would do it

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

I don''t particularly follow any personality''s recommendations. I read books suggested by TOI members and my friends. I also opt any award winning book.

Harsh Mittal SAFFRON PUBLIC SCHOOL

we people read these book next time

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