Bill Gates recommended books today? The Great Gatsby F. Scot Fitzgerald: The book portrays the Jazz Age very accurately talks about the disillusionment of money, status and lavish living. The story revolves around a rich man Jay Gatsby who threw glamourous parties at his Long Island’s mansion. Although there were hundreds of guests, loud jazz music, champagne and confetti all around, Jay Gatsby was distant and uninterested because he had only one guest to impress – a married, elegant and charismatic woman from Kentucky, Daisy Buchanan. A tragic pursuit by Gatsby for attaining the unattainable even when he was living an ‘American Dream’ life shows that happiness is more than what money and status are all about. Here is what Bill Gates said about this book: “The novel that I re-read the most. Melinda and I love one line so much that we had it painted on a wall in our house: ‘His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.'” “Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared.” Find additional info at Bill Gates recommendation books.
Two years into his college education, Gates dropped out of Harvard University to take a shot at life and start Microsoft. The business eventually made him a millionaire by 26. In 2010, the Harvard Crimson called Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout”. In 2007, Gates came back to Harvard to accept an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. This award is given by the university without the need for the completion of the usual requirements of a certain degree. In 2009, Gates and Buffett established The Giving Pledge, where they and different very rich people made an agreement to give essentially 50% of their abundance to a good cause.
“The Ministry for the Future” by Kim Stanley Robinson This climate fiction novel imagines — in excruciating detail — various scenes of disasters caused by the climate crisis. It also explores some theoretical solutions. “Robinson has written a novel that presents the urgency of this crisis in an original way and leaves readers with hope that we can do something about it,” Gates writes. “The Power” by Naomi Alderman In this sci-fi world, women have the ability to discharge electric shocks with their bodies, and the writer uses this plot line to explore gender-related power dynamics. Gates writes, “Reading about female characters who have been suffering with no recourse and suddenly have the power to defend themselves, I gained a stronger and more visceral sense of the abuse and injustice many women experience today.”
In 2000, Gates stepped down from the day-to-day operations at his company in order to focus on his foundation. However, he remained chairman of the board and positioned himself as chief software architect. Six years later, Gates reduced his workload even more so he could spend more time doing what he was really passionate about. Bill stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in 2014 and positioned himself as technology adviser. As of October 2021, Bill Gates’ net worth is estimated at $132.7 billion. To illustrate how rich Bill Gates is, imagine you make $132K on an annual basis. Even if you don’t spend any of it, you’ll need a million years to reach that number.
The Heart by Maylis de Kerangal: I have to confess I’m not entirely sure about this one, as Gates says only “Heart” is one of his favorites and there are a lot of books out there with the word “Heart” in the title. But I think it’s a fair bet that he’s referring to this novel about the untimely death of a young man and his family’s decision to donate his heart because Gates wrote a rave review about it several years back. “It’s poetry disguised as a novel,” Gates said of the book at the time, noting, “At times I found myself reading more slowly than usual, simply because the way she describes things is so beautiful. Read extra information on https://snapreads.com/.
