The Bill Gates Booklist

Bill Gates provides a bookshelf at his official site . In some cases, he provides a personal review. Click through via the link above, and click on the specific book.

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1	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 4.36 avg rating — 1,045,886 ratings score: 3,257, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 414,171 ratings score: 2,996, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 4.19 avg rating — 793,026 ratings score: 2,588, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling 4.36 avg rating — 184,582 ratings score: 2,556, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins 4.34 avg rating — 8,757,005 ratings score: 2,064, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.28 avg rating — 22,047 ratings score: 1,681, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.80 avg rating — 3,552,883 ratings score: 1,652, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 186,848 ratings score: 1,428, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight 4.47 avg rating — 304,182 ratings score: 1,269, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.33 avg rating — 103,445 ratings score: 1,227, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Capital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty 4.06 avg rating — 32,134 ratings score: 1,168, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 4.49 avg rating — 703,656 ratings score: 1,042, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond 3.93 avg rating — 71,623 ratings score: 1,027, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 28,447 ratings score: 1,020, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China by Ezra F. Vogel 4.46 avg rating — 3,480 ratings score: 1,010, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Cost of Hope: A Memoir by Amanda Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 1,752 ratings score: 971, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 89,857 ratings score: 949, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Educated by Tara Westover (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 1,552,851 ratings score: 866, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD) by John Medina (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 33,622 ratings score: 825, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard P. Feynman 4.61 avg rating — 7,777 ratings score: 824, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin 4.15 avg rating — 40,341 ratings score: 811, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker 4.38 avg rating — 189,276 ratings score: 783, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou 4.41 avg rating — 262,005 ratings score: 774, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo 3.98 avg rating — 110,190 ratings score: 737, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3.59 avg rating — 220,228 ratings score: 669, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 177,917 ratings score: 669, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.30 avg rating — 161,151 ratings score: 637, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 24,153 ratings score: 636, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 556,529 ratings score: 583, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman 3.69 avg rating — 101,876 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman 4.18 avg rating — 504,858 ratings score: 573, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4.40 avg rating — 679,533 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger 4.41 avg rating — 83,586 ratings score: 544, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 131,637 ratings score: 528, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	POST CAPITALIST SOCY by Peter F. Drucker 4.05 avg rating — 397 ratings score: 515, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor (Princeton Science Library, 58) by J.E. Gordon 4.16 avg rating — 504 ratings score: 509, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Open by Andre Agassi 4.31 avg rating — 125,097 ratings score: 496, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins 4.11 avg rating — 6,824 ratings score: 494, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck 4.10 avg rating — 152,983 ratings score: 482, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 207,869 ratings score: 461, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.23 avg rating — 13,133 ratings score: 448, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs 3.69 avg rating — 11,055 ratings score: 444, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.36 avg rating — 49,788 ratings score: 437, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 4.01 avg rating — 250,181 ratings score: 434, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 4.21 avg rating — 253,166 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder 4.19 avg rating — 84,889 ratings score: 393, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler 3.80 avg rating — 48,889 ratings score: 392, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 30,077 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 11,478 ratings score: 381, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic by David Wessel 3.73 avg rating — 1,036 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg 3.95 avg rating — 19,705 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More by Charles Kenny (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 365, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Creating the Twentieth Century: Technical Innovations of 1867-1914 and Their Lasting Impact (Technical Revolutions and Their Lasting Impact) by Vaclav Smil 4.22 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 351, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 98,943 ratings score: 342, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller 4.02 avg rating — 2,464 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 107,648 ratings score: 337, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance by Nouriel Roubini 3.84 avg rating — 2,816 ratings score: 336, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.08 avg rating — 50,536 ratings score: 335, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments by George Johnson 3.60 avg rating — 1,248 ratings score: 334, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life by John Emsley 3.96 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 328, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Interventions: A Life in War and Peace by Kofi Annan 3.98 avg rating — 1,124 ratings score: 324, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter Lewin 4.25 avg rating — 3,859 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines by Vaclav Smil 3.91 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 310, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox (Volume 21) (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public) by William H. Foege 4.17 avg rating — 403 ratings score: 306, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 21,785 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us by Claude M. Steele 3.92 avg rating — 5,818 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 3.75 avg rating — 156,489 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Japan's Dietary Transition and Its Impacts by Vaclav Smil 3.48 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime by Bill Gates Sr. 3.75 avg rating — 1,111 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance 3.86 avg rating — 414,938 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,985 ratings score: 286, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	xkcd: volume 0 by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 7,133 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Hair of the Dog: And Other Scientific Surprises by Karl Sabbagh 3.27 avg rating — 124 ratings score: 284, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander 4.52 avg rating — 108,869 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Broken Genius: The Rise and Fall of William Shockley, Creator of the Electronic Age by Joel N. Shurkin 3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Joanne Baker 3.89 avg rating — 1,008 ratings score: 280, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World by Liaquat Ahamed 4.02 avg rating — 15,549 ratings score: 278, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria 3.86 avg rating — 12,686 ratings score: 275, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World by Mark Miodownik 4.11 avg rating — 19,309 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Martian by Andy Weir (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 1,133,931 ratings score: 265, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis by David Foster Wallace 4.17 avg rating — 4,628 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 308,087 ratings score: 259, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing by Vaclav Smil 3.74 avg rating — 434 ratings score: 258, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Energy and Civilization: A History by Vaclav Smil 4.10 avg rating — 3,413 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 4,112 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson 3.85 avg rating — 6,323 ratings score: 252, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Titan II: A History Of A Cold War Missile Program by David K. Stumpf really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 249, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Weather for Dummies by John D. Cox 3.75 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje 3.61 avg rating — 26,570 ratings score: 248, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Wheels, Clocks, and Rockets: A History of Technology (Norton History of Science) by Donald Cardwell 3.70 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 244, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Computer and the Brain by John von Neumann 3.90 avg rating — 745 ratings score: 244, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by Pamela C. Ronald 3.86 avg rating — 431 ratings score: 244, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3.96 avg rating — 495,216 ratings score: 243, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Why America Is Not a New Rome by Vaclav Smil 3.53 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 241, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 71,840 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis by Pete Sampras 3.65 avg rating — 2,059 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,634,899 ratings score: 233, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	A Nation of Wusses: How America's Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great by Ed Rendell 3.53 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Tinkerers: The Amateurs, DIYers, and Inventors Who Make America Great by Alec Foege 3.23 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Polio: An American Story by David M. Oshinsky 4.04 avg rating — 5,626 ratings score: 227, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Jim (new)

Dec 15, 2012 04:14AM

Interesting that Vacal Smil authored a half a dozen + books on his list. I had never heard of him.

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message 2: by Annette (new)

Jul 24, 2017 10:25PM

Daily ,I read bill gates review on the books he read .His thoughts are precious,man . He inspires me to read Non Fiction which is not my cup of tea ,

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message 3: by Prince (new)

Oct 30, 2017 08:48PM

Just curious: are you updating this list?

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message 4: by Mitchell (last edited Mar 09, 2021 11:41AM) (new)

Feb 25, 2021 10:28AM

https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books#AllR... has 135 books. This list has 276 books. Perhaps a lot of the books on this list should be removed. Or not. Apparently the current url doesn't have the full list of books that have been suggested.

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message 5: by Mitchell (last edited Feb 25, 2021 01:19PM) (new)

Feb 25, 2021 11:03AM

The bottom of the current list:
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air
Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America
Super Freakonomics
In FED We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic
Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food
Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment
Liberating Learning: Technology, Politics, and the Future of American Education
Energy Transitions: History, Requirements, Prospects

Energy Myths and Realities: Bringing Science to the Energy Policy Debate
Why America Is Not a New Rome
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
Jim Grant: UNICEF Visionary
Stretching the School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best
Educational Economics: Where Do School Funds Go?
Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More
Polio: An American Story

House on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox
Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools
The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor
Where Good Ideas Come from: The Natural History of Innovation
Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Change.edu: Rebooting for the New Talent Economy

The Man Who Fed the World: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Norman Borlang and His Battle to End World Hunger
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back
For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
The Cost of Hope: A Memoir
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

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message 6: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 25, 2021 11:08AM

Looking at the wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20150203071119/https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books

clearly the current list on the website is not complete - so deleting to match the current list wouldn't make sense

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message 7: by Mitchell (new)

Feb 27, 2021 07:18PM