12 books recommended by Bill Gates

Aug 10, 2016

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Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman and Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, takes part in a panel discussion titled "Investing in African Prosperity" at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California May 1, 2013.

Bill Gates has said he reads about a book a week.

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Billionaire Bill Gates has said he reads about a book a week.

We sifted through years of his book recommendations to find 12 that made especially strong impressions on him. Read on to find out why he enjoyed each one.

12 books Bill Gates thinks everyone should read

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Here are the links to find each book:

"Tap Dancing to Work" by Carol Loomis

"Making the Modern World" by Vaclav Smil

"The Sixth Extinction" by Elizabeth Kolbert

"Stress Test" by Timothy Geithner

"The Better Angels of Our Nature" by Steven Pinker

"The Man Who Fed the World" by Leon Hesser

"Business Adventures" by John Brooks

"The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin

"The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion

"On Immunity" by Eula Biss

"How Asia Works" by Joe Studwell

"How to Lie With Statistics" by Darrell Huff

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