The 5 Best Books of 2020 by Bill Gates

In Summary

• According to the tradition of every year. On New Year's Eve like this, Bill Gates always selects the books that he considers the best of the past year.

• For this year's 5 volumes, there are both social issues. Psychology Books History books and biology books. It can be said that it was a year when his list was very diverse.

• What books will there be? Scroll down to read it.

When it comes to celebrities who are bookworms, many people must have the name of Bill Gates, a celebrity billionaire. The Microsoft mogul definitely popped into his head because he is known as the world's most read person. On average, Bill Gates reads 50 books a year. He also loves to share good books for others to read, so much so that there is always an updated list of his favorite books on his website (follow him at: https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books )

In 2020, this was the year that Bill's list of recommended books was very diverse. Because he himself thinks that reading a variety of books will help him get through the crisis period of the pandemic more easily. Bill sometimes chooses to dive into books that focus on social issues such as inequality and racism, but sometimes he has to switch to lighter topics. However, this year is another year in which he discovers many good books, and as always, at the end of each year, he will share a list of books that he has carefully selected as the most useful. With great hope that everyone can end this year. 'Beautifully'

Bookworms, let's prepare to write it down. Here is a list of 5 books that Bill Gates has named as the most useful and inspiring.

1. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness By Michelle Alexander

After its initial publication in 2010, the book has created many phenomena. Since helping to open up the issue for people to turn to debate the crisis of the prison system in the United States again. In the following years, the book also inspired many organizations to fight for racial justice. The book has been a New York Times bestseller for more than 250 weeks. He sees the book as a book that opens up the world to him about race and color in society, as well as the criminal justice system in America.

2. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World By David Epstein

What is the key to becoming a master? This is the question that David David Epstien was established. Whether it's scientists, athletes, or musicians. He found that one thing they all have in common is that they have a wide range of knowledge. Not just one side. Simply put, it's a 'duck', and Bill himself likes the idea of being a duck very much. He also shared that at Microsoft, the people he hires may not be the best coders, but people with knowledge and interests in a variety of fields, and that's what drives Microsoft to become the world's software leader. Who is a duck and thinks I can't compete with my good colleagues? Bill recommends reading this book.

3. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz By Erik Larson

A historical story that takes us back to the time of World War II. It takes us to experience the brutality and shadow of the war that the author describes visually as if we were walking in the line of Adolf's explosion. Adolf Hitler killed more than 40,000 British people. Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister at the time, called it a history book that told the story so cleverly and skillfully that he felt the horrors of the British people of the time. The book explores the lives of ordinary people in times of war, and also highlights the tension that the prime minister has to bear in dealing with life-defining challenges, and reveals Winston's step-by-step solutions. The word 'amazing' is the description that Bill specifically gives to this book.

4. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

Another history book on Bill's list of Cold War stories focuses on the story of Russian Security Council officials. The author has revealed the life path of this spy in such an interesting way that it is like reading a spy novel. What Bill admired most was the dramatic and detailed narrative of the escape scene, which almost failed, and it was as detailed as if we were actually back in Moscow. In addition, the source of the information that the author wrote came from both the British, and the detective himself was one of the informants, and also from Russia.

5. Breath From Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease, a New Era in Science, and the Patients and Families Who Changed Medicine Forever By Bijal P. Trivedi

Inherited diseases are one of the challenges that humanity has faced since the beginning. This book will take us from the root causes of diseases to the exploration of the many innovative treatments that we humans have tried to invent that we have to help with our relentless determination to find a cure. Bill himself liked the book because he had helped a family with a new genetic disease that had no cure. He gave funds to research and develop the drug, and the drug eventually became one of the innovations depicted in this book. I want to know Bill Gates what he said about the qualities of a leader. You can read more here. click  

Compiled from SHiFT