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Books recommended by Bill Gates

Bill Gates recommends 230 books, among them Energy and Civilization, Energy at the Crossroads and Energy Myths and Realities.

Energy and Civilization

Vaclav Smil

History

Energy at the Crossroads

Vaclav Smil

Economics & politics

Energy Myths and Realities

Vaclav Smil

Economics & politics

Energy Transitions

Vaclav Smil

Economics & politics

Enlightenment Now

Steven Pinker

Economics & politics

Enriching the Earth

Vaclav Smil

Technology

Epic Measures

Jeremy N. Smith

Health & fitness

Eradication

Nancy Leys Stepan

Health & fitness

Everything Happens for a Reason

Kate Bowler

Spirituality & religion

Evicted

Matthew Desmond

Economics & politics

For the Love of Physics

Walter Lewin

Science & nature

Frank Stewart's Bridge Club

Frank Stewart

Nonfiction

From the Ground Up

Howard Schultz

Biography & memoir

Getting Better

Charles Kenny

Technology

Give Smart

Thomas J. Tierney

Economics & politics

Global Catastrophes and Trends

Vaclav Smil

History

Global Health

Ann Lindstrand

Science & nature

Global Warming

John Theodore Houghton

Economics & politics

Good Economics for Hard Times

Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo

Money & investing

Growth

Vaclav Smil

Economics & politics

Hacking Darwin

Jamie Metzl

Technology

Harvesting the Biosphere

Vaclav Smil

Science & nature

Health Care Will Not Reform Itself

George C. Halvorson

Economics & politics

Hillbilly Elegy

J.D. Vance

Biography & memoir

Hit Refresh

Satya Nadella

Technology

Hot, Flat, and Crowded

Thomas L. Friedman

Economics & politics

House on Fire

William H. Foege

History

How Asia Works

Joe Studwell

Economics & politics

How Not to Be Wrong

Jordan Ellenberg

Science & nature

How the World Really Works

Vaclav Smil

History