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Books recommended by Bill Gates

Bill Gates recommends 230 books, among them Outbreak Culture, Parenting With Love and Logic and Perception and Misperception in International Politics.

Outbreak Culture

Pardis Sabeti

History

Parenting With Love and Logic

Foster Cline

Psychology

Perception and Misperception in International Politics

Robert Jervis

Psychology

Plagues and the Paradox of Progress

Thomas J. Bollyky

Health & fitness

Play Nice But Win

Michael Dell

Biography & memoir

Polio

David M. Oshinsky

History

Poor Economics

Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo

Economics & politics

Poor Numbers

Morten Jerven

Economics & politics

Prepared

Diane Tavenner

Psychology

Presidents of War

Michael Beschloss

History

Prime Movers of Globalization

Vaclav Smil

Technology

Priorities in Health

Dean T. Jamison

Economics & politics

Railroader

Howard Green

Biography & memoir

Reinventing American Health Care

Ezekiel J. Emanuel

Health & fitness

Reinventing Fire

Amory Lovins

Science & nature

Science Business

Gary P. Pisano

Economics & politics

Should We Eat Meat?

Vaclav Smil

Health & fitness

Showing Up for Life

Bill Gates Sr.

Psychology

Smallpox

D.A. Henderson

Health & fitness

Stress Test

Timothy F. Geithner

Economics & politics

Stretching the School Dollar

Frederick M. Hess

Economics & politics

String Theory

David Foster Wallace

Health & fitness

Stuff Matters

Mark Miodownik

Science & nature

SuperFreakonomics

Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner

Economics & politics

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

Richard P. Feynman

Biography & memoir

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Bono

Biography & memoir

Sustainable Energy

David J.C. Mackay

Technology

Sustainable Materials

Julian M. Allwood

Technology

Tap Dancing to Work

Carol J. Loomis

Money & investing

Team of Rivals

Doris Kearns Goodwin

History