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Books recommended by Bill Gates

Bill Gates recommends 257 books, among them The Diary of a Young Girl, The Earth's Biosphere and The Emperor of All Maladies.

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank

History

The Earth's Biosphere

Vaclav Smil

Science & nature

The Emperor of All Maladies

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Science & nature

The End of Poverty

Jeffrey D. Sachs

Economics & politics

The Fever

Sonia Shah

History

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I

Richard P. Feynman

Biography & memoir

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II

Richard P. Feynman

Biography & memoir

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. III

Richard P. Feynman

Biography & memoir

The Foundation

Joel L. Fleishman

Economics & politics

The Friend

Sigrid Nunez

Fiction

The Future of Capitalism

Paul Collier

Economics & politics

The Gene

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Biography & memoir

The Great Escape

Angus Deaton

Economics & politics

The Great Influenza

John M. Barry

History

The Grid

Phillip F. Schewe

Technology

The Hair of the Dog

Karl Sabbagh

Science & nature

The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness

Andy Puddicombe

Psychology

The Heart

Maylis de Kerangal

Fiction

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins

Fiction

The Idealist

Nina Munk

Economics & politics

The Limits to Growth

Donella H. Meadows et al.

Technology

The Lincoln Highway

Amor Towles

Fiction

The Magic of Reality

Richard Dawkins

Spirituality & religion

The Making of a Tropical Disease

Randall M. Packard

Science & nature

The Man Who Fed the World

Leon Hesser

Biography & memoir

The Man Who Stayed Behind

Sidney Rittenberg

History

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

Fiction

The Moment of Lift

Melinda Gates

Biography & memoir

The Mosquito

Timothy C. Winegard

History

The Most Powerful Idea in the World

William Rosen

History