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Bill Gates recommends a ‘perfect read for the holidays’—and 4 other books ‘to keep you warm’ this winter
Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season. Image Source: Gates Ventures
If the idea of curling up with a good book this holiday season sounds appealing, Bill Gates has some recommendations for you.
The billionaire, an avid reader himself, published his latest list of book suggestions for the holidays on Tuesday. A common theme among his five recommended reads: “Making sense of the world around you,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This wasn’t an intentional theme, but I wasn’t surprised to see it emerge: It’s natural to try and wrap your head around things during times of rapid change, like we’re living through now,” Gates added.
Gates deemed one of the books — “Engineering in Plain Sight,” by Grady Hillhouse — a “perfect read for the holidays,” with an engaging writing style that belies the potential dryness of its topic. The book delves into the inner workings of roads, cell towers and other works of engineering that people often take for granted — written by Hillhouse, a civil engineer known for his YouTube educational series “Practical Engineering.”
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Bill Gates recommends a ‘perfect read for the holidays’—and 4 other books ‘to keep you warm’ this winter
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Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season.
Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season.Source: Gates Ventures
If the idea of curling up with a good book this holiday season sounds appealing, Bill Gates has some recommendations for you.
The billionaire, an avid reader himself, published his latest list of book suggestions for the holidays on Tuesday. A common theme among his five recommended reads: “Making sense of the world around you,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This wasn’t an intentional theme, but I wasn’t surprised to see it emerge: It’s natural to try and wrap your head around things during times of rapid change, like we’re living through now,” Gates added.
Gates deemed one of the books — “Engineering in Plain Sight,” by Grady Hillhouse — a “perfect read for the holidays,” with an engaging writing style that belies the potential dryness of its topic. The book delves into the inner workings of roads, cell towers and other works of engineering that people often take for granted — written by Hillhouse, a civil engineer known for his YouTube educational series “Practical Engineering.”
The artificial intelligence book is one that Gates recommends “more than any other on AI,” he noted. Here are his four reading endorsements for this year’s holiday season:
1) 'Engineering in Plain Sight’ by Grady Hillhouse
Hillhouse’s book is an illustrated guide to the myriad “mysterious structures we see every day,” Gates wrote. The billionaire wishes he’d gotten his hands on a book like Hillhouse’s much sooner, he added: It would’ve come in handy when he was a curious kid wondering about the power lines, water pipes and sewer system in his Seattle neighborhood.
2) 'The Coming Wave’ by Mustafa Suleyman
“The Coming Wave” is Gates’ “favorite book on AI,” and the one he finds himself recommending most often to people who want to understand the rapidly-evolving subject, the Microsoft co-founder wrote.
Suleyman is a co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind and the current CEO of Microsoft AI. Drawing on his personal experiences in the industry, Suleyman’s book covers how AI — along with parallel scientific advances, in areas like gene editing and biotechnology — “is poised to reshape every aspect of society,” Gates wrote.
3) 'The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt
In “The Anxious Generation,” Haidt, a New York University social psychologist, argues that widespread access to smartphones and social media has contributed to the current youth mental health crisis and rising levels of loneliness and depression for Gen Zers.
The book is a “must-read” for both parents and educators, according to Gates, who noted that he’s “especially worried about the impact on critical thinking and concentrating.” Technology can indeed decrease attention spans, research shows.
4) 'An Unfinished Love Story’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and her latest bestselling work blends biography and memoir while exploring her marriage to Richard Goodwin, a White House aide and speechwriter for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. She intertwines their relationship while re-examining the legacies of the leaders who steered the U.S. through a turbulent and pivotal decade.
Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season. Image Source: Gates Ventures
If the idea of curling up with a good book this holiday season sounds appealing, Bill Gates has some recommendations for you.
The billionaire, an avid reader himself, published his latest list of book suggestions for the holidays on Tuesday. A common theme among his five recommended reads: “Making sense of the world around you,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This wasn’t an intentional theme, but I wasn’t surprised to see it emerge: It’s natural to try and wrap your head around things during times of rapid change, like we’re living through now,” Gates added.
Gates deemed one of the books — “Engineering in Plain Sight,” by Grady Hillhouse — a “perfect read for the holidays,” with an engaging writing style that belies the potential dryness of its topic. The book delves into the inner workings of roads, cell towers and other works of engineering that people often take for granted — written by Hillhouse, a civil engineer known for his YouTube educational series “Practical Engineering.”
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Bill Gates recommends a ‘perfect read for the holidays’—and 4 other books ‘to keep you warm’ this winter
Published Tue, Dec 3 20244:03 PM EST
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Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season.
Bill Gates released his book recommendations for the 2024 holiday season.Source: Gates Ventures
If the idea of curling up with a good book this holiday season sounds appealing, Bill Gates has some recommendations for you.
The billionaire, an avid reader himself, published his latest list of book suggestions for the holidays on Tuesday. A common theme among his five recommended reads: “Making sense of the world around you,” he wrote in a blog post.
“This wasn’t an intentional theme, but I wasn’t surprised to see it emerge: It’s natural to try and wrap your head around things during times of rapid change, like we’re living through now,” Gates added.
Gates deemed one of the books — “Engineering in Plain Sight,” by Grady Hillhouse — a “perfect read for the holidays,” with an engaging writing style that belies the potential dryness of its topic. The book delves into the inner workings of roads, cell towers and other works of engineering that people often take for granted — written by Hillhouse, a civil engineer known for his YouTube educational series “Practical Engineering.”
The artificial intelligence book is one that Gates recommends “more than any other on AI,” he noted. Here are his four reading endorsements for this year’s holiday season:
1) 'Engineering in Plain Sight’ by Grady Hillhouse
Hillhouse’s book is an illustrated guide to the myriad “mysterious structures we see every day,” Gates wrote. The billionaire wishes he’d gotten his hands on a book like Hillhouse’s much sooner, he added: It would’ve come in handy when he was a curious kid wondering about the power lines, water pipes and sewer system in his Seattle neighborhood.
2) 'The Coming Wave’ by Mustafa Suleyman
“The Coming Wave” is Gates’ “favorite book on AI,” and the one he finds himself recommending most often to people who want to understand the rapidly-evolving subject, the Microsoft co-founder wrote.
Suleyman is a co-founder of AI research lab DeepMind and the current CEO of Microsoft AI. Drawing on his personal experiences in the industry, Suleyman’s book covers how AI — along with parallel scientific advances, in areas like gene editing and biotechnology — “is poised to reshape every aspect of society,” Gates wrote.
3) 'The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt
In “The Anxious Generation,” Haidt, a New York University social psychologist, argues that widespread access to smartphones and social media has contributed to the current youth mental health crisis and rising levels of loneliness and depression for Gen Zers.
The book is a “must-read” for both parents and educators, according to Gates, who noted that he’s “especially worried about the impact on critical thinking and concentrating.” Technology can indeed decrease attention spans, research shows.
4) 'An Unfinished Love Story’ by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and her latest bestselling work blends biography and memoir while exploring her marriage to Richard Goodwin, a White House aide and speechwriter for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. She intertwines their relationship while re-examining the legacies of the leaders who steered the U.S. through a turbulent and pivotal decade.
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