People often seek good recommendations to read books but eventually get disappointed with the suggestions. Here, world’s richest person, Bill Gates has come to the rescue for people short of recommendations. He suggests some of his favorite books which seem suitable for all kind of readers.
Bill Gates is not just known for his money but for his intellect and choice of books too. He usually spends his Summer reading 3-4 books and always emphasizes the importance of reading. Below is the list of books which were recommended by him during an interview:
What if?
Author: Randall Munroe
Originally published: September 2, 2014
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, USA
Randall Munroe is the creator of the webcomic ‘xkcd’. His inspiration for the book ‘What if?’ also comes from there as he tries to answer all kinds of absurd questions he received from his readers on the website. In this book, you find scientific answers to the questions which were perhaps never answered before. Many extended answers from ‘xkcd’ also feature in ‘What if?’
Bill Gates has always been an admirer of ‘thinking outside the box’. No wonder this book is one of his favorites. In addition, if you are a fan of hypothetical scenarios and you haven’t read this book yet, then you must immediately run to the stores to get a copy.
Magic of Reality
Author: Richard Dawkins
Originally Published: September 15, 2011
Publisher: Bantam Press & Free Press (UK)
Professionally, Richard Dawkins is a well-known biologist. In this book, he has beautifully explained how everything works in the world. The book is full of surprising facts and exciting thought experiments. From age of the universe to the shape of the continents – Dawkins has an answer to all of them.
After reading ‘Magic of Reality’, you might start thinking like a scientist and will be able to give your own logic to several phenomena. You are likely to improve your concepts and knowledge regarding several topics.
How to Lie with Statistics?
Author: Darrell Huff
Originally published: 1954
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Darrel Huff explains the various ways manufacturers and organizations have used numbers to fool people rather than to inform. Huff describes how sample study, interview technique, and tabulation method could be used in distorting reality.
The 61-year-old billionaire always played the fair game. With this recommendation, he certainly wants more people to be aware of what is real and what is unreal.
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