1. A full life – The autobiography of former president Jimmy Carter
Although the former president has written more than two dozen books, he somehow retains fascinating anecdotes about his life.
2. Homo Deus – A brief history of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
Last summer, the billionaire introduced to fans the first book in Yuval Noah Harari’s book series titled Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.
3. The Heart – Novel by Maylis de Kerangal
The founder of Microsoft does not have a hobby of reading novels and usually very rarely.
The Heart is a very simple story but the words the writer uses are beautiful, almost like a poem.
4. Born a Crime – Trevor Noah
As a longtime fan of The Daily Show, Bill Gates enjoyed reading this memoir because of the way the author infuses humor into life’s complex issues even though they may not seem appropriate.
5. Hillbilly Elegy, author JD Vance
The wretched world of white communities in Appalachian, Ohio, and Kentucky, where family strife and unemployment are high, are depicted in this wonderful but heartbreaking book.
