SEATTLE, May 23 — Bill Gates is a known bookworm who regularly shares his reading gems on his blog, Gates Notes.
Over the past few years, the Microsoft founder has released his list of the best books to read over the summer holidays.
This year’s recommended titles are more eclectic, and were chosen because they’re “simply ones that I loved, made me think in new ways, and kept me up reading long past when I should have gone to sleep,” Gates wrote in a blog post.
As a result, the list spans everything from an 800-page science fiction novel (Gates also made a surprising confession in the video above that he hasn’t read sci-fi in ages, despite being a fan of the genre) to a 200-page nonfiction book on how Japan can get its economic mojo back.
He added, “I hope you find at least one book here that inspires you to go off the beaten path when you get some time to yourself this summer.”
So what are Gates’ tips to throw in the luggage for your summer getaway? The list is as follows:
– Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
– How Not to be Wrong by Jordan Ellenberg
– The Vital Question by Nick Lane
– The Power to Compete by Ryoichi Mikitani and Hiroshi Mikitani
– Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Yuval Harari
