Knowledge is the fundamental power that leads you to success, growth, and prosperity. You just can’t become the world’s richest man by wasting the whole day on Netflix or HBO. As they say, reading is to mind what exercise is to the body. When you read, you learn; and when you learn, you grow.
If you don’t read too many books a year, you are not alone. An average adult reads less than one (nonfiction) book a year. However, you can form the reading habit with a little discipline and commitment. In fact, one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time, Mark Zuckerberg was not an avid reader a few years ago. In 2015, he made a resolution to read one book per week and he successfully followed it.
Bill Gates is known for reading and sharing the best books that he read in the year. In this article, we’re sharing some of the best books that you can read in 2018. These are taken from the recommendation list of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.
Books Recommended by Bill Gates
1. The Gene: An Intimate History
The Gene written by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a well-written and informative book that helps you explore how the first gene was abstracted through the thoughts of Thomas Morgan, Aristotle, Mendel, and Darwin.
It explores discourses concerning racial intelligence and racial discrimination, addressing answers to some of the compelling questions coursing through our cultural and political jurisdictions. It also helps us understand the identity, sexuality, and choice, penetrating the center of some of the crucial questions through our personal realms.
The Man Who Fed the World by Leon Hesser is also one of the books that Bill Gates think everyone must read. It is the story of American’s greatest hero, Dr. Norman Borlang, the recipient of Nobel Peace Prize for averting hunger and famine.
He has contributed to saving the lives of millions from starvation, more than any other person in the history. It is an inspiring story that portrays how a great leader, who adores his work, can shape the lives of people. Dr. Borlang is recognized as the most influential person of the 20th century.
According to Bill Gates, if you are interested in Japan as I am, I think you will find that “The Power to Compete” is a smart and thought-provoking look at the future of a fascinating country”.
The Power to Compete written by Hiroshi Mikitani carries an entrepreneur’s viewpoint to tolerate the country’s economic inactivity. The author claims that Japan’s capacity to avoid international agendas from global realities is the core of the problem. While Mikitani, an international economist put the issue in view of a well-rounded look at today’s Japan.
Books Recommended by Mark Zuckerberg
The Portfolios of the Poor written by Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford and Orlanda Ruthven spent 10 years studying the financial lives of the lowest classes of South Africa, India and Bangladesh.
They found that extreme poverty does not take place in areas where people live dollar to dollar, but arises when there is lack of financial institutions to save their money. As Zuckerberg writes “I hope reading this provides some insight into ways we can all work to support them better as well”.
The Muqaddimah written in 1377 by Islamic Historian Khaldun eliminates all the biases of historical records and find universal elements in the development of humanity. Zuckerberg writes “While much of what was believed then is now disproven after 700 more years of progress, it’s still very interesting to see what was understood at this time and the overall worldview when it’s all considered together,”
Creativity, Inc. is the New York Times bestseller, written by one of the computer animation giant founders. The book presents a valuable insight on management and entrepreneurialism and claims that any enterprise should willfully avoid impeding their employees’’ natural creativity.
Mark Zuckerberg writes, “I love reading first-hand accounts of how people build great companies like Pixar and nurture innovation and creativity.”
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