As always the great figures publish or make a reflection at the end of the year. In this case the great genius Bill Gates, as is customary on his part, he tells us about himthe books he recommends reading for this year, for the next or two years from now, it doesn't matter, they are timeless books that you recommend reading.
Bill Gates likes to read biographies of famous or important people, too he likes books about the mind and about our society. In this list we not only find a little of everything but also some economic books such as the twelve stories about Wall Street.
In this article we tell you something about each book on this famous list that we can find on Bill Gates' blog, and we also give you a link to purchase it if it really interests you.
My years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan
This book is a biography of Alfred Sloan and about his time at General Motors. In the decade of the 20s, General Motors was in chaos, a company created by parts and on top of that Ford launched its Model T, so the challenge for Sloan was maximum, but in the end it came out successfully and in the book it is detailed clearly. You can get him here.
Business Adventures, Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks
This was a book that Warren Buffet loaned him and it was old but its validity is current. This book tells us Twelve Wall Street Stories That Happened or Have a Moral and that are quite interesting for people who want to be successful. The first edition is over forty years old and its stories can still be applied in today's society. You can get him here.
The best angels of our nature by Steven Pinker
Author Steven Pinker tells us about good and evil, of the effects it causes to the War and the damageBut make no mistake, it is not a negative work but a positivist work that tells us about the benefits of NOT waging war or violence. Something that does not surprise us that Bill Gates likes him with his positivist character. You can get him here.
Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything by Carol Loomis
A book about one of the most important economic figures of the decade. This book is not an ordinary autobiography but rather a compilation of all the articles and reports that Warren Buffet and Fortune Magazine have posted on the billionaire Buffet It is one of the best works on Buffet and it is also recommended by Bill Gates. Any questions?
You can get him here.
Where do the good ideas come from by Steven Johnson
This is a book for the most coach and for lovers of this theme that is developing. The world of creativity and how to put groups to create and imagine is something difficult. This book is aimed at them, how is the process of ideas and how is the process of creation. You can get him here.
Life is what you make it by Peter Buffet
The author of this work has not had it as easy as it may seem. Living in the shadow of great fortune is not easy if we want to live freely and mark our own path. This is what Peter Buffet tells in this entertaining book. You can get him here.
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker
Language is something important for everyone and while some attribute it to an invention of Humanity, others consider it as a basic instinct that we human beings have. Steven Pinker tells us his personal opinion about it. You can get him here.
Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer
Bill Gates loves books on the human mind and values. This book talks about how the brain and memory work, this is how concentration, memory or the ability to reason are touched. You can get him here.
Academically adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa
The university world is not the panacea for getting rich, or for becoming like Bill Gates. This book talks about an issue that worries Gates, how do you measure the success of a university? An interesting topic that shows us how not everything goes in higher education. You can get him here.
The Ten Commandments to Ruin You Donald R. Keough
A curious book that it seems that Bill Gates has not put into practice many times. The author talks about ten cases where one can be ruined and what to do if it happens or rather, what not to do to be ruined. Keough says that in summary it can be said that the great mistakes come from thinking that our work is infallible and blind trust in the experts. You can get him here.
Conclusion
This list of books is interesting, not only because some think that they will be rich and successful men like Bill Gates, but it touches on aspects that we can find every day such as Language, positivism, trust in experts, etc ... and we can learn that all that glitters is not gold (and never better said). Anyway Bill Gates doesn't skimp on book lists and if this does not convince us we can go to su Blog and see the lists of books from past years, they have no waste either.