Bill Gates Shares His 10 Favorite Books

Have you ever played the game where you ask someone what 10 books they would bring with them if they were stranded on a desert island? My list constantly changes except for a few of my all-time  favorites. Would I want classics, humor, or maybe a dummy’s guide to surviving on an island alone? Below is Bill Gate’s 10 Picks as reported by the NYTimes.

1. “Seveneves,” by Neal Stephenson.

2. “How Not to be Wrong,” by Jordan Ellenberg.

3. “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind,” Yuval Noah Harari

4. “The Power to Compete,” Ryoichi Mikitani and Hiroshi Mikitani

5. “The Vital Question,” Nick Lane

6. “Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street,” John Brooks

7. “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald

8. “Parenting With Love and Logic,” Foster Cline and Jim Fay

9. “Sustainable Energy — Without the Hot Air,” David JC MacKay

10. “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” Steven Pinker