Bill Gates' Selection "Seven books remembered in 2013"

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is reading readers who read books of various genres each year and summarize the reviews of favorite books in their own blog. Mr. Gates, who read many books in 2013, has released "Seven books remembered in 2013," not only gates but also books that are likely to be cited.

The Best Books I Read in 2013
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Best-Books-2013

Many of the books Mr. Gates read in 2013 were not released in 2013, but only those that were released many years ago. Also, although seven volumes do not include one fiction work, Mr. Gates also likes novels, especially "Catcher in the rye field"Or"Super Sad True Love Story"It is my favorite work that I read many times. However, Mr. Gates says "Reading nonfiction works rather than fiction works taught what you did not know and you can learn a lot." The seven books remaining in memory that I read in 2013, chosen by Mr. Gates who likes nonfiction, is as follows.

◆ 1:Container story - What changed the world was the invention of "box": Marc Levinson
Container story is a book focusing on shipping containers which Gates says, "You may not want to read books on containers", as a topic, as a topic a little bit. However, "The author's Levinson has written a very readable picture of how the transition to container shipping has had a major impact on the world economy and business. After reading, my viewpoint on my container is completely It has changed, "Mr. Gates has acclaimed.


◆ 2:The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, Invention
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World" is a book on the subject of steam engines which are somewhat rough just like the above-mentioned "container story". This work which intertwined successfully the characteristics of the steam engine, the novel originality, and the historical background of the invention, since he visited the science museum in London with his son, wanted to know more about the steam engine I got deeply into Gates' s heart I thought.


◆ 3:Harvesting the Biosphere: What We Have Taken from Nature: Vaclav Smil
As Vaclav Smil, author of "Harvesting the Biosphere", there are no authors who make Gates look forward to new publications. This book is a book on "How humans have influenced the biosphere that is the existence area of ​​living organisms" in the book "How do you know that words that you did not even know, Mr. Gates, so read the meaning of words while reading Although it seemed to be serious, it is said that it is considerably interesting for those who are interested in the relationship between humans and the earth.


◆ 4:The world until yesterday (upper) - the origin of civilization and the future of humanity: Jared Diamond, Kurakuba Akira
Gates mentioned in the fourth volume of the seven books that remained in memory in 2013 is "Guns · pathogens · ironIn a book calledPulitzer PrizeAwarded, also known in Japan highJared DiamondHis work "The world until yesterday (top) - the origin of civilization and the future of humanity". In "the world until yesterday", the modern lifestyle style is examining from various viewpoints whether or not it is possible to adopt the attractive lifestyle habits that ancient hunting peoples once used to do.


◆ 5:Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do About It (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
"Poor Numbers" is a book that Morten Jerven, an economist who spent four years' time, wrote about the research "How the countries of Africa got statistics and established ways to calculate GDP". In the book, I question the accuracy of the calculation method of GDP and Mr. Gates also states that "a wider resource is needed to calculate more accurate GDP".


◆ 6:Why Does College Cost So Much ?: Robert B. Archibald, David H. Feldman
"Why Does College Cost So Much?" Is a book about university expenses that are too expensive, not simply listing reasons for high tuition fees, but "high school expenses" and "labor market" The relationship is also touched. Mr. Gates also thinks that the university's tuition fee is too expensive, because the number of college graduates is still small, the value of the degree gets higher, and the people of the rich are paying expensive tuition to earn a degree Is cited. As far as the number of college graduates increases, unless there is excess supply, price competition of tuition will not occur.


Why Does College Cost So Much? Is exploring ways to solve the college tuition fee problem, says Gates, "Technology can be a power to solve tuition fees problems through improvement of correspondence education."

◆ 7:The Bet eBook: Paul Sabin
Paul Sabin, author of "The Bet eBook", said economist Julian Simon and biologist Paul Ehrlich bet 100 dollars "Is the environmental situation surrounding the earth and mankind going better or worse?" I recorded the situation that I discussed and discussed it in a book. According to Mr. Gates, Mr. Simon says in detail how two experts with extreme opinions formed the bisected argument.


The book "Seven memorable books read in 2013" listed by Gates is lined with books that seem to be a little difficult, but some books have been published in Japanese, so read once It looks good to see.

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