5 books worth reading this summer

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作为IT产业大亨之一,比尔·盖茨在致力于慈善事业之余,还保持着一个很好的习惯——阅读。每年夏季,他都会向读者推荐今年他喜欢的书籍,内容涵盖科技、数学、政治、农业等许多领域。

一如往年,比尔•盖茨公布了2018年夏季推荐书单。相比往年,这些书带给他更多思考,天才的内在动力是什么?为什么糟糕的事情会发生在好人身上?人类从哪里来,又要到哪里去?盖茨认为,这些书都非常有趣,而且大部分篇幅不长,通读完也不会花太长时间。

富有的人都在读书,贫穷的我们怎能懒惰呢?

I've read some fantastic books lately.

Here are a few you might wanna read this summer.

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.

Anything about Lincoln is interesting.

I admire him and the tough things he faced, including having a son die being among the worst.

And it is striking this balance between the tragedy of life and the joy of life.

It's about grief and purpose, and it's very touching.

Everything Happens for a Reason by Kate Bowler.

You've got this one person who's sick and who was trying to figure out how they should deal with their bad news.

You don't wanna think of outcomes as just being random.

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注一:又称作「通才」,意旨精通许多不同领域,智商也高于常人的佼佼者。