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In that regard, gatess focus, both here and abroad, is on broadening womens rights, a subject she explores in her new book. Ambitious politicians like andrew cuomo and gretchen. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 originally published december 4, 2017 at 6. America faces an existential threat from the covid19 virus, but our response is made needlessly more difficult because a partisan media has weaponized the. Here are 5 of bill gates favorite books from 2017 the. News about bill gates, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Bill gates on the literary classic he calls his favorite book. Bill gates just released his 2017 holiday reading list, part of a semiannual effort to push the public toward five books that might expand how they think or feel.

An earlier version of this article misstated the circumstances of bill gatess account of. In 1999 the william h gates foundation and a separate charity bill gates had established to improve computer access in american libraries were combined into the. Bill gates reveals his summer 2019 reading list recommendations may 20, 2019 at 10. Bill gatess most popular book is how to avoid a climate disaster. Bill gates on books and blogging the new york times. A macarthur prize winner, bloom has edited more than 1,200 books of literary criticism and has written 24 books, among them such bestsellers as shakespeare and the western canon. But in his new book, he seeks to undercut the cult of success. Gates and the virus that were liked and commented on nearly 900,000 times, according to a new york times analysis. Anatole paul broyard july 16, 1920 october 11, 1990 was an american writer, literary critic, and editor from new orleans who wrote for the new york times.

Elvis mitchell leaves the times new york times film. Robert gatess memoir is all set to be released and the washington posts bob woodward got himself a copy. Gates, 62, is an avid reader, who frequently comments on books on his. The mind meld of bill gates and steven pinker the new york times. Andrew cuomo appears daily to comfort the afflicted, warn the public of dangers still lurking out there and, hopefully, perform better than the.

Malcolm gladwells elegant and wildly popular theoriesabout modern life have turned his name into an adjectivegladwellian. Bill gates, at odds with trump on virus, becomes a rightwing target. Unfortunately, woodwards account of the book is as flawed and overly simplified as, er. The new york times deemed wallace the best tenniswriter of all time, and with good reason. Warren buffett gave me this fantastic collection of articles that brooks. Gates says he reads about 50 books in a year, eschewing digital readers for oldfashioned books on paper. Elizabeth warren offers to explain her wealth tax to bill. Books by bill gates author of surely youre joking, mr. How the liberal media weaponizes covid19 against trump. I loved the novel the rosie project, by graeme simsion, he tells katherine rosman of the new york times. Kara swisher, a cofounder of the technews site recode and a new york times columnist, recalled, whenever i would say negative things about facebook, id always get a text or a call from. Speaking at the new york times dealbook conference on wednesday, bill gates balked at warrens tax policies. A version of this article appears in print on sept. R uling film culture starts with controlling film history, so last week the new york times announced, our chief critics have chosen essential movies from the 20th century that convey the larger.

What are the biggest problems facing us in the 21st century. The city university of new york my old employer has two hundred and twentyeight thousand undergraduatesmore than four times as many as the entire ivy league. Billionaire bookworm bill gates released his 6th annual list of his favorite books of the year including one on poverty in america, a graphic memoir and historical fiction about a double agent. In addition to focusing on his philanthropic work, mr. Not with world bank help but by unleashing the talents of the poor, says bill easterly, an economist who defies the philanthropic consensus. Melinda gates on tech innovation, global health and her own. Bill gates has 17 books on goodreads with 32992 ratings. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Writing about the book, bill gates says, you dont have to play or even watch tennis to love.