Bill Gates released his annual holiday book list on Tuesday, with recommendations of books he read throughout the year. Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has published a list of five of his favourite books on his reading list in 2020. He has dedicated two posts on his blog to share his personal reading recommendations. FACEBOOK TWITTER LINKEDIN By Deborah D'Souza. His work is going to leave a lasting legacy in many different ways. His father claims that when Bill was a child, he read so much that they had to institute a rule of no reading at the dinner table. I know I’m biased, but it’s one of the best books I’ve read so far this year. Bill Gates has claimed to read about 50 books per year, averaging around one new book every week. To mark the upcoming release of his new book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster , here are some of the best. Here, the five books Bill Gates wants you to read this winter. 13 books Bill Gates recommends reading this summer to get you through the pandemic. Bill Gates’ recommended reading list The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist has been recommending books for years on his blog, Gates Notes. Bill Gates, who reads an average of about one book per week, says reading is his favorite way to learn about a new topic, according to one of his blog posts. Here is my full summer reading list: Upheaval, by Jared Diamond. His status and acumen with the reading list will amaze many new fans. I also can’t resist a plug for Melinda’s new book The Moment of Lift. Updated May 23, 2019. Bill Gates is an intellectual unlike any other in the world. (And if you haven’t read the first two books in the Rosie trilogy, summer vacation is the perfect time to start!) ... Gates's summer reading list for 2020 offers both distractions and important lessons for coping with crisis. Bill Gates' Summer Reading List. Gates says that reading is his favorite hobby and way to indulge his curiosity. Gates hopes his favorite reads of the year will help readers end 2020 on a better note. Every year, Bill Gates dedicates two posts on his blog (in summer and in winter) to his personal reading recommendations. In keeping with his annual tradition, Bill Gates has dropped his 2020 reading list, naming his top five favorite reads of the year. A full list of almost 100 Bill Gates' book recommendations over the years along with a discussion of their evolution, genre focuses, and overarching trends. It’s been a year of cancellations, but Bill Gates is keeping one tradition alive.