Get Ready for 2025 with the 5 Books Recommended by Billionaire Bill Gates and End 2024 on a High Note

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From Artificial Intelligence to Moving Stories, Discover Works That Can Transform Your Year-End and Kickstart 2025

Bill Gates, besides being a visionary in technology, is also an avid reader who periodically shares his literary journals. For 2024, he selected five books covering diverse themes, such as touching biographies, engineering, artificial intelligence, and sports, promising to inspire and broaden horizons, according to Hardware. Check out below the recommendations from former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, and start 2025 on the right foot!

“A Unfinished Love Story” – Doris Kearns Goodwin

Beginning Bill Gates’s recommendations for 2025, this autobiographical account by Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the life alongside her late husband, a renowned political speechwriter. Combining personal memory and political history, the work is an invitation to reflect on human connections and the legacy we leave behind.

“The Anxious Generation” – Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt analyzes how hyperconnectivity and excessive social media use are affecting the mental health of younger generations. In addition to identifying the problems, the author offers practical solutions for tackling these modern challenges.

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“Engineering in Plain Sight” – Grady Hillhouse

Bill Gates’s third recommendation is from Grady Hillhouse, who uncovers the secrets of civil engineering in an accessible and engaging language. He explains how everyday structures, such as bridges and water systems, are fundamental to modern life.

“The Next Wave” – Mustafa Suleyman

In this book, Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, explores the challenges and opportunities brought by artificial intelligence. He emphasizes the need for balance between technological progress and social responsibility.

“Federer” – Doris Henkel

For sports fans, this biography of the legendary Roger Federer combines exclusive images and captivating narratives, celebrating the journey of one of the greatest tennis players in history, be sure to include it in your 2025 reading list!

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Get Ready for 2025 with the 5 Books Recommended by Billionaire Bill Gates and End 2024 on a High Note

From Artificial Intelligence to Moving Stories, Discover Works That Can Transform Your Year-End and Kickstart 2025

“A Unfinished Love Story” – Doris Kearns Goodwin

“The Anxious Generation” – Jonathan Haidt

“Engineering in Plain Sight” – Grady Hillhouse

“The Next Wave” – Mustafa Suleyman

“Federer” – Doris Henkel

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From Artificial Intelligence to Moving Stories, Discover Works That Can Transform Your Year-End and Kickstart 2025

“A Unfinished Love Story” – Doris Kearns Goodwin

“The Anxious Generation” – Jonathan Haidt

“Engineering in Plain Sight” – Grady Hillhouse

“The Next Wave” – Mustafa Suleyman

“Federer” – Doris Henkel

The Soviet Union spent 22 years drilling into the Earth’s crust and reached a depth of 12,262 meters — they found water where it was thought impossible, hydrogen bubbling from the rock, granite that is 2.7 billion years old, and temperatures of 180 degrees that melted the drill bits.

Egypt wants to draw 10 million cubic meters of water from the Nile per day into the desert, irrigate a new agricultural frontier, and build a city where there is currently only sand.

Norway is drilling 27 kilometers of rock 392 meters below the bottom of a fjord to build the world’s largest and deepest underwater road tunnel — when completed, a 21-hour journey will be reduced to 10.

An astronaut spent 340 days in space while his twin brother stayed on Earth, and NASA found a “rejuvenating” effect, genes, microbiome, cognition, and immune system that revealed the biological cost of living outside the planet.

Xiaomi launches new smart stove with titanium sensor and automatic shutdown that detects an open flame without supervision.

China has just successfully tested the world’s first ground effect maritime vehicle, a craft that flies up to 6 meters above the water at 200 km/h, uses quantum technology and 6G communication, and can rescue patients in the middle of the ocean.

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