Bill Gates: "Randall Munroe’s twisted comic takes on science and technology."

Bill Gates: "The novel I gave to 50 friends

Graeme Simsion’s second Rosie book is just as smart, funny, and sweet as his first."

Bill Gates: "If you read just one book about malaria, The Fever may be the best choice."

Bill Gates: "The Rosie Project is one of the best novels I’ve read in a long time."

Bill Gates: "An architect of Obamacare on why the U.S. health system needed to change."

Bill Gates: "A cautionary tale from Africa."

Bill Gates: "I recommend The Bet to anyone wanting to understand the history of the divisive discussions we have today, especially the stalemate over climate change"

Bill Gates: "Jerven provides an analysis of African economic development statistics."

Bill Gates: "This book is a useful introduction to a complex problem."

Bill Gates: "There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil."

Bill Gates: "An economist explores a controversial subject: teacher accountability."

Bill Gates: "Gordon Conway provides a roadmap for eliminating hunger in the world."

Bill Gates: "I recently picked up Kofi Annan’s book, Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, about his years as Secretary-General of the UN.

It was a reminder of his achievements in global health and development, and helpful to learn about the other side of his UN work on peacekeeping issues."

Bill Gates: "If you’re going to read one book about modern China in the period after Mao, then this is the book you should read."

Bill Gates: "Great stories from a very smart guy"

Bill Gates: "All in all, it’s an interesting view into five countries which are making remarkable educational progress and that offer lessons for us in the U.S."

Bill Gates: "Before reading this book, I took it for granted that colleges were doing a very good job."

Bill Gates: "What makes this memoir interesting is that there are not many books where the author speaks first-hand about the administration of our health care system or gives real life explanations to the current cost crisis."

Bill Gates: "Daniel Yergin’s book is a guide to complex factors shaping energy needs."

Bill Gates: "Lewin is an incredible teacher who’s passionate about the beauty of physics and its power as a way of looking at the world."

Bill Gates: "That Used to Be Us is a fantastic book, and I really encourage people to read it."

Bill Gates: "In Change.edu, Andrew Rosen calls for greater relevance, access, accountability and transparency in higher education.

He builds a persuasive case that many non-traditional students, such as working adults, parents and those at risk of dropping out, are not well served by traditional institutions"

Bill Gates: "Prime Movers of Globalization is another remarkable book by Smil"

Bill Gates: "a well-written account of the people, politics, and policies involved in the effort to improve teaching and learning."

Bill Gates: "Our ability to understand how materials behave has been central to the story of human progress over the years.

One of the best ways to begin to understand this important subject is to read a book written more than 40 years ago."

Bill Gates: "Bill Foege is one of my heroes."

Bill Gates: "I’m a fan of David Oshinsky’s insightful book, Polio: An American Story. (I’m not alone here, as it received the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2006.)

It is a fascinating account of the search for a vaccine to stop the polio epidemics that swept the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century"

Bill Gates: "For a basic understanding of where education money comes from and how it gets spent, one of the books I highly recommend is Where Do School Funds Go? by Marguerite Roza."

Bill Gates: "I wish there were ten more books like Stretching the School Dollar."

Bill Gates: "Until I read Jim Grant—UNICEF Visionary, I didn’t appreciate what a remarkable visionary and results-driven leader he was."

Bill Gates: "Vaclav Smil has written another very informative book called Why America is Not a New Rome."

Bill Gates: "Vaclav Smil has written another important book on energy which is quite amazing."

Bill Gates: "Liberating Learning by Terry Moe and John Chubb is an important book that focuses on how technology will change K-12 education in the United States."

Bill Gates: "Peter Buffett recently published a terrific book, titled Life is What You Make It."

Bill Gates: "This is an important book for anyone who wants to learn about the science of seeds and the challenges faced by farmers.

It’s only 167 pages, and includes personal stories that give you a sense of the authors as people and how strongly they feel about farming, food and the environment."

Bill Gates: "Provides interesting background about the way the Federal Reserve managed the crisis"

Bill Gates: "Jay Mathews’ book Work Hard. Be Nice. describes the history of KIPP by telling the story of Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin.
KIPP is remarkable in some ways, particularly in its ability to attract great teachers and engage and inspire students."

Bill Gates: "David MacKay’s brilliant book is a primer on how we make energy and its impact on the climate."