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5 Books recommended by Bill Gates to study during pandemic

What are you watching and reading during a long continuous lockdown?

In these long absence from work or college we all are trying to use this type to watch movies and series, working on our health, catching on things we like, cooking, playing video games and of course some trying read books to improve ourselves and some are yet thinking of start reading. Bill Gates founder of Microsoft and a profound businessman has recommended books for us to make use of this time and to grow. Here are 5 books he recommends to read:

1.The Choice: Embrace the Possible, by Edith Eva Eger

 The book takes us to the period of 1944 when 16 years old girl Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz which is a concentration camp in Poland during World War II(1939-1945) then was operated by Nazi Germany. At arriving she was separated from her family, the experience is unimaginable. In 1945 Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet Union. The book is an autobiography of  Edith Eger which gives us an unforgettable lesson  that hope can change life, even in hell hope can flower.


2.Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell.

This is a lengthy book but worth reading, the book is very challenging but worth reading. The author tells about 6 stories of a person living in a different corner of the world, but the 6th stories are interrelated. it has pocket full wonderful trials.


3.Ride of Lifetime, by Robert Iger

The Ride of Lifetime is basically an autobiography that gives the reader an idea of the life of the CEO of Disney.
The author gives insights into the business world. I would recommend this book to the people who want to learn corporate world.


4.Great Influenza, by John M Barry 

The book is a nonfriction which was published in 2004, this is a great time to read this book because it takes about a similar situation of pandemic. In 1918 a deadly the pandemic erupted in the army camp of America which killed more than 100 million people worldwide.In 1918 world faced two major treat .i.e. World War I and this Great Influenza.


5.Good Economics For Hard Times, by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo

Esther Duflo a French economist and Abhijit Banerjee an American economist presents the answer of the world's biggest problem. this book is simply an excellent antidote to the most dangerous form of economic bashing.    

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