In the New Year's flag that has the most stands every year, "reading xx books" will probably be a popular option, standing fast, pouring fast, reading is always something we want to do but do without necessarily having the conditions (such as time, energy).
If you look back now and find that you haven't read any books this year, and you feel guilty in your heart, it doesn't matter, reading, it's not too late to start, and now it's too late to take this year's reading "last train".
What to read? It is better to look at a holiday book list sent by Bill Gates at the end of the year, the amount is not much, only five, better than the quality, this book is a fine product, worth reading. If there is a need to send books as Christmas gifts and New Year gifts, this book list is also a good reference.
Of course, there may also be books that you have already read this year, so share with us your feelings after reading.
Bill Gates was particularly fond of reading science fiction as a child, such as the work of Isaac Asimov, who recently found himself regaining the joy of reading science fiction again, recommending two science fiction books to us in the book list.
Project Hail Mary, another masterpiece by American writer Andy Weir after The Martian and City on the Moon, is about a high school science teacher who one day wakes up in an alien galaxy without remembering his name, presenting "a desperate space expedition, an endless scientific labyrinth, a race against the clock to rescue, and a sincere friendship across the stars."
The book appeals to readers around the world with its rigorous scientific evidence and an invigorating and enjoyable reading experience, and Bill Gates is no exception, having finished the book in just one weekend.
"Klara and the Sun" is Ishiguro's first long work after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, this book is the first perspective of an artificial intelligence robot AF (Artificial Friend) Clara, she from the store longing to be bought by the child's parents to be taken home by Josie, with Josie to become friends, she has a high degree of observation, reasoning and empathy to participate in human life, but also observe the various phenomena and problems of human society, The reader explores the true meaning of love from Clara's perspective.
Bill Gates thinks "Clara and the Sun" made him think about and imagine what it might be like for superintelligent robots to participate in our lives in the future and how we humans would think of the robots that accompany our lives.
Fortunately, both science fiction novels have been published in Chinese editions, of which "Rescue Plan" ranks third in the Douban science fiction weekly hot list, "Clara and the Sun" weekly hot book list eighth, these two books happen to be among Obama's favorite books in 2021, like science fiction works, want to read science fiction works you can not miss.
However, as we get older, it becomes more important to know the real world in which we live, and Bill Gates, like many of us, has grown up to love non-fiction works more and more, and as a great figure in the IT world, his concern for technological innovation is also reflected in his reading preferences, and it is only natural to recommend two books on cutting-edge technology in the book list.
The Code Breaker, written by Walter Isaacson, author of The Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs, tells the story of how scientist Jennifer Doudna and other scientists discovered a new way to edit genes: CRISPR, which is also full of interaction and gossip between scientists (no).
Walter Isaacson, who investigated and studied the complex research process quite thoroughly before writing, will answer the question of this technology: Can CRISPR make children smarter or better-looking? CrispR for COVID-19 testing and treatment?
Bill Gates, when referring to the book and the author Walter Isaacson, summed it up directly with the sentence "The books he wrote are good books", and obtained a high score of 9.3 on Douban, and the quality of the book can be imagined.
The following book, A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence, is a study of brain science, focusing on the new research of author Jeff Hawkins in recent years. He proposed the concept of "columnar reference frames" and explored how the brain conducts higher-level thinking activities, arguing that the cortical layers of various regions of the brain are independent modules that together make up the brain's operating patterns, and the parts of the brain are like the various plates of a map that are grouped together and coordinated with each other.
Bill Gates calls this an advance in the study of brain structures, a very advanced work in the field, and a book that can be read well even by readers without a foundation of neuroscience.
In addition to science fiction and technology books, Bill Gates also recommended a unique character novel, "Hamnet", which is different from the common narrative that introduces the life of William Shakespeare, and the author Maggie O'Farlow set her sights on one of Shakespeare's children: Hamnett, who created Hamlet after Hamnet's unfortunate death.
Maggie O'Farlo unveiled the heartbreak story behind Shakespeare's well-known theatrical work Hamlet through the creation of a novel and the description of tragedy, which not only depicted the life of the village at that time and the face of different occupations, but also showed the vividness and interest of the characters in the way of writing the novel, telling a moving story.
Thus, Bill Gates, in recommending Hamnett, describes it as a work that combines both history books and novels, arguing that Hamnett "really provides insight into the times and introduces us to what a different kind of person Shakespeare was."
Bill Gates has continued to introduce the holiday book list in the form of a video sharing, and this video seems to have taken a lot of thought.
Bill Gates is not sitting in front of the camera, holding a book introduction, wearing a red plaid jacket, he walks in the streets with a Christmas atmosphere in the video, it is snowing, and the books he wants to recommend appear in the street window, which is decorated with colorful holiday decorations in addition to books, displaying still lifes related to books. As Bill Gates tells the story, he will be accompanied by NPCs related to books, such as astronauts in science fiction and men who look like Shakespeare.