Movies from Bill Gates

Becoming Warren Buffett

The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I hope everyone, even those who think they know Warren well, will watch this film.
Movies from Bill Gates

He Named Me Malala

A look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on the young Pakistani school girl, Malala Yousafzai, for speaking out on girls' education and the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I recently had a chance to see the movie with Phoebe, my 13-year-old daughter, and a friend of hers. I thought the movie was great. And so did Phoebe. She was truly inspired by Malala and her mission to make sure all girls can get a high-quality education.
Movies from Bill Gates

The Great Gatsby

Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I also like almost every movie he starred in. Some of my favorites include Spy Game, Three Days of the Condor, The Sting, and The Great Gatsby. If you haven’t seen these I highly recommend them! I have watched all of them at least three times.
Movies from Bill Gates

The Sting

Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I also like almost every movie he starred in. Some of my favorites include Spy Game, Three Days of the Condor, The Sting, and The Great Gatsby. If you haven’t seen these I highly recommend them! I have watched all of them at least three times.
Movies from Bill Gates

Three Days of the Condor

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I also like almost every movie he starred in. Some of my favorites include Spy Game, Three Days of the Condor, The Sting, and The Great Gatsby. If you haven’t seen these I highly recommend them! I have watched all of them at least three times.
Movies from Bill Gates

Spy Game

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I also like almost every movie he starred in. Some of my favorites include Spy Game, Three Days of the Condor, The Sting, and The Great Gatsby. If you haven’t seen these I highly recommend them! I have watched all of them at least three times
Movies from Bill Gates

The Horse Whisperer

Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for healing.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
He directed my all time favorite movie – Ordinary People. I also love A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show, and The Horse Whisperer. I really like every movie he directed.
Movies from Bill Gates

Quiz Show

Lawyer Richard Goodwin discovers that 'Twenty-One', a successful TV quiz show, is rigged and decides to expose the team behind the show.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
He directed my all time favorite movie – Ordinary People. I also love A River Runs Through It, Quiz Show, and The Horse Whisperer. I really like every movie he directed.
Movies from Bill Gates

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love of fly fishing keeps them together despite varying life circumstances in the untamed west of Montana in the 1920's.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I also love A River Runs Through It.
Books recommended by Bill Gates
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5 Books to Enjoy this Winter Recommended by Bill Gates

It's a fresh edition of Bill Gates book recommendations. Bill shares only the best books he reads and it is always a pleasure to dive into Bill Gates' book recommendations because you will definitely find something interesting, educational, and fun there. Take a look at 5 more Bill Gates favorite books!
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
It's a fresh edition of Bill Gates book recommendations. Bill shares only the best books he reads and it is always a pleasure to dive into Bill Gates' book recommendations because you will definitely find something interesting, educational, and fun there. Take a look at 5 more Bill Gates favorite books!
Books recommended by Bill Gates
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20 Books Recommended by Bill Gates

20 recommended books by Bill Gates. Bill Gates is one of the most famous readers in the world. Every summer he posts his summer reading list, making a great gift for the entire community of book lovers. We've already had several lists with Bill Gates book recommendations, this one features other recommendations that were not included before. Take a look at the amazing Bill Gates book list!
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
20 recommended books by Bill Gates. Bill Gates is one of the most famous readers in the world. Every summer he posts his summer reading list, making a great gift for the entire community of book lovers. We've already had several lists with Bill Gates book recommendations, this one features other recommendations that were not included before. Take a look at the amazing Bill Gates book list!
Books recommended by Bill Gates
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Books Bill Gates is CURRENTLY Reading

3 Books on Bill Gates' reading list and that are waiting for his review.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
3 Books on Bill Gates' reading list and that are waiting for his review.
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7 Extra Books to Read in Summer 2020 by Bill Gates

Bill Gates couldn't resist the urge to recommend more cool reads in addition to his TOP-5 books list for summer, which makes us only happier!
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Bill Gates couldn't resist the urge to recommend more cool reads in addition to his TOP-5 books list for summer, which makes us only happier!
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Bill Gates 2020 Summer Reading List - 5 Books

Bill Gates' annual summer reading list. Check out 5 books he wants us to read in summer 2020.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Bill Gates' annual summer reading list. Check out 5 books he wants us to read in summer 2020.
Books from Bill Gates

On Immunity

A New York Times Best SellerA National Book Critics Circle Award FinalistA New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book of the YearA Facebook "Year of Books" SelectionOne of the Best Books of the Year* National Book Critics Circle Award finalist * The New York Times Book Review (Top 10) * Entertainment Weekly (Top 10) * New York Magazine (Top 10)* Chicago Tribune (Top 10) * Publishers Weekly (Top 10) * Time Out New York (Top 10) * Los Angeles Times * Kirkus * Booklist * NPR's Science Friday * Newsday * Slate * Refinery 29 * And many more...Why do we fear vaccines? A provocative examination by Eula Biss, the author of Notes from No Man's Land, winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardUpon becoming a new mother, Eula Biss addresses a chronic condition of fear-fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what is in your child's air, food, mattress, medicine, and vaccines. She finds that you cannot immunize your child, or yourself, from the world. In this bold, fascinating book, Biss investigates the metaphors and myths surrounding our conception of immunity and its implications for the individual and the social body. As she hears more and more fears about vaccines, Biss researches what they mean for her own child, her immediate community, America, and the world, both historically and in the present moment. She extends a conversation with other mothers to meditations on Voltaire's Candide, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Susan Sontag's AIDS and Its Metaphors, and beyond. On Immunity is a moving account of how we are all interconnected-our bodies and our fates.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
When I stumbled across the book on the Internet, I thought it might be a worthwhile read. I had no idea what a pleasure reading it would be. I also had no idea how informative it would be, even for someone like me who has been supporting and learning about vaccine research for many years.
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The Rosie Result

THE WONDERFUL FINAL INSTALMENT TO THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES THAT BEGAN WITH THE ROSIE PROJECT'Incredibly funny, life-affirming and warm-hearted' Heat__________Big-hearted, hilarious and exuberantly life-affirming, The Rosie Result is a story of overcoming life's obstacles with a little love and a lot of overthinking. Meet Don Tillman, the genetics professor with a scientific approach to everything. But he's finding that some of his problems can't be solved used mathematics... Right now he is in professional hot water after a lecture goes viral for all the wrong reasons; his wife of 4,380 days, Rosie, is about to lose the research job she loves; and - the most serious problem of all - their eleven-year-old son, Hudson, is struggling at school. He's a smart kid, but socially awkward and not fitting in.Fortunately, Don's had a lifetime's experience of not fitting in. And he's going to share the solutions with Hudson.He'll need the help of old friends and new, lock horns with the education system, and face some big questions about himself. As well as opening the world's best cocktail bar. If you liked The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep, then you'll love The Rosie Project series. __________'Uplifting' Mail on Sunday'Hilarity is the order of the day in this joyful read' Prima'A fun and satisfying read' Sunday Express 'A fast-paced enjoyable journey. Genuinely heartwarming' Independent'One of the most original and endearing characters in the literary world' Herald AS RECOMMENDED ON BILL GATES' SUMMER READING LISTPraise for The Rosie Project series: 'Sublime, pitch-perfect, extremely funny' Independent 'Compulsively readable. A poignant, universal story about how best to reconcile head and heart' Observer'Exuberantly life-affirming' Sunday TimesBrilliant, important, good-hearted' Guardian
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Along with A Gentleman in Moscow and An American Marriage, I finished The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion and a terrific novel about a woman who deals with grief by bonding with a Great Dane.
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5 Books to Enjoy This Winter

"The five books on my end-of-year list will help you start 2020 on a good note."
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
"The five books on my end-of-year list will help you start 2020 on a good note."
Books from Bill Gates

Cloud Atlas

By the New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Clocks • Now a major motion picture • Shortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeIncludes a new Afterword by David MitchellA postmodern visionary and one of the leading voices in twenty-first-century fiction, David Mitchell combines flat-out adventure, a Nabokovian love of puzzles, a keen eye for character, and a taste for mind-bending, philosophical and scientific speculation in the tradition of Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, and Philip K. Dick. The result is brilliantly original fiction as profound as it is playful. In this groundbreaking novel, an influential favorite among a new generation of writers, Mitchell explores with daring artistry fundamental questions of reality and identity.Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him for a rare species of brain parasite. . . . Abruptly, the action jumps to Belgium in 1931, where Robert Frobisher, a disinherited bisexual composer, contrives his way into the household of an infirm maestro who has a beguiling wife and a nubile daughter. . . . From there we jump to the West Coast in the 1970s and a troubled reporter named Luisa Rey, who stumbles upon a web of corporate greed and murder that threatens to claim her life. . . . And onward, with dazzling virtuosity, to an inglorious present-day England; to a Korean superstate of the near future where neocapitalism has run amok; and, finally, to a postapocalyptic Iron Age Hawaii in the last days of history.But the story doesn’t end even there. The narrative then boomerangs back through centuries and space, returning by the same route, in reverse, to its starting point. Along the way, Mitchell reveals how his disparate characters connect, how their fates intertwine, and how their souls drift across time like clouds across the sky.As wild as a videogame, as mysterious as a Zen koan, Cloud Atlas is an unforgettable tour de force that, like its incomparable author, has transcended its cult classic status to become a worldwide phenomenon.Praise for Cloud Atlas “[David] Mitchell is, clearly, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine, can evidently do anything, and his ambition is written in magma across this novel’s every page.”—The New York Times Book Review “One of those how-the-holy-hell-did-he-do-it? modern classics that no doubt is—and should be—read by any student of contemporary literature.”—Dave Eggers “Wildly entertaining . . . a head rush, both action-packed and chillingly ruminative.”—People “The novel as series of nested dolls or Chinese boxes, a puzzle-book, and yet—not just dazzling, amusing, or clever but heartbreaking and passionate, too. I’ve never read anything quite like it, and I’m grateful to have lived, for a while, in all its many worlds.”—Michael Chabon “Cloud Atlas ought to make [Mitchell] famous on both sides of the Atlantic as a writer whose fearlessness is matched by his talent.”—The Washington Post Book World
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I’m currently trying to finish Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell before the end of the year (it’s amazingly clever but a bit hard to follow).
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The Man who Fed the World

The Man Who Fed the World provides a loving and respectful portrait of one of America's greatest heroes. Nobel Peace Prize recipient for averting hunger and famine, Dr. Norman Borlang is credited with saving hundreds of millions of lives from starvation-more than any other person in history? Loved by millions around the world, Dr. Borlang is recognized as one of the most influential men of the twentieth century.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I learned what’s possible in agriculture from studying a remarkable scientist named Norman Borlaug. If you’re curious about Borlaug and his breakthroughs, I recommend this article and a book called “The Man Who Fed the World.”
TV Shows from Bill Gates

I, Claudius

Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I’m planning to finally watch I, Claudius—a 1970s BBC series set during the Roman empire—after reading a rave review in The Economist. I’ve read a lot about the Roman times, but this series sounds like an interesting look at the era.
TV Shows from Bill Gates

Ozark

A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
A few of the series that Melinda and I are keeping up with include A Million Little Things, This Is Us, and Ozark.
TV Shows from Bill Gates

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak

In this docuseries, meet the heroes on the front lines of the battle against influenza and learn about their efforts to stop the next global outbreak.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak. This documentary series on Netflix introduces you to four people who are working super-hard in different parts of the world to prevent epidemics. Since the series was filmed some time ago, the episodes are focused not on the coronavirus but on influenza—which was widely regarded as the most likely culprit for a big outbreak. But Pandemic still gives you a sense of the inspiring work that heroic doctors, researchers, and aid workers are doing to prevent the very thing we’re all going through right now.
TV Shows from Bill Gates

The Americans

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I watched The Americans with my son (too violent for Melinda).
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6 Bill Gates' Favorite TV Shows

I watched Narcos by myself. Billions, Lie to Me, Friday Night Lights, American Vandal, Black Mirror.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I watched Narcos by myself. Billions, Lie to Me, Friday Night Lights, American Vandal, Black Mirror.
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3 TV Shows Bill and Melinda Gates Watch Together

Melinda and I watch things like Silicon Valley, This is Us, A Million Little Things.
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Melinda and I watch things like Silicon Valley, This is Us, A Million Little Things.
Music from Bill Gates

The Beatles

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I stopped listening to music and watching TV in my 20s. It sounds extreme, but I did it because I thought they would just distract me from thinking about software. That blackout period lasted only about five years, and these days I’m a huge fan of TV shows like Narcos and listen to a lot of U2, Willie Nelson, and the Beatles.
Music from Bill Gates

Willie Nelson

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I stopped listening to music and watching TV in my 20s. It sounds extreme, but I did it because I thought they would just distract me from thinking about software. That blackout period lasted only about five years, and these days I’m a huge fan of TV shows like Narcos and listen to a lot of U2, Willie Nelson, and the Beatles.
Music from Bill Gates

‎U2

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I stopped listening to music and watching TV in my 20s. It sounds extreme, but I did it because I thought they would just distract me from thinking about software. That blackout period lasted only about five years, and these days I’m a huge fan of TV shows like Narcos and listen to a lot of U2, Willie Nelson, and the Beatles.
Music from Bill Gates

One

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
I thought musicians didn't really know about this all health stuff, but we did get to meet, and I was amazed how he knew all about it and read all about it. So it started a partnership and he's been absolutely amazing. (20 m 50 s)
Music from Bill Gates

Are You Experienced?

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
Paul Allan was far more into music than I was and the musician he loved the most was Jimmy Hendrix and since I was under he used to tell me sometimes the title of the songs, and here is our favorite. (16 m 50 s)
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Sing

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
My kids who are 19, 16 and 13 refresh my musical taste by tuning up the radio or turning the songs on their phone, and this is the one that my 13 y.o. daughter Phoebe likes, Ed Sheeran has a lot of great songs. (12 m 15 s)
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Blue Skies

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
My wife Melinda and I love Willie Nelson so as a surprise gift for her I have him show up the night before we got married. We were on a beach in Hawaii and he kind of walked down the beach with his guitar. One of our favorite songs is this one. (8m35s)
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Under Pressure - Remastered

Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
It is David Bowie's and Queen's "Under pressure". In my 20s and 30s we worked a LOT, but there were few Fridays and Saturdays when we would go to the club and dance, so it's kind of reminds me of that disco days with a little bit of weekend freedom. (4 min 20 s)
Goods from Bill Gates

Catan 5th Edition Board Game with Catan 5-6 Player Extension Bundle

INCLUDES CATAN (5th Edition) AND CATAN 5-6 PLAYER EXTENSION PLUS STORAGE POUCH: A perfect game night or gift set bundle for Catan lovers. CATAN 5th EDITION: aka Settlers of Catan, Winner of "Game of the Century" Award, new graphics, board, cards and expanded rule book. CATAN EXTENSION 5-6 PLAYER: This extension set allows 5-6 players to play Catan. DRAWSTRING MUSLIN STORAGE POUCH: handy 5"x7.5" pouch holds game pieces and cards for easy storage and travel. GREAT FOR GAME NIGHTS: 60 minute playing time, fun for all, for up to 6 players, everything you need for a Catan night with friends
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
This civilization-building board game is a favorite in my family. Melinda, our kids, and I have spent many hours sitting around the table trading resources, building roads, and strategizing to be the first to reach 10 victory points.
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Bicycle Bridge Standard Index Playing Cards - 1 Red Deck and 1 Blue Deck

Bundle of 2 Decks. Quality Bicycle Brand Playing Cards. Bridge Standard Index Playing Cards
Bill Gates
Entrepreneur
My parents first taught me bridge, but I really started to enjoy it after playing with Warren Buffett. It takes a mix of strategy and teamwork to do well. We always find time to play a few games when we’re together.