Motivation & Inspiration

Melinda French Gates' Books Recommendations

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Favorite reads of a billionaire philanthropist
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Melinda French Gates is a bestselling author, billionaire philanthropist, and an advocate for women’s rights. She was named the world’s fifth most powerful woman in 2021 by Forbes, and the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest charitable organizations. In this collection are Blinks to books she has publicly recommended on interviews and social media. Get actionable tips for overcoming perfectionism, how to find meaning in life's most difficult situations, and learn to shift your mindset towards a more naturally positive one.

Melinda French Gates' Books Recommendations

Favorite reads of a billionaire philanthropist
Think Again
Think Again
Adam Grant
The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
21 min
4.6
Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers
Malcolm Gladwell
What We Should Know about the People We Don’t Know
21 min
3.9
Enlightenment Now
Enlightenment Now
Steven Pinker
The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
23 min
4.0
Sapiens
Sapiens
Yuval Noah Harari
A Brief History of Humankind
27 min
4.4
Factfulness
Factfulness
Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund
Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
17 min
4.3
Daring Greatly
Daring Greatly
Brené Brown
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
20 min
4.5
When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Finding hope in the face of insurmountable odds
18 min
4.2
Born a Crime
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Stories from a South African Childhood
17 min
4.4
The Gifts of Imperfection
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown
Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed To Be and Embrace Who You Are
22 min
4.6
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