Bill Gates's Blog: Gates Notes, page 42

Neglected No More

Bill Gates talks about some of the world’s oldest and most horrifying diseases that continue to afflict the world’s poorest people.

5 amazing books I read this year

Bill Gates shares five amazing books he read in 2017 including “The Best We Could Do” by Thi Bui, “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond, “Believe Me” by Eddie Izzard, “The Sympathizer” by Viet Thanh Nguyen, and “Energy and Civilization” by Vaclav Smil.

A searing portrait of American poverty

Bill Gates reviews “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by author Matthew Desmond.

A fresh take on the Vietnam War

Bill Gates reviews “The Sympathizer” by author Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Eddie Izzard is a comic genius

Bill Gates reviews “Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens” by author Eddie Izzard.

How energy makes life possible

Bill Gates reviews “Energy and Civilization: A History” by author Vaclav Smil.

The mystery of mom and dad

Bill Gates reviews “The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir” by author Thi Bui.

Hidden in Plain Sight

Bill Gates invites you to play a game of hide and seek. Try to spot some small innovations that are having a big impact on saving and improving lives.

You Should Appreciate Germs

Bill Gates reviews the book “I Contain Multitudes” by author Ed Yong.

My Advice for China’s Students

In a speech at Peking University, Bill Gates talked about four ways that China’s next generation of leaders can improve the world.