比爾·蓋茨，世界上最富有的人之一，向我們推薦了一些商業(yè)方面的書籍和小說。這是他的書單。

1.My years with General Motors by Alfred Sloan.
《我在通用汽車的歲月》阿爾弗雷德·斯隆

“This is probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business,”
“如果你想通過一本書了解商業(yè)，這本書可能是最好的選擇?！?/div>

"My Years with General Motors was published in 1963 and straight after that it became a bestseller and one of the books to read for every businessman. Not only this is the story of one of the world′s leading company in the automobile industry, but also it can be used as a successful manual for future business tycoons as it contains the unique experience of a leader who led the company to the prosperity.”
“《我在通用汽車的歲月》于1963年發(fā)表，隨后馬上成為暢銷書，并且成為每一個(gè)商人必讀的書籍之一。這本書不僅寫了世界上汽車龍頭企業(yè)的故事，它也是未來商業(yè)大亨的成功手冊，因?yàn)樗似髽I(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者不同的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，是他們引領(lǐng)公司走向了繁榮?！?/div>

2.Better Angels of our Nature by Steven Pinker
《人性中的善良天使》史蒂芬·平克

During reddit's AMA Bill Gates said that “Better Angels of Our Nature” is his "favorite book ". He added that "it is very crucial to the reduction in violence and discrimination over time"
在美國管理協(xié)會的網(wǎng)站中比爾·蓋茨曾說過，《人性中的善良天使》是“他最喜歡的書籍”。他補(bǔ)充說“長期以來，對于減少暴力和歧視，這本書起著至關(guān)重要的作用。”

Pinker is a Pulitzer finalist and a professor of psychology at Harvard. He cites Biblical references, Grimm's fairy tales, and historical true stories about actual whipping boys meant to take lashes on behalf of royal princes. Full of statistics, and references to history and psychology, Pinker makes an argument against common sense: that our generations are more anti-violent on a moral basis than prior generations. Named a global thinker by Foreign Policy, and a top influencer by Time Magazine, his best books come highly recommended to those who need to wrestle with large concepts.
平克是進(jìn)入普利策獎(jiǎng)決賽的選手，也是哈佛大學(xué)的心理學(xué)教授。他引用了圣經(jīng)，格林童話和歷史上替罪羊們代替皇室王子接受鞭刑的真實(shí)故事。由于大量引用數(shù)據(jù)，參考?xì)v史和心理學(xué)，平克向一個(gè)常識提出了質(zhì)疑：與前幾代人相比，在道德上我們這一代人更加反對暴力。平克被《外交政策》譽(yù)為一位全球的思想家，被《時(shí)代周刊》稱贊為一位頂級影響力的人物，他的作品被強(qiáng)烈推薦給那些需要與大觀念斗爭的人。

3.Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
《商業(yè)歷險(xiǎn)：來自華爾街的世界十二個(gè)經(jīng)典故事》

“Not long after I first met Warren Buffet back in 1991, I asked him to recommend his favorite book about business. He didn’t miss a beat:“It’s’Business Adventures’，by John Brooks,” he said. “I’ll send you my copy.” I was intrigued: I had never heard of “Business Adventures” or John Brooks. Today, more than two decades after Warren lent it to me-and more than four decades after it was first published-“Business Adventures” remains the best business book I have ever read. John Brooks is still my favorite business writer. (And Warren, if you are reading this, I still have your copy)
“1991年我第一次遇見沃倫·巴菲特，在那之后不久我讓他給我推薦一本他最喜歡的商業(yè)書籍。他毫不猶豫的說：“約翰·布魯克斯的《商業(yè)歷險(xiǎn)》吧，我把我的那本送給你。”我很困惑：我從來沒有聽說過《商業(yè)歷險(xiǎn)》，也沒有聽說過約翰·布魯克斯。今天距離沃倫把《商業(yè)歷險(xiǎn)》這本書送給我的時(shí)候已經(jīng)20多年了，這本書自出版以來也有40多年了，它依然是我讀過的最好的商業(yè)書籍。約翰·布魯克斯也依然是我最喜歡的商業(yè)作家。（至于沃倫，如果你看到了我所說的話，那么我要告訴你我仍然收藏著你送我的那版）”

Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and reveal the machinations and violate nature of the world of finance. John Brook’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail whether he is looking at the market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well- known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history repeats itself.
華爾街的故事以戲劇的形式表達(dá)出來，揭示了金錢世界里的陰謀詭計(jì)和其違背自然規(guī)律的本質(zhì)。約翰·布魯克斯富有洞察力報(bào)告充滿個(gè)性，其細(xì)節(jié)內(nèi)容具有批判性。以至于無論讀者是否見證過1962年的股市崩潰——一個(gè)知名經(jīng)濟(jì)商行公司的破產(chǎn)，或者美國銀行家挽救英鎊的大膽預(yù)測，他都會有這種感覺：歷史就在重演。

4.Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
《麥田里的守望者》杰羅姆·大衛(wèi)·塞林格

“I didn’t actually read Catcher in the Rye until I was 13, and ever since then I have said that is my favorite book. It acknowledges that young people are a little confused, but can be smart about things and see things that adults do not really see. So I have always love it”
我13歲時(shí)初讀《麥田里的守望者》，從那時(shí)起，我認(rèn)為這是我最喜歡的書籍。書中指出年輕人可能會有一點(diǎn)困惑，但是他們對事物機(jī)警而聰明能看到成年人看不到的東西。所以我一直喜歡它。

Catcher in the Rye is undoubtfully a classical work of the American literature. This novel was the peak of J.D. Salinger's career, as after it was published, he decided to live a life of a hermit. The main character being an expelled student named Holden Caulfield, the book is a first-person story. Though he is just 16, he encounters many events that tend to preclude adults. Catcher in the Rye is about a youth of 1960s, but it is still actual today.
毫無疑問，《麥田里的守望者》是美國文學(xué)中的經(jīng)典。這本書標(biāo)志著塞林格寫作事業(yè)的高峰。在這本書發(fā)表之后，塞林格便決定去過隱居的生活。這本書以第一人稱的視角來敘述故事，書中的主人公是一名被開除的學(xué)生，他就是霍爾頓·考爾菲德。盡管他年僅16歲，卻經(jīng)歷了許多成年人都不曾經(jīng)歷的事情?！尔溙锢锏氖赝摺穼懙氖?0世紀(jì)60年代的青年人，但是今天仍然有借鑒意義。

5.A Separate Peace by John Knowles
《獨(dú)自和解》約翰·諾爾斯

“My second favorite book is the book by John Knowles called A Separate Peace. And that is a phenomenal book. I have been reading it to my son recently. There is actually a movie made of it that’s fairly good, but I’d say the book is incredibly good.”
“約翰·諾爾斯的《獨(dú)自和解》在我最喜歡的書單中居第二。這是一本很棒的書。我最近一直在給我的兒子讀。事實(shí)上，還有一部根據(jù)這本書拍成的電影，這部電影相當(dāng)好，但是無法與這本書相媲美?！?/div>

The story about two friends, Gene and Phineas, by John Knowles is an undisputed American classic. It tells us about the life of two boys studying in a boarding school in the early 1940s. They face a number of obstacles, making for the life of adults. It is not a very popular book to read, but quite respectable.
約翰·諾爾斯寫的這本書堪稱美國的經(jīng)典。書中講述了兩個(gè)朋友，吉恩和菲尼亞斯的故事。20世紀(jì)40年代吉恩和菲尼亞斯在一所寄宿學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)，他們經(jīng)歷很多困難，慢慢走向成年人的生活。這不是一本非常受歡迎的書但是卻值得尊敬。

6.The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
《了不起的蓋茨比》弗朗西斯·菲茨杰拉德

“Bill and Melinda (his wife) once went to a costume party together. Engraved on the ceiling of their home library is the quote “He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it.” This is one of my favorite fiction books.”
“有一次，比爾和梅琳達(dá)（他的妻子）一起去參加一個(gè)化妝舞會。家中藏書室的天花板上刻著這樣一段引言“他經(jīng)過慢慢追索才來到了這片藍(lán)色的草地上，他的夢想一定已經(jīng)離得他如此之近以至于他幾乎不會抓不到它了。"這是我最喜歡的書籍之一?！?/div>

The Great Gatsby, the crowning achievement of the literary career of F. Scott Fitzgerald, is set in the Jazz Age, that is, 1920s. This is the story of Jay Gatsby, very wealthy and powerful billionaire, who is in love with Daisy Buchanan. As almost every man of power, Gatsby likes to throw luxurious parties, gather the Beautiful People in his house. The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of 20th century literature.
《偉大的蓋茨比》是弗朗西斯·菲茨杰拉德文學(xué)生涯中取得的最高成就。以爵士時(shí)代，即20世紀(jì)20年代為背景，這本書講述了杰伊·蓋茨比的傳奇故事。杰伊·蓋茨比一個(gè)有權(quán)有勢的億萬富翁，他深愛著黛西·布坎南。擁有至上權(quán)利的他喜歡舉辦奢侈的聚會，把一些光鮮亮麗的人聚集到家里?！读瞬黄鸬纳w茨比》是20世紀(jì)文學(xué)中最經(jīng)典的著作。

7.Life is What You Make It by Peter Buffett
《做你自己》皮特·巴菲特

“Melinda and I have both read it and like it a lot. We have known Peter for many years because of our friendship with Warren and the whole Buffet family. It’s a thoughtful and touching book and we plan on reading it with our children.”
“我和梅琳達(dá)都很喜歡讀這本書。因?yàn)楹臀謧愐约罢麄€(gè)布菲家族的友誼，我們已經(jīng)認(rèn)識皮特很多年了。這是一本很有想法，感人至深的書，我們準(zhǔn)備和孩子們一起研讀?！?/div>

Though the author bears such famous last name, Buffet, he claims that he hasn′t inherited much from his parents, concerning materialistic issues. He was gifted with a family philosophy: "Everybody must find his own way in this life". This warm, mind broadening, and inspirational book asks every reader, what will you choose: the way of least resistance or the way greatest satisfaction? In some sense this is the life story of Peter Buffet himself.
盡管作者有一個(gè)頗負(fù)盛名的姓氏，巴菲特，但是他宣稱他并沒有從父母那里得到很多，包括物質(zhì)。他的家庭理念很強(qiáng)烈。他認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都應(yīng)該找到自己的生活方式。這本書充滿溫情，開闊眼界，富有啟發(fā)意義。它像每一個(gè)讀者發(fā)問：你會選擇什么？是最小的阻力還是最大的滿意度呢？從某種意義上來說，這就是皮特·巴菲特自己的生活。

8.That Used to be Us by Thomas Friedman
《曾經(jīng)的輝煌》托馬斯·弗里德曼

“That Used to be Us is a fantastic book, and I really encourage people to read it. You will definitely like it if you have liked Thomas Friedman’s column in The New York Times or if you have liked his previous book. This one continues his theme of how the world is changing rapidly, but this one is a bit different in that it focuses specifically on the challenges that these changes pose for the United States and on how the U.S. should respond.”
“《曾經(jīng)的輝煌》是一本非常棒的書，我推薦你們每一個(gè)人去閱讀。如果你喜歡《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》中托馬斯·弗里德曼的專欄或者他以前的書，那你也一定會喜歡這本書。這本書延續(xù)了他以往的主題，即這個(gè)世界是如何迅速的改變的。但是這本書還有些不一樣，因?yàn)樗雨P(guān)注這些改變給美國帶來的挑戰(zhàn)以及美國如何應(yīng)對這些挑戰(zhàn)?！?/div>

This book written by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum, two quite famous scholars and thinkers, discusses the modern problems that are faced by the USA and the whole world itself. Those are globalization, information revolution, deficits and consumption patterns. The authors come up with several solutions so that the American nation continue to be the Force N1 in the world: collaboration and interchange. The problem is not only in the system itself, but in the minds of the Americans.
這本書由托馬斯·弗里德曼和孟德邦·曼德鮑姆合著而成。托馬斯·弗里德曼和孟德邦·曼德鮑姆都是著名的學(xué)者和思想家，他們主要討論現(xiàn)代社會中美國及整個(gè)世界所面對的問題，如全球化，信息革命以及赤字與消費(fèi)模式。這兩位作者提出來一些解決方法即合作與交換，以保證美國仍然是世界第一大國。問題不僅僅出在制度本身上，美國人的思想也存在問題。

9.The Languages instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker
《語言本能：大腦怎樣創(chuàng)造語言》史蒂芬·平克

Bill Gates recommends everyone this book to read
比爾蓋茨推薦每一個(gè)人去讀這本書

Language is a matter that cannot be neglected in everyday life. It is made to communicate. But few people question themselves: what is a language? How is it structurized, who made it, how come we can understand each other? Steven Pinker can answer all those questions. Using multiple examples that are easy to understand, he guides us through the mysterious world of language.
在日常生活中，語言是不可忽略的。語言旨在交流。但是很少有人會提出這樣的問題：什么是語言？它是怎樣被組織起來的？誰創(chuàng)造了它？我們是怎樣理解彼此所說的話的？史蒂芬.平克回答了這些問題，通過使用多個(gè)容易理解的例子，他帶我們在奇妙的語言世界里徜徉。

10. The Ten Commandments for Business Failure by Donald R. Keough
《管理十誡》唐納德·基奧

“Don’t possess combination of experience, wisdom, self-confidence and self-awareness. His commandments for failure will teach you more about business success than a whole shelf full of books.”
“并沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)、智慧、自信和自我意識的結(jié)合，他對失敗者關(guān)于成功的告誡將會比一書架的書教給你的還多。”

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