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Bill Gates released his 5-book summer reading list, themed around the conflict between humans and nature

4 min readJun 18, 2021

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Bill Gates 2021 summer reading list contains four non-fiction books, including “A Promised Land,” Barack Obama’s memoir.

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates.
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Photo: Paul Richards/AFP via Getty Images

By Isobel Asher Hamilton

Bill Gates has released his annual summer reading list for 2021.

This year, Gates said the theme connecting his reading list is the relationship between humanity and nature.

“Maybe it’s because everyone’s lives have been upended by a virus. Or maybe it’s because I’ve spent so much time this year talking about what we need to do to avoid a climate disaster,” Gates wrote in his blog.

Four out of the five books Gates recommends are non-fiction, but Gates said all of his recommendations address “what happens when people come into conflict with the world around them.”

“A Promised Land,” Barack Obama

Published in November 2020, “A Promised Land” is a memoir that starts with Barack Obama’s early career and runs up to the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011.

“I think it’s a powerful book with lots of insights into great leadership,” Gates said in a video.

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