影響比爾•蓋茨的10本書
比爾·蓋茨，世界上最富有的人之一，向我們推薦了一些商業方面的書籍和小說。這是他的書單。
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瞭解商業，這本書可能是最好的選擇。”
"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》於1963年發表，隨後馬上成爲暢銷書，並且成爲每一個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的故事，它也是未來商業大亨的成功手冊，因爲它包含了企業領導者不同的經驗，是他們引領公司走向了繁榮。”
er 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"
在美國管理協會的網站中比爾·蓋茨曾說過，《人性中的善良天使》是“他最喜歡的書籍”。他補充說“長期以來，對於減少暴力和歧視，這本書起着至關重要的作用。”
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.
平克是進入普利策獎決賽的選手，也是哈佛大學的心理學教授。他引用了聖經，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故事。由於大量引用數據，參考歷史和心理學，平克向一個常識提出了質疑：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》譽爲一位全球的思想家，被《時代週刊》稱讚爲一位頂級影響力的人物，他的作品被強烈推薦給那些需要與大觀念鬥爭的人。
ness Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street
《商業歷險：來自華爾街的世界十二個經典故事》
“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，在那之後不久我讓他給我推薦一本他最喜歡的商業書籍。他毫不猶豫的說：“約翰·布魯克斯的《商業歷險》吧，我把我的那本送給你。”我很困惑：我從來沒有聽說過《商業歷險》，也沒有聽說過約翰·布魯克斯。今天距離沃倫把《商業歷險》這本書送給我的時候已經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書籍。約翰·布魯克斯也依然是我最喜歡的商業作家。（至於沃倫，如果你看到了我所說的話，那麼我要告訴你我仍然收藏着你送我的那版）”
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出來，揭示了金錢世界裏的陰謀詭計和其違背自然規律的本質。約翰·布魯克斯富有洞察力報告充滿個性，其細節內容具有批判性。以至於無論讀者是否見證過1962年的股市崩潰——一個知名經濟商行公司的破產，或者美國銀行家挽救英鎊的大膽預測，他都會有這種感覺：歷史就在重演。
her in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
《麥田裏的守望者》傑羅姆·大衛·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歲時初讀《麥田裏的守望者》，從那時起，我認爲這是我最喜歡的書籍。書中指出年輕人可能會有一點困惑，但是他們對事物機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，《麥田裏的守望者》是美國文學中的經典。這本書標誌着塞林格寫作事業的高峯。在這本書發表之後，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生，他就是霍爾頓·考爾菲德。儘管他年僅16歲，卻經歷了許多成年人都不曾經歷的事情。《麥田裏的守望者》寫的是20世紀60年代的青年人，但是今天仍然有借鑑意義。
5.A Separate Peace by John Knowles
《獨自和解》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。事實上，還有一部根據這本書拍成的電影，這部電影相當好，但是無法與這本書相媲美。”
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典。書中講述了兩個朋友，吉恩和菲尼亞斯的故事。20世紀40年代吉恩和菲尼亞斯在一所寄宿學校學習，他們經歷很多困難，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。
Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
《了不起的蓋茨比》弗朗西斯·菲茨傑拉德
“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（他的妻子）一起去參加一個化妝舞會。家中藏書室的天花板上刻着這樣一段引言“他經過慢慢追索纔來到了這片藍色的草地上，他的夢想一定已經離得他如此之近以至於他幾乎不會抓不到它了。"這是我最喜歡的書籍之一。”
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·菲茨傑拉德文學生涯中取得的最高成就。以爵士時代，即20世紀20年代爲背景，這本書講述了傑伊·蓋茨比的傳奇故事。傑伊·蓋茨比一個有權有勢的億萬富翁，他深愛着黛西·布坎南。擁有至上權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裏。《了不起的蓋茨比》是20世紀文學中最經典的著作。
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.”
“我和梅琳達都很喜歡讀這本書。因爲和沃倫以及整個布菲家族的友誼，我們已經認識皮特很多年了。這是一本很有想法，感人至深的書，我們準備和孩子們一起研讀。”
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.
儘管作者有一個頗負盛名的姓氏，巴菲特，但是他宣稱他並沒有從父母那裏得到很多，包括物質。他的家庭理念很強烈。他認爲每個人都應該找到自己的生活方式。這本書充滿溫情，開闊眼界，富有啓發意義。它像每一個讀者發問：你會選擇什麼？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。
Used to be Us by Thomas Friedman
《曾經的輝煌》托馬斯·弗裏德曼
“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.”
“《曾經的輝煌》是一本非常棒的書，我推薦你們每一個人去閱讀。如果你喜歡《紐約時報》中托馬斯·弗裏德曼的專欄或者他以前的書，那你也一定會喜歡這本書。這本書延續了他以往的主題，即這個世界是如何迅速的改變的。但是這本書還有些不一樣，因爲它更加關注這些改變給美國帶來的挑戰以及美國如何應對這些挑戰。”
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·弗裏德曼和孟德邦·曼德鮑姆合著而成。托馬斯·弗裏德曼和孟德邦·曼德鮑姆都是著名的學者和思想家，他們主要討論現代社會中美國及整個世界所面對的問題，如全球化，信息革命以及赤字與消費模式。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。
Languages instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker
《語言本能：大腦怎樣創造語言》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：什麼是語言？它是怎樣被組織起來的？誰創造了它？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，通過使用多個容易理解的例子，他帶我們在奇妙的語言世界裏徜徉。
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.”
“並沒有經驗、智慧、自信和自我意識的結合，他對失敗者關於成功的告誡將會比一書架的書教給你的還多。”
