跟着名人來讀書:盤點全球知名CEO最愛讀的書

A good book is indeed the best friend of a person. The same goes for high-profiled CEOs of world recognized companies as well. Let’s have a look at the favourite books of some of the renowned CEOs of the globe.
一本好書的確能成爲一個人最好的朋友。這句名言對於全球知名公司的CEO來說也是如此。讓我們一起來盤點一下這些世界聞名的領導者們最愛讀的書籍吧。

1、Apple CEO - Tim Cook
1、蘋果公司CEO：蒂姆-庫克

Tim Cook is the present CEO of Apple. His favourite book is ‘Competing Against Time’ by George Stalk Jr. and Thomas M. Hout. This book is based on 10 years of precious research done by the authors. It talks about how newer concepts of managing time in new product development, production and sales and distribution provide companies with the edge to succeed in this highly competitive world. Cook loves this book so much that he often gives out copies of the same to his colleagues.
蒂姆-庫克是蘋果公司的現任CEO。他最喜歡的書是喬治-斯托克和托馬斯-胡特所著的《與時間競爭》。這本書是根據作者10年的研究成果所撰寫的。這本書說的是如何使用供應鏈來取得戰略優勢。庫克非常喜歡這本書，還會經常給同事們分發這本書。

2、Facebook CEO - Mark Zuckerberg
2、Facebook CEO：馬克-扎克伯格

Mark Zuckerberg is the present CEO of Facebook. According to his Facebook profile, his favourite book is ‘Ender's Game’ by Orson Scott Card. However, Zuckerberg corrected this and called ‘The Aeneid’ by Virgil as his favourite book. This is actually a Latin epic poem, which talks about a Trojan named, Aeneas, how he traveled to Italy and became an ancestral Roman.
馬克-扎克伯格是Facebook的現任CEO。根據他的Facebook主頁上顯示的，他最愛的書是奧森-斯科特-卡德的《安德的遊戲》。但是扎克伯格後來更正說，他最愛的書是維吉爾的《埃涅阿斯記》。這其實是一首長篇史詩，講述的是特洛伊人埃涅阿斯如何去到意大利，併成爲羅馬人的祖先的故事。

3、Microsoft CEO (Former) - Bill Gates
3、前微軟CEO：比爾-蓋茨

Bill Gates is the former CEO of Microsoft. His favourite book is ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J.D. Salinger. A few themes explored in the novel are rebellion, alienation, angst and confusion. Gates quotes, "I didn't actually read Catcher in the Rye until I was 13, and ever since then I've said that's my favorite book." He further said, "It's very clever. It acknowledges that young people are a little confused, but can be smart about things and see things that adults don't really see. So I've always loved it."
比爾-蓋茨是微軟的前任CEO。他最愛讀的書是J.D.塞林格的《麥田守望者》。這本書的主題包括叛逆、異化、焦慮和迷茫。蓋茨曾說：“我直到13歲時纔開始讀《麥田守望者》，從那時開始我就一直說這是我最愛的一本書。這本書充滿智慧。它承認年輕人有些迷茫，但對於事情也會有睿智的看法，而且能看到成年人所看不到的東西。所以我一直很喜歡這本書。”

4、Berkshire Hathaway CEO - Warren Buffett
4、伯克希爾哈撒韋CEO：沃倫-巴菲特

Warren Buffett is the present CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. His A-list of most beloved books include – ‘In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington’ by Robert E. Rubin and Jacob Weisberg, ‘The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron’ by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind and ‘Bull!’ by Maggie Mahar. His choice of favourite books is centered more on the world of business.
沃倫-巴菲特是伯克希爾哈撒韋的現任CEO。他把自己最喜歡的書列了一個書單，有羅伯特-魯賓和雅各布-韋斯伯格所著的《在不確定的世界：從華爾街到華盛頓的艱難選擇》，還有本瑟尼-麥克裏恩和彼得-艾爾金德寫的《房間裏最聰明的人: 安然公司是怎樣破產的》，以及瑪吉-馬哈爾的《大牛市》。巴菲特喜愛的書更多的偏向於商業世界。

5、 Oracle CEO - Larry Ellison
5、甲骨文CEO：拉里-埃裏森

Larry Ellison is the present CEO of Oracle. Though a number of books are among his ‘like’ list but he absolutely loved reading ‘Napoleon’ by Vincent Cronin. This book is deemed by far the best biography ever written on the great general, Napoleon Bonaparte. This book is so eloquently written that it seems almost like a novel. Ellison quotes, "It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort the truth entirely."
拉里-埃裏森是甲骨文公司的現任CEO。儘管他有很多“喜歡”的書，但他最愛的還是溫森特-克羅寧的《拿破崙傳》。這本書被認爲是所有描寫拿破崙的傳記中寫得最好的一本，更像是一本小說。埃裏森評價道，“《拿破崙傳》這本書讀起來很有趣的原因有好幾個：能看到一個出生平庸的人一生能有何作爲以及歷史是如何完全扭曲事實的。”6、Amazon CEO - Jeff Bezos
6、亞馬遜CEO：傑夫-貝佐斯

Jeff Bezos is the present CEO of Amazon. He cites 2 books as among his most favourites, namely – ‘The Remains of the Day’ by Kazuo Ishiguro and ‘Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies’ by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Bezos quotes, "If you read The Remains of the Day, which is one of my favorite books, you can't help but come away and think, I just spent 10 hours living an alternate life and I learned something about life and about regret."
傑夫-貝佐斯是亞馬遜的現任CEO。他最愛的兩本書是石黑一雄的《長日將盡》和吉姆-科林斯與傑裏-波勒斯合著的《基業長青》。貝佐斯評論說，“如果你去讀一讀《長日將盡》這本書，你就會情不自禁地停下來思考。我剛花了十個小時的時間去體會書中人物的生活，從中我對生活和悔恨有了自己的理解。”

7、OWN CEO - Oprah Winfrey
7、溫弗瑞電視網絡CEO：奧普拉-溫弗瑞

Oprah Winfrey heads OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Her all-time favourite book is ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee. This book talks about how a little girl views the people around her. Winfrey quotes, "I remember reading this book and then going to class and not being able to shut up about it." She further says, "I read it in eighth or ninth grade, and I was trying to push the book off on other kids. So it makes sense to me that now I have a book club, because I have been doing that since probably this book."
奧普拉-溫弗瑞是她自己開辦溫弗瑞電視網絡公司的CEO。她最愛的書籍是哈珀-李的《殺死一隻知更鳥》。這本書以一個小女孩的視角來看待她周圍的人。溫弗瑞在曾說過：“我記得以前讀這本書，然後去學校上課就一個勁不停地討論書中的故事。我大概是在八、九年級讀的，然後一直在給其他同學推薦這本書。所以說，現在我主持讀書會也是很有道理的，因爲我可能從這本書開始就學會給別人推薦了。

8、Bloomberg L.P. CEO (Former) - Michael Bloomberg
8、彭博公司前CEO：邁克爾-布隆伯格

Michael Bloomberg is the former CEO of Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg is a fan of the spy novels by John le Carre. His novels revolve around espionage and spies. As he had worked for the British intelligence services MI5 and MI6, his background helped him a lot while writing spy stories. When asked about ‘The Honourable Schoolboy’ by Le Carre, Bloomberg quotes, “It’s 600 pages, it’s mostly description, there is almost nothing that happens. But it’s fascinating.”
邁克爾-布隆伯格是彭博公司前任CEO。他是約翰-勒卡雷間諜小說的忠實讀者。他的小說中充滿了各種間諜活動。小說作者曾經在英國情報部門軍情五處和軍情六處工作過，所以能寫出很多間諜的故事。布隆伯格評價勒卡雷的小說《榮譽學生》時說，“它有600頁，大部分是在描寫，幾乎沒有什麼事情發生。但它卻引人入勝。”

9、Virgin Group CEO - Richard Branson
9、維珍集團CEO：理查德-布蘭森

Richard Branson is the Chairman of Virgin Group. He like a host of different books, namely – ‘Swallows and Amazons’ series by Arthur Ransome, ‘Wild Swans’ by Jung Chang and ‘Stalingrad’ by Antony Beevor. ‘Swallows and Amazons' is among the favourite books of Branson’s childhood. He quotes these books as "a lovely kids' adventure book."
理查德-布蘭森是維珍集團的現任主席。他喜歡一系列不同的書籍，比如亞瑟-蘭瑟姆的《燕子和鸚鵡》，旅英華裔作家張戎的《野天鵝》，還有安東尼-比弗寫的《斯大林格勒》。《燕子和鸚鵡》是布蘭森童年時代最喜愛的書，他說這本書是“一本很不錯的兒童冒險故事書”。

10、Coca Cola CEO - Muhtar Kent
10、可口可樂CEO：穆泰康

Muhtar Kent is the present CEO of Coca Cola. His favourite book is ‘The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World’ by Niall Ferguson. This book talks about the “human story behind the evolution of finance.” He quotes, “I love books on economic observations." He further says, "This is one of the best.”
穆泰康是可口可樂公司的現任CEO。他最喜歡的一本書是Niall Ferguson寫的《貨幣的上升：世界金融史》。這本書講述的是“在金融變革背後的人的故事”。穆泰康評價說：“我喜歡經濟觀察類的書籍。這本書這類書中最好的之一。”