5 books I loved in 2020

------=_Part_422250798_245424000.1607444830228 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_422250799_9260279.1607444830228" ------=_Part_422250799_9260279.1607444830228 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gates Notes Insiders Newsletter [ The Insider Edition December 8, 2020 [ 5 books I loved in 2020 [ ByBill Gates [ Like many people, I had trouble reading for fun during the first couple mon= ths of the pandemic. All I wanted to do at the end of each day was shut off= my brain while watching something on TV. Although I still got through some= great books, I found myself reading less than I normally would. As we=E2=80=99ve all settled in to the =E2=80=9Cnew normal=E2=80=9D of the = pandemic, though, I=E2=80=99ve finally gotten back into the groove of readi= ng. My end-of-year book list [ has five terrifi= c options if you=E2=80=99re looking for something to dive into this winter.= It includes a spy thriller, the true story of a medical breakthrough, and = a thoughtful exploration of America=E2=80=99s criminal justice system. You = can=E2=80=99t go wrong reading any of the books on the list. The fourth episode of our podcast, Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Que= stions [, was also just released. This week=E2= =80=99s question is an important one: is it too late to stop climate change= ? [ I=E2=80=99ve spent a ton of time this year = thinking about climate change=E2=80=94especially while I was working on my = upcoming book [=E2=80=94and it was a lot of fun= to talk about the subject with Rashida. We also spoke to The Sixth Extinct= ion author Elizabeth Kolbert about whether we=E2=80=99re really living in a= n unprecedented moment for our planet. Thank you for being an Insider. I hope you and your loved ones have a safe = and wonderful holiday season. [ [ [ [ [ =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | Unsubscribe [3ANjE1MzA2NDY%3AMDItYj= IwMzQzLWRkMDA3NzA2MTdkMDQ3MGY4MmU0YzFiNGIxOTI2ZThk%3AdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOT= BAZ21haWwuY29t%3AY29udGFjdC04NjM2MmQ0ZjM2YWRlNjExODBmNDUwNjVmMzhhN2IyMS01ZG= Y1NDk0NGVkZDE0NzIzYWQ0Y2UxNTRjNGNiZTdhMA%3An%3An%3Adb_vVcc5dUNzpv2tA08pkw] ------=_Part_422250799_9260279.1607444830228 Content-Type: text/html;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 You can=E2=80=99t go wron= g reading any of the books on the list. = [3D"GatesNotes"](3D" > The Insider Edition =20 December 8, 2020 =20 =20 [3D"5](3D") =20 [5 books I loved in 2020](3D") =20 [By Bill Gates= span>](3D") =20 =09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09Like many people, I had trouble reading for fun dur= ing the first couple months of the pandemic. All I wanted to do at the end = of each day was shut off my brain while watching something on TV. Although = I still got through some great books, I found myself reading less than I no= rmally would. =20 =09 =09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09As we=E2=80=99ve all settled in to the =E2=80=9Cnew= normal=E2=80=9D of the pandemic, though, I=E2=80=99ve finally gotten back = into the groove of reading. My [end-of-year book list](3D" has five terrific options if you=E2=80=99re = looking for something to dive into this winter. It includes a spy thriller,= the true story of a medical breakthrough, and a thoughtful exploration of = America=E2=80=99s criminal justice system. You can=E2=80=99t go wrong readi= ng any of the books on the list. =09=20 The fourth episode of our podcast, [Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Que= stions](3D"htt=), was also just released. This week=E2=80=99s question is an impo= rtant one: [is it too late = to stop climate change?](3D" I=E2=80=99ve spent a ton of time this year thin= king about climate change=E2=80=94especially while I was working on [my upcoming book](=3D" = it was a lot of fun to talk about the subject with Rashida. We also spoke t= o The Sixth Extinction author Elizabeth Kolbert about whether we=E2= =80=99re really living in an unprecedented moment for our planet.=20 =09=20 =09=09 =09 Thank you for being an Insider. I hope = you and your loved ones have a safe and wonderful holiday season. =09=20 [3D"Bill] =20 = 3D" [3D"L=](3D"http=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) [3D"Logo"](3D".=) =C2=A9 2020 The Gates Notes LLC | [Unsubscribe](3D"3ANjE1MzA=) ------=_Part_422250799_9260279.1607444830228-- ------=_Part_422250798_245424000.1607444830228--