# The Best Books I Read in 2015 | Bill Gates

<http://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Best-Books-2015>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

just looked over the list of books I read this year, and I noticed a pattern. A lot of them touch on a theme that I would call “how things work.” Some explain something about the physical world, like how steel and glass are used, or what it takes to get rid of deadly diseases. Others offer deep insights into human beings: our strengths and flaws, our capacity for lifelong growth, or the things we value. I didn’t set out to explore these themes intentionally, though in retrospect it make a lot of sense since the main reason I read is to learn.

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## Same host

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- [If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley | Bill Gates](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/acd89efe0670/) (gatesnotes.com, November 22, 2018)
- [5 books I loved in 2018 | Bill Gates](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/5fdd95d115f0/) (gatesnotes.com, December 5, 2018)

## Saved the same week

- [Promise You A Rose Garden - An essay about system management](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/96d878939073/) (markburgess.org, December 7, 2015)
- [Uncommon Sense - live @ WDS | Derek Sivers](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/5c8b29768d59/) (sivers.org, December 8, 2015)
- [WordPress 4.4 “Clifford”](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/02ec76da0e1f/) (wordpress.org, December 9, 2015)
- [Improve your communication with TextExpander](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/074f051dde7d/) (brettterpstra.com, December 10, 2015)
- [New – Route 53 Traffic Flow | AWS Official Blog](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/bb5897a6f701/) (aws.amazon.com, December 10, 2015)

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