Philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates fired off words of wisdom for college graduates in 14 tweets on monday see them all in the gallery above in his modernday version of the. Bill gates starts online firestorm with tweets giving. In his book, bill gates talks about how feelgood, politicallycorrect teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Whether youre receiving an associates, bachelors, or postgraduate degree in the u. If youre graduating college this spring, bill gates has a free gift for you. The only downside is the gift is only available to us college graduates. Possibly the ceo most widely associated with reading, however, is bill gates, who has made 185 book recommendations since 2010.
Bill gates is giving away copies of his favorite book of the year to 2018 college graduates originally published june 5, 2018 at 8. The microsoft mogul is presenting all 4 million students passing out of college this year with a free download of hans roslings factfulness. May 15, 2017 bill gates has some advice for new college graduates. Jun 06, 2018 bill gates wants to give you a present. Bill gates gave a speech at a high school about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. When your parents are bill and melinda gates, youll probably be getting a little bit more than a watch for graduation. Bill gates never completed his four years at harvard. Gates today is 61, and worth nearly 90 billion dollars rs. Bill gates never finished college he had dropped out of harvard in his second year to start a company. Bill gates took to twitter to offer college grads life advice. May 10, 2010 for more than a decade, bill gates has been one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, men in the world. The son of an attorney and a schoolteacher, gates entered harvard in the fall of 1973, only to drop out two years later to found microsoft with childhood friend paul allen. If youre with a campus bookstore or school and looking for print copies of openstax textbooks, we offer several print options to meet your needs. Bill gates reveals his new favorite book of all time gates is offering a free download of the book to anyone awarded an associates, bachelors or post graduate degree from a us college or.
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Bill gates is a business mogul, a billionaire and a philanthropist. But for statusobsessed american parents, theres perhaps no one better to offer advice for blossoming adult children than this college dropout. Bill gates has some advice for new college graduates. Bill gates is giving this book to all college graduates money. Ten reasons were wrong about the world and why things are better than you think, by hans rosling, a swedish statistician, and global health expert. Bill gates is offering free copies of one of his favorite reads of 2018 to all new graduates of us colleges and universities. Bill gates is giving this book to all college graduates. Bill gates gifts copies of book factfulness to college. Bill gates gifts graduates his favorite book on positivity. Jun 22, 2018 bill gates is giving his favorite book to every 2018 graduate. On tuesday, the billionaire microsoft cofounder and philanthropist said hell pick up the tab for all us. Why book recommendations still matter to graduates in 2018. Bill gates is giving away free copies of one of the most. Factfulness is just one book in a long line of uplifting and inquisitive reads on gates mustread book lists, from steven pinkers enlightenment.
Bill gates giving free copies of factfulness to college graduates. The billionaire recently announced that hes giving away free downloads of the book factfulness by the late globalhealth expert hans rosling. May 24, 2017 bill gates is a business mogul, a billionaire and a philanthropist. The 29 free college textbooks bill gates is giving away. Jun 05, 2018 gates is so keen for grads to adopt roslings factbased worldview and to bask in the glory of human progress that hes giving the book away for free to all us grads. Hes also a voracious reader, and he recommended a surprising book to graduates. Bill gates is giving his favorite book to every 2018 graduate. Bill gates gives favorite book to all recent college. The company was called microsoft, and it made him the richest man in the world. May 16, 2017 bill gates has a new book recommendation one aimed at new graduates in this season of commencement speeches. Bill gates book recommendation for graduates simplemost. Marketwatch site logo a link that brings you back to the homepage. Bill gates says this is the most important book for college grads to read. In mid2016 a rumour circulated that bill and melinda gates were creating a website that would offer textbooks at zero cost to college students.
Graduates can go to gates blog to register, select their accredited us college or university from the dropdown menu and a copy of the book in epub format will be yours. Gates is so keen for grads to adopt roslings factbased worldview and to bask in the glory of human progress that hes giving the book away for free to all us grads. If you didnt know, bill gates is part of a long list of successful people who lack a college degree. If every graduate were to download the book and gates were covering the full retail price, it. Billionaire bill gates is giving a copy of factfulness, by hans rosling, to every u. Jun 05, 2018 bill gates is giving away copies of his favorite book of the year to 2018 college graduates originally published june 5, 2018 at 8. Bill gates is giving a lot of graduation presents away in the coming days. The authors are good about not pointing fingers but instead talking about how americas labor market affects the cost of college. The book, factfulness by hans rosling, is available for free download for college grads from gates blog.
Well let you know when we make updates or release new textbooks. Bangladeshs dynamic duo battle global health inequity. Bill gates is giving the book factfulness by popstar statistician and sword swallower hans rosling. Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this. Microsoft cofounder bill gates has a gift for anyone graduating from a college or university in the united states this spring. May 16, 2017 after bill gates recommended a book on twitter, it shot to the top of amazons bestseller list. Bill gates says this is the book every college grad needs to read. On tuesday, the billionaire microsoft msft cofounder.
Nov 12, 2016 in mid2016 a rumour circulated that bill and melinda gates were creating a website that would offer textbooks at zero cost to college students. Bill gates has some advice for the graduates of 2017. This is the one book bill gates says new graduates. Hes offering all college grads electronic copies of the book factfulness, which provides some economic evidence that. Bill gates is giving this book to every college graduate world. Access to these highquality textbooks is gamechanging for our students. Head over to the gates notes website and either signup or login as a gates notes insider. Bill gates is giving the book factfulness by popstar statistician and sword swallower hans rosling to each of the nations recent college graduates. Gates has lauded factfulness as one of the most important books ive ever read. May 17, 2017 if avid reader bill gates could give every member of the class of 2017 a graduation present, it would be, fittingly, a book. Bill gates is giving away his favorite book on positivity. Bill gates gives a book to every us student graduating in 2018. Why is bill gates giving this book to graduates of us universities.
Bill gates has a new book recommendation one aimed at new graduates in this season of commencement speeches. The harvard crimson called him harvards most successful dropout the rest of the world just calls him ridiculously rich. Bill gates says this is the book every college grad needs. Specifically, a copy of the better angels of our nature, by harvard. The 31 most influential books about business business insider. Bill gates gave away free copies of this book to college graduates. Bill gates gift to all us college graduates this spring. Bill gates is giving away one of his favorite books.
He hopes to encourage college graduates to continually strive to improve the world. Bill gates tells new grads to read this book that says the. Why is bill gates giving this book to graduates of us. Bill gates giving free copies of factfulness to college. Bill gates message on life for recent high school and college graduates, here is a list of 11 things they did not learn in school. May 15, 2017 in a series of tweets monday, college dropout and microsoft cofounder and former ceo bill gates tweeted told college graduates that if he were graduating today, he would look for a job in. Jun 05, 2018 bill gates has some words of advice in the form of a gift for 2018 college graduates. A fatherdaughter team is working to reduce child mortality in bangladesh.
And its really easy to collect your gift from bill. After bill gates recommended a book on twitter, it shot to the top of amazons bestseller list. But for statusobsessed american parents, theres perhaps no one better to offer advice for. This is the one book bill gates says new graduates should. Recently, mr gates published an essay via online publication mic where he addressed this years graduates. The bill and melinda gates foundation partially funds a nonprofit called openstax, which aims to create and provide free digital textbooks to college students at various universities. Gates has called the book one of the most important he has ever read.
You might ask why a billionaires book recommendation should be of concern to you. Jun 12, 2018 microsoft cofounder bill gates has a gift for anyone graduating from a college or university in the united states this spring. Jun 12, 2018 bill gates is giving a book to all us college graduates. This summer, the software billionaire is set to give a copy of the late hans roslings.
On tuesday, the billionaire microsoft cofounder and philanthropist said hell pick up the tab for all us college graduates to download a copy of hans roslings book, factfulness. The title is a question that seems to get more attention every year. Sep 24, 2018 bill gates message on life for recent high school and college graduates, here is a list of 11 things they did not learn in school. Bill gates is giving this one free book to college graduates. If avid reader bill gates could give every member of the class of 2017 a graduation present, it would be, fittingly, a book. The billionaire cofounder of microsoft has called it one of the most important books ive ever read an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the. Jun 07, 2018 and its really easy to collect your gift from bill. Ten reasons were wrong about the worldand why things are better than you think. Bill gates gives 2018 college grads his favorite new book for. He says it sustains him during tough times and is the reason why he loves his humanitarian and philanthropic work. The bulk of the book is devoted to 10 instincts that keep us from seeing the world factfully, gates wrote in an april blog post about the book. The billionaire microsoft cofounder turned philanthropist said artificial intelligence, energy and biosciences are promising fields where. Bill gates gives favorite book to all recent college graduates.
My view is that as long as theres a scarcity of college graduates, a college degree will be quite valuable. While they werent personally creating a website they helped fund a rice university initiative, called, which offers a constantly expanding list of completely free college textbooks. Jun 06, 2018 bill gates has some words of advice in the form of a gift for 2018 college graduates. These range from the fear instinct we pay more attention to scary things, to the size instinct standalone. Bill gates is gifting this to every college graduate. Bill gates is giving every 2018 graduate a free copy of his. Jun 08, 2018 graduates can go to gates blog to register, select their accredited us college or university from the dropdown menu and a copy of the book in epub format will be yours. Bill gates reveals his new favorite book of all time gates is offering a free download of the book to anyone awarded an associates, bachelors or postgraduate degree from a us college or. Jun 05, 2018 bill gates is giving every 2018 graduate a free copy of his favorite book and heres how to get it.
During a fourteenpart tweet storm, the billionaire announced that if he. The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. For more than a decade, bill gates has been one of the wealthiest, if not the wealthiest, men in the world. Then select your university or college from the dropdown menu and download your free copy of factfulness. Bill gates is giving a book to all us college graduates. Gates offers free download of factfulness to all graduates. As the year comes to an end, i reflect on how we can make our tax system more fair. Bill gates is giving 2018 college grads his favorite new book. Ten reasons were wrong about the worldand why things are better than you think, is, according to gates, one of the most important books ive ever read an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world. Bill gates is giving college grads free downloads of hans. Bill gates is giving this book to college grads for. The billionaire microsoft cofounder turned philanthropist said artificial intelligence. Bill gates gives a book to every us student graduating in. Jun 08, 2018 bill gates gives a book to every us student graduating in 2018.
Bill gates is giving this book to college grads for free fortune. Bill gatess book list for students and college graduates. Jun 06, 2018 gates hopes that factfulness will help recent graduates see the world more clearly. Bill gates is giving 2018 college grads his favorite new. But this year, the microsoft cofounder is hoping to spread his love of books by granting college graduates a free copy of one book that can prove beneficial according to gates. A book on the history of human violence has shot up amazon after bill gates described it as the most inspiring book hes ever read. Bill gates is giving away his favorite book on positivity to. According to bill gates, its a compendium of statistics. Bill gates is giving 2018 college grads his favorite new book for free. Graduates will need to sign up or log in as a gates notes insider, and then select their university or college from a dropdown menu in order to download the.
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