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End 2020 on a good note, read 5 books recommended by Bill Gates, this holiday season
The Economic Times ^ | Last Updated: Dec 15, 2020, 12:23 PM IST | ET Online

Posted on 12/15/2020 2:10:38 AM PST by conservative98

In a no-holds-barred blog post, Gates wrote that there were times when he wanted to dwelve deeper into social issues like Black Lives Matter protests which took the centerstage this year but there were days when he needed a 'change of pace' and read something lighter.

Happy reading!

(Excerpt) Read more at economictimes.indiatimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: billgates; blm; books
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1 posted on 12/15/2020 2:10:38 AM PST by conservative98
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“Like many white people, I’ve tried to deepen my understanding of systemic racism in recent months...”

https://www.gatesnotes.com/About-Bill-Gates/Holiday-Books-2020


2 posted on 12/15/2020 2:17:26 AM PST by conservative98
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The richest moron in the world.


3 posted on 12/15/2020 2:23:13 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
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To: conservative98

I’d much prefer a list of books not recommended by Bill Gates.


4 posted on 12/15/2020 2:23:33 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: conservative98
Here is a better idea Bill.

Read just one.


5 posted on 12/15/2020 2:24:25 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: conservative98

These will be the fifty cent books by next summer’s garage sales, then likely donated because even at that price no one will buy them,


6 posted on 12/15/2020 2:25:18 AM PST by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Workers)
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How about leveling your kitchen table.


7 posted on 12/15/2020 2:31:15 AM PST by HighSierra5
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To: conservative98

8 posted on 12/15/2020 2:33:31 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: conservative98

Did he throw Huckleberry Finn in the fake fire behind him?


9 posted on 12/15/2020 2:35:53 AM PST by angmo (#joeknew)
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Bill “DOS Ain't Done til Lotus Won't Run?” Gates has more crap to push?
He's not satisfied with ruining countless lives and businesses with his lockdown nonsense?
10 posted on 12/15/2020 2:36:27 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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LOL

I still have a copy, somewhere.


11 posted on 12/15/2020 2:37:00 AM PST by Salamander (I May Be Lonely But I'm Never Alone...And The Nights May Pass Me By...But I Never Cry...)
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I’ll get to his reading list right after I finish my Aleister Crowley list...


12 posted on 12/15/2020 2:37:54 AM PST by Salamander (I May Be Lonely But I'm Never Alone...And The Nights May Pass Me By...But I Never Cry...)
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Bill Gates

Gates has said he’s “pretty much an atheist” and that belief in a god “makes zero sense.”

I am not surprised.


13 posted on 12/15/2020 2:41:09 AM PST by Salamander (I May Be Lonely But I'm Never Alone...And The Nights May Pass Me By...But I Never Cry...)
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To: conservative98

Bill Gates can pack those books.


14 posted on 12/15/2020 2:41:29 AM PST by exnavy
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To: conservative98

I have told this story before. But I think it fits here.

I spent many years teaching in urban high schools. And one day I got a packet from the Gates Foundation. It contained 30 blank applications for college scholarships. And there was an instructional sheet for me, the teacher.

I was to pass out the applications to my homeroom kids. Most of these kids came from very poor families. So this sounds really good, right? Bill Gates sure is a swell guy.

But wait. The instructional sheet had a list of kids who were eligible for this scholarship. It was an extensive list. Blacks, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, Mexican-Americans, etc.,etc.

Only one group was missing. I was not to give out any applications to kids of European descent. I guess I was supposed to just ignore them when handing out the applications.

To hell with that! I will not be a party to any racist program. I threw the entire packet in the trash.


15 posted on 12/15/2020 2:48:53 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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Why is this asshole center stage?


16 posted on 12/15/2020 2:49:30 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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> Bill “DOS Ain’t Done til Lotus Won’t Run?” Gates <

LOL! It would be most appropriate these books didn’t work properly. Missing pages, pages printed upside down, etc.


17 posted on 12/15/2020 2:51:47 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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18 posted on 12/15/2020 2:58:23 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: conservative98

I just read an outstanding book called STONER. I cannot recommend it more highly.


19 posted on 12/15/2020 2:58:56 AM PST by Chickensoup (Voter ID for 2020!! Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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Typo in my post #17. I blame it on distractions caused by my cat. It should read:

It would be most appropriate if these books didn’t work properly. Missing pages, pages printed upside down, etc.


20 posted on 12/15/2020 2:59:53 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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