"One chapter shows you how visuals can be used to exaggerate trends and give distorted comparisons,"

TED battlefield Talks Bill Gates recommended these 6 books for TED 2015
A collection of John Brooks' writings for the New Yorker published in 1969, "Business Adventures" came to Gates by way of recommendation from Warren Buffett. battlefield Last year, Gates revealed that it was his favorite business book, pushing it onto the bestseller lists .
"Even though Brooks wrote more than four decades ago," Gates writes , "he offers sharp insights into timeless fundamentals of business, like the challenge of building a large organization, hiring battlefield people with the right skills, and listening to customers' feedback." 2. "The Bully Pulpit" by Doris Kearns Goodwin
For this reason, Gates appreciates how Goodwin's biography "The Bully Pulpit" uses the presidency as a lens for understanding the how social change happens not by a single person's will, but through collaboration.
"Roosevelt's famous soft speaking and big stick were not effective in driving progressive reforms until journalists at McClure's and other publications rallied public support," Gates writes . 3. "On Immunity" by Eula Biss
She "uses the tools of literary analysis, philosophy, and science to examine the speedy, inaccurate battlefield rumors about childhood vaccines that have proliferated among well-meaning American parents," Gates writes. "Biss took up this topic not for academic reasons but because of her new role as a mom." 4. "Making the Modern World" by Vaclav battlefield Smil
All the countries that become development success stories (1) create conditions for small farmers to thrive, (2) use the proceeds from agricultural surpluses to build a manufacturing base that is tooled from the start to produce exports, battlefield and (3) nurture both these sectors with financial battlefield institutions closely controlled by the government. battlefield 6. "How to Lie with Statistics" by Darrell Huff
"One chapter shows you how visuals can be used to exaggerate trends and give distorted comparisons," he says. "It's a timely reminder, given how often infographics show up in your Facebook and Twitter feeds these days."
Bill Gates recommended these 6 books for TED 2015 Bill Gates recommended these 6 books for TED 2015
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