Books Recommended by Melinda Gates
However Long the Night
Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
Aimee Molloy
Source: "Reinforced my belief that developing communities already have the potential to spark change that will lead to better lives for themselves and their families." - Melinda Gates
Alpha Girls
The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime
Julian Guthrie
Source: "Shows what's possible for women and girls everywhere by highlighting the stories of ground breaking women in Silicon Valley." - Melinda Gates
Brotopia
Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
Emily Chang
Source: "For decades, powerful men have responded to sexism in tech by saying, 'It’s always been this way.'" - Melinda Gates
His Dark Materials (8 books)
Philip Pullman
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this series on Likewise.com.
Heartland
A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth
Sarah Smarsh
Source: "I haven't been able to put down this memoir." - Melinda Gates
Awakening Joy
10 Steps That Will Put You on the Road to Real Happiness
James Baraz
Source: "The book that I have been going back to so much." - Melinda Gates
Born a Crime
Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
The Book of Awakening
Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
Mark Nepo
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Daring Greatly
How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans Rosling
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
In The Company Of The Poor
Conversations With Dr. Paul Farmer And Father Gustavo Gutierrez
Paul Farmer
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Mighty Be Our Powers
How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War
Leymah Gbowee
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Fifty Million Rising
The New Generation of Working Women Transforming the Muslim World
Saadia Zahidi
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
The Shadows
The Books of Elsewhere, Vol. 1
Jacqueline West
Source: Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
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