【比爾·蓋茨疫情期間書單】
01 The Choice《擁抱可能》
By Dr. Edith Eva Eger | 伊迪絲·埃格爾 著
This book is partly a memoir and partly a guide to processing trauma. Eger was only sixteen years old when she and her family got sent to Auschwitz. After surviving unbelievable horrors, she moved to the United States and became a therapist. Her unique background gives her amazing insight, and I think many people will find comfort right now from her suggestions on how to handle difficult situations.
這本書一部分是作者回憶錄，另一部分是如何處理創傷的指南。埃格爾在只有16歲時和家人一起被送到奧斯維辛集中營。在經歷了難以想象的恐怖之後，她來到美國成為一名心理治療師。她獨特的背景給了她驚人的洞察力，我想現在很多人都會從她如何應對困境的建議中找到安慰。
02 Cloud Atlas《雲圖》
By David Mitchell | 大衞·米切爾 著
This is the kind of novel you’ll think and talk about for a long time after you finish it. The plot is a bit hard to explain, because it involves six inter-related stories that take place centuries apart (including one I particularly loved about a young American doctor on a sailing ship in the South Pacific in the mid-1800s). But if you’re in the mood for a really compelling tale about the best and worst of humanity, I think you’ll find yourself as engrossed in it as I was.
這是那種你看完之後會長久思考和談論的小説。小説的情節有點難以解釋，因為它涉及六個相互關聯的故事，時間相隔幾個世紀（其中一個我特別喜歡，講的是19世紀中葉，一個年輕美國醫生在南太平洋一艘帆船上的故事）。但是，如果你有心情聽一個關於人性至善與至惡的故事，我想你會和我一樣沉浸其中。
03 The Ride of a Lifetime《一生的旅程》
By Bob Iger | 羅伯特·艾格 著
This is one of the best business books I’ve read in several years. Iger does a terrific job explaining what it’s really like to be the CEO of a large company. Whether you’re looking for business insights or just an entertaining read, I think anyone would enjoy his stories about overseeing Disney during one of the most transformative times in its history.
這是我這些年讀過的最佳商業書籍之一。艾格極為出色地解釋了在一家大公司做CEO到底意味着什麼。無論你是想閲讀商業見解，還是隻想找本書消遣，我覺得你都會喜歡他執掌迪士尼的故事——當時這間公司正在經歷自成立以來最激烈的轉型期。
04 The Great Influenza《大流感》
By John M. Barry | 約翰·巴里 著
We’re living through an unprecedented time right now. But if you’re looking for a historical comparison, the 1918 influenza pandemic is as close as you’re going to get. Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history. Even though 1918 was a very different time from today, The Great Influenza is a good reminder that we’re still dealing with many of the same challenges.
我們正在經歷一個前所未有的時刻。但如果你想找一段歷史來對比，1918年的流感大流行是最接近的。關於這場人類歷史上最致命的疫情，你需要知道的一切，巴里都會教給你。儘管1918年與今天截然不同，但《大流感》依舊是一個很好的提醒：我們仍在應對許多相同的挑戰。
05 Good Economics for Hard Times《好的經濟學》
By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo | 阿比吉特·班納吉、埃斯特·迪弗洛 著
Banerjee and Duflo won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences last year, and they’re two of the smartest economists working today. Fortunately for us, they’re also very good at making economics accessible to the average person. Their newest book takes on inequality and political divisions by focusing on policy debates that are at the forefront in wealthy countries like the United States.
班納吉和迪弗洛獲得了去年的諾貝爾經濟學獎，他們二位是當今最聰明的經濟學家。對我們而言幸運的是，他們也非常善於讓普通人瞭解經濟學。他們的最新著作聚焦富裕國家（例如美國）處於風口浪尖的政策辯論，探討不平等和政治分歧問題。
