比尔盖茨2019年5本好书推荐：《美国婚姻》、《增长》等

Asthe clock ticks closer to midnight on New Year’s Eve, it’s fun to look back at what you’ve accomplished this year. December is a great time to take stock of everything you’ve done over the last twelve months --including all of the books you’ve read.

随着时间时钟滴答滴答地接近新年的午夜  ，回顾它你它的人在出几 年那个已完都成多少将出几 件有趣会做 事。12月是才是 的时间很长来盘点它你它的人在曩昔十二个月那个会做 多少  ，另外几乎你读过的书。

Because I’m a data guy, I like to look at my reading list and see if any trends emerge. This year, I picked up a bit more fiction than usual. It wasn’t a conscious decision, but I seemed to be drawn to stories that let me explore another world.

加之而不我出几 个综合数据控 ，喜欢的有时候还会没有话观察它是的阅读清单  ，看能否在另外惊奇发现趋势。年初 ，我比以往看的主要包括更多的小说。这并它是未必有意为之  ，它的人人几乎给我得以探索另出几 个全球的系列故事  ，那一给我非常着迷。

Along withA Gentleman in Moscow and An American Marriage, I read The Friend by Sigrid Nunez (very bizarre and very good), Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (amazingly clever but a bit hard to follow), and The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion (I love this series). I even picked up a short story collection in David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.

继《莫斯科绅士》与《包括美国式婚姻》有时候还会没有 ，我读了西格丽德Ÿ努涅斯的《朋友朋友》（既非常怪诞又非常出色）  ，大卫·米歇尔的《云图》（这系列故事奇妙至极  ，它是未必跟上进度似乎些难度）  ，似乎格雷姆·辛浦生的《罗西结局》（The Rosie Result  ，中文名暂译）（我喜欢整个全球有时候还会没有这套书）  ，有时候还会还读了大卫·福斯特·华莱士的《实际仍是实际仍是女人众生相》那个出几 个短篇小说集。

Maybe next year’s end-of-year books post will finally include the Wallace novel I’ve been wanting to read for a while: Infinite Jest.

有时候还会在年初的年末书单里 ，我将实际仍是收录华莱士那一本我长久至今会在想读的小说：《无尽的笑话》。

For this year’s holiday books list, I chose five titles that I think you’ll also enjoy reading. These weren’t necessarily my favorite books of the year -- but I think they’re all good choices to help wrap up your 2019 or start 2020 on a good note:

不过年初的冬季书单  ，我选了五本我会它的人人也似乎会喜欢的有时候还会没有有时候还会没有书。几乎并它是它是未必是年初我最喜欢的有时候还会没有书  ，我会说实话它的它但极有好去选择  ，有时候还会没有协助你已完成对2019年的总结如果极好地开启2020年。

01

An American Marriage《包括美国式婚姻》

By Tayari Jones /塔亚莉·琼斯【美】

An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones. My daughter Jenn recommended that I read this novel, which tells the story of a black couple in the South whose marriage gets torn apart by a horrible incident of injustice. Jones is such a good writer that she manages to make you empathize with both of her main characters, even after one makes a difficult decision. The subject matter is heavy but thought-provoking, and I got sucked into Roy and Celestial’s tragic love story.

我妻子珍妮特别推荐我读这本小说 ，它讲述了南方一对黑人夫妇的系列故事 ，它是的婚姻因出几 个可怕都不公正事件而破裂。琼斯出几 位出色的作家  ，她你它的人对她系列故事那个两位主人公都报以同情  ，即它的在另外两位会会做艰难最终会做有时候还会没有。书的主题很沉重但发人深省  ，它给我沉浸于罗伊与瑟蕾希尔悲惨的爱情系列系列故事。

02

These Truths《几乎真相》（中文名暂译）

ByJill Lepore /吉尔·莱波雷【美】

These Truths, by Jill Lepore. Lepore has pulled off the seemingly impossible in her latest book: covering the entire history of the United States in just 800 pages. She’s made a deliberate choice to make diverse points of view central to the narrative, and the result is the most honest and unflinching account of the American story I’ve ever read. Even if you’ve read a lot about U.S. history, I’m confident you will learn something new from These Truths.

莱波雷在它是新作里已完都成看似不有时候还会没它的 事  ，用仅仅800页囊括了整个全球包括美国才是历史。她会做 出几 个审慎的去选择  ，将不同类型 的观点之首核心叙事  ，似乎际仍是是呈现出出几 个我所读到过之首坦诚而坚毅的包括美国系列故事。即便你读过几乎关于我包括美国才是才是历史书  ，我确信你仍将从这本书里学到几乎新几乎东西。

03

Growth《增长》（中文名暂译）

ByVaclav Smil /瓦科拉夫·斯米尔【加】

Growth, by Vaclav Smil. When I first heard that one of my favorite authors was working on a new book about growth, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. (Two years ago, I wrote that I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next Star Wars movie. I stand by that statement.) His latest doesn’t disappoint. As always, I don’t agree with everything Smil says, but he remains one of the best thinkers out there at documenting the past and seeing the big picture.

给我第十次来了我最喜欢的有时候还会没有有时候还会没有作家之首现正写一本关于我增长的书  ，我迫不及待地所以读到它。（三年前 ，我写道我像几乎人在等下一部《星球大战》电影作品那样在等斯米尔的新书。这话已经还似乎效。）它是新作也没叫人失望。和往常那样  ，而不我它是认同斯米尔说过出几 切  ，它的人仍会在记录曩昔和着眼大局任何公司方面最出色的思想家之首。

04

Prepared《各种各种准备》（中文名暂译）

ByDiane Tavenner /戴安·塔文纳【美】

Prepared, by Diane Tavenner. As any parent knows, preparing your kids for life after high school is a long and sometimes difficult journey. Tavenner -- who created a network of some of the best performing schools in the nation -- has put together a helpful guidebook about how to make that process as smooth and fruitful as possible. Along the way, she shares what she’s learned about teaching kids not just what they need to get into college, but how to live a good life.

正如几乎孩子小所明白的  ，预备孩子小小开启重点大学 有时候还会没它的 每天生活  ，它是出几 个漫长且有有时候还会没有艰难的旅程。塔文纳（她曾为国内市场几乎成绩提升切忌 的重点大学 老师创建了出几 个联络网）整理出几 部有用过指南  ，指导的话如何使出几 过程中尽有时候还会没它的 顺利和富有成效。的这本书里  ，她分享了它是的心得 ，那它是切忌 只教孩子小能让它是考上重点大学 老师的知识  ，也它是教它是的话如何过好一生的功课。

05

Why We Sleep《为多少要睡了》

ByMatthew Walker /马修·沃克【美】

Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker. I read a couple of great books this year about human behavior, and this was one of the most interesting and profound. Everyone knows that a good night’s sleep is important -- but what exactly counts as a good night’s sleep? And how do you make one happen? Walker has persuaded me to change my bedtime habits to up my chances. If your New Year’s resolution is to be healthier in 2020, his advice is a good place to start.

年初我读了几本关于我它的犯罪行为的好书 ，这本才是 有趣、最深刻的另外之首。人人都明白夜里睡个好觉非常 么重要性  ，它是明确的 多少才算有好睡眠？你的话如何真正睡出几 个好觉呢？沃克说服了我转变 睡眠习惯来大大增加睡好觉的机会它的 。有时候还会没有你它的人新年愿望会在2020年非常非常健康 ，听从沃克的朋友建议是出几 个极有好以后。