Stephanie Kim... hustled her way into a connection with someone on Mr. Gates's team only to be told, "'We don't have any say over what Bill chooses,'" she said "'We just leave it on his desk and he reads what he wants to read.'" Ms. Kim lucked out.
作为一个年过六旬的“极客”,盖茨的书单也颇有规律,一般是非小说类居多,比如在今年的书单里,”百科类“的作品比较多。
I just looked over the list of books I read this year, and I noticed a pattern. A lot of them touch on a theme that I would call “how things work."
看看一个资深“极客”今年都推荐了哪些书吧:
The Road to Character, by David Brooks
作者是《纽约时报》的专栏作家David Brooks。在书中作者讲述了两种美德,一种是“简历美德”,一种是“悼词美德”。顾名思义,“简历美德”是指那些你自己会写在简历上的优点,这是一种在市场中生存的技能。“悼词美德”是指那些会在你的悼词中,别人提到的话。所以哪一种是你更看重的呢?书中作者列举了很多历史人物。
盖茨评语:The insightful New York Times columnist examines the contrasting values that motivate all of us. He argues that American society does a good job of cultivating the "résumé virtues" (the traits that lead to external success) but not our "eulogy virtues" (the traits that lead to internal peace of mind). Brooks profiles various historical figures who were paragons of character. I thought his portrait of World War II General George Marshall was especially enlightening. Even if the distinction between the two types of virtues is not always crystal clear, The Road to Character gave me a lot to think about. It is a thought-provoking look at what it means to live life well.
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