?近期比爾·蓋茨在個人博客上分享了2020年假期推薦書單，標題為“5 good books for a lousy year”，這5本好書內容涉及刑法、歷史、醫學、教育等各種主題。

以下是比爾·蓋茨的推薦話語

“In tough times—and there’s no doubt that 2020 qualifies as tough times—those of us who love to read turn to all kinds of different books. This year, sometimes I chose to go deeper on a difficult subject, like the injustices that underlie this year’s Black Lives Matter protests. Other times I needed a change of pace, something lighter at the end of the day. As a result, I read a wide range of books, and a lot of excellent ones. Here are five books on a variety of subjects that I’d recommend as we wrap up 2020. I hope you find something that helps you—or the book lover in your life—finish the year on a good note.”

“希望你能從中有所收獲，從而幫助你或你認識的喜愛閱讀的朋友，給這一年畫上美好的句號。”

Holiday Books 2020

With Bill Gates

01The New Jim Crow:?

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

《新吉姆·克勞：色盲時代的大規模監禁》

作者

Michelle Alexander |?米歇爾·亞歷山大

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“Like many white people, I’ve tried to deepen my understanding of systemic racism in recent months. Alexander’s book offers an eye-opening look into how the criminal justice system unfairly targets communities of color, and especially Black communities. It’s especially good at explaining the history and the numbers behind mass incarceration. I was familiar with some of the data, but Alexander really helps put it in context. I finished the book more convinced than ever that we need a more just approach to sentencing and more investment in communities of color.”

“讀完這本書，我更加確信我們需要一個更加公正的宣判方式，以及更多對于有色人種群體的投入。”（部分翻譯）

02Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

《范圍：為什么通才能在專業化的世界中取勝》

作者

David Epstein | 大衛·愛潑斯坦

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“I started following Epstein’s work after watching his fantastic 2014?TED talk on sports performance. In this fascinating book, he argues that although the world seems to demand more and more specialization—in your career, for example—what we actually need is more people “who start broad and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives while they progress.” His examples run from Roger Federer to Charles Darwin to Cold War-era experts on Soviet affairs. I think his ideas even help explain some of Microsoft’s success, because we hired people who had real breadth within their field and across domains. If you’re a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you.”

“在這本引人入勝的著作里，他指出雖然世界似乎需要越來越多的專業化（例如在你的職場上），但我們真正需要的，其實是更多“起步時涉獵廣泛，并在進步中擁抱不同經驗和觀點”的人。”（部分翻譯）

03The Splendid and the Vile:?

A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

《輝煌與邪惡：閃電戰期間丘吉爾、家人與反抗的傳奇》

作者

Erik Larson | 埃里克·拉森

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“Sometimes history books end up feeling more relevant than their authors could have imagined. That’s the case with this brilliant account of the years 1940 and 1941, when English citizens spent almost every night huddled in basements and Tube stations as Germany tried to bomb them into submission. The fear and anxiety they felt—while much more severe than what we’re experiencing with COVID-19—sounded familiar. Larson gives you a vivid sense of what life was like for average citizens during this awful period, and he does a great job profiling some of the British leaders who saw them through the crisis, including Winston Churchill and his close advisers. Its scope is too narrow to be the only book you ever read on World War II, but it’s a great addition to the literature focused on that tragic period.”

“這本書對1940和1941年的精彩記敘就是這樣的例子，當時德國試圖用轟炸讓英國人屈服，他們感受到的恐懼和焦慮似曾相識——但比我們在新冠疫情中經歷的要嚴重得多。”（部分翻譯）

04The Spy and the Traitor:?

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

《間諜與叛徒：冷戰時期最偉大的間諜故事》

作者

Ben Macintyre | 本·麥金泰爾

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“This nonfiction account focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became a double agent for the British, and Aldrich Ames, the American turncoat who likely betrayed him. Macintyre’s retelling of their stories comes not only from Western sources (including Gordievsky himself) but also from the Russian perspective. It’s every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels.”

“麥金泰爾講述了英國雙重間諜及美國叛變者故事，不僅引述了西方的內容來源（包括戈德爾維斯基自己），而且也站在了俄羅斯的角度。它的精彩程度與我最喜歡的諜戰小說不相上下。”（部分翻譯）

05Breath from Salt: A Deadly Genetic Disease,?

a New Era in Science, and the Patients?

and Families Who Changed Medicine

《從鹽來的呼吸：致命的遺傳性疾病、科學新時代、

以及改變醫學的病人和家庭》（暫譯）

作者

Bijal P. Trivedi |?碧周·翠瓦狄

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“This book is truly uplifting. It documents a story of remarkable scientific innovation and how it has improved the lives of almost all cystic fibrosis patients and their families. This story is especially meaningful to me because I know families who’ve benefited from the new medicines described in this book. I suspect we’ll see many more books like this in the coming years, as biomedical miracles emerge from labs at an ever-greater pace.”

“這本書實在令人振奮。它記錄了一項杰出科學創新的故事，講述這項創新如何改善了幾乎所有囊腫性纖維化病人及其家屬的生活。”（部分翻譯）

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