The following books were recommended by Bill Gates on May 18, 2020 on gatesnotes.com.

The Choice, by Dr. Edith Eva Eger

Cloud Atlas, by David Mitchell

The Ride of a Lifetime, by Bob Iger.

The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry.

Good Economics for Hard Times, by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo.

Gates also recommended several TV shows and movies:

Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (Netflix documentary)

A Million Little Things, This Is Us, and Ozark.

Spy Game (Movie)

*Watch Gates’ book recommendation video