被困荒島，你會帶哪些書？比爾·蓋茨會帶哪些書？

為宣傳書店和網(wǎng)站One Grand Books，編輯阿倫·?？肆?Aaron Hicklin)向人們提出一個問題：如果被困荒島，會帶哪10本書。

As Gates said, "If you’re going to get marooned on a desert island, I guess you can’t exactly choose when it happens to you. But if I’m shipwrecked this summer, I hope I’ll have these five terrific books I read recently — which I just shared on my blog — as well as five all-time favorites with me.”

蓋茨說：“如果被困荒島，我猜真到了那個時候，你的選不了。但是，如果今年夏天我乘船失事，我希望手上有我最近讀的五本精彩的書，我已經(jīng)在自己的博客上分享了這幾本書，還有我一直鐘愛的五本書。”

1 Seveneves

《啟示錄七夕》，尼爾·斯蒂芬森

This novel about how the human race responds to the end of life on Earth rekindled my love for sci-fi. Some readers will lose patience with all the technical details about orbits and spaceflight, but for me, it’s an engrossing and thought-provoking story.

這本講述人類如何應對地球生物末日的小說重新點燃了我對科幻的熱愛。有些讀者可能會對書中的軌道和航天飛行等技術細節(jié)失去耐心，但是對我來說，這是一個扣人心弦、引人深思的故事。

2 How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical

《魔鬼數(shù)學：大數(shù)據(jù)時代，數(shù)學思維的力量》，喬丹·艾倫伯格Thinking

A mathematician explains how math plays into our daily lives without our even knowing it. The writing is funny, smooth and accessible — not what you might expect from a book on this subject. Ellenberg’s larger point is that there are ways in which we’re all doing math, all the time.

一位數(shù)學家向我們解釋，數(shù)學如何在我們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪星臒o聲息地發(fā)揮作用。本書行文有趣、流暢、易懂——跟你想象中此類主題的書不同。艾倫伯格更宏大的觀點是，我們所有人，每時每刻，都在做數(shù)學題。

3 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

《人類簡史：從動物到上帝》，尤瓦爾·諾亞·赫拉利

This look at the entire history of the human race sparked lots of great conversations at our family’s dinner table. Harari also writes about our species today and how artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and other technologies will change us in the future.

這本關于人類歷史的書在我家餐桌上引發(fā)了很多精彩的對話。赫拉利也談到人類的現(xiàn)狀，以及人工智能和基因工程等技術在未來會如何改變我們。

4 The Power to Compete

《競爭的力量》，良一谷浩史和三木谷浩史

Why was Japan, the juggernaut of the 1980s, eclipsed by South Korea and China? And can its economy come back? A smart look at the future of a fascinating country.

為什么20世紀80年代的世界強國日本會被韓國和中國趕超?日本經(jīng)濟能東山再起嗎?這本書對這個迷人國度的未來提出了自己的見解。

5 The Vital Question

《至關重要的問題》，尼克·萊恩

I wish more people knew about this British biologist’s work. He is trying to get people to fully appreciate the role energy plays in the evolution of life on Earth (and, maybe, other places). Even if he turns out to be wrong about certain details, I suspect his ideas will be seen as an important contribution to our understanding of where we come from, and where are we going.

我希望有更多人了解這位英國生物學家的工作。他努力讓人們充分認識到能量在地球(可能也包括其他地方)生命進化過程中發(fā)揮的作用。雖然書中的一些細節(jié)有誤，但我認為，他的觀點可能將對我們理解人類的起源和未來起了重要促進作用。

6 Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street

《商業(yè)冒險：華爾街的12個經(jīng)典故事》，約翰·布魯克斯

Warren Buffett gave me this fantastic collection of articles that Brooks wrote for The New Yorker. Although Brooks was writing in the 1960s, his insights are timeless and a reminder that the rules for running a great company don’t change. I read it more than two decades ago, and it’s still my pick for the best business book ever.

沃倫·巴菲特(Warren Buffett)向我推薦了布魯克斯為《紐約客》(The New Yorker)撰寫的這一系列精彩文章。雖然它們寫于20世紀60年代，但布魯克斯的深刻見解永不過時，時刻提醒我們，管理偉大公司的原則不會改變。我20多年前讀了這本書，但今天我仍然認為它是最佳商業(yè)書籍。

7 The Great Gatsby

《了不起的蓋茨比》，F(xiàn)·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德

The novel that I reread the most. Melinda and I love one line so much that we had it painted on a wall in our house: “His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it.”

它是我閱讀次數(shù)最多的小說。我和梅琳達(Melinda)很喜歡書中的一句話，我們把它涂到了家里的墻上：“他的夢一定就像是近在眼前，他幾乎不可能抓不住的。”

8 Parentign With Love and Logic

《培養(yǎng)小孩的責任感》，福斯特·克林和吉姆·費

As the parents of three children, Melinda and I have spent a lot of time reading and discussing this book. It has been an invaluable guide for both of us, especially when it comes to de-escalating those inevitable conflicts between parents and kids.

作為三個孩子的父母，我和梅琳達花了很多時間閱讀和討論這本書。它對我倆都有寶貴的指導作用，尤其是父母和孩子之間不可避免的沖突時，我們學會了如何去緩解這種沖突。

9 Sustainable Energy — Without the Hot Air

《可持續(xù)能源：事實與真相》，戴維·JC·麥凱

A fantastic guide to thinking more numerically about clean energy, and the most accessible explanation of this subject that I’ve seen. I still refer to it myself, which is a bittersweet experience now — David died in April, at the age of 48.

這是一本從數(shù)字的角度思考清潔能源的精彩指南，也是我見過的對這一主題比較容易理解的闡釋。我依然經(jīng)常參考它，現(xiàn)在這成了苦樂參半的體驗——戴維今年4月過世，年僅48歲。

10 The Better Angels of Our Nature

《人性中的善良天使：暴力為什么會減少》，斯蒂芬·平克

Proof that the world is becoming more peaceful. It’s not just a question for historians, but a profound statement about human nature and the possibility for a better future. This book may have shaped my outlook more than any other.

這本書證明，世界正變得更和平。它不僅是史學家們思考的一個問題，而且是對人性以及更美好未來可能性的深刻宣言。這本書對我世界觀的塑造可能超過其他任何一本書。