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Favourite books of famous people

TNN | Last updated on - Apr 26, 2017, 11:59 IST
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Bill Gates

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker

Bill Gates recently declared this book as most inspiring for young graduates to read. This groundbreaking book continues Pinker's exploration of the essence of human nature, mixing psychology and history to provide a remarkable picture of an increasingly nonviolent world.
(Image credit: Bill Gates.via Twitter; Amazon)
2/13

Steve Jobs

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

(Image credit: Flickr; Amazon)
3/13

Nigella Lawson

Persuasion by Jane Austen

(Image credit: Nigella Lawson/via Facebook; Amazon)
4/13

Woody Allen

Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger

(Image credit: Woody Allen/via Facebook; Amazon)
5/13

Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

(Image credit: J.K Rowling/via Facebook; Amazon)
6/13

Michelle Obama

Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

(Image credit: Reuters; Amazon)
7/13

Oprah Winfrey

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

(Image credit: Oprah Winfrey/via Facebook; Amazon)
8/13

Donald J. Trump

The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

(Image credit: Donald J. Trump/via Facebook)
9/13

Tom Hanks

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

(Image credit: Tom Hanks/via Facebook; Amazon)
10/13

Jeff Bezos

Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

(Image credit: Wikimedia Commons; Amazon)
11/13

Stephen King

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

(Image credit: Stephen King/via Facebook; Amazon)
12/13

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

(Image credit: Reuters; Amazon)
13/13

Natalie Portman

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

(Image credit: Reuters)

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