Everyone has a favorite book, be it from childhood, school or college.
But what about the celebrities?
What books do you love?
Five celebrities, from Merkel to Musk, and their favorite books.
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Not clothes, but books make the man.
Many people who are successful today have been inspired by books.
Be it authors, artists or politicians.
You can find out here which books are the favorites of Angela Merkel, Elon Musk or Kamala Harris.
Favorite Bill Gates book - Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
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Everyone has at least one favorite book, but what do celebrities like to read?
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Bill Gates is, as the saying goes, a bookworm.
He runs his own book blog and has bought one of the most expensive books in the world.
Enlightenment Now is one of his favorite books because he believes the world is not as bleak as some make it out to be.
Hatred, populism and unreason rule the world, hostility to science is spreading, truth no longer exists: anyone reading today's headlines might think so.
But bestselling author Steven Pinker shows that this is fundamentally wrong.
He has thoroughly examined the development of the past centuries and proves in his brilliant study ...
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The most expensive books in the world: works worth millions
The most expensive books in the world: works worth millions
Steven Pinker "Enlightenment Now"
2018, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-03087-3
Price: paperback €22, e-book €19.99, number of pages: 736 (deviating from the format)
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Kamala Harris' favorite book - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
It's understandable that Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is one of Kamala Harris' favorite books.
A wonderful novel about friendship and togetherness.
Afghanistan 1975: 12-year-old Amir is determined to win a kite-flying competition to prove his strength to his father.
For this he needs the help of Hassan.
Despite their different origins, the two boys share a deep friendship...
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Khaled Hosseini "Kite Runner"
2019, Fischer Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-596-70461-3
Price: paperback €12, e-book €9.99, number of pages: 384 (deviating from the format)
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Jeff Bezos Recommends - "What's Left of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Amazon started out as an online bookstore.
It is therefore not surprising that Bezos also likes to read.
Above all, old novels such as "What was left of the day" are close to his heart.
Stevens serves as a butler at Darlington Hall.
He takes care of an impeccable household and is the personification of discretion: he would never say a word about the strange happenings in the manor house.
He puts his life entirely in the service of his Lord.
He also brusquely rejects the cautious overtures of Miss Kenton, the housekeeper...
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Kazuo Ishiguro "What's Left of the Day"
2022, Karl Blessing Verlag, ISBN 13-978-3-896-67703-7
Price: paperback €13, e-book €9.99, number of pages: 320 (deviating from the format)
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Angela Merkel's favorite book – "The Metamorphosis of the World" by Jürgen Osterhammel
The former chancellor has not had much time to read.
But that should change now, Angela Merkel especially likes to read non-fiction and historical books.
In this grandiose world history of the 19th century, Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of a world in upheaval in a knowledgeable, spirited and multifaceted way.
From a wealth of material and a multitude of different perspectives, the profound portrait of a fascinating epoch emerges...
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Jürgen Osterhammel "The Transformation of the World"
2020, CH Beck, ISBN 13-978-3-406-61481-1
Price: hardback €28, e-book €18.99, number of pages: 1568 (deviating from the format)
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Elon Musk - The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
Digging into the depths of Tolkien's fantasy world is something many of us are familiar with.
Elon Musk felt the same way, and to this day the trilogy remains one of his favorite works.
By a strange coincidence, the hobbit Bilbo Baggins is given a magic ring whose power, if it fell into the wrong hands, would lead to the absolute reign of evil.
Bilbo gives the Ring to his nephew Frodo, who is to destroy the Ring in the Crack of Destiny...
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JRR Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings"
2012, Klett-Cotta, ISBN 13-978-3-608-93984-2
Price: paperback complete edition 35 €, number of pages: 1568
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