Bill Gates is back—well, when does he ever leave?—and with his personal, annual best-books list.
This time out, literary tennis savant David Foster Wallace's String Theory collection lands at No. 1. (In truth, these tomes aren't actually ranked.) The collection of five essays includes "The String Theory," which Wallace penned for Esquire in 2008.
In his brief piece on that read, Gates writes, "You don’t have to play or even watch tennis to love this book. The late author wielded a pen as skillfully as Roger Federer wields a tennis racket."
That said, it's okay if you do play, watch, or even love tennis. And if you haven't had at it yet, String Theory did arrive on the literary scene this year as as salve for those who 1) miss DFW's writing and 2) relish all things tennis. It's certainly one of the best lit hits of 2016.
Gates' list also includes Nike founder Phil Knight's memoir, Shoe Dog, and three other reads sure to get you through the winter doldrums, if indeed it's cold and snowy where you are this season.
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