Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook Virgil. "Aeneid" Perhaps you did not expect that the King's favorite book of modern technology was created in the classical era, but Zuckerberg often mentions his love for this poem, telling about the foundation of Rome and the wanderings of her hero, Aeneas. Zuckerberg quoted lines from the "Aeneid" at the presentation of Facebook products, and in an interview with the publication Wired recited one of the most well-known line of the poem: "Maybe it will be our sweet remembrance from now on".

Norman Vincent Peel. "The Power of Positive Thinking" While President Trump claims that his favorite book is the Bible, he also repeatedly noted that the "Power of Positive Thinking" influenced both him and his father. Peel was a priest in the church that Trump attended together with his family. In this bestseller of 1952, Peel advises how to achieve success in life. The book made a strong impression on the future president.

Neil Degrass Tyson, astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels Tyson calls this satire-fantasy novel written by Jonathan Swift in 1726 the best work of all time. The astrophysicist and author of scientific books in an interview with The New York Times noted that he often reflects on his unusual characters. He says: "I forever remembered the" erring "scientists of the Great Academy in Lagado on the flying island of Laputa, who spent so much natural resources trying to answer wrong questions about nature".

Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and philanthropist Stephen Pinker. "The best angels of our nature" Co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation highly appreciates this work of Pinker. "This book exposes violence and paints a wonderful picture of the world that has evolved over time and turned into a place where violence is less common," Gates writes in his blog. - The book offers a really fresh perspective on how to benefit in the modern world ".

Malala Yusufzai, a female education activist, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, Paulo Coelho.

"The Alchemist" The world learned about the fifteen-year-old Yusufzai, who advocated equal opportunities for the education of women, when the Taliban militants shot and seriously wounded her. Yusufzai reads a lot. She calls Paulo Coelho's novel Alchemist a book that gives hope. In an interview with the New York Times, Yusufzai said: "The story of a boy who went on a journey to find a treasure, but instead learned a lot from the people he met, inspires. Injustice is described in such a way that it remains in your memory for a long time, and this prompts you to try to fix everything. That is why the book has such power ".

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