Looking for a good holiday read? Try these picks from Bill Gates, Steve Blank, Adam Grant, and others.

BY CHRIS MORRIS @MORRISATLARGE

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One of the nicest things about the holiday season is that you’re able to sneak in some me time. That gives founders a chance to unplug and catch up on their reading.

The right book for you depends on your interests, your tastes, and your mood. But with so many options on shelves, where should you start? Inc. surveyed an assortment of founders and business leaders and dug through dozens of lists to find recommendations of some of the best business books around today. If nothing in your backlog of books is calling to you today, any of these could be a good place to start.

Mercury co-founder and CEO Immad Akhund calls this look at China’s rapidly expanding technological and geopolitical profile “one of the better explanations of the gap between an engineering-driven society and a lawyer-driven one. It’s a thought-provoking look at why the U.S. struggles to build things and how we........

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