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Bill Gates : a twentieth-century life / by Marc Aronson.
When Bill Gates was born in 1955, no one owned a personal computer. Gates envisioned what a computerized society could be and he set out to lead the way, building the Microsoft empire with single-minded drive. Today, the man who made his fortune by putting the whole world in touch now hopes to improve lives around the planet.
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- ISBN: 9780670063482 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0670063487 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 192 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Viking, c2009.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | First principle of getting rich fast: pick the right parents -- Second principle of getting rich fast: pick the place -- Third principle of getting rich fast: get a good education -- Fourth principle of getting rich fast: pick the time -- Fifth principle of getting rich fast: dream big, seize the moment, build a business -- Sixth principle of getting rich fast: get the best out of every deal -- A pause between principles -- Seventh principle of getting rich fast: understand how to sell your mousetrap -- Last principle of getting rich fast: "how does this help Microsoft" -- Cracks -- Can we fix it? |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 11 up. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.9 5. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
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