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04447aam a22005058i 4500 001 7BFD186C561511EFB84930EA30ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240809010137 008 240412s2024 nyu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2024014139 020 $a 1668006731 020 $a 9781668006733 020 $a 1668006723 020 $a 9781668006726 035 $a (OCoLC)1430658880 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d CNWPU $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d BRL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HD9696.63.U62 $b G37429 2024 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20240419 084 $a SOC033000 $a SOC033000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Das, Anupreeta $c (Journalist), $e author. 245 10 $a Billionaire, nerd, savior, king : $b Bill Gates and his quest to shape our world / $c Anupreeta Das. 250 $a First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Avid Reader Press, $c [2024] 300 $a 323 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Why We Love Billionaires -- The Ur Nerd of Capitalism -- Rockstar to Robber Baron -- The Pivot -- Besties with Buffett -- Melinda without Bill -- Global Savior, Big Philanthropist -- The Gates Keepers -- Cancel Bill -- Why We Hate Billionaires -- Conclusion. 520 $a "From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates-one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades-and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates-one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades-and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates forever influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy. But there is more to Gates's story, and here, Das's revelatory reporting shows us that billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with current and former employees of the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, academics, nonprofits, and those with insight into the Gates universe, Das delves into Gates's relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and others, to uncover the truths behind the public persona. In telling Gates's story, Das also provides a new way to think about how billionaires wield their power, manipulate their image, and pursue philanthropy to become heroes, repair damaged reputations, and direct policy to achieve their preferred outcomes. Insightful, illuminating, and timely, Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King is an important story of money and government, wealth and power, and media and image, and the ways in which the world's richest people hold us in their thrall"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Gates, Bill, $d 1955- 650 0 $a Businesspeople $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Computer scientists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Philanthropists $z United States $v Biography. 650 6 $a Gens d'affaires $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 $z Ãtats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0291082 $v Biographies. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 650 6 $a Informaticiens $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 $z Ãtats-Unis $0 (CaQQLa)201-0407727 $v Biographies. $0 (CaQQLa)201-0378258 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 rvmgf $0 (CaQQLa)RVMGF-000000519 776 08 $i Online version: $a Das, Anupreeta (Journalist). $t Billionaire, nerd, savior, king $b First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. $d New York : Avid Reader Press, [2024] $z 9781668006740 $w (DLC) 2024014140 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20240809024334.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7BFD186C561511EFB84930EA30ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search