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Author:

Aronson, Marc.

Title:

Bill Gates : a twentieth-century life / by Marc Aronson.

Publisher:

Viking,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

192 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Subject:

Gates, Bill,--1955---Juvenile literature.
Businessmen--United States--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Success in business--Juvenile literature.
Computer software industry--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Microsoft Corporation--History--Juvenile literature.
Gates, Bill,--1955-
Businessmen--United States--Biography.
Success in business.
Computer software industry--United States--History.
Microsoft Corporation--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-185) and index.

Contents:

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?

Summary:

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.

Series:

Up close

ISBN:

0670063487 (hardcover)
9780670063482 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2008015552

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