Bibliograph

Bill Gates, a twentieth-century life, by Marc Aronson

Type

Label

Bill Gates, a twentieth-century life, by Marc Aronson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

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

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 11 up

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bill Gates

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Marc Aronson

Series statement

Up close

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning, MG, 7.9, 5.

Sub title

a twentieth-century life

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

Table Of 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?

Target audience

juvenile

Classification