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Billionaire, nerd, savior, king : Bill Gates and his quest to shape our world / Anupreeta Das.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781668006726 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Gates, Bill, 1955- Businesspeople > United States > Biography. Computer scientists > United States > Biography. Philanthropists > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 338.7610053092 Gates-D | 31681010385003 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Based on hundreds of interviews, the finance editor of The New York Times traces the journey of Bill Gates from technical visionary to ruthless capitalist and examines the ways in which our country is fixated on billionaires. - Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - Simon and Schuster
From the finance editor of The New York Times, an insightful and illuminating examination of Bill Gatesâone of the most powerful and provocative figures of the past four decadesâand an 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 hailed as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates 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 Gatesâs story, and here, Dasâs 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 Gatesâs relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and others, to uncover the truths behind the public persona. In telling Gatesâs 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.
âA balanced, perceptive, and thought-provoking portrait of a man and his timesâ (Booklist) 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 worldâs richest people hold us in their thrall.
