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- How to prevent the next pandemic / by Gates, Bill,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from COVID-19, explains the science of fighting pandemics, and suggests what all of us can do to help prevent another one. Given the worldwide success of How to Avoid a Climate Disaster (which debuted at #1 on the New York Times best seller list), Gates is more respected than ever for his approach to solving the world's biggest challenges"--- Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; Pandemics;
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- How to avoid a climate disaster : the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need / by Gates, Bill,1955-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change." His interest in climate change is a natural outgrowth of the efforts by his foundation to reduce poverty and disease. Climate change, according to Gates, will have the biggest impact on the people who have done the least to cause it. As a technologist, he has seen firsthand how innovation can change the world. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and by deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. According to Gates, "to prevent the worst effects of climate change, we have to get to net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. This problem is urgent, and the debate is complex, but I believe we can come together to invent new carbon-zero technologies, deploy the ones we have, and ultimately avoid a climate catastrophe""--- Subjects: Climatic changes; Environmental policy.; Global warming; Greenhouse gases;
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- Billionaire, nerd, savior, king : Bill Gates and his quest to shape our world / by Das, Anupreeta(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."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"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Businesspeople; Computer scientists; Philanthropists;
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- The Bill Gates problem : reckoning with the myth of the good billionaire / by Schwab, Tim(Journalist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A powerful investigation of Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation, showing how he uses philanthropy to exercise enormous political power without accountability"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Billionaires; Charities;
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- Who is Bill Gates? / by Demuth, Patricia.; Hammond, Ted.;
Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses.LSC- Subjects: Gates, Bill, 1955-; Businesspeople; Computer software industry;
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- Warren and Bill : Gates, Buffett, and the friendship that changed the world / by McCarten, Anthony,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Few friendships have had such far-reaching implications for the world -- from finance to technology to philanthropy -- than that between Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. After meeting at a party in 1991, the two played cards and golf, shared jokes, swapped trade secrets, ate junk food, talked and listened. Their growing friendship would impact each man and lead to change on a grander scale, culminating in the development of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which holds nearly $50 billion in assets. How did such an unusual union blossom? In what ways specifically did each man begin to influence the other? How did these two avid wealth accumulators jointly decide to address some of the world's most critical problems -- poverty, disease, inequality -- by giving their wealth away? And what, finally, does their giga-wealthy partnership mean for the rest of us in an age of great wealth -- and great inequality? This book gives the fullest account yet of this extraordinary relationship and explores how it has transformed these two men -- and is changing the world for the better for all of us."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Buffett, Warren.; Buffett, Warren; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Gates, Bill, 1955-; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Billionaires; Businessmen; Capitalists and financiers; Capitalists and financiers; Humanitarianism.; Philanthropists.; Philanthropists; Strategic alliances (Business);
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- Yes I am [videorecording] : the Ric Weiland story / by Bear, Aaron,film director.; Gates, Bill,1955-on-screen participant.; Quinto, Zachary,narrator.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,film distributor.; Virgil Films,publisher.;
Narrator: Zachary Quinto ; Bill Gates, Gil Bar-Sela.Yes, I Am - The Ric Weiland Story chronicles the LGBTQ pioneer & unknown founder of Microsoft. With his newfound wealth, he turned to philanthropy. During his life, he donated more than 200 million dollars to fund more than 60 non-profit organizations. His efforts still have a massive impact today. However, as his wealth grew, Ric seemed to slip further into self-doubt, depression, and a kind of impostor syndrome.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.- Subjects: Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Weiland, Richard J.; Microsoft Corporation; Computer programmers; Gay men; Philanthropists;
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- A day late and a dollar short [videorecording] / by Edwards, Shernold,screenwriter.; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-; Haber, Bill.; McMillan, Terry.Day late and a dollar short.Videorecording.; Phifer, Mekhi,1975-; Rhames, Ving,1961-; Tolkin, Shephen,television director.; Arts and Entertainment Network.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm);
Whoopi Goldberg, Mekhi Phifer, Ving Rhames, Kimberly Elise, Anika Noni Rose.When Viola learns that her next asthma attack is likely to kill her, she sets out to fix her fractured family before she sets foot anywhere near the grave. Proudly choosing to keep her health issues a secret, she contends with sibling rivalry, teen pregnancy, and prescription drug addiction; and that's just one of her four kids.PG.DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: African American families; African American women; Made-for-TV movies.;
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