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1) Bill Gates: computer legend

Author

Barton-Wood, Sara

Series

Famous lives

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn/Harcourt

Pub. Date

2002

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This is a biography of Bill Gates, head of the multi-billion dollar company, Microsoft.

2) Bill Gates: a twentieth-century life

Author

Aronson, Marc

Series

Up close

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

2009

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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.

3) Hit refresh: the quest to rediscover Microsoft's soul and imagine a better future for everyone

Author

Nadella, Satya

Formats

Books, eAudiobook, eBook

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Microsoft's CEO tells the inside story of the company's continuing transformation, tracing his own personal journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant technological changes in the digital era. As much a humanist as engineer and executive, Nadella concludes with his vision for the coming wave of intelligent technologies and a distinct call to action for leaders everywhere.