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English
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When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems like an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as Stone and his erstwhile protege, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case--and an old one comes back to haunt him---he realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes...and plan...
2) The Boost
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Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Ralf is a software prodigy. He works in the US government office that updates the software in the population's boosts--networked supercomputers contained in a chip implanted within the brains of 99 percent of the world's population. Invented by Chinese researchers in 2032, the boost is credited with leading humanity to its most significant cognitive leap since the discovery of fire. Days before a national upgrade, Ralf notices that the update includes...
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A biography of Bill Gates, focusing on the Seattle business community and the global village that he has helped create through his work as a computer software entrepreneur.
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Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in history.This fascinating story of a child...
6) Dead run
Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
7) Bill Gates
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.
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Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every day, people are making headlines for their extraordinary actions. Each book in the Newsmakers series tells the story of an incredible individual who has changed the course of history in some significant way. Learn all about the people who have made an impact on the world through their efforts in social justice, technology, politics, and more. Core Library is the must-have line of nonfiction books for supporting the Common Core State Standards...
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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
For twenty-five years Dan Lyons was a magazine writer at the top of his profession--until one Friday morning when he received a phone call: Poof. His job no longer existed.Fifty years old and with a wife and two young kids, Dan was, in a word, screwed. Then an idea hit. Dan had long reported on Silicon Valley and the tech explosion. Why not join it? HubSpot, a Boston start-up, was flush with $100 million in venture capital. They offered Dan a pile...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"Michael Lewis sets out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur, the true representative of the coming age. All roads lead to a man who is about to achieve an unprecedented hat trick with the creation of his third, separate, billion-dollar company: first Silicon Graphics, then Netscape - which launched the Information Age - and now Healtheon, a startup that may turn the $1.5 trillion health-care...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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Inside, you'll find how Bill Gate's work at Microsoft changed the way people used computers and how Bill and Melinda are using their vast fortune to help people around the world.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates have pioneered an industry that literally transformed the entire world. The passion, luck and genius of these quirky visionaries is presented in this portrayal of the fierce and often humorous battle to rule the fledgling personal computer empire.
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