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Leaving Microsoft to change the world : an entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children / John Wood. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, New York : HarperCollins Publishers, (c)2006.Description: vi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780061121074
  • 9780061179068
  • 9780061121081
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • LC5148.W876.L438 2006
  • LC5148
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Contents:
"Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books" -- An idea burns by candlelight -- You need to get home soon! -- Woody and John's excellent adventure -- Debating a radical change -- Lonely in a city of 12 million strangers -- Gates in China -- Walking away
The start-up years: an object in motion remains in motion -- Making the ask -- Expansion beyond Nepal -- A postcard from Nepal -- What every entrepreneur needs: a strong second-in-command -- September 11 -- Building "the Microsoft of nonprofits" -- Building the network -- Your life is a mess
Putting girls in their place-school! -- "Count me in, Don" -- The students of Cambodia -- The network goes into overdrive -- Democracy in action in India -- The Tsunami -- The millionth book -- The next chapter of my adult life.
Subject: A former Microsoft executive describes his profound change of perspective after a visit to Nepal and his creation of the non-profit program Room to Read, a network of schools and libraries throughout rural communities in Asia and Africa. https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Microsoft-Change-World-John/dp/B007P5YM70/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1571077422&sr=8-1
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Part 1: Discovering Nepal; leaving Microsoft -- "Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books" -- An idea burns by candlelight -- You need to get home soon! -- Woody and John's excellent adventure -- Debating a radical change -- Lonely in a city of 12 million strangers -- Gates in China -- Walking away

Part 2: Starting over -- The start-up years: an object in motion remains in motion -- Making the ask -- Expansion beyond Nepal -- A postcard from Nepal -- What every entrepreneur needs: a strong second-in-command -- September 11 -- Building "the Microsoft of nonprofits" -- Building the network -- Your life is a mess

Part 3: Hitting our stride -- Putting girls in their place-school! -- "Count me in, Don" -- The students of Cambodia -- The network goes into overdrive -- Democracy in action in India -- The Tsunami -- The millionth book -- The next chapter of my adult life.

A former Microsoft executive describes his profound change of perspective after a visit to Nepal and his creation of the non-profit program Room to Read, a network of schools and libraries throughout rural communities in Asia and Africa.

https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Microsoft-Change-World-John/dp/B007P5YM70/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1571077422&sr=8-1

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