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Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Stone Barrington novels volume 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a hedge fund billionaire hires Stone Barrington to talk some sense into his wayward son, it seems an easy enough job; no one knows the hidden sins and temptations of the ultra-wealthy better than Stone. But as he and his erstwhile protege, Herbie Fisher, probe deeper into the case - and an old one comes back to haunt him - Stone realizes that even he may have underestimated just how far some people will go to cover up their crimes and plan new...
4) Bill Gates
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of Bill Gates including his childhood, his early work in computers, the founding of Microsoft and the expansion of the company, his private life, and future prospects.
5) Monkeewrench
Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 1
Language
English
Description
Haunted by their pasts, Grace McBride and the crew of her software company, Monkeewrench, create a computer game in which a serial killer is always caught. But their game becomes a nightmare when someone begins duplicating the fictional murders in real life.
Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the help of local law enforcement and the FBI, the Monkeewrench crew tracks a serial killer using savvy computer technology.
Author
Publisher
Times Business
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
"Case Closed" meets "Barbarians at the Gate" in this definitive account of the biggest business story of the decade: the case against Microsoft. Award-winning investigative reporter Wendy Rohm, who has been on the Gates case for over a decade, has created a brilliant inside look at the world's most powerful corporate leader. of photos
8) Bill Gates
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents a brief biography of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, providing information on his early life, his education, his love of computers, and how he started Microsoft.
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeously illustrated children's biography of Bill Gates, from his childhood through his days at Microsoft. This is the second book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series on notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--
Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 5
Publisher
Signet Select
Pub. Date
[2011], c2010
Language
English
Description
Enlisted by the FBI to investigate a series of murder videos that have been posted on the web, the Monkeewrench crew discovers an unsettling link between the videos and the recent murder of an unlucky Minneapolis bride.
Author
Series
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Haunted by a series of horrifying and violent episodes in their past, Grace McBride and the oddball crew of her softwre company, Monkeewrench, create a computer game where the killer is always caught, where the good guys always win. but their game becomes a nightmare when someone starts duplicating the fictional murders in real life, down to the last detail.
13) Dead run
Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Breaking down while en route to Wisconsin, Grace MacBride, Annie Belinsky, and deputy Sharon Mueller stumble upon a nearly deserted town fraught with signs of foul play and are horrified to witness a double murder
Author
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bill Gates is one of the biggest names in computer history, as a pioneering founder of Microsoft and a groundbreaking computer programmer. Readers will learn about Gates early life and his work leading the personal computer revolution. Through engaging and accessible text, readers will come to understand the impact Gates has had on computer development, and how his work continues to affect us today. A timeline presents a visual representation of Gates...
Author
Series
Monkeywrench volume 3
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In the latest winner from the pseudonymous mother/daughter writing team, Tracy's quirky characters get caught up in a homegrown terrorist plot featuring ultra right-wing militiamen and three tanker trucks full of nerve gas.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A memoir of life inside the tech bubble by a writer and co-producer for "Silicon Valley" describes how, after losing his magazine writing job, he took a position with a tech company rife with cultish millennials, absent bosses, and venture-capital amenities.
Author
Series
Paul Turner mysteries volume 6
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"Craig Lenzati, the rich and powerful CEO of Chicago's answer to Microsoft, is found brutally murdered with stab wounds all over his body. The murder is reported anonymously, and a quick and quiet resolution to the case is demanded by City Hall. Meanwhile, the list of suspects is almost endless and that along has the powers-that-be breathing down the necks of Chicago Police Detectives Paul Turner and Buck Fenwick. But as the two struggle to untangle...