Bill Gates : a twentieth-century life
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Author
Aronson, Marc.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780670063482, 0670063487
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Lexile measure
1130L
Rating
1130L
Status
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Waseca Public Library - Junior Nonfiction
Junior 921 Gates
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Viking, 2009.
Language
English
ISBN
9780670063482, 0670063487
Lexile measure
1130

Notes

General Note
A Junior Library Guild selection.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-185) and index.
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.
Target Audience
1130L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,7.9,5,127004.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographies.
Businessmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Computer software industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Gates, Bill, -- 1955- -- Juvenile literature.
Junior literature.
Microsoft Corporation -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Success in business -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Computer software industry -- United States -- History.
Gates, Bill, -- 1955-
Microsoft Corporation -- History.
Success in business.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Aronson, M. (2009). Bill Gates: a twentieth-century life . Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Aronson, Marc. 2009. Bill Gates: A Twentieth-century Life. New York, N.Y.: Viking.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Aronson, Marc. Bill Gates: A Twentieth-century Life New York, N.Y.: Viking, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Aronson, Marc. Bill Gates: A Twentieth-century Life Viking, 2009.

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