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BL
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1029960
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b784330
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| Main Entry
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Wood, John,1964 January 29-
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| Title & Author
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Leaving Microsoft to change the world : : an entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children /\ John Wood.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Collins,, ©2006.
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vi, 266 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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006112107X
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: 006117906X
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: 9780061121074
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: 9780061179068
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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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 -- 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 -- 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.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Wood, John,1964 January 29-
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Wood, John,1964 January 29-
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Room to Read (Organization)
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Room to Read (Organisation)
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Room to Read (Organization)
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Room to Read (Organization)
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Education, Rural-- South Asia, Case studies.
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Education, Rural-- Southeast Asia, Case studies.
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Alphabetisierung
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Bildungshilfe
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Education, Rural-- South Asia, Case studies.
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Education, Rural-- Southeast Asia, Case studies.
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Education, Rural.
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Entwicklungsorganisation
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Grundbestand
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Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit
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Schulbibliothek
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South Asia.
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Southeast Asia.
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Südasien
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Südostasien
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| Dewey Classification
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370.917340954
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| LC Classification
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LC5148.S64W66 2006
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| NLM classification
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K837.125.46=6clc
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