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Gates:

how Microsoft's mogul reinvented an industry--and made himself the richest man in America
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Doubleday, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 534 pages
The inside story of Microsoft's founder describes how a computer nerd and Harvard dropout built his fledgling software company into a worldwide leader and became the most powerful man in the computer industry. National ad/promo. Tour.

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Review: Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry-And Made Himself the Richest Man in America

User Review  - Bryan Kim - Goodreads

Incredibly well researched and detailed book, almost to a fault. The 460 page tome spares nary a detail or characters from the life and times of Bill Gates and Microsoft... so much so that it becomes ... Read full review

Review: Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America

User Review  - Mark Schomburg - Goodreads

This is an excellent detailed story of the earliest days before Microsoft existed to its preeminence. To finally see the real path inside local Seattle that led to the beginnings is a real treat ... Read full review

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Logging In
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About the author (1993)

Stephen Manes and Paul AndrewsStephen Manes has covered the computer industry for more than ten years as a columnist and contributing editor for "PC Magazine, PC/Computing", and "PC Sources". Paul Andrews reports on technology for the "Seattle Times" where he covers Microsoft and writes a weekly column on computers.

Andrews has been writing for The Seattle Times since 1971. Since 1989 he has covered technology issues for the paper, he currently writes the Personal Technology column "User Friendly".