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Summary: No Meat To This BooK!
Review: I like to be told a story. Although the book starts with a good story on how Bill Gates got started, it quickly digresses. This book is an accumulation of facts and boring accounts about Bill Gates and Microsoft. It never gets into the meat of things. I would have liked to have read more about the litigations against Microsoft. Maybe some more about Nescape's lawsuit. It mentions very little about the Antitrust lawsuit that I was looking forward to learning about. Instead we get quotes from Bill Gates that do not enhance the book, but instead interrupt it. The author references websites about Microsoft's and the government's claims about the lawsuit. It's like the author got lazy. Don't waste your money on this book. A very big dissapointment!
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Summary: A compelling "biography"
Review: I met and spoke to Mssr. Gates six years ago and he came across as very smart and very down-to-earth. This book captures the thoughts and actions of this genius very well. It's easy and pleasant to read, unlike other boring biographies (and Gates' own books :). I think it also gives the readers plenty to think about.
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Summary: I WANT TO BE BILL GATES
Review: I read this book in less than 2 hours. It was a fast-read, fact filled, entertaining. Well-written and concise. Gates is THE MAN of the 20th century!!
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Summary: I WANT TO BE BILL GATES
Review: I read this book in three hours.It captured my imagination and I came to the conclusion that I want to be Bill Gates. This book gave me motivation in life. I am sure it will do the same for you.
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Summary: Terrific Snippets into B.G's Life
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and recommend it highly. It's great for those who want to get into the mind of Mr. Gates but not too deeply. The way Janet presents the material makes it fun to read. It's something that one could read a few chapters of, put down and chew it over, and then pick up and digest a bit more.
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Summary: It's just a sumary of other books
Review: It's an easy to read story of Gates, but there's nothing new here. In fact, the whole book is made up of quotes from other books and articles. You can't really tell if they are taken out of context or not. There's just not much original stuff here.
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Summary: Nothing "Original" But Still A Good Book for Young Teens
Review: This is one of a series of books that covers highly successful, highly visible individuals and how they got that way. These books are targeted at school age teens to inspire them to follow their paths for success. The author seems to cover the life stories of Bill Gates and adds quotes where appropriate to boost the storyline. There are occasional segments on subjects related to Gates as shown in the Amazon's "Look in" review. It's an easy read with only 230 pages. If you read any of the other books such as "Gates" or "Hard Drive" you'll get the feeling of reading this book before. Since the work isn't original and seems to heavily reference other books I give it 3 stars. The only question I have is whether the author actual sat down with Bill Gates and talked to him or did she really just go to the library, the Internet, etc. to get info on the book. As a first book on Bill Gates life, it's still a good read for young adults looking to be inspired.
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Summary: Not what I thought
Review: While this book was well written, I was dissapointed with what I learned about Bill Gates. There was not enough detail and the book was pieced together from a number of different quotes, which is ok for many biographies but the extent of the number of quotes compared to the varied sources did not complete the picture. The books cover claimed 'Insight From The Worlds Greatest Entrepreneur' but I did not feel an insight. Despite the above, if you like Bill Gates and want to learn a little more about him, I recommend this book. There are some fun stories and some things to be learned about the man. It is put together nicely, it makes a high claim but does not completely deliver on this claim.
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