Leaving Microsoft to Change the World An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

Name: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
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ISBN: 9780061121081

ISBN-10: 0061121088

ISBN-13: 9780061121081

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Authors: John Wood, John Wood

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John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work not at business school or helping lead Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that promotes education across the developing world. By the end of 2007, the organization will have established over 5,000 libraries and 400 schools, and awarded long-term scholarships to more than 3,000 girls, giving more than one million children the lifelong gift of education. If you have ever pondered abandoning your desk job for an adventure and an opportunity to…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English