Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
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In 1998 John Wood was a rising executive at Microsoft . Then a trip to Nepal inspired him to set up schools and libraries in the developing world. Fuelled by the same drive that made him a top executive, Wood took his business acumen into the charity sector and created Room to Read, a stunningly effective organisation that has created a network of more than 2,000 schools and libraries throughout Asia and Africa in only six years. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World chronicles John Wood's incredible journey, his first years at Microsoft, his life-changing decision to leave, and the adventure that followed.
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- Title
- Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
- Subtitle
- An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Wood
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 993755148X
- ISBN13
- 9789937551489
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Business, Business & Management, Biographies, Self-Help, Travel, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Education & School System, Entrepreneurship, Studying, Reading, Himalayas, Microsoft
- Original title
- Leaving Microsoft to change the world
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
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- In 1998 John Wood was a rising executive at Microsoft . Then a trip to Nepal inspired him to set up schools and libraries in the developing world. Fuelled by the same drive that made him a top executive, Wood took his business acumen into the charity sector and created Room to Read, a stunningly effective organisation that has created a network of more than 2,000 schools and libraries throughout Asia and Africa in only six years. Leaving Microsoft to Change the World chronicles John Wood's incredible journey, his first years at Microsoft, his life-changing decision to leave, and the adventure that followed.