{"id":25885,"date":"2024-11-11T09:36:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/billionaire-nerd-savior-king-bill-gates-and-his-quest-to-shape-our-world\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T09:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T09:36:42","slug":"billionaire-nerd-savior-king-bill-gates-and-his-quest-to-shape-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsclub.org\/homepage\/billionaire-nerd-savior-king-bill-gates-and-his-quest-to-shape-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King: Bill Gates and His Quest to Shape Our World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\nPrice: <span style=\"color:#b12704\"><del>$32.00<\/del> - $22.77<\/span><br \/><i><small>(as of Nov 11, 2024 09:36:42 UTC &#8211; <span class=\"wp_automatic_amazon_disclaimer\" title=\"Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.\">Details<\/span>)<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amazon.com\/dp\/1668006723?tag=musadiqhus0f2-20\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/valvepress.s3.amazonaws.com\/imgs\/buy_now.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n  From the finance editor of The New York Times, an insightful and illuminating examination of Bill Gates\u2014one of the most powerful and provocative figures of the past four decades\u2014and an exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.<\/p>\n<p>Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first hailed as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy. But there is more to Gates\u2019s story, and here, Das\u2019s revelatory reporting shows us that billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with current and former employees of the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, academics, nonprofits, and those with insight into the Gates universe, Das delves into Gates\u2019s relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and others, to uncover the truths behind the public persona. In telling Gates\u2019s story, Das also provides a new way to think about how billionaires wield their power, manipulate their image, and pursue philanthropy to become heroes, repair damaged reputations, and direct policy to achieve their preferred outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA balanced, perceptive, and thought-provoking portrait of a man and his times\u201d (Booklist) Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King is an important story of money and government, wealth and power, and media and image, and the ways in which the world\u2019s richest people hold us in their thrall.    <\/p>\n<p> Publisher                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 Avid Reader Press \/ Simon &#038; Schuster (August 13, 2024) <br \/> Language                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 English <br \/> Hardcover                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 336 pages <br \/> ISBN-10                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 1668006723 <br \/> ISBN-13                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 978-1668006726 <br \/> Item Weight                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 2.31 pounds <br \/> Dimensions                                    \u200f                                        :                                    \u200e                                 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> From the finance editor of The New York Times, an insightful and illuminating examination of Bill Gates\u2014one of the most powerful and provocative figures of the past four decades\u2014and an exploration of our national fixation on billionaires. 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