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Bill Gates released a jar full of Mosquito's into the audience at the TED conference to make a point about Malaria.
“I brought some mosquitoes - we’ll let them roam around the auditorium. There’s no reason only the poor should experience this” Gates jokes.
Not only is the talk well worth watching for a better understanding of the childhood death rate, but also for his second point on education and his recommendation of a new book called Work Hard, Be Nice about how two inspired teachers created the most promising schools in America. It's really hard not to appreciate and respect what Mr. Gates is all about these days as a role model and to remember that technology can be such a powerful tool for addressing the things that really matter in our world
- Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America by Jay Mathews
(classics, literature and fiction)
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http://blogs.sun.com
"I have always been an avid reader and lament the fact that I don't have more hours in the day to spend lost in a good book. I like reading biographies and books about science, history, and business. I can't imagine a life without reading and am pleased to contribute to your annual list which encourages people to seek out new books and old favorites."
- The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
(literature and fiction, classics)
"One of my favorite books from childhood is The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. I have read it so many times that I can quote large portions of it from memory. " - A Lesson Before Dying By Ernest J. Gaines
(literature and fiction)
"More recently, I have enjoyed A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines. It is powerfully written. " - Naked Conversations : How Blogs Are Changing The Way Businesses Talk With Customers by Shel Israel
(business books, IT books)
"You are letting people have a sense of the people here. You're building a connection. People feel more a part of this. Maybe they'll tell us how we can better improve our products." - Direct From Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized An Industry by Catherine Fredman
(biography, business books, management, management / leadership, IT books)
"I've long admired Dell's pioneering use of the World Wide Web. In Direct from Dell, you'll find strategies for using the Web to enhance your sales and empower information throughout your business. If you want to capitalize on cyberspace, you should read this book." - Molecular Biology Of The Gene by Inglis CSHLP
(science)
"I've always been interested in science--one of my favorite books is James Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene. I'm an investor in a number of biotech companies, partly because of my incredible enthusiasm for the great innovations they will bring" - My Years With General Motors by Alfred Sloan
(biography, business books, economics, management / leadership, nonfiction)
"Alfred Sloan's My Years with General Motors is probably the best book to read if you want to read only one book about business. The issues Sloan dealt with in organizing and measuring, in keeping employees happy, dealing with risk, understanding model years and the effect of used vehicles, and modeling his competition all in a very rational, positive way is inspiring." - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
(literature and fiction, classics)
"The most interesting tidbit is that both Bill and Melinda seem to have a fascination with The Great Gatsby. They once went to a costume party together dressed as Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan. And the following quotation is engraved on the ceiling of their home library: "He had come a long way to this blue lawn and his dream must have seemed so close he could hardly fail to grasp it." Gates has explained that he and his wife saw similarities between Bill's wooing of Melinda and Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy. I suppose there are also parallels between Gates's lavish home on Seattle's Lake Washington and Gatsby's mansion in West Egg, across the bay from Daisy's glittering home in East Egg." - The Bridges Of Madison County by Robert James Waller
(literature and fiction)
"He confesses at one point to "greatly enjoying The Bridges of Madison County", which makes the heart sink a bit."
Source:
http://www.gpl.lib.me.us
http://money.cnn.com
http://www.myyearswithgm.com
http://www.businessweek.com
http://pppl.tblc.lib.fl.us
http://www.businessweek.com, June 13 2000, Article: Advice for Bill Gates: A Little Culture Wouldn't Hurt
http://www.independent.co.uk
Why should you listen to him?
William (Bill) H. Gates is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft had revenues of US$51.12 billion for the fiscal year ending June 2007, and employs more than 78,000 people in 105 countries and regions.
Time magazine named Gates one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century, as well as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005, and 2006. Time also collectively named Gates, his wife Melinda and alternative rock band U2's lead singer Bono as the 2005 Persons of the Year for their humanitarian efforts. In 2006, he was voted eighth in the list of "Heroes of our time". Gates was listed in the Sunday Times power list in 1999, named CEO of the year by Chief Executive Officers magazine in 1994, ranked number one in the "Top 50 Cyber Elite" by Time in 1998, ranked number two in the Upside Elite 100 in 1999 and was included in The Guardian as one of the "Top 100 influential people in media" in 2001
Time magazine named Gates one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century, as well as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005, and 2006. Time also collectively named Gates, his wife Melinda and alternative rock band U2's lead singer Bono as the 2005 Persons of the Year for their humanitarian efforts. In 2006, he was voted eighth in the list of "Heroes of our time". Gates was listed in the Sunday Times power list in 1999, named CEO of the year by Chief Executive Officers magazine in 1994, ranked number one in the "Top 50 Cyber Elite" by Time in 1998, ranked number two in the Upside Elite 100 in 1999 and was included in The Guardian as one of the "Top 100 influential people in media" in 2001
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