Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King: The Hidden Truth About Bill Gates and His Powe

Description: Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King by Anupreeta Das A revelatory examination of Bill Gates – one of the most powerful and fascinating, but also contradictory men of our era – and an exploration of the global fixation on billionaires. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description *LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD* Anupreeta Das tracks the ups and downs of Bill Gatess career in her eye-opening book The Times Bill Gates is one of the most powerful figures of the past four decades. But the world-famous public image he has so carefully crafted is not the whole truth. In this explosive new book, Anupreeta Das (finance editor of the New York Times) takes you behind the façade. From his early years, when he was a divisive figure in the burgeoning tech industry, we see the Microsoft co-founder morph into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashions himself into a global do-gooder. But as Dass revelatory reporting shows us: billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with current and former employees of the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, and those with insight into the Gates universe, Das delves into Gatess relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates and others to uncover the man behind the persona. In telling Gatess story, Das also provides a new way to think about how billionaires wield their influence, manipulate their image and pursue philanthropy to achieve their own ends.Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King is a gripping story of wealth, power and reputation; it will open your eyes to the ways in which the worlds richest people hold us in their thrall. Author Biography Anupreeta Das is the finance editor of The New York Times, overseeing coverage of Wall Street, including banking, investing, markets, insurance, and consumer finance. Previously, Das spent nearly a decade at The Wall Street Journal, where she helped run the papers coverage of business and technology, focusing on corporations and the issues affecting them. Das was also a reporter at the Journal. She wrote stories about finance, investing, and Wall Street, including a groundbreaking series she conceived and coauthored about family offices, the private investment firms of the extremely wealthy. She holds degrees from Boston University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Delhi. She is an avid hiker, having hiked across a Himalayan glacier as a teenager and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. She is the author of Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King. Review With delicious stories and dogged attention to detail, Anupreeta Das delves into the paradox of Bill Gates: a man whose intellectual prowess and vast wealth simultaneously uplift and complicate the fabric of society. A compelling read about one of the most powerful people on the planet -- Rob Reich, Stanford Professor and author of Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do BetterCompelling reading . . . Anupreeta Das tracks the ups and downs of Bill Gatess career in her eye-opening book . . . Although her in-depth reporting digs deep into the history and structure of our billionaire-friendly financial world, Dass clear writing makes for an entertaining story * The Times *In tight, elegant prose, Anupreeta Das Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King shares the fascinating life story of Bill Gates and then uses it to ask and to answer timely and important questions about the roles that the wealthiest Americans play in our increasingly stratified society. Its the book we need right this minute -- William D. Cohan, founding partner of Puck and bestselling author of House of Cards and Power FailureAnupreeta Dass fascinating and ambitious Billionaire, Nerd, Saviour, King shows – through the complicated story of a single tycoon – how the power and the perils of enormous wealth shape and distort not only what we expect of our democratic institutions, our tax system, our public health infrastructure; it also examines how all of us are complicit in, but often aware of, the ways in which the wealthy use that wealth and that power to turn greed into generosity and immorality into heroism -- Jesse Eisinger, author of The Chickenshit ClubA vivid, deeply reported look at one of the most influential figures in business and technology that confronts the urgent question of whether empire-builders such as Gates play too large a part in shaping the world we live in -- Sheelah Kolhatkar, author of Black EdgeWonderful . . . It raises important questions about the myths surrounding billionaires, how our adoration of male tech geeks obscures larger questions about their behaviour, and the good and bad of the philanthropy of the very wealthy -- Bethany McLean, co-author of The Smartest Guys in the RoomA sharply incisive portrait * Kirkus Reviews *Das widens the lens through which Gates life and career is viewed. Each facet of his reputation is couched within a larger framework of capitalism, social justice, and entrepreneurship to question the outsized sway Gates and others of his rank hold over society writ large. Venturing deep into every aspect of Gates professional and private spheres, Das offers a balanced, perceptive, and thought-provoking portrait of a man and his times * Booklist *A perceptive and vibrant character portrait * Publishers Weekly *Unpicking one of the most powerful figures in the world . . . Gripping and shocking, we bet you wont be able to put this down * Luxury London *Ms Das considers different facets of Mr Gatess life, from his friendship with Warren Buffett and the breakdown of his marriage to the running of his foundation and the management of his wealth. Some of this is eye-opening . . . But Ms Dass book is most interesting when it shows how Mr Gates has influenced other billionaires – how they have emulated him, and how they have not * The Economist * Details ISBN1398536881 Author Anupreeta Das Pages 336 Publisher Simon & Schuster Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781398536883 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-08-15 Imprint Simon & Schuster Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781398536920 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-08-15 AU Release Date 2024-09-17 Subtitle The Hidden Truth About Bill Gates and His Power to Shape Our World ISBN-10 1398536881 Illustrations none DEWEY 338.7610053092 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160742821;

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