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Author
Publisher
Brown Books Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After retiring from both the military and from teaching at The University of Illinois, Joe Wilkins returned wholeheartedly to the recreational backpacking trips through the Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska that he had always enjoyed. He has since served as a Volunteer Backcountry Patroller for the National Park Service, completing and leading more than 50 backpacking, packrafting and canoeing trips through some of the most remote wilderness...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of sasquatch books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A gorgeously illustrated children's biography of Bill Gates, from his childhood through his days at Microsoft. This is the second book in Little Bigfoot's new Growing to Greatness series on notable people from the Pacific Northwest"--
5) Bill Gates
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Company
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This biography profiles the life and achievements of Bill Gates, discussing his childhood, education, family, and influence on the computer industry.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in history.This fascinating story of a child...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the former secretary of defense, a candid account of his experience serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before Robert M. Gates received a call from the White House in 2006, he thought he'd left Washington politics behind: after working for six presidents in both the CIA and the National Security Council, he was happy in his role as president of Texas A & M University. But when he was asked...
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