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2008, Juvenile, Rosen Pub Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Career profilesSummary Note: A career profile of Bill Gates, discussing his childhood in Seattle as the son of an attorney and a schoolteacher, his early mathematical prowess, his Harvard years and obsession with writing code, and his pursuit of his vision of a computer in every home--a dream that led to the creation of Microsoft Corporation.
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2008., Rosen Publishing Call No: B GATES Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Career profilesSummary Note: A biography of Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates. Describes his early fascination with computers and his entrepreneurial streak that led to Microsoft's success. Discusses Microsoft's collaboration with IBM and its development of the DOS and Windows operating systems, as well as its legal challenges. Considers Gates' developing focus on charitable work.
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2007., Juvenile, Rosen Pub. Call No: 363.325 1630973 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: In the newsSummary Note: Provides information about domestic spying and wiretapping, discussing how efforts to protect the nation sometimes conflict with Constitutional rights to privacy and freedom of speech, reviewing the history of intelligence gathering,and considering the impact of domestic spying.
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2007., Rosen Pub. Group Call No: 615 Loc Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Drug abuse and societySummary Note: This book describes how the altering of OxyContin created a drug abuse problem and discusses how the rapidly expanding OxyContin epidemic may be one of the worst in many years.