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Hard drive : Bill Gates and the making of the Microsoft empire

by James Wallace, Jim Erickson

An investigative account of Microsoft's rise, tracing its founder's journey from a teenage hacker to a powerful billionaire. The text analyses his business tactics and the high-pressure environment within his industry-leading company.

Accession 16871 ISBN 0887306292 Publisher HarperBusiness
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