01927cam a2200265   45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080039000280100015000670200015000820200015000970200018001120200018001301000034001482450116001822600032002983000032003305000019003625050875003815200241012566000034014976100032015316500047015636500051016107379OCoLC20181127183519.0060203s2006    nyua          001 0 eng  a2006041601  a006112107X  a006117906X  a9780061121074  a97800611790681 aWood, John,d1964 January 29-10aLeaving Microsoft to change the world :ban entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children /cJohn Wood  aNew York :bCollins,cc2006  avi, 266 p. :bill. ;c24 cm  aIncludes index0 aDiscovering Nepal; leaving Microsoft -- ""Perhaps, Sir, you will someday come back with books"" -- An idea burns by candlelight -- You need to get home soon! -- Woody and john's excellent adventure -- Debating a radical change -- Lonely in a city of 12 million strangers -- Gates in China -- Walking away -- Starting over -- The start-up years: an object in motion remains in motion -- Making the ask -- Expansion beyond Nepal -- A postcard from Nepal -- What every entrepreneur needs: a strong second-in-command -- September 11 -- Building ""the Microsoft of nonprofits"" -- Building the network -- You life is a mess -- Hitting our stride -- Putting girls in the place-school! -- ""Count me in Don"" -- The students of Cambodia -- The network goes into overdrive -- Democracy in action in India -- The Tsunami -- The millionth book -- The next chapter of my adult life  aA former Microsoft executive describes his profound change of perspective after a visit to Nepal and his creation of the non-profit program Room to Read, a network of schools and libraries throughout rural communities in Asia and Africa10aWood, John,d1964 January 29-20aRoom to Read (Organization) 0aEducation, RuralzSouth AsiavCase studies 0aEducation, RuralzSoutheast AsiavCase studies