02000cam a2200289 4500 7379 OCoLC 20181127183519.0 060203s2006 nyua 001 0 eng 2006041601 006112107X 006117906X 9780061121074 9780061179068 Wood, John, 1964 January 29- Leaving Microsoft to change the world : an entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children / John Wood New York : Collins, c2006 vi, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Includes index Discovering 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 A 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 Africa Wood, John, 1964 January 29- Room to Read (Organization) Education, Rural South Asia Case studies Education, Rural Southeast Asia Case studies 6299 6299 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 11336 0 370.19 WOO 30010841 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN