000			02000cam a2200289 4500
001			7379
003			OCoLC
005			20181127183519.0
008			060203s2006 nyua 001 0 eng
010			_a2006041601
020			_a006112107X
020			_a006117906X
020			_a9780061121074
020			_a9780061179068
100	1		_aWood, John, _d1964 January 29-
245	1	0	_aLeaving Microsoft to change the world : _ban entrepreneur's odyssey to educate the world's children / _cJohn Wood
260			_aNew York : _bCollins, _cc2006
300			_avi, 266 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm
500			_aIncludes index
505	0		_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
520			_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 Africa
600	1	0	_aWood, John, _d1964 January 29-
610	2	0	_aRoom to Read (Organization)
650		0	_aEducation, Rural _zSouth Asia _vCase studies
650		0	_aEducation, Rural _zSoutheast Asia _vCase studies
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