Bill Gates and his quest to shape our world Das, Anupreeta creator text bibliography biography nyu 2024 First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. monographic eng 323 pages ; 24 cm "From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates-one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades-and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires"-- "From the finance editor of The New York Times, an examination of Bill Gates-one of the most powerful, fascinating, and contradictory figures of the past four decades-and an eye-opening exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first heralded as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder next morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when he fashioned himself into a global do-gooder. Along the way, Gates forever influenced how we think about tech founders, as the products they make and the ideas they sell continue to dominate our lives. Through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he also set a new standard for high-profile, billionaire philanthropy. But there is more to Gates's story, and here, Das's revelatory reporting shows us that billionaires have secrets and philanthropy can have a dark side. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with current and former employees of the Gates Foundation, Microsoft, academics, nonprofits, and those with insight into the Gates universe, Das delves into Gates's relationships with Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates, and others, to uncover the truths behind the public persona. In telling Gates's story, Das also provides a new way to think about how billionaires wield their power, manipulate their image, and pursue philanthropy to become heroes, repair damaged reputations, and direct policy to achieve their preferred outcomes. Insightful, illuminating, and timely, Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King is an important story of money and government, wealth and power, and media and image, and the ways in which the world's richest people hold us in their thrall"-- Introduction -- Why We Love Billionaires -- The Ur Nerd of Capitalism -- Rockstar to Robber Baron -- The Pivot -- Besties with Buffett -- Melinda without Bill -- Global Savior, Big Philanthropist -- The Gates Keepers -- Cancel Bill -- Why We Hate Billionaires -- Conclusion. Anupreeta Das. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Gates, Bill 1955- Businesspeople United States Biography Computer scientists United States Biography Philanthropists United States Biography Empresarios Estados Unidos Biografías Informáticos Estados Unidos Biografías Filántropos Estados Unidos Biografías B HD 9696.63 G259D 2024 338.7/610053092 Das, Anupreeta (Journalist). New York : Avid Reader Press, [2024] First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. (DLC) 2024014140 9781668006726 (hardcover) 1668006723 (hardcover) 2024014139 DLC 240412 20250605112310.0 23641239 eng