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Author Gates, William H.

Title Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime / Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin ; foreward by Bill Gates, Jr.

Publication Info. New York : Broadway Books, [2009]
©2009

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  179.9 GATES    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  179.9 GAT    Storage
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  179.9 GAT    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  158.1 GAT    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  179.9 GATES    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  179.9 GATES    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  179.9 GATES    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  179.9 GATES    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  179.9 GAT    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xiii, 192 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Foreword / Bill Gates, Jr. -- Some second thoughts about thinking -- Showing up for life -- Hard work -- Radical generosity -- Open-mindedness -- Getting along -- Speaking out -- Learning how to lose -- Honoring a confidence -- Finding meaning in your work -- Thinking tall -- Showing up for your family -- Sharing your gifts with others -- Connecting people -- Creating the change you'd like to see happen -- A habit passed down -- Celebrating life -- Mary's wedding toast -- Making your life your message -- Never forget to ask "Is it right?" -- The power of one -- Things I learned from my children -- The enduring campfires of Cheerio -- The rites and riches of lasting friendships -- Learning begins at birth -- Marry well (again) -- Grandparents -- A lesson on leadership -- America at risk -- Four-letter words -- Getting off the sidelines -- Government of the people, by the people, FOR the people -- The older you grow the taller you get -- An expression of gratitude -- Traditions: making memories -- Getting everybody dancing -- Empowering women -- When the benefits of neighboring come full circle -- Portraits of courage -- Africa, we see you -- Walking with giants -- The people you meet showing up -- A master citizen -- There's no problem bigger than we are -- These numbers are our neighbors -- Public will -- How a hole in the fence led a boy from poverty to poetry -- A place to start.
Summary In a heartfelt, deeply personal book, Gates shares the values and principles he has instilled in his children, and continues to practice on the world stage today as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Subject Voluntarism.
Problem solving.
Generosity.
Added Author Mackin, Mary Ann.
ISBN 9780385527019
0385527012
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