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The Resource Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime, Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin, (electronic resource)

Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime, Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin, (electronic resource)

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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
Language
eng
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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
  • Marrying 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
Isbn
9780385530378
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http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=DA045323-8CC2-4845-8D35-88542354B6BC
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Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime
Title
Showing up for life
Title remainder
thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime
Statement of responsibility
Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Cataloging source
TEFOD
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1925-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gates, William H.
Dewey number
179/.9
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
HN49.V64
LC item number
G38 2009eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Mackin, Mary Ann
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Voluntarism
  • Problem solving
  • Generosity
Label
Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime, Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=DA045323-8CC2-4845-8D35-88542354B6BC
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Publication
Note
Title from eBook information screen
Color
multicolored
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 -- Marrying 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
Control code
ocn430219832
Dimensions
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780385530378
Isbn Type
(electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)430219832
System details
Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2597 KB)
Label
Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime, Bill Gates, Sr. with Mary Ann Mackin, (electronic resource)
Link
http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=DA045323-8CC2-4845-8D35-88542354B6BC
Publication
Note
Title from eBook information screen
Color
multicolored
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 -- Marrying 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
Control code
ocn430219832
Dimensions
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780385530378
Isbn Type
(electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)430219832
System details
Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2597 KB)

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