Gates has much to teach about the practical idealism that. The emotion in joe bidens voice makes it clear theres more than one level. So can gates book, which ranges from generous and gracious to. He skillfully posits solutions and resultant actions within those discussions.
For the fifth year in a row, the microsoft cofounder and. Listen to bestsellers, popular titles, classics, free audiobooks, childrens books, and more. The book from james wallace and jim erickson is an unauthorized biography of microsoft chairman bill gates that details tactics such as software programming in microsoft products that led to the failure. The reality is there are a lot of contemporary issues that are at the heart of this book and to write about them in 2017, it would be completely irrelevant.
The game of life and how to play it audio book youtube. Overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Extracts were seen of former secretary of defense robert gates forthcoming book. Read by author robert moss, this is the first, longawaited audio version of a book that shows us how we can become shamans of our own souls and healers of our own lives. Bob gates has, i think, served me extraordinarily well.
Top 10 authorized and unauthorized books on bill gates. Business books bill gates recommends these 9 books to make you a better entrepreneur and a better person one of the giants of the last century opens up on what to read to get. In a new memoir, former defense secretary robert gates unleashes harsh. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. Robert michael gates born september 25, 1943 is an american statesman, scholar, intelligence analyst, and university president who served as the 22nd united states secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. Theres something for everyone on my endofyear book list. A heartfelt, deeply personal book, showing up for life shines a bright light on the values and principles that bill gates sr. In this who wasbiography, children will learn of gates childhood passion for computer. Reveals a powerful map of how to recover our soul through shamanic dreaming. Gatess efforts to set the record straight or to take issue with accounts already in print, like in bob woodwards 2010 book obamas wars.
Obama echoed gatess comments in a july 10, 2010, interview for my book obamas wars. For example, vice president dick cheney advocated bombing both syria and iran before leaving office. Gates gives us a forthright, impassioned, sometimes conflicted account of his four and a half years as defense secretary in his fascinating new memoir duty, a book that is highly. Forbidden gates is historical fiction by denise williamson, set in jerusalem in the first century. Bob gates provides an excellent look at the politics and personal stresses of being secretary of defense. Laurell dowling there was a part in the book where gates talked about the us having too high of expectations for iraq and afghanistan. Memoirs of a secretary at war robert michael gates. Fighting the wars in iraq and afghanistan were certainly a. Memoirs of a secretary at war is a valuable work by a unique public figure. Barbarians at the gate audiobook by bryan burrough. Bill gates reads about 50 books a year, which breaks down to about one a week. There are no evil people in this book, he says, his voice soft and creaky.
Robert gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of. Bill gates made his name in the world of computers, but hes also become known in the literary world as a notsosecret book nerd. Jim hurtubise beat the best sprint car drivers of the california racing association then. Barbarians at the gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time, the definitive account of the largest takeover in wall street history. Gates also shared bass duties with claypool for the thrash metal band blind illusion on a national tour in 1988, where gates met future primus guitarist larry lalonde. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. This audiobook has accompanied me on my way to work and is highly. Bob gates has been an auto racing journalist for 30 years, and is the author of several books, including ones on jim hurtubise, bill vukovich and troy ruttman.
Trying to make both countriesmore there was a part in the book. Fighting the wars in iraq and afghanistan were certainly a priority. Much of the media is adopting washington post reporter bob woodwards description of former secretary of defense robert gates forthcoming memoir as a damning critique of president obama a. How bob woodward poisoned the debate of bob gates new book. Gates told us the four habits and hacks he does to get the most out of his reading. Memoirs of a secretary at war unabridged by robert m. The book is dotted with insider stuff reminiscent of the best of bob woodwards work. Robert gates rages against the political machine in his memoir, duty.
The five books on my endofyear list will help you start 2020 on a good note. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. This is an amazing book with great insight and honesty of the interdealings of a. In relating his personal journey as secretary, gates draws us into the. Though the book simmers with disappointment in obama, it reflects outright.
Bush but was retained for service by president barack obama. Bill gates, born in seattle, washington, in 1955, is an american business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Bob gates has 21 books on goodreads with 75 ratings. Former defense secretary robert gates in the study of his home in. Gates is a wonderful storyteller who weaves his powerful characters into compelling discussions of the problems of the world. Hi, i dont get paid for any of my channels content and it takes a very long time to make audio book videos, i get many messages thanking me for helping the blind have easy access to books. Robert gates hits out at obama foreign policy cnbc. I n a town blighted by partisan rancour, robert gatess memoir of his time as secretary of defence under both george w bush and barack obama has largely been read as a political morality. This christian fiction book tells the story of nathan, the son of a temple moneychanger. Choose from thousands of audiobooks at the rakuten kobo store. Sesame street abby spells with cd audio by laura gates. Former defense secretary robert gates took joe biden to task for his foreign.
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