Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Describes how the author, a former rising executive at Microsoft, experienced a profound change of perspective after a visit to Nepal and eventually created the non-profit program Room to Read, a network of schools and libraries throughout rural and poor communities in Asia and Africa. 100,000 first printing.

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