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Why Bill Gates Is Telling All About Life Before His Billions, from Trying LSD to Being Put in Therapy by His Parents (Exclusive)

With "Source Code," the billionaire businessman and philanthropist is looking back at both the “wonderful” and the weird moments of growing up Gates Family; Ian Allen/Gates Notes Microsoft co-founder ...
The New York Times

Bill Gates Isn’t Like Those Other Tech Billionaires

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist is taking a break from the future to examine his past — and mulling where the billionaires now fit in. Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York Times Supported ...
GeekWire

Bill Gates’ book ‘Source Code’ is a surprisingly candid memoir of the Microsoft mogul’s early years

Bill Gates speaks with GeekWire about his book, Source Code: My Beginnings. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Never go to the dentist the morning after an LSD trip. That’s one of the more unexpected ...
The New York Times

As a Kid, Bill Gates Sneaked Out His Window at Night — to Write Code

A new memoir by the tech mogul recounts a boyhood steeped in old-fashioned, analog pastimes as well as precocious feats of coding. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...