{"title":"Bill Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring works by \u003cem\u003eBill Gates\u003c\/em\u003e, a name synonymous with innovation and philanthropy. Best known as the co-founder of Microsoft, Gates has channelled his visionary thinking towards global issues in recent years, particularly climate change and public health challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e“How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bill Gates leverages his analytical skills to propose pragmatic solutions for the pressing issue of climate change. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the Science \u0026amp; Nature category, offering a clear, actionable plan to achieve zero carbon emissions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurning his focus to global health, \u003cstrong\u003e“How to Prevent the Next Pandemic”\u003c\/strong\u003e perfectly fits the Health \u0026amp; Wellness category. In this insightful book, Gates draws on experience from his extensive work with the Bill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation to navigate the complexities of pandemic prevention and preparedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a more personal narrative, \u003cstrong\u003e“Source Code”\u003c\/strong\u003e sits within Biography \u0026amp; Memoir, offering an intimate look into Gates’ journey, from his early days at Microsoft to his current pursuits in social entrepreneurship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur selection of Bill Gates' books provides invaluable perspectives across science, technology, health, and personal narratives. Whether you're a seasoned reader or new to his work, these books promise to inform and inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster","title":"How to Avoid a Climate Disaster","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet's slide toward certain environmental disaster. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, he not only explains why we need to work toward net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases, but also details what we need to do to achieve this profoundly important goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe gives us a clear-eyed description of the challenges we face. Drawing on his understanding of innovation and what it takes to get new ideas into the market, he describes the areas in which technology is already helping to reduce emissions, where and how the current technology can be made to function more effectively, where breakthrough technologies are needed, and who is working on these essential innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, he lays out a concrete, practical plan for achieving the goal of zero emissions—suggesting not only policies that governments should adopt, but what we as individuals can do to keep our government, our employers, and ourselves accountable in this crucial enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Bill Gates makes clear, achieving zero emissions will not be simple or easy to do, but if we follow the plan he sets out here, it is a goal firmly within our reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45692067414252,"sku":"9780141993010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780141993010.jpg?v=1725551565"},{"product_id":"source-code-by-bill-gates-9780241736678","title":"Source Code","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gates is one of the most transformative figures of our age. In \u003cem\u003eSource Code\u003c\/em\u003e, he takes us back to his beginnings. He describes with candour his childhood in Seattle, the centrality of family—his close relationship with his card-playing grandmother and his demanding but caring parents—his struggles to fit in, his rebelliousness, his first deep friendships, and the impact of losing his closest friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe see Gates's extraordinary mind developing—the restless teenager who discovered a love of coding and computing at the dawn of a new era and felt that \"by applying my brain, I could solve even the world's most complex mysteries.\" We see the earliest signs of his phenomenal business acumen, which led him to drop out of Harvard at the age of 20 to devote all his energies to Microsoft, the company he started with his childhood friend Paul Allen. He writes about his first involvement with three Steves—Jobs, Wozniak, and Ballmer—who would play a crucial role in so much that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book ends in the late 1970s when Microsoft, still with only a dozen employees, signed its first deal with Apple. The deals would go on and Microsoft would grow unimaginably. Yet Gates never forgot his mother's reminder that he was merely a steward of any wealth that he gained. This warm and inspiring book, Bill Gates' origin story, allows readers to understand his energy and ambition—and to see how he sets himself in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46018924577004,"sku":"9780241736678","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241736678.jpg?v=1734349959"},{"product_id":"how-to-prevent-the-next-pandemic-by-bill-gates-9781802060522","title":"How to Prevent the Next Pandemic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clarion call from one of our greatest and most effective thinkers and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but even as governments around the world strive to put it behind us, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent a new pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gates believes the answer is yes, and in \u003cem\u003eHow to Prevent the Next Pandemic\u003c\/em\u003e, he lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should have learned from COVID-19 and what all of us can do to ward off another disaster like it. Relying on the shared knowledge of the world's foremost experts and on his own experience of combating fatal diseases through the Gates Foundation, he first makes us understand the science of corona diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen he helps us understand how the nations of the world, working in conjunction with one another and with the private sector, can not only ward off another COVID-like catastrophe but also go far to eliminate all respiratory diseases, including the flu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a clarion call - strong, comprehensive, and of the gravest importance - from one of our greatest and most effective thinkers and activists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46531336503532,"sku":"9781802060522","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16705313482829.jpg?v=1749274911"},{"product_id":"source-code-by-bill-gates-9781802068412","title":"Source Code","description":"The bestselling origin story of one of our most transformative business leaders and philanthropists\n\nEveryone is programmed a bit differently. 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