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Book

Showing up for life : thoughts on the gifts of a lifetime

Call Number

  • 179.9 G2596 (OSH)

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Edition

1st ed.

Publication Information

New York : Broadway Books, c2009.

Physical Description

xiii, 192 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

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.

Notes

Includes index.

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
  • Marry 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.

Subjects

Added Authors

Mary Ann Mackin