~Dear Old Granny~ wrote:Idea Man - Paul Allen
Allen was the other half of Microsoft and Bill Gate's co-collaborator.
With reservation. I say that this is not a bad book. But it is written by a nerd not an author, so it gets a bit bogged down in very very boring technical things very quickly and there can't be that many people who spunk up over the architecture of the early processor chips to such a lengthy degree. The language is clunky and unimaginative, but is that a surprise?
Nonetheless, it is enlightening. Reading it for information and the history of MS rather than pleasure would be a fair comment.
However, Allen's life is an enviable one from the point of view that he seems to live the life of a Playboy Bond Villain, without the weird side-kick. Although he may have one of those too (for 10$ billion he can afford two)for all we know.
~Dear Old Granny~ wrote:Idea Man - Paul Allen
Allen was the other half of Microsoft and Bill Gate's co-collaborator.
With reservation. I say that this is not a bad book. But it is written by a nerd not an author, so it gets a bit bogged down in very very boring technical things very quickly and there can't be that many people who spunk up over the architecture of the early processor chips to such a lengthy degree. The language is clunky and unimaginative, but is that a surprise?
Nonetheless, it is enlightening. Reading it for information and the history of MS rather than pleasure would be a fair comment.
However, Allen's life is an enviable one from the point of view that he seems to live the life of a Playboy Bond Villain, without the weird side-kick. Although he may have one of those too (for 10$ billion he can afford two)for all we know.
Quinnbeast wrote:Use of Weapons by Mr. Banks.
WTB GSV. That is all.
Ta for the answer btw!~Dear Old Granny~ wrote:There's a lot of stuff about his philanthropy, which he seems to enjoy talking about and there's a lot about the sports teams he backs - So yes, I think that it would be of interest to you.
I read an article about him in The Sunday Times which outlined his excess spending, so I think I kind of melded the two together. He doesn't talk about collecting fighter jets and yachts and piles of cocaine the size of Ben Nevis at any great length - But in common with every autobiography [which I enjoy] I have read there is a lot of "And there you have it, I was a genius and everyone else was wrong and stupid etc etc"
Except for Jack Dee's - His was funny, introspective and self-deprecating in a way Stephen Fry can only dream under the influence of Peyote about.
The seven memoirs were also recorded as talking books with Spike reciting them in his own inimitable style.
Adolf Hitler: My Part in his Downfall (1971)
Rommel? Gunner Who? A Confrontation in the Desert (1974)
Monty: His Part in My Victory (1976)
This and the previous two books were released and publicised as the first, second, and third part respectively of a trilogy.
Mussolini: His Part in My Downfall (1978)
This was announced as the fourth part of his trilogy.
Where Have All the Bullets Gone? (1985)
Goodbye Soldier (1986)
Peace Work (1992)
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