Hard Drive：Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

ThisisthestoryofhowayoungAmericanstudentdevisedacomputerprogram,knownastheMicrosoftDiskOperatingSystem,orMS-DOS,whichrapidlybecomeanindustrystandard.ThebookalsotracesthesubsequentevolutionofBillGates'sbusinessempire,whichturnedhimintoamulti-millionaire.Today,BillGatesisbecomingthemostpowerfulplayerinthecomputerindustry,andarguablytherichestmaninAmerica.InvestigativereportersWallaceandEricksontraceGates'srisetothetop-fromhisdaysasanunkempt13-year-oldcomputerhackertohispresent-daystatusasabillionaireCEO.Theauthorshavespokentochildhoodfriends,employees,businessrivals,topresentaportrayalofGates'ssingularaccomplishments,andwhattheauthorsdesribeashisequallyextraordinarybrattiness,arroganceandhostility.