James Wallace vyrastal na farme ako najstarší zo štyroch detí. Voľný čas trávil na vidieku, jazdil na dirtových bicykloch s bratom, lovil a rybárčil, potápal sa v kalných jazerách a skúmal neprebádané jaskyne. Po absolvovaní právnickej fakulty prešiel dynamickou kariérou vo veľkej právnickej firme, ktorú dvakrát opustil a dvakrát sa vrátil. So svojou manželkou vychoval päť detí a spoločne zažili nespočet rodinných dobrodružstiev. Jeho písanie je inšpirované touto bohatou životnou skúsenosťou a láskou k juhu, najmä k Mississippi.
The story follows Sebastian Swift, an Australian currency options trader and a firm believer in fate, who encounters French surf instructor Josie Moreau just as he learns he has only nine years left to live. Their chance meeting in New York sets the stage for a poignant exploration of love, destiny, and the urgency of living fully in the face of impending mortality. As their relationship unfolds, themes of chance and the significance of meaningful connections emerge against the backdrop of Sebastian's grim prophecy.
Traces the career of the chairman of Microsoft from 1992 to 1997, focusing on his all-out effort to catch up to and overtake the Netscape company in order to dominate the Internet
In this fascinating exposé, two investigative reporters trace the hugely successful career of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Part entrepreneur, part enfant terrible, Gates has become the most powerful -- and feared -- player in the computer industry, and arguably the richest man in America. In Hard Drive, investigative reporters Wallace and Erickson follow Gates from his days as an unkempt thirteen-year-old computer hacker to his present-day status as a ruthless billionaire CEO. More than simply a "revenge of the nerds" story though, this is a balanced analysis of a business triumph, and a stunningly driven personality. The authors have spoken to everyone who knows anything about Bill Gates and Microsoft -- from childhood friends to employees and business rivals who reveal the heights, and limits, of his wizardry. From Gates's singular accomplishments to his equally extraordinary brattiness, arrogance, and hostility (the atmosphere is so intense at Microsoft that stressed-out programmers have been known to ease the tension of their eighty-hour workweeks by exploding homemade bombs), this is a uniquely revealing glimpse of the person who has emerged as the undisputed king of a notoriously brutal industry.
