Book: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World is a very inspiring book, by John Wood. While on vacation in Nepal, John came across this school that had a library with…3 books, in English, locked down because they were too precious.
After a successful 7-8 years as a Microsoft exec, John Wood decided to quit his job, his girlfriend, his adopted town, and really, everything that was familiar to him, and start Room to Read, a nonprofit organization. R2R helps build schools in places like Nepal, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, and at least as importantly, schools with libraries with books in them.
He knows how to tell a story too. Great book/story.