Bill Gates' Personal, Super-Secret, Private Laptop: A Microspoof

by Henry N. Beard, John Boswell, Ron Barrett

An outrageous, satirical send-up of Bill Gates--offering a "revealing" glimpse inside the computer guru's personal laptop--by the comic veterans responsible for the bestselling "French for Cats" and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684854643
• ISBN13: 9780684854649
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Old jokes, but funny......

The best part of the whole book is seeing which "keys" change on every page.... otherwise, it's a pretty funny book, but you do have to know what was going on when the book was written to get the jokes.

Humor at its Creative Best

This is the book you take with you to read in the waiting room at the doctor's office; otherwise, don't waste your time. The book's premise, albeit juvenile and narrow-minded, is an anchor for Beard and the gang to spin out some of the most creative stuff this reader's ever seen. (And don't let the laptop-style layout fool you--look closely at the keyboard on every page and you'll find irregularities in the keys.)

Bill has enough trouble

You'd think these guys would go easy on the world's richest man. This book is a devastating poke at Bill Gates and his meglomania. I'm sure Mr. Gates isn't as bad as all that but the book is very funny. It's rare that you see such a high quality humor book. Ron Barrett is excellent--I also read his children's books to my kids...

Where will he hide today?

These guys really know what they are doing when it comes to Bill Gates. This is probably the best Bill Gates humor book I've seen. I only wish I could be there when Billg gets his hands on a copy and realizes that Henry Beard has his number. It makes for great reading while your computer reboots after crashing...

A hilarious look at the possible hidden agendas of Microsoft

Being the webmaster for IHateBillGates.Com, I got an advanced copy of this book. It's a creative look at the private files on Bill Gates' personal laptop. The layout of the book is wonderful and the hardcover is designed as a laptop! Kept me laughing for hours. Get your copy today!