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“He re-creates the spirit of those early days in all their energy<br />
and tumult, providing a fascinating look at what it took to build<br />
the Microsoft behemoth.” —Bloomberg<br />
978-1-59184-537-9 • U.S. $17.00 / $18.00 CAN.<br />
Business/Memoir<br />
5 1/2” x 8 7/16” • 368 pages<br />
b/w graphs; 8 pages of color photos on insert stock<br />
Rights: E30<br />
Pub History: Portfolio/<strong>Penguin</strong> HC,<br />
978-1-59184-382-5<br />
Also available as an e-book<br />
On Sale: 5/29/12<br />
Unabridged CDs<br />
Digital ISBN: 978-1-101-43243-3<br />
12.5 Hours<br />
U.S. $39.95 / $46.00 CAN.<br />
■■a New York Times bestseller<br />
suGGesteD oRDeR<br />
Paul allen<br />
idea man<br />
a memoir by the cofounder of microsoft<br />
Paul allen has left his mark on numerous fields, from aviation and science to<br />
rock ’n’ roll, professional sports, and philanthropy. His passions and curiosity<br />
have transformed the way we live. in 2007 and again in 2008, Time named him<br />
one of the hundred most influential people in the world.<br />
microsoft started on a snowy day in December 1974, when allen was twentyone<br />
years old. after buying the new issue of Popular Electronics in Harvard<br />
square, he ran to show it to his best friend from seattle, bill Gates, then a<br />
Harvard undergrad. the magazine’s cover story featured the altair 8800, the<br />
first true personal computer; allen knew that he and Gates had the skills to<br />
code a programming language for it.<br />
While much has been written about microsoft’s early years, allen has never<br />
before told the story from his point of <strong>view</strong>. nor has he previously talked<br />
about the details of his relationship with Gates or his behind-closed-doors<br />
perspective on how a struggling start-up became the most powerful technology<br />
company in the world.<br />
“Riveting reading.” —The Guardian<br />
“Inspiring.” —Geekwire<br />
■■National Publicity<br />
■■www.paulallen.com paul allen is the billionaire technologist and philanthropist who<br />
cofounded microsoft with bill Gates. He is the chairman of Vulcan inc. and<br />
founder of the allen institute for brain science. He also owns the seattle<br />
seahawks and the Portland trail blazers.<br />
J u n e • P o R t f o l i o<br />
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