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John Wood

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Hartford, Connecticut, The United States

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Non Profit, Entrepreneurship

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John J. Wood is the founder and executive chairman of Room to Read, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating world poverty through the power of education. He is the author of 'Leaving Microsoft to Change the World' and 'Creating Room to Read.'

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	Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children 4.10 avg rating — 4,668 ratings — published 2006 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creating Room to Read 4.09 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Purpose, Incorporated: Turning Cause Into Your Competitive Advantage by John Wood, Amalia McGibbon (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 73 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Book: What to Do When You're Stressed 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zak The Yak With Books On His Back by John Wood, Abin Shrestha (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trap Bar Training: History ... Workouts ... Tips and Techniques by John Wood, John Wood 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trap Bar Training Book 2 by John Wood, Ken Leistner, Paul Kelso (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oldschool Strength Articles: Volume I by John Wood, ANTHONY DITILLO, Doug Hepburn really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bacteria in Our World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breakthrough Cures - Revolutionary Answers to the Deadliest Diseases (Healthy Living and Healing Book 9) by John Wood, John Wood 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The biggest risk is that a lot of people will try to talk you out of pursuing your dream. The world has too many people who are happy to discuss why something might not work, and too few who will cheer you and say, "I'm there for you." The more time you spend navel-gazing, the longer you give those negative gravitational forces to keep you in their tether.”
― John Wood, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

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“There are two ways to remove a Band-Aid : slowly and painfully, or quickly and painfully. Your choice.”
― John Wood, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

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“If you are thinking about making some adjustments in you life to allow you to help change the world, my heartfelt recommendation is not to spend too much time thinking about it. Just dive in.”
― John Wood, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children

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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson

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Getting Life: An Innocent Man’s 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace by Michael Morton

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Creating Room to Read by John Wood

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