Friday 56 & Book Beginnings: Of Bill Gates & a Dog

Inside the round conference room three advisors waited while Bill and Melinda, husband and wife, debated. "I thought it was a stupid idea in the first place," said Bill Gates. "Now you're telling me I should have more dogs?"
for Book Beginnings

p. 1, I Am Bill Gates' Dog by Jeffrey Zygmont

"What do you care what we're talking about. I don't go around asking you what you're doing, do I? 
for The Friday 56

p. 56, I Am Bill Gates' Dog by Jeffrey Zygmont

I always wondered what sort of dog a billionaire had. Anyway, I seem to be on a winning streak lately! I won this book over at Good Reads First Reads. Sounds like an unusual read, don't you think?

Quick synopsis: We once knew Bill Gates as a plundering businessman who became the richest guy alive. Today he's a noisy philanthropist. Let's pretend that, in between those two identities, billionaire Bill Gates runs a secret campaign to buff up his public image. Then let's pretend that some invading canines interrupt his plot to manipulate public opinion. It's a mess. Gates schemes above. The dogs battle below. These canines have ambitions too, you see. Each yearns to become Bill Gates' Dog, so each slyly maneuvers to undercut his kennel-mates and win the prize. Only one noble pooch deserves it. But he's just a mutt. His rivals are highfalutin aristocrats who slap down the no-status mongrel. But remember, Bill Gates rules the kennel. Surprises arise when his whims distort the dreams and schemes of every creature beneath him.

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