About the book: 2012 / The co-founder of Microsoft in his autobiography talks about the years of the company’s emergence and growth, his complex and close relationship with Gates. Allen's serious illness in 1982 dramatically changed his views. He began to use his fortune and ideas for a life full of adventure and discovery. Paul Allen is a billionaire and philanthropist, owner of basketball and football teams, founder of the Institute for Brain Research, creator of the Experience Music Project, a participant in the private space project SpaceShipOne. For the general public readership.