The Accidental Billionaires, (Paperback)

from Katie_H

The story behind the founding of Facebook is fascinating, as is its creator, Mark Zuckerberg. This book, on the other hand, could definitely use some work. The biographical account is intended to be juicy and scandalous, but the tabloidesque writing style comes off as juvenile, and the "sexy" the...

from kathyhiester

Accidental Billionaires is about the founding of Facebook. This book is based on interviews done by the author. Most of the book reads pretty easy anyone who has a Facebook account should definitely give it a go. Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, students at Harvard, both geeks who lack much o...

from ChristineEllei

The story of Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, creators of Facebook. I believe this book was the basis for the movie "The Social Network" (which I have not seen). Mark and Eduardo are portrayed as socially inept, Harvard social outcasts and computer/markting geniuses. One night, as almost a fo...

from writergal85

After having read Bringing Down the House and Rigged, this was a huge disappointment to me. Also the title basically promised "sex, money . . ." as the first two things and the sex part were hardly believable if they even happened. Much of the book may have been fabricated. Only one person, who e...

from Leeny182

Definitely a very eye-opening book. I was never aware that Mark Zuckerberg was accused of stealing the idea for Facebook. It was shocking at first, but then thinking about the fact that one of his biggest idols was Bill Gates, who has been accused of stealing the idea for Windows from Apple, I gu...