March Book: The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich

I will list a location closer to the meetup date. Hope you enjoy the book! You may think you know the story of the Facebook phenomenon, but you havenÂÂ't heard the whole story and never like this. Recreating the unbelievable rise of the world's biggest social networkÂÂ-not to mention the planet's youngest billionaire, Mark ZuckerbergÂÂ-Ben tells a captivating story of betrayal, vast amounts of cash, and two friends who revolutionized the way humans connect to one anotherÂÂ-only to have an enormous falling out and never speak again. Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were two geeky, socially awkward Harvard undergrads who wanted nothing more than to be cool. While Eduardo chose the more straightforward path of trying to gain acceptance into one of the school's ultra-posh, semi-secret Final Clubs, Mark used his computer skills by hacking into Harvard's computers, pulling up all the pictures of every girl on campus to create a sort of "hot-or-not" site exclusive to Harvard. Though the prank nearly got Mark kicked out of college, he and Eduardo realized that they were on to something big. Thus, the initial concept of Facebook was born; what happened next, however, was right out of a Hollywood thriller. The Accidental Billionaires is the perfect pairing of author and subject. It's pure summer funÂÂ-a juicy, fast-paced, unputdownable Mezrich tale that adds to his canon of lad lit. And Hollywood has come calling again: I'm currently working with Dana Brunetti, Scott Rudin, Mike Deluca, and Aaron Sorkin on the movie adaptation of The Accidental Billionaires. If the book is any indication, the film is going to be a must see.ÂÂ-Kevin Spacey