Sunday, September 15, 2013

IRB Intro: The Accidental Billionaires


I have selected to read The Accidental Billionaires written by Ben Mezrich as my independent reading book for the first quarter. The Accidental Billionaires is about the lives of Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin, and the founding of Facebook. I have selected to read this book because I am interested in reading a nonfiction book that is a story rather than an essay. I am also interested to see how the book differs from the movie, The Social Network. From reading the first chapter, the formation of the relationship between Mark and Eduardo already differs from the movie. By reading this book I will explore how a real event is turned into an intriguing story rather than just an informative essay.  The Accidental Billionaires will help me with nonfiction writing by teaching me new styles of writing, as well as hopefully inspire me with the story behind the founding of Facebook.

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