The Accidental Billionaires: Sex, Money, Betrayal and the Founding of Facebook Book

Facebook is now engrained in many people's social lives, but have you ever stopped to wonder how the world's biggest social networking site came about? This book "Accidental Billionaires" explores the whole story behind Facebook; the money, the betrayal, the youngest billionaire ever made and how a site that brings people together eventually ripped its creator's friendship apart. Ben Mezrich tells the story of best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, two geeky, socially awkward Ivy Leaguers from Harvard University, who wanted to be popular and increase their chances with the ladies. Eduardo tried to achieve this by joining one of the university's elite societies, but Mark had no interest in that and one night hacked into the universities computer system and took all the female students photos and used them to create a "Who's Hot, Who's Not? Poll". Although this prank nearly got Mark kicked out of university, he realised that he was onto something big and so the idea for Facebook was born. What happens next in the story involves a fast-paced adventure involving stunning women, slick venture capitalists, more money than you can dream of and eventually total warfare between the two friends - making this one of the most compelling and entertaining reads this summer! Read More