Author: Ben Mezrich
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385532199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world. With Saverin’s funding their tiny start-up went from dorm room to Silicon Valley. But conflicting ideas about Facebook’s future transformed the friends into enemies. Soon, the undergraduate exuberance that marked their collaboration turned into out-and-out warfare as it fell prey to the adult world of venture capitalists, big money, and lawyers.
The Accidental Billionaires
Author: Ben Mezrich
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385532199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world. With Saverin’s funding their tiny start-up went from dorm room to Silicon Valley. But conflicting ideas about Facebook’s future transformed the friends into enemies. Soon, the undergraduate exuberance that marked their collaboration turned into out-and-out warfare as it fell prey to the adult world of venture capitalists, big money, and lawyers.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385532199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER “The Social Network, the much anticipated movie…adapted from Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires.” —The New York Times Best friends Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg had spent many lonely nights looking for a way to stand out among Harvard University’s elite, competitive, and accomplished student body. Then, in 2003, Zuckerberg hacked into Harvard’s computers, crashed the campus network, almost got himself expelled, and was inspired to create Facebook, the social networking site that has since revolutionized communication around the world. With Saverin’s funding their tiny start-up went from dorm room to Silicon Valley. But conflicting ideas about Facebook’s future transformed the friends into enemies. Soon, the undergraduate exuberance that marked their collaboration turned into out-and-out warfare as it fell prey to the adult world of venture capitalists, big money, and lawyers.
The Accidental Millionaire
Author: Gary Fong
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1935251872
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography aids, entrepreneur, contrarian, bon vivant and a man who really, really didn't want to become a doctor. A first-generation Chinese-American, Gary was raised in one of Los Angeles' least-desirable neighborhoods and was forced to deal—in his own quirky and often very funny way—with the burdens of poverty, crime and his parents' relentless aspirations. These issues almost overwhelmed him until he had a dramatic epiphany. Spotting a bumper sticker that read "Since I gave up hope, I feel much better," Gary promptly did just that. He stopped trying and started succeeding. At turns hilarious, insightful and instructive, The Accidental Millionaire is Horatio Alger-meets-David Sedaris. Turning the traditional self-help principles upside down, The Accidental Millionaire disdains the goal-oriented approaches of traditional self-help philosophies. Sometimes not knowing where you are going is the best possible way to get there.
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1935251872
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Accidental Millionaire is the memoir of Gary Fong, would-be slacker who revolutionized wedding photography, inventor of popular photography aids, entrepreneur, contrarian, bon vivant and a man who really, really didn't want to become a doctor. A first-generation Chinese-American, Gary was raised in one of Los Angeles' least-desirable neighborhoods and was forced to deal—in his own quirky and often very funny way—with the burdens of poverty, crime and his parents' relentless aspirations. These issues almost overwhelmed him until he had a dramatic epiphany. Spotting a bumper sticker that read "Since I gave up hope, I feel much better," Gary promptly did just that. He stopped trying and started succeeding. At turns hilarious, insightful and instructive, The Accidental Millionaire is Horatio Alger-meets-David Sedaris. Turning the traditional self-help principles upside down, The Accidental Millionaire disdains the goal-oriented approaches of traditional self-help philosophies. Sometimes not knowing where you are going is the best possible way to get there.
Accidental Millionaire
Author: Lee Butcher
Publisher: Knightsbridge Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781877961090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher: Knightsbridge Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781877961090
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Accidental Apprentice
Author: Vikas Swarup
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471113183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
As heard on BBC Woman's Hour From the author of the book behind the blockbuster movie Slumdog Millionaire, a brilliant novel about life changing in an instant. In life you never get what you deserve: you get what you negotiate… What would you do if, out of the blue, a billionaire industrialist decided to make you the CEO of his company? No prior business experience necessary. There is only one catch: you need to pass seven tests from the 'textbook of life'. This is the offer made to Sapna Sinha, an ordinary salesgirl in an electronics boutique in downtown Delhi, by Vinay Mohan Acharya, one of India's richest men. Thus begins the most challenging journey of Sapna's life, one that will test her character, her courage and her capabilities. Along the way she encounters a host of memorable personalities, from a vain Bollywood superstar to a kleptomaniac Gandhian. At stake is a business empire worth ten billion dollars, and the future she has always dreamt of. But are the seven tests for real or is Acharya playing a deeper game, one driven by a perverse fantasy? From the acclaimed author of Slumdog Millionaire, one of the biggest films of the decade, comes this compelling, suspenseful tale of the power of dreams, the lure of money and the universal need to know who we are. Praise forThe Accidental Apprentice: 'It's easy to forget that before it was retitled for Hollywood, Slumdog Millionairewas a novel called Q&A,which makes its author, Vikas Swarup, probably the most successful Indian author you've never heard of…. Gripping stuff… Perhaps The Accidental Apprenticeis awaiting its Danny Boyle'The Times Praise for Q&A/Slumdog Millionaire 'A colourful portrait of Indian society is painted with remarkable lightness and wit' Sunday Telegraph 'Absorbing and richly entertaining reading' The Times
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471113183
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
As heard on BBC Woman's Hour From the author of the book behind the blockbuster movie Slumdog Millionaire, a brilliant novel about life changing in an instant. In life you never get what you deserve: you get what you negotiate… What would you do if, out of the blue, a billionaire industrialist decided to make you the CEO of his company? No prior business experience necessary. There is only one catch: you need to pass seven tests from the 'textbook of life'. This is the offer made to Sapna Sinha, an ordinary salesgirl in an electronics boutique in downtown Delhi, by Vinay Mohan Acharya, one of India's richest men. Thus begins the most challenging journey of Sapna's life, one that will test her character, her courage and her capabilities. Along the way she encounters a host of memorable personalities, from a vain Bollywood superstar to a kleptomaniac Gandhian. At stake is a business empire worth ten billion dollars, and the future she has always dreamt of. But are the seven tests for real or is Acharya playing a deeper game, one driven by a perverse fantasy? From the acclaimed author of Slumdog Millionaire, one of the biggest films of the decade, comes this compelling, suspenseful tale of the power of dreams, the lure of money and the universal need to know who we are. Praise forThe Accidental Apprentice: 'It's easy to forget that before it was retitled for Hollywood, Slumdog Millionairewas a novel called Q&A,which makes its author, Vikas Swarup, probably the most successful Indian author you've never heard of…. Gripping stuff… Perhaps The Accidental Apprenticeis awaiting its Danny Boyle'The Times Praise for Q&A/Slumdog Millionaire 'A colourful portrait of Indian society is painted with remarkable lightness and wit' Sunday Telegraph 'Absorbing and richly entertaining reading' The Times
The Accidental Millionaire
Author: Stephanie Frank
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976722809
Category : Entrepreneurship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping from Chance to Mastery in The Game of Life takes you on a roller-coaster entrepreneurial journey and shows you what it really takes to fall down, get up again, get focused and build a multi-million dollar business. The step by step success blueprint includes over 30 downloadable tools and checklists, and outlines the four pillars of business success.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780976722809
Category : Entrepreneurship
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Accidental Millionaire: Leaping from Chance to Mastery in The Game of Life takes you on a roller-coaster entrepreneurial journey and shows you what it really takes to fall down, get up again, get focused and build a multi-million dollar business. The step by step success blueprint includes over 30 downloadable tools and checklists, and outlines the four pillars of business success.
The Accidental Billionaire
Author: Tom McLaughlin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192749567
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A new, hilarious book from author Tom McLaughlin, creator of the highly-acclaimed The Accidental Prime Minister. Funny by Name. Funny by Nature. Jasper Spam is mad about science, the problem is that all of his experiments tend to end in a BANG, until one day quite accidentally Jasper manages to invent something that will change the world forever . . .One crazy experiment involving a shed, a mallet, and a poorly aimed laser beam results in Jasper's cat Rover, becoming the world's first talking cat. Finally an invention that works - the Cat Chat 2000! Soon people are handing over all of their cash to get a talking cat. With his new found wealth Jasper can finally live the life he's always dreamed of - buying a mansion, sports team, and producing a Hollywood blockbuster. But is there a huge price to pay for bringing talking cats to the world, and money won't be able to solve the problem that the Cat Chat 2000 hascaused.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780192749567
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A new, hilarious book from author Tom McLaughlin, creator of the highly-acclaimed The Accidental Prime Minister. Funny by Name. Funny by Nature. Jasper Spam is mad about science, the problem is that all of his experiments tend to end in a BANG, until one day quite accidentally Jasper manages to invent something that will change the world forever . . .One crazy experiment involving a shed, a mallet, and a poorly aimed laser beam results in Jasper's cat Rover, becoming the world's first talking cat. Finally an invention that works - the Cat Chat 2000! Soon people are handing over all of their cash to get a talking cat. With his new found wealth Jasper can finally live the life he's always dreamed of - buying a mansion, sports team, and producing a Hollywood blockbuster. But is there a huge price to pay for bringing talking cats to the world, and money won't be able to solve the problem that the Cat Chat 2000 hascaused.
The Billionaire's Accidental Bride
Author: Kimmy Love
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519372314
Category : Billionaires
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Annaya's wild streak has often got her into trouble before but this situation is something else. After going to Vegas for a girl's weekend, one drink led to another and before she knew it she was waking up in bed next to a man she did not know. As it turns out, that man was Billionaire playboy Jack Casali and this was not just a one night stand, they also got married too! Annaya now has to face up to the reality of being known by the press as the "Billionaire's Accidental Bride" and the two strangers face a race against time to get their accidental marriage annulled and putting this incident behind them. However, it seems that fate might have other plans for them...
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519372314
Category : Billionaires
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Annaya's wild streak has often got her into trouble before but this situation is something else. After going to Vegas for a girl's weekend, one drink led to another and before she knew it she was waking up in bed next to a man she did not know. As it turns out, that man was Billionaire playboy Jack Casali and this was not just a one night stand, they also got married too! Annaya now has to face up to the reality of being known by the press as the "Billionaire's Accidental Bride" and the two strangers face a race against time to get their accidental marriage annulled and putting this incident behind them. However, it seems that fate might have other plans for them...
Accidental Empires
Author: Robert X. Cringely
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0887308554
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Computer manufacturing is--after cars, energy production and illegal drugs--the largest industry in the world, and it's one of the last great success stories in American business. Accidental Empires is the trenchant, vastly readable history of that industry, focusing as much on the astoundingly odd personalities at its core--Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, etc. and the hacker culture they spawned as it does on the remarkable technology they created. Cringely reveals the manias and foibles of these men (they are always men) with deadpan hilarity and cogently demonstrates how their neuroses have shaped the computer business. But Cringely gives us much more than high-tech voyeurism and insider gossip. From the birth of the transistor to the mid-life crisis of the computer industry, he spins a sweeping, uniquely American saga of creativity and ego that is at once uproarious, shocking and inspiring.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0887308554
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Computer manufacturing is--after cars, energy production and illegal drugs--the largest industry in the world, and it's one of the last great success stories in American business. Accidental Empires is the trenchant, vastly readable history of that industry, focusing as much on the astoundingly odd personalities at its core--Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, etc. and the hacker culture they spawned as it does on the remarkable technology they created. Cringely reveals the manias and foibles of these men (they are always men) with deadpan hilarity and cogently demonstrates how their neuroses have shaped the computer business. But Cringely gives us much more than high-tech voyeurism and insider gossip. From the birth of the transistor to the mid-life crisis of the computer industry, he spins a sweeping, uniquely American saga of creativity and ego that is at once uproarious, shocking and inspiring.
Accidental Sugar Daddy
Author: Kaci Rose
Publisher: 5 Little Roses Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Enjoy this Steamy Billionaire Romance series from Small Town Romance author Kaci Rose... How does a single mom end up with a sugar daddy?? My best friend tells me I need to date and then sends me to a sugar daddy mixer. I'm plotting my revenge on the way out when a hottie stops me. He's the youngest one here but still older than me. One dinner, he says. One dinner and I'm considering his offer. As a single mom, I can't turn the money down. Only this fake relationship is starting to feel all too real. He wants more, like me and the kids to move in with him. But my past isn't pretty and his world is ready for battle because they don't want me. Will he still want me now? Accidental Sugar Daddy is a standalone romance. A HOT Billionaire romance with a guaranteed happily ever after with fake relationship and an age gap, it does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times. Enjoy!
Publisher: 5 Little Roses Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
Enjoy this Steamy Billionaire Romance series from Small Town Romance author Kaci Rose... How does a single mom end up with a sugar daddy?? My best friend tells me I need to date and then sends me to a sugar daddy mixer. I'm plotting my revenge on the way out when a hottie stops me. He's the youngest one here but still older than me. One dinner, he says. One dinner and I'm considering his offer. As a single mom, I can't turn the money down. Only this fake relationship is starting to feel all too real. He wants more, like me and the kids to move in with him. But my past isn't pretty and his world is ready for battle because they don't want me. Will he still want me now? Accidental Sugar Daddy is a standalone romance. A HOT Billionaire romance with a guaranteed happily ever after with fake relationship and an age gap, it does have some strong language and oh my, sexy times. Enjoy!
Accidental Baby: a Billionaire Secret Baby Romance
Author: Lara Swann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781719968287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
I've spent years raising my sister. Starting a billion-dollar company to keep her secure.That's all that's ever mattered.Now she's at college, I take one night for myself...a little wild freedom...Guess what happens?It was only supposed to be one night - but she left me desperate for more.Searching for the girl with the sparkling blue eyes and wild passion. Ava Lockley.The one who danced and kissed and cried out with total abandon in my arms.When she walked out in the middle of the night, I thought I'd never find her again.Until she turns up at my office days later.Part of a new team - working for me and totally off-limits.My business has ruled my life for years...but I can't stay away.One night turns into two, stealing moments together and sneaking around.Then she says she's pregnant.A baby. My baby.If anyone finds out, my once-in-a-lifetime business deal is screwed.She'll lose the one chance she's got at her dream job.So now we have this secret - and all I want to do is tell people. I'm going to be a Daddy.The only thing that stops me is putting her career in jeopardy.It can't stay hidden forever - but that doesn't matter.This baby is mine. Ava is mine.And I'll do whatever it takes for us to be a family. Even if I have to give up my life's work.Accidental Baby is a full, standalone romance with a sexy billionaire hero and a determined, fiery heroine. No cheating or cliffhangers, and a Happily Ever After guaranteed.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781719968287
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
I've spent years raising my sister. Starting a billion-dollar company to keep her secure.That's all that's ever mattered.Now she's at college, I take one night for myself...a little wild freedom...Guess what happens?It was only supposed to be one night - but she left me desperate for more.Searching for the girl with the sparkling blue eyes and wild passion. Ava Lockley.The one who danced and kissed and cried out with total abandon in my arms.When she walked out in the middle of the night, I thought I'd never find her again.Until she turns up at my office days later.Part of a new team - working for me and totally off-limits.My business has ruled my life for years...but I can't stay away.One night turns into two, stealing moments together and sneaking around.Then she says she's pregnant.A baby. My baby.If anyone finds out, my once-in-a-lifetime business deal is screwed.She'll lose the one chance she's got at her dream job.So now we have this secret - and all I want to do is tell people. I'm going to be a Daddy.The only thing that stops me is putting her career in jeopardy.It can't stay hidden forever - but that doesn't matter.This baby is mine. Ava is mine.And I'll do whatever it takes for us to be a family. Even if I have to give up my life's work.Accidental Baby is a full, standalone romance with a sexy billionaire hero and a determined, fiery heroine. No cheating or cliffhangers, and a Happily Ever After guaranteed.