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Steve

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  • The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook | [Ben Mezrich]
    The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook
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    The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 23 mins)
    • By Ben Mezrich
    • Narrated By Mike Chamberlain
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (765)
    Performance
    (149)
    Story
    (150)

    The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook. The Accidental Billionaires is a compulsively readable story of innocence lost, and of the unusual creation of a company that has revolutionized the way hundreds of millions of people relate to one another.

    Charles E. Grant says: "Infotainment, poorly written"
    "Forced listening"
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    Neither fact nor fiction -- I draw the conclusion the author created a lengthy drama from a few facts and then throwing in the stereotypical perspective of hormonal college life.

    Do NOT listen to this around children. It is replete with adult language. As read - you get the feeling the narrator enjoys making the F-Bomb stand out.

    I would find this book much better if the facts were more prominent and the fiction was considerably less -- more like a documentary.

    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions | [Dan Ariely]
    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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    Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 27 mins)
    • By Dan Ariely
    • Narrated By Simon Jones
    Overall
    (3063)
    Performance
    (668)
    Story
    (660)

    In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

    Stephen says: "Well researched, well written, & well read"
    "Peaked just prior to half-way"
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    This book fizzled towards the end. The first half was interesting, and the latter half discussed concepts from the first half.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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