Saturday, February 19, 2011

The Accidental Billionaires


Book Menu for The Accidental Billionaires: the founding of Facebook: a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal

Author: Ben Mezrich

ISBN of edition I read: 9780385529372 (hardcover)

This book was adapted into the award-winning film Social Network.  It was a very interesting read, especially for me as I am NOT on Facebook. After reading this book I intend to remain Facebookless for the foreseeable future! I do think this book would be a great choice for a book group, however.  There is lots to discuss.

Food mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
Rum punch, 9, 17
Breakfast, 26
   Eggs, potatoes, toast, fresh fruit, oatmeal (27)
Apples, 29
Beck's beer, 41, 155
Baloney sandwich, 59
Sloppy Joes, 71
Pizza, 76 
Pork with shallot & ginger confit, 145
Tuna tartar, 145
Lobster stew with ginger and wine, 145
Foie gras in shrimp dumplings, 145
Ice cream, 145, 148
Jack Daniels, 157
Champagne, 160, 164

Movies mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
Animal House
Towering Inferno, 202

Books/Authors mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
J.R.R. Tolkien, 33
Honore de Balzac, 41
The Crimson (Harvard newspaper)

Music mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
Reggae, 9
Dr. Dre, 158
Green Day, 169
The Beatles, 197
The Rolling Stones, 205

Famous People mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
Larry Summers, 38, 125
John Lithgow, 236
Salvador Dali, 250

Libraries mentioned in The Accidental Billionaires
Pages 19, 21, 58, 64, 120, 219, 236