Bringing Down the House
by Ben MezrichTHE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER -- NOW THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 21 The long-running "New York Times" bestseller that has become a cultural phenomenon, "Bringing Down the House" is an action-filled caper carried out by the unlikeliest of cons -- supersmart geek.
- First published
- December 31, 2030
- Publishers
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- Subjects
- Gambling ·Individual institutions of higher education·Biography·Autobiography·Children's audio·9-12·Biography·Autobiography·Gambling·General·Games·Gambling·General·Criminals·Outlaws
- Language
- English
About Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich has created his own highly addictive genre of nonfiction, chronicling the amazing stories of young geniuses making tons of money on the edge of impossibility, ethics, and morality.With his newest non-fiction book, Once Upon a Time in Russia, Mezrich tells his most incredible story yet: A true drama of obscene wealth, crime, rivalry, and betrayal from deep inside the world of billionaire Russian Oligarchs. Mezrich has authored sixteen books, with a combined printing of over four million copies, including the wildly successful Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, which spent sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and sold over 2 million copies in fifteen languages. His book, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal – debuted at #4 on the New York Times list and spent 18 weeks in hardcover and paperback, as well as hit bestseller lists in over a dozen countries. The book was adapted into the movie The Social Network –written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher – and was #1 at the box office for two weeks, won Golden Globes for best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best score, and was nominated for 8 Oscars, winning 3 including best Adapted Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. Mezrich and Aaron Sorkin shared a prestigious Scripter Award for best adapted screenplay as well....
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Famous Firsts
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First Woman to Fly Solo Across the Atlantic
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Neurophysiology of Silence
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Less-Supervised Segmentation with CNNs
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Queer Premises
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Lifestyle Revolution
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Burn
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Harvard psychologist and ted star amy cuddy reveals how to unleash your boldest self to heighten your confidence, influence others, and perform at your peak.
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Game Master's Book of Random Tables
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