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THE STORY OF FACEBOOK- MARK ZUKRBERG

Title of the Book - The Story of Faceook

Author- Sara Gilbert

Publisher of the Book -  Jaico Publishing House 

Year of Publication - 2013

Binding - paperback. 

• ISBN: 9788184954388
  
  
• Language: English
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• Release Date: July 19, 2013

Background on the topic of the Book - Facebook is a social networking website that was founded in February 2004 by Harvard University students Chris Hughes, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg.

Brief Summary -It is such an incredible story to read about Mark's early university life, his tireless efforts, and his commitment to building Facebook to be a fortune 500 company in the world. The awakening of the social media giant.

It is a source of inspiration for all young people who aspire to become future innovators and entrepreneurs. The images, statements and quotes made by the people connected with Facebook makes this book much more encouraging and interesting.

It was a book worth reading. It showed how Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook.

The Story Of Facebook goes into the secret behind the success of the world’s no. 1 social networking site. 

This book will tell you how the man behind the scene Mark Zuckerberg, the world’s youngest billionaire, launched a casual website in his dorm room, which went on to become the world’s most popular social networking website with a user base of 250 million people, and earned him the fame of ‘Man Of The Year’ in 2010 by the Time Magazine.The book details the development of Facebook.

It describes how this site was invented by Zuckerberg, how he accepted criticism positively, how he was adamant in not selling it to any organization, and the efforts that he undertook to let his dream fly and give this networking site a new meaning.

 It is a source of inspiration for all young people who aspire to become future innovators and entrepreneurs. The images, statements and quotes made by the people connected with Facebook makes this book much more encouraging and interesting.

TITLE OF THE BOOK :-  THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI

                                                      

NAME OF THE AUTHOR:- ROBIN SHARMA

 NAME OF THE PUBLISHER:- JAICO PUBLISHING HOUSE

PLACE OF PUBLICATION:- MUMBAI

PRICE OF THE BOOK:- 199

TOTAL PAGE NO.:- 199

LANGUAGE:- ENGLISH

ACCESSION NO.:-1918

LIBRARY LOCATION:-ZIET BHUBANESHWAR LIBRARY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:  

ROBIN SHARMA is a Canadian writer, best known for his book named  "THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI". He is an author as well as a good speaker. Many organizations such as Yale university, Harvard Business School and NASA also call him to give public speeches.

His other notable works are :- The saint-the surfer and the CEO, Who will cry when you die, The 5am club.

SUMMARY OF THE BOOK:- 

THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI is a fiction work by ROBIN SHARMA. This  piece of work is one of the best motivational books I hardly come across. This book is written in the form of a conversation between two friends. It is about a character named JULIAN MANTLE who is a successful lawyer but his mind is preoccupied with tension and work pressure. As a result of which he finally decides to leave his luxuries and baggage of past and goes to Himalayas in search of peace.

Julian's journey is described in 7 practical lessons and these are - Master your mind, Follow your purpose, Continuous practice makes improvement,Respect your time, Selflessly serve others, Embrace the present. This books is all about how to master ourselves and train your mind.

READERS IMPRESSION ABOUT THE BOOK:- 

I couldn’t fully relate to the pages in the beginning but as I get engrossed in the topic and began to relate it to my life, I began to realise the importance and the need to discuss this topic. The author’s purpose of writing about it became clear to me.

FORMATING STYLE OF BOOK:- 

This book is basically a self help motivational book. It is depicted in the format of the story. This Book is filled with positive and motivational thoughts.

RECOMMENDATION OF BOOK:-

 In this Book, all the good things to adhere, were given in form of practical techniques. All the lessons are full of active life content and if practiced,they can bring about a great change in life. If you really want to be inspired I personally recommend this book to be read.  All the small lessons fuel your inner and outer growth.

 

PURPOSE OF BOOK REVIEW:-

With the help of book review, we came to know about the contents of the book and what message is reflected by the author to the society. This book is a self help book told in the format of a story and filled with positivity and motivation. 

BIODATA OF READER:- 

Mrs. Manu Sharma

 Librarian

Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1 Shahjahanpur Cantt

Lucknow Region