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Ben Mezrich
| Full Name: | Ben Mezrich |
| Born: | February 7, 1969 Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
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Biography
Ben Mezrich is an American author. He has written well-known non-fiction books, including The Accidental Billionaires and The Antisocial Network, which have been turned into the films The Social Network and Dumb Money, respectively. Some of his books have been written under the pen-name Holden Scott.
Mezrich was born in Princeton, New Jersey, the son of Molli Newman, a lawyer, and Reuben Mezrich, a chairman of radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has two brothers, including Josh Mezrich. He was raised in a Conservative Jewish household, and attended Princeton Day School, in Princeton, New Jersey. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Social Studies from Harvard University in 1991.
Mezrich is best known for his non-fiction work:
Non-fiction
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions, 2002
Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions, 2004
Busting Vega$: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees, 2005
Rigged: The Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, From Wall Street to Dubai, 2007
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal, 2009
Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History, 2011
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