About the Author
Ben Mezrich was born in 1969 and received a degree in social studies from Harvard University in 1991. He originally wrote fiction, occasionally under the pseudonym Holden Scott, before switching to nonfiction. His nonfiction works include Ugly Americans, Busting Vegas, Rigged, and Sex on the Moon: show more The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History. Two of his books were made into films. In 2008, Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions was made into the film 21 and in 2010, The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal was made into the film Social Network. He appeared on Court TV in the series High Stakes with Ben Mezrich and has hosted the World Series of Blackjack. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Ben Mezrich
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions (2002) 3,073 copies
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal (2009) 1,158 copies
Busting Vegas: A True Story of Monumental Excess, Sex, Love, Violence, and Beating the Odds (2005) 474 copies
Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions (2004) 435 copies
Rigged: The True Story of an Ivy League Kid Who Changed the World of Oil, from Wall Street to Dubai (2007) 313 copies
Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most Iconic Extinct Creatures (2017) 209 copies
Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire--and… (2013) 93 copies
The Antisocial Network: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to… (2021) 69 copies
Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History (2023) 27 copies
Dumb Money: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees… (2023) 6 copies
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- Scott, Holden (pseudonym)
- Birthdate
- 1969-02-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Harvard University (BA | Social Studies | Magna-Cum-Laude)
- Occupations
- Gambler
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author - Relationships
- Mezrich, Joshua (brother)
- Organizations
- Game Show Network
Court TV - Agent
- Eric Simonoff
Matthew Snyder
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- Members
- 8,181
- Popularity
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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