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Eduardo Luiz Saverin was born in São Paulo to a wealthy Jewish-Brazilian family, [5] [14] [15] which later moved to Rio de Janeiro. Saverin's father, Roberto Saverin, [16] was a businessman working in clothing, shipping, energy, and real estate. [17] His mother, Sandra, was a psychologist. He has two siblings. [18]
The story then chronicles the changing relationship between Saverin and Zuckerberg, who have different visions for thefacebook. While the first half of the book centers on the Harvard University campus and focuses on college life, the second half centers on the business end of thefacebook and Zuckerberg's move to Silicon Valley.
Saverin and Zuckerberg meet fellow student Christy Lee, who asks them to "Facebook me," which impresses them. As Thefacebook grows in popularity, Zuckerberg expands the network to Yale, Columbia, and Stanford. Lee arranges for Saverin and Zuckerberg to meet Napster co-founder Sean Parker, who presents a "billion-dollar" vision for the company ...
In his book The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick outlines the story of how Thiel came to make his investment: former Napster and Plaxo employee Sean Parker, who at the time had assumed the title of "President" of Facebook, was seeking investors for Facebook.
The final book in the O'Keefe series, An Acceptable Time, is also the final book of the Time Quintet. The Murry-O'Keefe books have further connections with other L'Engle titles. The Austin family books have three major crossover characters in common with the O'Keefe books, two of whom are introduced in The Arm of the Starfish.
The Daily Mail Year Book first appeared in 1901, summarizing the news of the past year in one volume of 200 to 400 pages. Among its editors were Percy L. Parker (1901–1905), David Williamson (1914–1951), G. B. Newman (1955–1977), Mary Jenkins (1978–1986), P.J. Failes (1987), and Michael and Caroline Fluskey (1991).
A Fish Out of Water is a 1961 American children's book written by Helen Palmer Geisel (credited as Helen Palmer) and illustrated by P. D. Eastman.The book is based on a short story by Palmer's husband Theodor Geisel (), "Gustav, the Goldfish", which was published with his own illustrations in Redbook magazine in June 1950.
The story is told through the omniscient first person narrative of Bibi Chen, the tour leader who unexpectedly dies before the trip takes place and who continues to watch over her friends as they journey towards their fate. The novel explores the hidden strengths of the tourists, set in the uneasy political situation in Burma.