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Kansas

Receiving her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM in 1996, student Emma and her best friend, Josh, log on and discover themselves on Facebook, 15 years in the future, and learn astonishing things about their adult selves. Co-written by the award-winning author of Tangled and the best-selling author of Thirteen Reasons Why.

The Future of Us

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#betrayal #friends #game #hidden #online #Facebook #youngadult #ya #bully. Never part of the in crowd, Raye is thrilled when popular girl Ella Parker starts to show interest in her. So when Ella proposes an online prank on her ex, Julian Kilgarry, Raye is more than happy to play along. Together they develop an online persona and use it to "friend" him. But then things go a bit too far

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Never part of the in crowd, Raye is thrilled when popular girl Ella Parker starts to show interest in her. So when Ella proposes an online prank on her ex, Julian Kilgarry, Raye is more than happy to play along. Together they develop an online persona and use it to "friend" him. But then things go a bit too far. And when Ella learns that Raye has been flirting with Julian face-to-face, things really escalate. Soon, what Raye thought was just some innocent online fun turns into a vicious smear campaign - against Raye herself!

"Griffin elevates the mean girl plot with spot-on insights into teen social politics and quirky, multidimensional characters." - Booklist

The Julian Game

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination

Two prize-winning New York Times investigative journalists reveal how the pressure to grow and a culture of hubris led to crisis within the tech giant Facebook, in this explosive, news-making book. In November 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell in-depth investigation that exposed, with disturbing insider detail, how leadership decisions at Facebook enabled, and then tried to cover up, massive privacy breaches and Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The story quickly shot to the top of the paper's most emailed list. It would earn the team of Times reporters a prestigious Loeb award, the George Polk award, and a spot on the Pulitzer short list. But it only skimmed the surface. The investigation's lead reporters, Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang, spent eighteen months piecing together the story of how one of the most powerful companies in the world tried to bury a damning truth--that Facebook has become a conduit for disinformation, hate speech, and political propaganda. The unrivaled sources of these two veteran journalists led them to perhaps the most recognizable names in the tech industry: Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg. Both have long existed as archetypes of uniquely twenty-first century executives--he, the tech "boy genius" turned billionaire, she, the ultimate woman in business, an inspiration to millions through her books and speeches. At Any Cost is the definitive story of Facebook's fall from grace, following the embattled company from 2011, when its power and positive influence was undisputed, to 2020, when it will face its biggest test yet--the US presidential election. What are the ultimate ramifications when a few individuals are in charge of the technology used by half the world's population? Can they control the technology they've unleashed into the world? And if not, can we, as individuals and as a society, control them?

An Ugly Truth

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Sheera Frenkel

Cecilia Kang

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Heather Land

Social media comedian Heather Land uses her trademark sassy, laugh-out-loud humor to remind us of the many ways that real life can be really funny.

Heather Land has something to say about almost everything in life—the unbelievable, inconceivable, and downright frustrating—and why she “ain’t doin’ it.” In her first book, Heather shines a light on the (occasional) ridiculousness of life through a series of hilarious essays, dishing on everything from Walmart and ex-husbands to Southern beauty pageants and unfortunate trips to the gynecologist.

I Ain’t Doin’ It reminds us that when it comes to life’s messy moments, it’s all about perspective—and that we too can say, I ain’t doin’ it!

Perfect for fans of Jim Gaffigan, Anjelah Johnson, and Brian Regan, I Ain’t Doin' It is a fun, breezy read for anyone who appreciates someone who tells it like it is and wants to embrace the lighter side of life.

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Unfiltered Thoughts from a Sarcastic Southern Sweetheart

Social media comedian Heather Land uses her trademark sassy, laugh-out-loud humor to remind us of the many ways that real life can be really funny.

Heather Land has something to say about almost everything in life--the unbelievable, inconceivable, and downright frustrating--and why she "ain't doin' it." In her first book, Heather shines a light on the (occasional) ridiculousness of life through a series of hilarious essays, dishing on everything from Walmart and ex-husbands to Southern beauty pageants and unfortunate trips to the gynecologist.

I Ain't Doin' It reminds us that when it comes to life's messy moments, it's all about perspective--and that we too can say, I ain't doin' it!

Perfect for fans of Jim Gaffigan, Anjelah Johnson, and Brian Regan, I Ain't Doin' It is a fun, breezy read for anyone who appreciates someone who tells it like it is and wants to embrace the lighter side of life.

I Ain't Doin' It

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Guy. Kawasaki

Peg Fitzpatrick

Mississippi

Power Tips for Power Users

By now it's clear that whether you're promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what determines your success or failure. And there are countless pundits, authors, and consultants eager to advise you.


But there's no one quite like Guy Kawasaki, the legendary former chief evangelist for Apple and one of the pioneers of business blogging, tweeting, Facebooking, Tumbling, and much, much more. Now Guy has teamed up with Peg Fitzpatrick, who he says is the best social-media person he's ever met, to offer The Art of Social Media--the one essential guide you need to get the most bang for your time, effort, and money.


With over one hundred practical tips, tricks, and insights, Guy and Peg present a bottom-up strategy to produce a focused, thorough, and compelling presence on the most popular social-media platforms. They guide you through steps to build your foundation, amass your digital assets, optimize your profile, attract more followers, and effectively integrate social media and blogging.


For beginners overwhelmed by too many choices as well as seasoned professionals eager to improve their game, The Art of Social Media is full of tactics that have been proven to work in the real world. Or as Guy puts it, "great stuff, no fluff."

The Art of Social Media

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AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS AT RISK

“No one—conservative or liberal—should be comfortable with a few Silicon Valley oligarchs having a monopoly over the marketplace of ideas, and with it, democracy itself.” — Senator Ted Cruz

When the Founding Fathers drafted our Constitution, they had no idea there would be a “Big Tech” – nor any concept of the immense power these companies would wield over our people. But the Fathers did provide mechanisms -- a system of check and balances -- for the people to stop dangerous monopolies like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon from suffocating our business and political life. Few know more about these mechanisms than Rep. Ken Buck, who has been a leader in Congress fighting against the unchecked power of Big Tech.

In CRUSHED: Big Tech’s War on Free Speech, Buck exposes the bullying and predatory behavior from the Big Tech giants who have used their technologies and their unbelievable market shares to stifle commerce and censor free speech.  He spells out the inside details of how these companies restrict free markets, stop competition, increase prices, and ultimately hurt consumers. Even worse, Big Tech companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook are actively censoring conservative news and views, as they openly manipulate information provided to voters. Ken Buck shows how these tech giants are true monopolies and their concentrated power pose a serious danger for our democracy.


**if this title interests you, check out our other book: VIRTUAL SOCIETY** 

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Michigan

Crushed: Big Tech's War on Free Speech 

Ben Mezrich

North Carolina

The Founding of Facebook - A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal

The high-energy tale of how two socially awkward Ivy Leaguers, trying to increase their chances with the opposite sex, ended up creating Facebook.

Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg were Harvard undergraduates and best friends–outsiders at a school filled with polished prep-school grads and long-time legacies. They shared both academic brilliance in math and a geeky awkwardness with women.

Eduardo figured their ticket to social acceptance–and sexual success–was getting invited to join one of the university’s Final Clubs, a constellation of elite societies that had groomed generations of the most powerful men in the world and ranked on top of the inflexible hierarchy at Harvard. Mark, with less of an interest in what the campus alpha males thought of him, happened to be a computer genius of the first order.

Which he used to find a more direct route to social stardom: one lonely night, Mark hacked into the university's computer system, creating a ratable database of all the female students on campus–and subsequently crashing the university's servers and nearly getting himself kicked out of school. In that moment, in his Harvard dorm room, the framework for Facebook was born.

What followed–a real-life adventure filled with slick venture capitalists, stunning women, and six-foot-five-inch identical-twin Olympic rowers–makes for one of the most entertaining and compelling books of the year. Before long, Eduardo’s and Mark’s different ideas about Facebook created in their relationship faint cracks, which soon spiraled into out-and-out warfare. The collegiate exuberance that marked their collaboration fell prey to the adult world of lawyers and money. The great irony is that while Facebook succeeded by bringing people together, its very success tore two best friends apart.

The Accidental Billionaires is a compulsively readable story of innocence lost–and of the unusual creation of a company that has revolutionized the way hundreds of millions of people relate to one another.


Ben Mezrich, a Harvard graduate, has published ten books, including the New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House. He is a columnist for Boston Common and a contributor for Flush magazine. Ben lives in Boston with his wife, Tonya.






The Accidental Billionaires

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The Founding of Facebook: a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal

Relates the story behind the founding of Facebook by Harvard University undergraduates, and describes how conflicting ideas for the future of the site destroyed the friendship of co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.

Nevada

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

Make Your Mark in the World with the Five Success Principles of the World-Changing Social Media Site

If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world.
Facebook accounts for one of every seven minutes spent online.
More than one billion pieces of content are shared on Facebook.

There's no doubt about it. Mark Zuckerberg's creation has changed the world. Literally. Facebook has singlehandedly revolutionized the way more than one-seventh of the world's population communicates, engages, and consumes information.

If you run a business or plan to start one, you're probably asking yourself the same question organizational leaders worldwide are asking: What did Mark Zuckerberg do right?

At long last, the answer is here. Think Like Zuck examines the five principles behind Facebook's meteoric rise, presented in actionable lessons anyone can apply--in any organization, in any industry. Written by social business trailblazer Ekaterina Walter, this groundbreaking book reveals the five "P"s of Facebook's success:

PASSION--Keep your energy and commitment fully charged at all times by pursuing something you believe in
PURPOSE--Don't just create a great product; drive a meaningful movement
PEOPLE--Build powerful teams that can execute your vision
PRODUCT--Create a product that is innovative, that breaks all the rules, that changes everything
PARTNERSHIPS--Build powerful partnerships with people who fuel imagination and energize execution

Packed with examples of Facebook's success principles in action--as well as those of Zappos, TOMS, Threadless, Dyson, and other companies--Think Like Zuck gives you the inspiration, knowledge, and insight to make your own mark in the world, to build a business that makes a difference, and to lead your organization to long-term profitability and growth.

"Think Like Zuck is a fascinating look at how entrepreneurial vision drives success. If you want more out of work than just a job, if you have the burning desire to build something of lasting value, then this is your guide."
--DAVID MEERMAN SCOTT, bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR

"Whether you're a seasoned business executive or the next Mark Zuckerberg in your dorm room right now, this book is a must-read! Two likeable thumbs up!"
--DAVE KERPEN, New York Times bestselling author of Likeable Social Media and Likeable Business

"True success lies at the place where passion and purpose collide--this book will help you uncover yours."
--JOHN JANTSCH, bestselling author of Duct Tape Marketing and The Commitment Engine

"Think Like Zuck is a must-read for any innovator, social entrepreneur, or business owner looking to capitalize on the success of Facebook to propel and realize their own vision."
--SIMON MAINWARING, New York Times bestselling author of We First

"This book takes you on the ride of a lifetime and shows you how YOU can be successful! The question is: What does it take? Ekaterina gives us the answers!"
--JEFFREY HAYZLETT, bestselling author of Running the Gauntlet and global business celebrity

"In Think Like Zuck, you will find important principles to infuse meaning into your business strategies and inspire change. Don't just read this book; use it."
--SHAWN ACHOR, author of the international bestseller The Happiness Advantage

Think Like Zuck: the Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg

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Chris Colmenero

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X Members of the FB Group

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Montana

Tom Standage

Ohio

Social Media - the First 2,000 Years

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 6 Glasses, the story of social media from ancient Rome to the Arab Spring and beyond.

Social media is anything but a new phenomenon. From the papyrus letters that Cicero and other Roman statesmen used to exchange news, to the hand-printed tracts of the Reformation and the pamphlets that spread propaganda during the American and French revolutions, the ways people shared information with their peers in the past are echoed in the present.

Standage reminds us how historical social networks have much in common with modern social media. The Catholic Church's dilemmas in responding to Martin Luther's attacks are similar to those of today's large institutions in responding to criticism on the Internet, for example, and seventeenth-century complaints about the distractions of coffeehouses mirror modern concerns about social media. Invoking figures from Thomas Paine to Vinton Cerf, co-inventor of the Internet, Standage explores themes that have long been debated, from the tension between freedom of expression and censorship to social media's role in spurring innovation and fomenting revolution. Writing on the Wall draws on history to cast provocative new light on today's social media and encourages debate and discussion about how we'll communicate in the future.

Writing on the Wall

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Alex Stearn

Book is in good condition with minor markings or highlights. 

California

The Complete Guide to Marketing Your Business, Generating New Leads, Finding New Customers and Building Your Brand on Facebook

HOW TO MAKE FACEBOOK WORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS -Constantly updated Many businesses and entrepreneurs are still struggling to make social media work for them and are either continuing to waste valuable time and resources or giving up altogether. However, businesses that are mastering social media marketing and networking are not only reaping enormous rewards, but also building one of their most valuable assets, a following of loyal customers and brand ambassadors who are going to secure their success in the future. Whether you are completely new to Facebook marketing or you are already running a campaign, this book aims to demystify social media marketing and teach you step-by-step the principles, strategies, tactics and tips to make Facebook work for your business. In this book you will learn all about the benefits of social media marketing, the psychology behind it together with how to use the almighty power of Facebook to: Identify and find your ideal customers Generate and capture new leads Drive traffic to your website Increase sales conversions Build your brand In the book you will learn: How to plan your marketing campaign on Facebook How to create your business page for success on Facebook How to build the right audience for your page How to increase your fans and likes on your Facebook page How to post the right type of content to post on your page How to communicate on Facebook How to create a Facebook posting calendar How to advertise on Facebook How to create contests and events on Facebook How to measure your results on Facebook How and why you should create a blog What to do on your website to increase and capture leads What to do on a day to day basis on Facebook

Make Facebook Work for Your Business

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Leerom Segal

Aaron Goldstein

Jay Goldman

Rahaf Harfoush

Tennessee

Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers

How technology can be your coach, watch your blind spots, and inspire awesome teams.Let us ask you a deceptively simple question: What if you understood your people better than you understand your customers? What if we learned to decode the real story that is embedded in the data trail that follows our people and every project they work on? What if we put its messages to use--not to get the better of our talent but to get the best from them, to make their jobs better, and to improve the performance of the whole organization?The answers, it turns out, are radically transformative.Based in part on our experience building Klick into a $100m business, and on case studies from a wide range of industries, we argue that the new key to a sustainable competitive advantage is to become a Decoded Company: talent-centric, data-driven, flexible, and fast. We'll show you how any manager in any size of organization can personalize each employee's experience, increase emotional engagement, speed up mastery of new skills, and maximize their entire team's potential. You'll learn about three disruptive Decoded principles that will accelerate your management practice into the 21st century:**Technology as a coach and trainer: transform your existing technology into a coach that brings out the best in your people rather than a referee that just yells 'offside!'. Discover how the technologies that power Amazon, Netflix, Google, and eHarmony can be used to engage, motivate, and train your people.*Informed intuition: learn how UPS, 37signals, Bank of America, and Whole Foods give their people decision making superpowers by pairing instincts with analytics to gain a perspective that's grounded in data but tempered by experience.*Engineered ecosystems: discover the simple culture secrets that brought feedback to Salesforce.com, poured the heart into Starbucks's rebirth, and drive Valve's incredible $3bn in revenue.Along the way you'll assess your Decoded Score, assemble your Decoded toolbox that can be easily applied in your organization, and explore new metrics for measuring the technology of human accomplishment.See you inside!Leerom, Aaron, Jay, and Rahaf

The Decoded Company

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New Jersey

How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business

Buoyed by the success of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, companies of all sizes are fundamentally rethinking how they do business. They are creating vibrant ecosystems, and in the process, reaping big rewards. In the tradition of The Long Tail, The Age of the Platform demonstrates how the world of business today is vastly different from that of even ten years ago. Today the most successful companies are operating under an entirely different business model– one predicated on collaboration, rapid development, emerging technologies, and externally driven innovation. The Age of the Platform introduces and describes a critical new business model, one essential to survive in today’s increasingly fragmented and dynamic economy.

SIGNED — The Age of the Platform

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John Wayne Zimmerman

Damon Brown

#paperback #Facebook #marketing #socialmedia #nonfiction

Texas

Power up Your Social Media Strategy on the World S Largest Platform

"Power up your social media strategy on the world's largest platform"--Cover.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Facebook Marketing

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#paperback #autobiography #nonfiction #facebook #business

Minnesota

Nancy Jo Sales

New Mexico

Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

Explores the changes in the way teenage girls are growing up in America, discussing the new norms, from extreme behaviors to lack of basic communication skills.

American Girls

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Michael Miller

Rated an impressive 4.1 out of 5 on Goodreads.  New softcover book listed as in like new condition due to some staining on the bottom of the outer pages that does not affect the inside pages.

My Social Media for Seniors

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Elizabeth Berg

Phyllis Florin

Still Happy is Elizabeth’s second collection of Facebook posts. Her first, Make Someone Happy, did indeed make many people happy, and so, due to popular demand, she has put together a second volume, which includes “The Book of Homer,” a tribute to her beloved dog who recently died. Still Happy, like Make Someone Happy, exemplifies Berg’s gift, as the Boston Globe said, “in her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday

Still Happy is Elizabeth's second collection of Facebook posts. Her first, Make Someone Happy, did indeed make many people happy, and so, due to popular demand, she has put together a second volume, which includes "The Book of Homer," a tribute to her beloved dog who recently died. Still Happy, like Make Someone Happy, exemplifies Berg's gift, as the Boston Globe said, "in her ability to find the extraordinary in the ordinary, the remarkable in the everyday."

Still Happy + The Book Of Homer

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Antonio Garcia Martinez

Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley

The instant New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback and featuring a new afterword from the author--the insider's guide to the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, the inner workings of the tech world, and who really runs Silicon Valley

"Incisive. . . . The most fun business book I have read this year. . . . Clearly there will be people who hate this book -- which is probably one of the things that makes it such a great read."

-- Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times

Imagine a chimpanzee rampaging through a datacenter powering everything from Google to Facebook. Infrastructure engineers use a software version of this "chaos monkey" to test online services' robustness--their ability to survive random failure and correct mistakes before they actually occur. Tech entrepreneurs are society's chaos monkeys. One of Silicon Valley's most audacious chaos monkeys is Antonio García Martínez.

After stints on Wall Street and as CEO of his own startup, García Martínez joined Facebook's nascent advertising team. Forced out in the wake of an internal product war over the future of the company's monetization strategy, García Martínez eventually landed at rival Twitter. In Chaos Monkeys, this gleeful contrarian unravels the chaotic evolution of social media and online marketing and reveals how it is invading our lives and shaping our future. 

Chaos Monkeys

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Dan Pfeiffer

Virginia

How Fox, Facebook, and the MAGA Media Are Destroying America

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and cohost of Pod Save America--how to combat political disinformation and dangerous lies of the right-wing propaganda machine.



In BATTLING THE BIG LIE, bestselling author Dan Pfeiffer dissects how the right-wing built a massive, billionaire-funded disinformation machine powerful enough to bend reality and nearly steal the 2020 election. From the perspective of someone who has spent decades on the front lines of politics and media, Pfeiffer lays out how the right-wing media apparatus works, where it came from, and what progressives can do to fight back against disinformation.



Over a period of decades, the right-wing has built a massive media apparatus that is weaponizing misinformation and spreading conspiracy theories for political purposes. ⁠This "MAGA Megaphone"⁠ that is personified by Fox News and fueled by Facebook⁠ is waging war on the very idea of objective truth--and they are winning. This disinformation campaign is how Donald Trump won in 2016, almost won in 2020, and why the United States is incapable of addressing problems from COVID-19 to climate change.



Pfeiffer explains how and why the Republicans have come to depend on culture war grievances, crackpot conspiracies, and truly sinister propaganda as their primary political strategies, including: 
 * Republican efforts from Roger Ailes to Steve Bannon and Donald Trump to sow distrust while exploiting the media's biases and the Democratic Party's blind spots.
 * The optimization of Facebook as the ultimate carrier of Trumpist messaging.
 * Educating the Left to stop clutching pearls and start "fighting fire with fire."
 * How to fight back against the trolls spreading disinformation and hate on the Internet.

A functioning democracy depends on a shared understanding of reality. America is teetering on the edge because one of the two parties in our two-party system views truth, facts, and science as their opponent. BATTLING THE BIG LIE is a call to arms for anyone and everyone who cares about truth and democracy. There are no easy answers or quick fixes, but something must be done.

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The Future of Us

Adele Griffin

The Julian Game

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An Ugly Truth

Sheera Frenkel; Cecilia Kang

An Ugly Truth

Heather Land

I Ain't Doin' It

Guy. Kawasaki; Peg Fitzpatrick

The Art of Social Media

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Crushed: Big Tech's War on Free Speech

Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires

Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires

Ekaterina Walter

Think Like Zuck: the Five Business Secrets of Facebook's Improbably Brilliant CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Chris Colmenero

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Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires

Tom Standage

Writing on the Wall

Alex Stearn

Make Facebook Work for Your Business

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The Decoded Company

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SIGNED — The Age of the Platform

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Facebook Marketing

Ben Mezrich

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Michael Miller

My Social Media for Seniors

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Still Happy + The Book Of Homer

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Chaos Monkeys

Ben Mezrich

The Accidental Billionaires

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Battling the Big Lie