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WIZARDS OF TECHNOLOGY

THIS SERIES TELLS THE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE T I TANS OF TECHNOLOGY WHO ARE CHANGING OUR WORLD. In our modern, technology-driven world, a few important individuals have changed the way we live. With each new, great tech idea, our world becomes more interesting and complex. Many young people may know the names of the biggest technology and Internet-based companies, but do they know the story of the creators and businesses behind names like Netflix, Google, YouTube & Facebook?

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Set ISBN .................978-1-4222-3178-4 Hardcover Set Price ..................$319.30 Hardcover List Price .....................31.93 Multi-User eBook List Price.......... 39.93

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Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 ¼ x 9 ¼ • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12

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Amazon ® : How Jeff Bezos Built the World's Largest Online Store................................................-3179-1 -8715-6 Disney's Pixar ® : How Steve Jobs Changed Hollywood ... -3180-7 -8716-3 Facebook ® : How Mark Zuckerberg Connected More Than a Billion Friends.....................................-3181-4 -8717-0 Google ® : How Larry Page & Sergey Brin Changed the Way We Search the Web .................................. -3182-1 -8718-7 Instagram ® : How Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger Changed the Way We Take and Share Photos............ -3183-8 -8719-4 Netflix ® : How Reed Hastings Changed the Way We Watch Movies & TV ............................................ -3184-5 -8720-0 Pinterest ® : How Ben Silbermann & Evan Sharp Changed the Way We Share What We Love ............ -3185-2 -8721-7 Tumblr ® : How David Karp Changed the Way We Blog.... -3186-9 -8722-4 Twitter ® : How Jack Dorsey Changed the Way We Communicate....................................................-3187-6 -8723-1 YouTube ® : How Steve Chen Changed the Way We Watch Videos.....................................................-3188-3 -8724-8 ED I TOR I AL KEY I CONS In response to the principals of learning, our editorial team has devised key icons placed within our books, providing the reader with further reading comprehension and learning opportunities.

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…sets of review questions and ideas for research projects are interspersed throughout, and the list of resources at the end will be helpful both to assignment-driven readers and prospective Pinterest users. “ ” — Booklist Well-writtenstudyquestionsencouragereaderstoreturntothe textandskimforrelevantpassages...Somequestionscalluponstudents toconductInternetresearchoranalyzedi erentbusinessmodels. Thesetextsprovidearealisticviewofhowadultslearnandgrowinthe workingworld,learningfromtheirmistakes.Studentswillunderstand whataninnovatororentrepreneurisandhowpersonalchallenges— suchasTwitterfounderJackDorsey’sspeechimpediment—canleadto newformsofcommunication. ...An inspiring series. — School Library Journal ”

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