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Invention of Facebook and Internet Privacy
by Tamra B. Orr (Author)

Booktalk: This book relays the factual details of the invention of Facebook in 2004 through three different perspectives. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a Harvard student, Harvard professor, and potential investor. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event.

Snippet: “Look at this,” I said, pointing at the screen. “It lists each person’s birthday, e-mail address, and cell phone number. Those are a lot of personal details. Is that safe?”

Professor Edmonds shook his head slowly. “I doubt it,” he said. “My guess is that Zuckerberg isn’t too worried about it either.”

Dog Days of History: The Incredible Story of Our Best Friends
by Sarah Albee (Author)

Booktalk: From ancient times to the present, dogs have guarded us, worked with us, marched off to war with us, and of course, just sat on the couch with us for a cuddle. Throughout the course of human history, this partnership deepened from dogs doing a service into friendship. Dogs have been by our side through it all, and this book tracks our common story from wild wolves in ancient civilizations to modern-day breeds, highlighting famous pooches of the past and present along the way.

Snippet: Although modern dogs have been bred into all sorts of funny shapes and sizes, every dog you know is related to the wolf. Modern dogs share 99 percent of their DNA with the wolf.

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