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Sarah joined Facebook as a young New Zealand diplomat who believed the platform could genuinely change the world for the better. Seven years later, having risen to Director of Global Public Policy, she had seen enough to know the truth was something else entirely. From private jets and meetings with world leaders to Facebook's response to the Rohingya genocide and Mark Zuckerberg's alleged efforts to censor content for the Chinese market, this is a sharply funny, deeply unsettling account of what it looks like when a handful of people hold the world carelessly in their hands.

Why we chose it: "Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world." - Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times

Delicious drinks are included, as well as engaging storytelling and space for conversations and sharing your own journeys across countries and continents.

Try out the club with Eventbrite - new customers only. Ticket price includes access to the New York City Rebel Book Club event plus a welcome drink (alcoholic + non-alcoholic options available).

Gizem Rufo

Gizem is a UX Research Manager and works on augmented reality glasses and human-computer interaction. She joined RBC to find a like-minded community of nonfiction lovers and get back into reading after having a baby.

When she is not reading, you can find her immersed in one of her bazillion hobbies like gardening, knitting and experimenting with fermenting or spending time with her family. She lives in Brooklyn and loves exploring NYC on foot.

Daniel Sun

Dan is Senior Engineering Manager at Meta, and leads the teams building the System User Interfaces and User Interactions for Meta’s Wearables Devices. Dan joined RBC because he realized that reading had become a very solo activity for him, and he missed engaging in conversations about books the way he had around the Harkness Table during his high school years.

Dan lives in Brooklyn with his two pups, and loves to cook, play StarCraft 2, follow the NBA, watch outdoor survival videos, and drink (too much?) wine.

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