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The hosts highlighted that the title had attracted the attention of prominent figures like Mark Zuckerberg, who praised it and even asked the author to join Facebook. They also noted the author's immersive research on Chicago gangs and his new podcast, presenting the work as a compelling and influential read.
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It was mentioned that Mark Zuckerberg read this book and asked the author to work at Facebook, highlighting its influence and intriguing subject matter.
Sudhir Venkatesh is a sociologist at Columbia University who during the first couple decades of his career embedded himself with drug gangs and gunrunners and sex workers. He then wrote a fascinating book called Gang Leader for a Day.
One person who read the book was Mark Zuckerberg. He asked Sudhir to come work at Facebook.
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It was mentioned in relation to the new podcast 'Sudhir Breaks the Internet' featuring the author, a Columbia University sociologist, and the book's title was referenced in the podcast.
Also, please keep your ears open for the newest podcast to join the Freakonomics Radio Network It's called Sudhir Breaks the Internet Featuring the Columbia University sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh He is also the author of Gang Leader for a Day
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It was mentioned as a book Sudhir Venkatesh wrote about his experience embedded with a crack-dealing gang in Chicago, which was also included in Mark Zuckerberg's monthly reading list in 2015.
Mark Zuckerberg put Gang Leader for a Day, the book that I wrote on his monthly reading list in 2015.
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It was described as a great book by Mark Zuckerberg, who also mentioned that he'd read it. The book's author was also a sociologist hired by Facebook.
He wrote Gang Leader for a Day. It's a great book. I read it.
So Sudhir is amazing. And I love the notion that someone who thinks the way he saw as an academic and as a writer and a scholar, his insights are being applied to something like this, which is accessible to everybody.
