{"product_id":"revolution-20-the-power-of-the-people-is-greater-than-the-people-in-power-a-memoir-isbn-9780547867090","title":"Revolution 2.0: The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power: A Memoir","description":"“A gripping chronicle of how a fear-frozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media.” — \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWael  Ghonim was a little-known, thirty-year-old Google executive in the  summer of 2010 when he anonymously launched a Facebook page to protest  the death of one Egyptian man at the hands of security forces. The  page’s following expanded quickly and moved from online protests to a  nonconfrontational movement. On January 25, 2011, Tahrir Square  resounded with calls for change. Yet just as the revolution began in  earnest, Ghonim was captured and held for twelve days of brutal  interrogation. After he was released, he gave a tearful speech on  national television, and the protests grew more intense. Four days  later, the president of Egypt was gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this riveting story, Ghonim takes us inside the movement and shares the keys to unleashing the power of crowds. In \u003cem\u003eRevolution 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e, we can all be heroes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRevolution 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e  is an engaging read, and it offers a sharply detailed look from the  inside of an uprising that owed almost as much to social media  connections as it did to anti-Mubarak passions.” — \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eRevolution 2.0\u003c\/em\u003e  excels in chronicling the roiling tension in the months before the  uprising, the careful organization required and the momentum it  unleashed.” — NPR.org | \u003cp\u003e  A \"\u003cb\u003efast-paced and engrossing\u003c\/b\u003e new memoir of political awakening...Ghonim’s memoir is a \u003cb\u003ewelcome and cleareyed\u003c\/b\u003e addition to a growing list of volumes that have aimed (but often failed) to meaningfully analyze social media’s impact. It’s a book about social media for people who don’t think they care about social media. It will also \u003cb\u003eserve as a touchstone\u003c\/b\u003e for future testimonials about a strengthening borderless digital movement that is set to continually disrupt powerful institutions, be they corporate enterprises or political regimes…\u003cb\u003eGhonim’s writing voice is spare and measured, and marked by the same earnest humility he has displayed in media appearances\u003c\/b\u003e…\u003cb\u003eHis individual story resonates on two levels: it epitomizes the coming-of-age of a young Middle Eastern generation that has grown up in the digital era, as well as the transformation of an apolitical man from comfortable executive to prominent activist.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003ci\u003e-- The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\"A remarkable personal testament that will be cited by future historians of both Facebook and the Arab Spring.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e  \"Ghonim...brings his broad international perspective and knowledge of technology to this fascinating look at the new face of revolution.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist \"Revolution 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e...is likely to be required reading for web geeks, media experts, political scientists, advertising executives, activists, anarchists, confidence men, secret policemen, dictators and corporate strategists.\" -- The Telegraph (UK) \"An articulate account of the author's middle-class upbringing under a draconian regime, and \u003cb\u003ea gripping chronicle of how a fear-frozen society finally topples its oppressors with the help of social media\u003c\/b\u003e...That the translation reads so smoothly in English is a linguistic feat...It helps that Ghonim is a methodical thinker whose plain and logical approach evokes a thoughtful rather than radical response. He deftly renders the details of his conversations with interrogators and willingly describes personal scenes...A final suspenseful chronicle of how government officials attempted to brainwash and dupe him after his release from prison will be eye-opening for anyone who wonders about the distorted mind-set of Egypt's leaders....It's not surprising that Ghonim's commitment to the cause affected his relationship with his wife and children; it reminds one of our own historical revolutionaries - John and Abigail Adams come to mind - who required a certain obsessive determination that may seem irresponsible to those who live in a democracy.\" --\u003ci\u003e The San Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003e\"Ghonim doesn't overreach in this deeply personal account. His words ring with an authentic tone...Ghonim avoids sweeping generalizations during those heady and tumultuous days.\" --\u003ci\u003e The Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e\"A fascinating book...There is an energy in the book and in Ghonim's words that makes one feel it is much too soon to assume the revolution is over, or to underestimate what the rebels achieved.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer \u003c\/i\u003e\"Deserve[s] to become part of the canon of classic prison literature\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \"Revolution 2.0\u003c\/i\u003e excels in chronicling the roiling tension in the months before the uprising, the careful organization required and the momentum it unleashed. Ghonim … present[s] a manifesto on the capacity of social media to transform a society…Its approach — inherently plural, modern and pragmatic — augurs well for a society on the brink of an uncertain future.\" --\u003ci\u003eNPR.org \u003c\/i\u003e\"There's no doubting that his tell-it-like-it-is memoir will be studied by historians for generations to come.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890167673061,"sku":"NP9780547867090","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780547867090.jpg?v=1730232674","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/revolution-20-the-power-of-the-people-is-greater-than-the-people-in-power-a-memoir-isbn-9780547867090","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}