Ben Mezrich Ben Mezrich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (adapted by Aaron Sorkin into the David Fincher film The Social Network), Bringing Down the House (adapted into the #1 box office hit film21), The Antisocial Network, and many other bestselling books. His books have sold over six million copies worldwide, and he is one of the world's leading business narrative writers. Checkmate is his fourteenth non-fiction book. Read More Read Less