Careless People

The number one global bestseller and Book of the Year 2025 for Audible, The Times, Cosmopolitan, The Economist and more.<BR>'Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it's the one about him' - Marina Hyde<BR>'Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome' - Financial Times<BR>'A Bridget Jones's Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations' - The Times<BR><BR>Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook believing the company could change things for the better. Instead, what she encountered over seven years was so shocking that Meta obtained a legal order to silence her.<BR><BR>Now you can read her award-winning story. Candid and entertaining, Wynn-Williams' account pulls back the curtain on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and the global elite. She exposes the true cost of Silicon Valley's ambition, from outrageous schemes cooked up on private jets to the alarming consequences of Facebook's aggressive pursuit of global dominance.<BR><BR>Careless People is an ordinary woman's gripping and darkly funny memoir that will forever change how you view the technology that runs our lives - and the unchecked power of those who control it.<BR><BR>With a new foreword for paperback from Naomi Alderman.<BR><BR>'Urgently necessary reading' - Elizabeth Day, author of The Party and Friendaholic<BR>'How else to put this? Bloody hell' - The Guardian<BR><BR>Shortlisted for the British Book Awards Book of the Year 2026<BR>Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards 2025<BR>Shortlisted for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025<BR>Shortlisted for the Unwin Award 2026<BR>Winner of the Blueprint Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025<BR>Winner of the Speakies Award for the Best Non-Fiction Memoir Audiobook<BR>

Das Buch, das Mark Zuckerberg verbieten willDer sehr unterhaltsame und zugleich hochexplosive Bericht einer jungen Frau aus dem Inneren von Facebook. Nach der Veröffentlichung hat Mark Zuckerberg sofort versucht, das Buch zu verbieten - bislang ohne Erfolg. Es schoss auf Platz eins der Bestsellerliste und wurde von der New York Times zu einem der besten Bücher des Jahres erkoren. Nun darf es endlich auf Deutsch erscheinen.Sarah Wynn-Williams beginnt als junge Frau, bei Facebook zu arbeiten, und macht schnell Karriere. Unterhaltsam und sehr selbstironisch erzählt sie davon, wie es ist, plötzlich führende Politiker aus aller Welt zu treffen, mit Mark Zuckerberg im Privatjet zu wichtigen Terminen rund um den Globus zu fliegen. Und davon, wie sie schnell die Doppelmoral und Frauenfeindlichkeit an der Spitze des Unternehmens zu spüren beginnt, wie es auf Forderungen aus Diktaturen eingeht und wie Zuckerberg reagierte, als er erfuhr, dass Donald Trump die Wahl gewonnen hat. Sarah Wynn-Williams schildert, was passiert, wenn wenige Menschen unvorstellbare Macht in ihren Händen haben. Ihr Buch zeigt, wie die Verantwortlichen von Facebook mit zunehmender Macht immer weniger Verantwortung übernehmen - und welche Folgen das für uns alle hat.'Niederschmetternd ... lustig ... höchst unterhaltsam ... Eine Bridget-Jones-artige Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die die unglaublichsten Situationen erlebt.'The Times

#1 New York Times Bestseller<BR><BR>A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!<BR><BR>"Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she also delivers the goods." -Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times <BR><BR>"When one of the world's most powerful media companies tries to snuff out a book - amid other alarming attacks on free speech in America like this - it's time to pull out all the stops." -Ron Charles, The Washington Post <BR><BR>An explosive memoir charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them. <BR><BR>From trips on private jets and encounters with world leaders to shocking accounts of misogyny and double standards behind the scenes, this searing memoir exposes both the personal and the political fallout when unfettered power and a rotten company culture take hold. In a gripping and often absurd narrative where a few people carelessly hold the world in their hands, this eye-opening memoir reveals what really goes on among the global elite.<BR><BR> Sarah Wynn-Williams's inside story puts you in the room during stumbling encounters with juntas through to the moment Mark Zuckerberg learned of Facebook's role in Trump's election and drew an unexpected conclusion. As she grapples with the reality of Facebook's influence on world events, she experiences the challenges and humiliations of working motherhood within a pressure cooker of a workplace, while Sheryl Sandberg urges her and others to "lean in" through it all.<BR><BR> Careless People is a deeply personal account of why and how things have gone so horribly wrong in the past decade-told in a sharp, candid, and utterly disarming voice. A profound, unflinching look at how technology and the people who control it increasingly shape our lives, Careless People reveals the truth about the leaders of Facebook: how the more power they grasp, the less responsible they become and the consequences this has for all of us.

The #1 global bestsellerA Book of the Year for Audible, The Times, Financial Times, The New York Times, Time, Cosmopolitan, The Economist, Spectator and more<BR><BR>Winner of the Blueprint Asia-Pacific Whistleblowing Prize 2025<BR>Shortlisted for the Unwin Award 2026<BR>Shortlisted for the Westminster Book Awards 2025<BR>Shortlisted for the Hatchards First Biography Prize 2025<BR><BR>'How else to put this? Bloody hell' - The Guardian<BR>'Devastating . . . Funny . . . Highly enjoyable' - The Times<BR>'Jaw-dropping . . . A tell-all tome' - Financial Times<BR><BR>Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook believing the company could change things for the better. Instead, what she encountered over seven years was so shocking that Meta obtained a legal order to silence her. <BR><BR>Now you can read her story.<BR><BR>Candid and entertaining, Wynn-Williams' account pulls back the curtain on Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and the global elite. She exposes the true cost of Silicon Valley's ambition, from outrageous schemes cooked up on private jets to the alarming consequences of Facebook's aggressive pursuit of global dominance.<BR><BR>Careless People is a gripping and utterly explosive read that will forever change how you view the technology that runs our lives - and the unchecked power of those who control it.<BR><BR>'Amazing: of all the books in all the world Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban, it's the one about him' - Marina Hyde<BR>'A Bridget Jones's Diary-style tale of a young woman thrown into a series of improbable situations' - The Times<BR>'Darkly funny and genuinely shocking: an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world' - The New York Times<BR>