SFBA Book Club

puercomal rated Down Among the Sticks and Bones: 5 stars

Seanan McGuire: Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017, Tom Doherty Associates)

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (Wayward Children, #2)

Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West's …

puercomal rated Golden Witchbreed: 5 stars

Mary Gentle: Golden Witchbreed (1985, Roc)

Golden Witchbreed by Mary Gentle

puercomal reviewed Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard

David Gerard, Karen Boyd, Ben Gutzler, Christian Wagner: Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain (Paperback, 2017, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform)

Review of 'Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Hilarious and well-researched book

While the snark level is occasionally a little high, it’s totally understandable. This is a great picture of scammers, geeks, and naïfs coming together terribly.

puercomal rated Network Security Assessment: 5 stars

McNab: Network Security Assessment (2016, O'Reilly Media)

Network Security Assessment by McNab

puercomal reviewed The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander

Brooke Bolander: The Only Harmless Great Thing (2018)

Review of 'The Only Harmless Great Thing' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Quite a good novella, I really enjoyed it. I didn't follow the end of the 1900s timeline though; intended take-away was clear, but it's like there were a few important pages left on the cutting room floor.

puercomal rated The Will to Battle: 5 stars

Ada Palmer: The Will to Battle (Hardcover, 2017, Tor Books)

The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- book 3)

"The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end. Peace and order are now figments of the past. …

puercomal rated Practical Monitoring: 4 stars

Mike Julian: Practical Monitoring (Paperback, 2017, O'Reilly Media)

Practical Monitoring by Mike Julian

puercomal rated Seven Surrenders: 5 stars

Ada Palmer: Seven Surrenders (Hardcover, 2017, Tor Books)

Seven Surrenders by Ada Palmer (Terra Ignota -- book II)

"It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all. In which automation now …

puercomal rated The Bug: 5 stars

The Bug by Ellen Ullman

puercomal rated The white mountains: 5 stars

John Christopher: The white mountains (2003)

The white mountains by John Christopher

puercomal rated The Pool of Fire: 3 stars

John Christopher: The Pool of Fire (2003)

The Pool of Fire by John Christopher

puercomal rated The city of gold and lead: 4 stars

No cover — John Christopher: The city of gold and lead (2003, Simon Pulse)

The city of gold and lead by John Christopher (The Tripods -- 2)

The City of Gold and Lead ~ John Christopher/Samuel Youd

From the back of Collier Books published copy of this …

puercomal reviewed Fraud Analytics : Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques by Bart Baesens

Bart Baesens, Wouter Verbeke, Veronique Van Vlasselaer: Fraud Analytics : Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques (2015, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Review of 'Fraud Analytics : Using Descriptive, Predictive, and Social Network Techniques' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Good book on fraud analytics

Several good ideas, but a bit heavy on the implementation specific math formulas for me. Still I enjoyed it and found it useful.