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Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home and were packed off to Eleanor West's …
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.
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.
"The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end. Peace and order are now figments of the past. …
"It is a world in which near-instantaneous travel from continent to continent is free to all. In which automation now …
John Christopher: The city of gold and lead (2003, Simon Pulse)
The City of Gold and Lead ~ John Christopher/Samuel Youd
From the back of Collier Books published copy of this …
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.
