A bunch of state-owned bridges in San Francisco is all set to start operating through an all-electronic system of toll collection.

PayPal has been launching numerous similar applications to provide faster and safer online payment services like Venmo.

Physical wallets are turning empty and wealth becoming digital. Apps such as PayPal and Venmo have grown into essentials. So, Venmo versus PayPal, which is better?

Audience: Adult

Format: Hardcover/Owned

Harold opened the door that day to find a dark-skinned man in a well-cut suit smiling at him.

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This book was okay. People start returning from the dead, not coming back from the grave, but just appearing in places all over the world. There is no pattern to where they appear or who returns, or how long they've been dead. So many of them come back that the "true living" get nervous. The returned are placed into camps and it just goes downhill from there (as we would expect). Imagine the religious objections, the people who don't accept those who are different, etc.
The book is well-written, but I found it just ok.

Audience: Young Adult

Format: Hardcover/owned

The drone circled high above the wreckage of war.

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The third book set in the Drowned Cities universe brings us full circle by including characters from both previous books. It was great to see everything connected and to see Nailer back. I enjoyed the book, but Ship Breaker will always be my favorite from this universe. Tool is like the Terminator - he never gives up and almost can't be killed.