{"product_id":"last-night-in-san-francisco-techs-lost-promise-and-the-killing-of-bob-lee-paperback","title":"Last Night in San Francisco: Tech's Lost Promise and the Killing of Bob Lee - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Alan Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBad Blood\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eBurn Book\u003c\/i\u003e in this exposé about tech icon Bob Lee--and what his life and 2023 murder tell us about San Francisco in the Internet Age \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFOR FANS OF \u003ci\u003eGOING INFINITE \u003c\/i\u003eAND\u003ci\u003e SUPER PUMPED: \u003c\/i\u003eSex and drugs, parties and violence, genius coders and VC tycoons--welcome to the rip-roaring world of the American tech industry \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe full story of an industry, a city, and two men--one who got everything he ever wanted, one who never got what he thought he deserved--and what happened the night it all came apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike his many peers in the tech industry who had poured into San Francisco over the last two decades, Bob Lee was remaking the world, building the most familiar parts of our digital lives, a lead innovator at one start-up after another, such as Google, Android, Square, and CashApp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Lee was found stabbed to death one night on the streets of San Francisco, the city's many critics knew exactly what it meant. Just like they had been saying, the city was violent, dangerous, and out-of-control. San Francisco was so bent on creating a liberal utopia that it was failing at its most basic tasks--to keep its citizens safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a familiar story--familiar and wrong. Bob Lee was a man without limits, and he had a recklessness that led to his triumphs as well as his downfall.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Alan Lucas \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist who writes about politics, technology, housing, and the environment, with a special focus on California. He was previously an editor at \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, which twice received the ASME award during his time there. His work has been published in outlets including \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Information\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he covered the Bob Lee killing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978186555693,"sku":"9781586423995","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/DYM8VhSYAD9781586423995.webp?v=1775800907","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/last-night-in-san-francisco-techs-lost-promise-and-the-killing-of-bob-lee-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}