Project Gutenberg 2010-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 232 Loomis, Noel M. 1905 1969 Loomis, Noel Miller Miller, Benj. Water, Silas You Too Can Be A Millionaire Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction November 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "You Too Can Be A Millionaire" by Noel M. Loomis is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. Set in a dystopian future where citizens' lives are governed by a point system, the story delves into the absurdity of a society where money is obsolete, and individuals compete to accumulate points to avoid falling into debt. The narrative focuses on Mark Renner, who struggles to find purpose in a monotonous existence ruled by the Central Audit Bureau, the governing body that oversees the point system. The story follows Mark as he navigates this bizarre world, marked by a lack of meaningful work and a focus on collecting points. When he meets an elderly woman, Penelope, known as "Point-Plus-Pearlie," she introduces him to the underground game of manipulating the system to accrue points through creative and dishonest means. Together, they engage in increasingly elaborate schemes, culminating in Mark’s goal of amassing a million points. However, as he becomes more successful, he attracts the attention of the central authority, leading to a realization that the struggle for points may be a way to escape the apathy that plagues society. Ultimately, the novella critiques the emptiness of a life driven purely by systematized gain, presenting a narrative that is both engaging and thought-provoking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32907/32907-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 62547 2025-10-13T10:27:48.908180 text/html 59150 2021-01-06T18:41:26 text/html 132635 2025-10-13T10:27:50.916208 application/epub+zip 131429 2025-10-13T10:27:49.466238 application/epub+zip 67196 2025-10-13T10:27:49.217184 application/epub+zip 171094 2025-10-13T10:27:52.162210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163718 2025-10-13T10:27:50.661163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99778 2022-09-15T06:50:19.863205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54411 2025-10-13T10:27:48.771200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54206 2021-01-06T18:41:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18847 2025-10-13T10:27:52.290165 application/rdf+xml 24315 2025-10-13T10:27:49.278164 image/jpeg 3822 2025-10-13T10:27:49.248205 image/jpeg 121996 2021-01-06T18:41:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 20912 2021-01-06T18:41:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 122298 2025-10-13T10:27:48.925210 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia