Author: James Smythe Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007541961 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 329
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‘The best fictional treatment of the possibilities and horrors of artificial intelligence that I’ve read’ Guardian In 1997 Laura Bow invented Organon, a rudimentary artificial intelligence.
Author: Fannie Flagg Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0679604049 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 373
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The beloved Fannie Flagg is at her irresistible and hilarious best in I Still Dream About You, a comic mystery romp through the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, past, present, and future. Meet Maggie Fortenberry, a still beautiful former Miss Alabama. To others, Maggie’s life seems practically perfect—she’s lovely, charming, and a successful agent at Red Mountain Realty. Still, Maggie can’t help but wonder how she wound up living a life so different from the one she dreamed of as a child. But just when things seem completely hopeless, and the secrets of Maggie’s past drive her to a radical plan to solve it all, Maggie discovers, quite by accident, that everybody, it seems, has at least one little secret. I Still Dream About You is a wonderful novel that is equal parts southern charm, murder mystery, and that perfect combination of comedy and old-fashioned wisdom that can be served up only by America’s own remarkable Fannie Flagg. Praise for I Still Dream About You “[Fannie Flagg is] a born storyteller.”—The New York Times Book Review “Undoubtedly [Flagg’s] wisest book, comic and compassionate . . . Born of a tender heart and nurtured by an imaginative mind, it’s certain to touch the reader’s soul.”—Richmond Times Dispatch “A fun and rollicking Nancy Drew mystery for grown-ups.”—The Birmingham News “Classic Fannie . . . What [Flagg] writes about, time and again, are the touching, terrifying, heartbreaking, hysterical, extraordinary, everyday things that make us human.”—Southern Living
Author: Penny B. Wolf MSW Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1449030971 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 164
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Kelly was a seventeen-year-old star of her high school basketball team Gevon was a twelve-year-old who played linebacker for his middle school football team Crystle was a nineteen-year-old college student with big plans for the future One day youre hanging out with friends at the mall, playing basketball at school, dreaming about your latest crush, and the next youre in the hospital hooked up to tubes and wondering whether or not youll ever feel normal again. Getting sick was never part of the plan. Lupus. Diabetes. Rheumatoid Arthritis. Crohns. Multiple Sclerosis. No matter what the diagnosis, teens with chronic illnesses share one thing in common: their lives have been changed forever by illness. Seventeen young adults share their personal stories in I Still Dream Big. Their tenacity and spirit are an inspiration to us all. The voices of the teens profiled in this book are filled with hope and optimism despite the very real challenges they face. While some of their goals may have changed, these kids still have high hopes and big dreams for the future. Above all, they refuse to be defined by illness. Seventeen-year-old history buff, Jamie, sums it up with these words, "You define yourself, not something written in a medical chart." When someone gets sick, family and friends are affected as well. The stories of these seventeen teens are important, not only for teens with chronic illness, but for the people who love them and want so much to understand the emotional and physical challenges their best friends and loved ones face. I Still Dream Big is a celebration of life and a reminder to all of us to hold onto our own dreams for the futureand to remember to DREAM BIG.
Author: Lisa Wheeler Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1984814346 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 48
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Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long All across this great big world, jobs are getting done by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE. Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the very picture book that you are reading. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This book is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see our dreams brought to life.
Author: Beverly Soll Publisher: University of Arkansas Press ISBN: 9781557287892 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 314
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William Grant Still (1895-1978) dreamed of a world in which his eight operas--for him the ultimate form of musical expression--would be heard in the major opera houses in the United States, devoting most of his career toward the pursuit of this goal. The first part of I Dream a World creates a context for Still's operas and explores commonalities among them, including structural elements and musical characteristics. The second part traces the research, composition, and perform-ances of the operas as a way of documenting the history of the composer and his contributions to American opera. Although I Dream a World is not intentionally biographical, it is very pers-onal. It is more than the story of William Grant Still's love of operatic music, of the libretti that reflect his own life and philosophy, and of the world he dreamed through his work. It opens a window on Still the man as well as on Still the composer that offers important insights into the social milieu of this pioneering figure.
Author: William Sleator Publisher: Turtleback Books ISBN: 9780833568717 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Paul and Francine have the same frightening dream in which something is about to happen to a small child moving toward a glowing light, and they try to rescue the child using ESP
Author: Silas Bard Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0557243416 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 164
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DID YOU KNOW?IN MARCH OF '76, GOD GAVE A DETAILED AND SPECIFIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR PARTS OF THE U.S. FOR THE REST OF '76. (Evidences & Witnesses to this prediction are in the book.)IN 1977 THE HOLY SPIRIT WARNED OF NATURAL DISASTERS AHEAD, "IT WILL COME AS RAIN, WIND AND FIRE."THE LORD AFFIRMED IN '82 HE WOULD ANSWER THE CRIES OF POLISH BELIEVERS. HE PROMISED, "NOT MANY MONTHS HENCE".HE PREDICTED THE 1988 REVOLT IN RUSSIA.IN 1990, HE WARNED A PRESIDENT WOULD BETRAY US "INTO THE OPEN ARMS OF YOUR ENEMY".
Author: E. Barron Publisher: Mind Fortress Books ISBN: Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 106
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Some dreams feel real. What if they were? Dream Knights: The Network is a children’s adventure novel about controlling dreams and connecting fantasy with reality. Grant, a first grader in Winooski, Vermont, worries about his exhausted parents. When his classmate’s father becomes ill, his concerns intensify. Meanwhile, in Colorado Springs, Zahra struggles with her parents’ hospitalization because they are in medically-induced comas. Unfortunately, their parents are not the only ones facing problems. All adults—consumed by their thoughts—have lost the ability to dream. Seeking solutions for their parents, this young boy and girl find answers in an unexpected place—their dreams. They also find the network, a mysterious hub of energy. But from where does the network’s energy come, and how is it used? Dream Knights: The Network is an empowering middle grade novel about teamwork, bravery, and cultural diversity. For parents, it is an inspirational tale about valuing health, happiness, and the unique abilities of children.
Author: James Smythe Publisher: ISBN: 9780007541942 Category : Artificial intelligence Languages : en Pages : 386
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17-year-old Laura Bow has invented a rudimentary artificial intelligence, and named it Organon. At first it's intended to be a sounding-board for her teenage frustrations, a surrogate best friend; but as she grows older, Organon grows with her. As the world becomes a very different place, technology changes the way we live, love and die; massive corporations develop rival intelligences to Laura's, ones without safety barriers or morals; and Laura is forced to decide whether to share her creation with the world. If it falls into the wrong hands, she knows, its power could be abused. But what if Organon is the only thing that can stop humanity from hurting itself irreparably?
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