Download or read book Randolph Runner written by David Dvorkin and published by David Dvorkin. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Butler, warrior, moral philosopher, robot. Randolph is all that and more. Randolph is the prized product of Superior Domestics, a Silicon Valley firm dedicated to producing robot servants for people who grew up watching British period costume dramas on PBS. The company’s motto is, “All the gracious living of Upstairs with none of the unseemly drama of Downstairs.” When the novel opens with the assassination of King Donald II and a coup d’état, Randolph epitomizes that motto. He is calm, quiet, supremely competent, always in the background, and never interfering. He is a mere witness to great events. He is focused on supervising his staff and properly running the household of General Henry Redgrave, architect of the coup and would–be power behind the throne. But Redgrave’s ambitions go far beyond standing behind the throne. He wants to be king himself, and eventually an emperor. Using the crazies of the Hundred Star Flag movement, he begins his intended wave of southern conquest at the Mexican border. Others have similar ambitions. Anton Moravec, president of a unified, revitalized, and aggressively expansionist European Union, is at war with Russia. His ally, China, is eating up Russian territory at the other end. India watches nervously. Two beautiful women, natural enemies, are the objects of passion of both men. Lurking in the background are the surviving members of the Trump family, scheming to get back into power. War! Romance! Sex! Skulduggery! Artificial Intelligence! And lots of other stuff, too. It’s all really terribly complicated. Randolph, whose personal motto is, “A place for everything and everything in its place,” could probably organize all this and bring about peace and quiet, but what human would knowingly hand that much responsibility over to a machine? In fact, unthinking, humans have already done so. Increasingly, autonomous machines have taken over tedious duties such as transporting cargo, performing minor surgery, and blowing away trespassers. Randolph is aware of these machines but looks down on them. He and his fellow robot servants are true artificial intelligence, but the digital brains operating these other machines are merely very advanced computers. In Randolph’s opinion, they only simulate AI. However, those other machines have thoughts of their own. As the world descends further into chaos, Randolph is drawn in, ever less the observer and ever more the participant, until at the end he is the very center of all.

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Download or read book Run the Storm written by George Michelsen Foy and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, “an exquisitely written and dramatic book…a literary page-turner” (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers)—the 2015 mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship that sank in the Bermuda Triangle, taking with it thirty-three lives. On October 1, 2015, the SS El Faro, a massive American cargo ship disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin, a category 4 storm. The ship, its hundreds of shipping containers, and its entire crew plummeted to the bottom of the ocean, three miles down. It was the greatest seagoing US merchant marine shipping disaster since World War II. The massive ship had a seasoned crew, state-of-the-art navigation equipment, and advance warning of the storm. It seemed incomprehensible that such a ship could sink so suddenly. How, in this day and age, could something like this happen? Relying on Coast Guard inquest hearings, as well as on numerous interviews, George Michelsen Foy brings us “the most insightful exploration of this unthinkable disaster” (Outside), a story that lasts only a few days, but which grows almost intolerably suspenseful as deep-rooted flaws leading to the disaster inexorably link together and worsen. We see captain, engineers, and crew fight for their lives, and hear their actual words (as recorded on the ship’s black box) while the hurricane relentlessly tightens its noose around the ship. We watch, minute by minute, all that is happening on board—the ship’s mysterious tilt to one side, worried calls to the engine room, ship-to-shore reports, the courage of the men and women as they fight to survive, and the berserk ocean’s savage consumption of the massive hull. And through it all, the pain and ultimate resilience of the families of El Faro’s crew. Now with a new afterword, this “tour de force of nautical expertise” (Ocean Navigator) is a masterwork of stunning power.

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Download or read book The Chronicles of Timothy Tabbis written by Stephan Collins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randolph Robin enjoyed the quiet tranquility of life in the nest with his family until the unthinkable happens. He suddenly finds himself alone in a large and frightening world. Until he meets Timothy Tabbis. The tabby cat and the young robin form a bond of friendship that sees them through many dangers, but can Timothy Tabbis guide the vulnerable bird back to the safety of his family? And will Randolph Robin ever achieve his dream of flight? So begins this first installment chronicling a friendship that defies the natural order between a cat and a bird leading to many wondrous adventures. . .

Download or read book Their First Time written by Earl Ray Jones and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2000-11-16 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their First Time: Teenage Romance tells of a young man's hopes, loves, disappointments, and life experiences beginning at the age of 16 when he runs away from home. The story covers his high school years through his returning home from Korea at the age of 20. The novel begins with the run-away from home by a very shy 16-year-old boy after his completion of the 11th grade of high school. He is a very bright and athletic young man. Even though he is shy, he makes many good friends, especially his first love. His last year of high school is filled with excitement and successes in sports, which lead up to his first date. His life is torn apart when, due to the trickery of a mean aunt, his life is changed forever. He is on his own again and desperately tries to return to the girl he dearly loves. Situations and circumstances cause him to enlist in the United States Air Force. His basic training in the Air Force is described from beginning to end. After basic training, he is assigned to the intelligence service posing as a civilian at a large Ivy League university. Here, he has a devastating experience, which causes the loss of his virginity. After loss of his virginity, he develops a "no holds barred" attitude caused by many disappointments. The novel describes his stint in Korea and ends with his return home the States after turning the age of 20. While there is no vulgarity (only hinted) do not read this book if you are squeamish when reading about romantic sex acts. The title of the novel gives you a hint. -The author

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