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Machines like me : a novel

McEwan, Ian (author.). Crossley, Steven, (narrator.). Recorded Books, Inc. (Added Author).

Summary: Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong, and clever--a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan's subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions: What makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns against the power to invent things beyond our control.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1980034435
  • ISBN: 9781980034438
  • ISBN: 1980032289
  • ISBN: 9781980032281
  • Physical Description: 10 audio discs (11 hours, 15 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
    sound disc
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2019]

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In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
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Participant or Performer Note: Narrated by Steven Crossley.

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Subject: Androids Fiction
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Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)
Psychological fiction.
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Romance fiction.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cape Girardeau Public Library MCE (Text) 33042004605799 Adult Audiobooks Available -
Carthage Public Library CD McEwan, Ian (Text) 34MO2001804069 Adult Compact Disc Books Available -
Marshall Public Library AUDIO GF MCE (Text) 33391000308703 Audiobooks Available -
Washington Public Library CDSP McEW (Text) 3151101879 CD Spoken Available -

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