CD Audiobook
Machines like me : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 1980034435
- ISBN: 9781980034438
- ISBN: 1980032289
- ISBN: 9781980032281
- ISBN: 9781980032281
- ISBN: 1980032289
- ISBN: 1980034435 : CMD
- ISBN: 9781980034438 : CMD
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Physical Description:
10 audio discs (11 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
sound disc - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | In container (17 cm.). Title from container. Compact discs. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Steven Crossley. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
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| Subject: | Androids Fiction Man-woman relationships Fiction Artificial intelligence Fiction London (England) Fiction |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Psychological fiction. Alternative histories (Fiction) Audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 14 of 14 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | BCD FIC McE (Text) | 33160143212416 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Bethel Public Library | CDBK MCEWAN (Text) | 34030142854972 | Adult Fiction CD | Available | - |
| C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | CDBK FIC MCE (Text) | 34014141712266 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Deep River Public Library | BCD McEw (Text) | 36039142280193 | Adult Fiction CD | Available | - |
| Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | AB FIC MCEWAN (Text) | 34026143922917 | Adult Fiction Audio Book | Available | - |
| Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | BOCD MCEWAN, IAN (Text) | 34037143262709 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Hotchkiss Library - Sharon | Aud Fic Mce (Text) | 33660137559482 | Adult Fiction CD | Available | - |
| Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon | BCD MCE (Text) | 33430141191197 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | AUDIO McE (Text) | 33620143585129 | Adult Book on CD | Available | - |
| Milford Public Library | MCEWAN Ian (Text) | 34013143641168 | Adult Fiction CD | Available | - |
