The thrilling story of the computer that can play Jeopardy! Alex Trebek: Meet Watson.For centuries, people have dreamed of creating a machine that thinks like a human. Scientists have made progress: computers can now beat chess grandmasters and help prevent terrorist attacks. Yet we still await a machine that exhibits the rich complexity of human thought — one that doesn't just crunch numbers, or take us to a relevant Web page, but understands us and gives us what we need.That vision has driven a team of engineers at IBM. Over three years, they created "Watson" and prepared it for a showdown on Jeopardy!, where it would take on two of the game's all-time champions, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in a nationally televised event. Final Jeopardy is the entertaining, illuminating story of that computer and that epic match.It's a classic tale of Man vs. Machine. Like its human competitors, Watson has to understand language, including puns and... Views: 35
TWO SEEMINGLY UNRELATED MURDERS PUT TAMPA HOMICIDE DETECTIVE KAREN SWEENEY IN THE CROSSHAIRS... Both victims were women - but what could connect an elderly nanny and a young exotic dancer? As Karen discovers, the answer is Senator Grant Lawrence, presidential contender...and a man with secrets. As she is drawn deeper into a world of lies and hidden motives, the one person Karen is half ready to trust is the senator himself, a man torn by grief and guilt, trying to protect his children. Could he have committed such crimes? And if not, then someone is trying to ruin him, and everyone around him is at risk - his children...and even Karen herself. Views: 35
[Siren Allure: Erotic Cowboy Romantic Suspense]
Paramedic Jake McKenna drops to his knees beside the young woman. Beaten, starved, she's barely breathing, burning with fever. He stabilizes her, but when she opens her green eyes and stares, panic-stricken, into his, he realizes this is only the beginning of their relationship.
Devlin Barre has been through hell. If her uncle finds her, she's dead. When she looks into the warm brown eyes of the paramedic, she knows deep in her bones she can trust this man with her life. Devlin and Jake grow close, but, fearful of commitment, Devlin runs off to rebuild her life, leaving Jake heartbroken.
Five years later, Jake and Devlin meet again. Neither has forgotten a single detail of their time together. Both harbor the secret hope that they can begin again--this time, for keeps. But Devlin isn't the only person who ran off. Her uncle still waits for the right opportunity to get the one person who got away.
Note: This book contains rape of the heroine.
This book was previously published by another publisher. Views: 35
Amy and Christopher, the Frequent Flyer Twins, are on their way from Singapore to Cairns, where the International Games are going to be held. But more than one lot of games are being played!Amy and Christopher have heard that someone is smuggling steroids in on their flight. All passengers are suspects. So are the airline staff.Something doesn't add up, but what is it? The Frequent Flyer Twins are just the people to find out. Views: 35
The first ever in-depth study of Kate Bush's life and career, Under The Ivy features over 70 unique and revealing new interviews with those who have viewed from up close both the public artist and the private woman: old school friends, early band members, long-term studio collaborators, former managers, producers, musicians, video directors, dance instructors and record company executives. Views: 35
Break his oath, he loses his soul. Keep it—and he loses his heart. Oathcursed, Book 2 Devastated crops force regent Lord Hunter to do the one thing he always swore he’d never do: form an alliance with the neighboring tribal kingdom. The oath to offer his beloved foster son in marriage, however, begins digging holes in his heart the moment he meets the intended bride. He can’t afford to fall in love with the alluring Reethan Chieftain, not if he’s to keep his oath—and his soul—intact. Nerinna has always used her charms to manipulate her tribal chiefs, as tradition demands. But Lord Hunter’s honest, passionate nature intrigues her like no other man’s has before, challenging her cynical notions. Her wiles have no effect on him. In fact, her every action only seems to alienate him more. Although their desire hangs thick and heavy in the air, Hunter keeps to the letter of his oath—until the god of justice decrees that Hunter must die. Nerinna knows of only one way to save him: offer herself in exchange. It’s a sacrifice Hunter can’t allow her to make, but to defy the priest means he must choose a side. With his god—or against him. Warning: Includes a sultry temptress, a noble hero, a fatal attraction, a sarcastic wizard, a forbidden passion, a vengeful god, a sly priest and a religious war. Oh, and people spontaneously combusting. Views: 35
Beautifully written and deeply compassionate, Rough Music is a novel of
one family at two defining points in time. Seamlessly alternating
between the present day and a summer thirty years past, its twin stories
unfold at a cottage along the eastern coast of England.Will
Pagett receives an unexpected gift on his fortieth birthday, two weeks
at a perfect beach house in Cornwall. Seeking some distance from the
married man with whom he's having an affair, he invites his aging mother
and father to share his holiday, knowing the sun and sea will be a
welcome change for. But the cottage and the stretch of sand before it
seem somehow familiar and memories of a summer long ago begin to
surface. Thirty-two years earlier. A young married couple and
their eight year-old son begin two idyllic weeks at a beach house in
Cornwall. But the sudden arrival of unknown American relatives has
devastating consequences, turning what was to be a moment of
reconciliation into an act of betrayal that will cast a lengthy shadow.As
Patrick Gale masterfully unspools these parallel stories, we see their
subtle and surprising reflections in each other and discover how the
forgotten dramas of childhood are reenacted throughout our lives.Deftly
navigating the terrain between humor and tragedy, Patrick Gale has
written an unforgettable novel about the lies that adults tell and the
small acts of treason that children can commit. Rough Music gracefully
illuminates the merciful tricks of memory and the courage with which we
continue to assert our belief in love and happiness. Views: 35
Canadians fell in love with Pierre Elliott Trudeau' s beautiful and high-spirited bride when he brought her to the world stage as the youngest First Lady in the history of the country. But the situation wasn' t as rosy as it seemed. Plagued by mood swings and unprepared for public life, Margaret became increasingly isolated at 24 Sussex as her depression alternated with bouts of mania. As her behaviour became more puzzling-- even to Margaret herself-- she did her best to mother her three young sons and stand by her husband. Finally, she broke down soon after their marriage dissolved. As time went by, Margaret achieved a fragile stability, remarrying and bearing two more children. But the tragic loss of her son Michel in a skiing accident and the passing of Pierre Trudeau a few years later were too much to bear, and Margaret became severely ill. After years of struggle to find the right doctors and the right treatment, Margaret has rebuilt her life... Views: 35
Fantasy/Mainstream. 37690 words long. First published in US, 2008 Hugo Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Nominee Views: 35
Romance Contemporary Erotica. 52519 words long. First Published by Liquid Silver Books, Imprint of Atlantic Bridge, November 2004 Views: 35
Science Fiction. 7088 words long. First published in Aliens and AIs, January 2005 Views: 35
SynopsisA story of Glasgow and Clydebank in the Second World War: love and friendship, tears and laughter, loss and redemption.Liz MacMillan has always wanted to be a nurse, but her domineering father won't hear of it. World War 2, however, makes nursing a patriotic duty. Liz finds herself working harder than she ever has before but also enjoying a freedom she's never known before. She becomes one of a close-knit group of trainee nurses and medical students at Glasgow's Western Infirmary. There's Adam Buchanan, who proves himself to be a good friend to Liz, and then there's Glasgow-Italian Mario Rossi, with his continental charm and his dazzling smile. When Mario is interned as an enemy alien, it's Adam that Liz turns to for support.With Adam, she experiences the terror of the Clydebank Blitz and the other tragedies of war. Then Adam takes himself off to war and Mario comes home. Will he and Liz pick up where they left off or is there a different decision to be made? Views: 35
