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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9780593459119

Series Statement: A Random House Audiobook Original

Content: " From New York Times bestselling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherworldly tale of intrigue and the impossible that marshals his trademark approach to nonfiction to create something new: a ghost story thoroughly grounded in history. Pioneering psychologist William James leads an expedition to a remote isle in search of answers after a family inexplicably vanishes. Was the cause rooted in the physical world . or were there forces more paranormal and sinister at work? Available only on audio, because as Larson says, ghost stories are best told aloud.A group of researchers sets sail for the Isle of Dorn in the North Atlantic in 1905 to explore the cause of several mysterious disappearances, most notably a family of four who vanished without a trace after a week-long holiday on the island. Led by Professor James, a prominent member of the Society for Psychical Research, they begin to explore the island&rsquo, sole cottage and surrounding landscape in search of a logical explanation. The idyllic setting belies an undercurrent of danger and treachery, with raging storms and unnerving discoveries adding to the sense of menace. As increasingly unexplainable events unfold, the now-stranded investigators are unsure whether they can trust their own eyes, their instincts, one another&mdash,r even themselves. Erik Larson has written a terrifying tale of suspense, underpinned with actual people and events. Created specifically to entertain audio listeners, this eerie blend of the ghostly and the real will keep listeners captivated till the blood-chilling end. Featuring Erik Larson reading his Notes for a Narrator . "

Content: Biographisches: " Erik Larson is the author of six national bestsellers: The Splendid and the Vile , Dead Wake , In the Garden of Beasts , Thunderstruck , The Devil in the White City , and Isaac&rsquo, Storm , which have collectively sold more than ten million copies. His books have been published in nearly twenty countries." Biographisches: " Erik Larson is the author of six national bestsellers: The Splendid and the Vile , Dead Wake , In the Garden of Beasts , Thunderstruck , The Devil in the White City , and Isaac&rsquo, Storm , which have collectively sold more than ten million copies. His books have been published in nearly twenty countries." Rezension(3): "〈a href=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg alt=AudioFile Magazine border=0 /〉〈/a〉:Julian Rhind-Tutt performs this ghost story in a style that suits this audio-only production. Set in 1905 on the desolate island of Dorn, off the Cornwall coast, the novel features mostly British characters. The sole exception is American professor William James. The choice to portray James in a flat tone seems inaccurate for the upper-crust man he was. That said, Rhind-Tutt narrates all the Brits well and gives atmosphere to the ghost story. Writer Erik Larson clearly has fun with his first foray into fiction and pays attention to the science of the day, particularly with respect to a character who is an engineer with expertise in radio waves. This suspenseful, engrossing audiobook is packed with surprises, even a romantic twist. A.D.M. � AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine"

Language: English

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Edition: Unabridged

ISBN: 9780593167182

Content: " The #1  New York Times   bestselling author of  The Devil in the White City   and  Dead Wake   delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington Post &bull, HuffPost &bull, The Seattle Times &bull, Lit Hub &bull, The Week &bull, PopSugar On Winston Churchill&rsquo, first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally&mdash,nd willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile , Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people &ldquo,he art of being fearless.&rdquo,It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it&rsquo, also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill&rsquo, prime-ministerial country home, Chequers,his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest,and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports&mdash,ome released only recently&mdash,arson provides a new lens on London&rsquo, darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine,their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents&rsquo,wartime protectiveness,their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela,Pamela&rsquo, illicit lover, a dashing American emissary,and the advisers in Churchill&rsquo, &ldquo,ecret Circle,&rdquo,to whom he turns in the hardest moments.   The Splendid and the Vile   takes readers out of today&rsquo, political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill&rsquo, eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. This audiobook includes a recording of Winston Churchill's 1941 Christmas Eve speech. "

Content: Biographisches: " Erik Larson  " Rezension(2): "〈a href=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com target=_blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/audiofile_logo.jpg alt=AudioFile Magazine border=0 /〉〈/a〉:We all know the outcome, but listeners will still be on the edge of their seats while listening to John Lee's superb narration of Winston Churchill's first year as Britain's prime minister, 1940-41. With a German invasion expected at any moment, this was the most perilous year in Britain's history, the year of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. As he's done so expertly in bestsellers like IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEASTS, Larsen re-creates the atmosphere of the time, drawing not just on Churchill, but also on his family and subordinates, as well as a mosaic of contemporary accounts. Larson delivers the introduction and does a fine job, but Lee brings the polish and expressiveness of a gifted narrator--one who performs a perfectly credible Churchill voice. D.A.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award � AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine"

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 312 Seiten)

ISBN: 9780674259935 , 9780674259928

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674983519

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Larson, Erik J. The myth of artificial intelligence Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780674983519

Additional Edition: ISBN 0674278666

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674278660

Language: English

Subjects: Computer Science

Keywords: Künstliche Intelligenz ; Natürliche Sprache ; Neurowissenschaften

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Format: viii, 312 Seiten

ISBN: 9780674983519 , 0674278666 , 9780674278660

Content: Part One. The simplified world: The intelligence errors -- Turing at Bletchley -- The superintelligence error -- The singularity, then and now -- Natural language understanding -- AI as technological kitsch -- Simplifications and mysteries -- Part Two. The problem of inference: Don't calculate, analyze -- The puzzle of Peirce (and Peirce's Puzzle) -- Problems with deduction and induction -- Machine learning and big data -- Abductive inference -- Inference and language I -- Inference and language II -- Part Three. The future of the myth: Myths and heroes -- AI mythology invades neuroscience -- Neocortical theories of human intelligence -- The end of science?

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674259935

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Larson, Erik J. The myth of artificial intelligence Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780674259935

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674259928

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe (Proquest) Larson, Erik J. The myth of artificial intelligence Cambridge, Massachussetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021 ISBN 9780674259935

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674259928

Language: English

Subjects: Computer Science

Keywords: Künstliche Intelligenz ; Natürliche Sprache ; Neurowissenschaften

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Format: viii, 312 Seiten

ISBN: 9780674983519

Content: Part One. The simplified world: The intelligence errors -- Turing at Bletchley -- The superintelligence error -- The singularity, then and now -- Natural language understanding -- AI as technological kitsch -- Simplifications and mysteries -- Part Two. The problem of inference: Don't calculate, analyze -- The puzzle of Peirce (and Peirce's Puzzle) -- Problems with deduction and induction -- Machine learning and big data -- Abductive inference -- Inference and language I -- Inference and language II -- Part Three. The future of the myth: Myths and heroes -- AI mythology invades neuroscience -- Neocortical theories of human intelligence -- The end of science?

Language: English

Subjects: Computer Science

Keywords: Künstliche Intelligenz ; Natürliche Sprache ; Neurowissenschaften

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Format: viii, 312 Seiten.

ISBN: 978-0-674-27866-0 , 978-0-674-98351-9

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Language: English

Subjects: Computer Science

Keywords: Künstliche Intelligenz ; Natürliche Sprache ; Neurowissenschaften

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Format: 608 Seiten

ISBN: 9780385348713

Content: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the BlitzOn Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end.In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers, his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest, and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports-some released only recently-Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine, their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness, their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela, Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary, and the advisers in Churchill's "Secret Circle," to whom he turns in the hardest moments.The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.

Note: Englisch

Language: English

Author information: Larson, Erik

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Edition: 2

ISBN: 9788382300888

Content: " Morderstwo, magia i szaleństwo podczas Światowej Wystawy. Erik Larson, bazując na rzetelnej dokumentacji, stworzył niezwykle wciągającą opowieśćo fascynujących czasach i ludziach. Prawdziwa historia dwóch mężczyzn, architekta i seryjnego mordercy, których losy połączyła największa wystawa w amerykańskiej historii: Kolumbijska Wystawa Światowa z 1893 roku, zorganizowana w Chicago i nazywana „Białym Miastem. Daniel Hudson Burnham, wybitny dyrektor robót wystawy i twórca wielu ważnych budynków, takich jak Flatiron Building w Nowym Jorku czy Union Station w Waszyngtonie, pokonuje liczne przeszkody i wraz ze swoim zespołem stara się przekształcić podmokły park Jacksona w „Białe Miasto. W tym samym czasie Henry H. Holmes, młody lekarz, złośliwie parodiując „Białe Miasto Burnhama, wznosi nieopodal swój Hotel Wystawy Światowej – urządzając w nim straszliwe miejsce mordów, wyposażone w stół sekcyjny, komorę gazową i piec krematoryjny. „Kolejna udana eksploracja historii Ameryki... Larson umiejętnie równoważy makabryczne szczegóły z wnikliwą analizą . USA Today „Zupełnie nieprzewidywalna. Larson to historyk z duszą pisarza. Chicago Sun-Times"

Language: Polish

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Format: 585 pages

Edition: First edition

ISBN: 9780385348713

Content: Bleak Expectations -- The Rising Threat -- A Certain Eventuality -- Dread -- Blood and Dust -- The Americans -- Love Amid the Flames -- One Year to the Day -- Epilogue.

Content: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports-some released only recently-Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the cadre of close advisers who comprised Churchill's "Secret Circle," including his lovestruck private secretary, John Colville; newspaper baron Lord Beaverbrook; and the Rasputin-like Frederick Lindemann. The Splendid and the Vile takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when-in the face of unrelenting horror-Churchill's eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together."--

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780385348720

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Larson, Erik The splendid and the vile New York : Crown, [2020]

Language: English

Keywords: Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 ; Großbritannien Premierminister ; Zweiter Weltkrieg ; Luftschlacht um England ; Geschichte 1940-1941

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Format: 1 online resource (288 p.)

ISBN: 0-674-25992-0 , 0-674-25993-9

Content: “Artificial intelligence has always inspired outlandish visions—that AI is going to destroy us, save us, or at the very least radically transform us. Erik Larson exposes the vast gap between the actual science underlying AI and the dramatic claims being made for it. This is a timely, important, and even essential book.” —John Horgan, author of The End of Science Many futurists insist that AI will soon achieve human levels of intelligence. From there, it will quickly eclipse the most gifted human mind. The Myth of Artificial Intelligence argues that such claims are just that: myths. We are not on the path to developing truly intelligent machines. We don’t even know where that path might be. Erik Larson charts a journey through the landscape of AI, from Alan Turing’s early work to today’s dominant models of machine learning. Since the beginning, AI researchers and enthusiasts have equated the reasoning approaches of AI with those of human intelligence. But this is a profound mistake. Even cutting-edge AI looks nothing like human intelligence. Modern AI is based on inductive reasoning: computers make statistical correlations to determine which answer is likely to be right, allowing software to, say, detect a particular face in an image. But human reasoning is entirely different. Humans do not correlate data sets; we make conjectures sensitive to context—the best guess, given our observations and what we already know about the world. We haven’t a clue how to program this kind of reasoning, known as abduction. Yet it is the heart of common sense. Larson argues that all this AI hype is bad science and bad for science. A culture of invention thrives on exploring unknowns, not overselling existing methods. Inductive AI will continue to improve at narrow tasks, but if we are to make real progress, we must abandon futuristic talk and learn to better appreciate the only true intelligence we know—our own.

Note: Frontmatter -- , CONTENTS -- , Introduction -- , Part I: THE SIMPLIFIED WORLD -- , 1 The Intelligence Error -- , 2 Turing at Bletchley -- , 3 The Superintelligence Error -- , 4 The Singularity, Then and Now -- , 5 Natural Language Understanding -- , 6 AI as Technological Kitsch -- , 7 Simplifications and Mysteries -- , Part II: THE PROBLEM OF INFERENCE -- , 8 Don’t Calculate, Analyze -- , 9 The Puzzle of Peirce (and Peirce’s Puzzle) -- , 10 Problems with Deduction and Induction -- , 11 Machine Learning and Big Data -- , 12 Abductive Inference -- , 13 Inference and Language I -- , 14 Inference and Language II -- , Part III: THE FUTURE OF THE MYTH -- , 15 Myths and Heroes -- , 16 AI Mythology Invades Neuroscience -- , 17 Neocortical Theories of Human Intelligence -- , 18 The End of Science? -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-98351-3

Language: English

Subjects: Computer Science

DOI: 10.4159/9780674259935