{"product_id":"machines-like-me-paperback-1","title":"Machines Like Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan McEwan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\"--\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIAN MCEWAN is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eFirst Love, Last Rites\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Child in Time\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Cement Garden\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1998 Booker Prize; \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSaturday\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSolar\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSweet Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eNutshell\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMachines Like Me\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a number-one bestseller. \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnduring Love, The Children Act\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Chesil Beach\u003c\/i\u003e have all been adapted for the big screen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48393771909341,"sku":"9780593152812","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4B-VoNIz9O9780593152812.webp?v=1787155563","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/machines-like-me-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}