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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F McEwan |
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Author:
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McEwan, Ian |
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Title:
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Machines Like Me |
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Remainder of title:
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a novel |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"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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International Standard Book Number:
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9780385545112 |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780385545112 (hardback) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PR6063.C4 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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823/.914 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC040000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC025000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Ian McEwan. |
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Edition statement:
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First American edition. |
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Place of publication:
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New York, NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Doubleday |
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Date of publication:
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2019 |
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Projected publication date:
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1904 |
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New York : |
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Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, |
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[2019] |
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Extent:
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333 p.; 23.5 cm. |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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n |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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nc |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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B & T 04/27/2019 |
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Purchase price:
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$ 26.95 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Literary. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Psychological. |
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Subject:
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FICTION / Alternative History. |
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Source of term:
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gsafd |
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Genre/form data or focus term:
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Alternative histories (Fiction) |
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Main entry heading:
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McEwan, Ian, author. |
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Edition:
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First American edition. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, [2019] |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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Machines like me |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2018055227 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780385545112 |
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undetermined |
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ecip book |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2018-12-12 |
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Daniel Meyer; phone: 212-782-8914; email: dmeyer@prh.com; bc: nlatimer@randomhouse.com |