Comic Potential

Comic Potential
Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2002
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780573627972

A play set in the foreseeable future when everything has changed except human nature; a future where TV daytime soaps are performed by android actors emotionally programmed by the control room. One, JC 31333, finds herself humanized as Jacie Triplethree, complete with a sense of humour and Adam, a young scriptwriter, falls for her.

E3PO Talks Love

E3PO Talks Love
Author: Moutushi Ghoshdeysarkar
Publisher:
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2021-05-05
Genre:
ISBN:

This is a book of love stories, smooth or through murky waters, all in the family, spanning generations. In the year 2090, a young Cyborg E3PO - Enhanced Emotion Efficient Protocol Officer, I say young because it had been just commissioned for service, has started living with our protagonist and is trying to make sense of the plethora of emotions that a human experiences.It starts the narrative with a flash back to 2020 where a pandemic is wrecking havoc, life seems to have been stripped of basic commodities and comfort and yet love is about to brew in the life of our protagonist's grandfather - then a young chap of just 23. E3PO introduces himself before closing the first chapter.E3PO named as Crogy then goes on swinging back and forth with each chapter dedicated to the two timelines it is dealing with. The odd chapters deal with 'grandpa-Mohit's story and the even chapter Neel's - our protagonist.The essence of the book lies in understanding the nuances of love, from a 'non-human' perspective. Crogy is an artificially intelligent robot subjected to machine learning which is the de-facto and most efficient way of gathering intel. The interesting part being it is trying to learn emotions - the most intriguing, paradoxical and definitely debatable concept. Do we want our robots to learn to emote?Crogy takes the reader through a few futuristic inventions as 2090 is expected to be a very different world in terms of housing, travelling, communication, education and public services. Emotions though, largely remain unchanged.The readers may find themselves overwhelmed by the number of characters and thus the appendix has charts with names and dates and relations for reference, after all the readers are expected to be human and not Cyborg. The characters are varied yet regular people who fill our lives as friends, family and neighbours. Crogy introduces them at different stages of the narrative as and when there is a need to, as each has some influence - positive, negative or even neutral on either Mohit or Neel.The story not only spans two time-lines it also spans continents. It spans across subsequent years in Mohit's and Neels's life before culminating at a point which Crogy designates as a new 'beginning'.This is a book full of hopes. It is bespoken to create positive vibes and a happy overtone to momentarily subdue the reigning uncertainty and panic. The aim is to create an imaginary world - a getaway.

Married with Zombies

Married with Zombies
Author: Jesse Petersen
Publisher: Orbit
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2010-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316178578

A heartwarming tale of terror in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. Meet Sarah and David. Once upon a time they met and fell in love. But now they're on the verge of divorce and going to couples' counseling. On a routine trip to their counselor, they notice a few odd things -- the lack of cars on the highway, the missing security guard, and the fact that their counselor, Dr. Kelly, is ripping out her previous client's throat. Meet the Zombies. Now, Sarah and David are fighting for survival in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. But, just because there are zombies, doesn't mean your other problems go away. If the zombies don't eat their brains, they might just kill each other.

Affix Ordering Across Languages and Frameworks

Affix Ordering Across Languages and Frameworks
Author: Stela Manova
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2015
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0190210435

This volume advances our understanding of how words structure in terms of affix ordering is organized. It contributes novel data from typologically diverse well-studied and lesser-studied languages and original analyses. Discussed are, among others, affix repetition, variable ordering, and interaction of prefixes and suffixes such as parasynthesis and mobile affixation.

The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill
Author: James Valcq
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2002
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780573629303

It all starts with the release of fidgety, suspicious Percy Talbott from state prison after serving a five-year sentence. We don't know why, only that she's released and on her way to Gilead and its "colors of paradise." But when she arrives it is February and bitter cold, and the only one around to meet her is restless Sheriff Joe Turner, who takes her to the Spitfire Grill to help the aging Hannah Ferguson run the diner. All is gray, dismal and listless around them, and the characters are in the "winter of their lives" emotionally and spiritually.

The Star Wars Vault

The Star Wars Vault
Author: Stephen J. Sansweet
Publisher: It Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780061257315

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." It's been 30 years since those immortal words were first seen on movie screens nationwide and it was the start of a worldwide phenomenon and the beginning of the most successful movie franchise of all time. The Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives, With Removable Memorabilia and Two Audio CDs by Stephen J. Sansweet and Peter Vilmur (HarperEntertainment; on-sale October 30, 2007; $85.00) is the official illustrated book celebrating this year's 30th anniversary of George Lucas' first Star Wars movie, and includes removable reproductions of memorabilia, along with two CDs containing vintage radio ads, original cast interviews, George Lucas' commentary, and even Carrie Fisher singing in the Star Wars Holiday Special. The Star Wars Vault is the insider's look at the development and making of all six movies, and the huge cultural impact they've had. In addition to hundreds of photos and pieces of artwork, the book includes fifty interactive, rare, and some never-before-seen pieces of memorabilia. Among the book's features are: The special questionnaire for the first and only test screening of the original Star Wars — and the invitation to attend it George Lucas' hand-written treatment for The Empire Strikes Back Lucasfilm Christmas cards Iron-on T-shirt transfer The very first concept sketch drawn for Star Wars Blueprints of Star Wars vehicles and sets Original hand-written directions for ground-breaking special effects The Star Wars Vault is the ultimate, one-of-a-kind insider's look into the sensation that launched a phenomenon that includes six feature films; two spin-off films; three television series with more to come; and an extensive collection of licensed books, comics, video games, action figures, trading cards, and many other products worldwide.

Delivering Happiness

Delivering Happiness
Author: Tony Hsieh
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2010-06-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 044657631X

Successfully grow your business and improve customer and employee happiness with this New York Times bestseller book written by the CEO of Zappos. As the CEO of one of Fortune Magazine's "Best Companies to Work For," Tony Hsieh knows that keeping people happy is the key to professional growth and harmony. It might sound crazy, but Hsieh believes that we can prioritize company culture, make money, and change the world. In Delivering Happiness, he shares the tools of the trade he's learned in business and life, from starting a worm farm to running a pizza business, to working at Zappos–a company so impressive that Amazon acquired it for over $1.2 billion. Fast-paced and down-to-earth, Delivering Happiness shows how a different kind of corporate culture is a powerful model for achieving success, and concentrating on the happiness of those around you can dramatically increase your own.

America's Munitions 1917-1918

America's Munitions 1917-1918
Author: United States War Dept
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2018-10-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9780342629275

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