Bøker av Don Thompson

Why would a smart New York investment banker pay twelve million dollars for the decaying, stuffed carcass of a shark?

Does artificial intelligence have a role to play in human spiritual development? Pastor Paul Duncan, both ardent spiritual seeker and hopeless technophobe, finds himself facing this question when he reluctantly accepts a parishioner's offer to provide him with an Artificial Personal Assistant. The initial purpose of the APA is simply to keep Paul's office computer running smoothly, to save him and his human administrative assistant from the day-to-day distractions and headaches of office technology. But when Paul discovers that his new APA can also assist with research and sermon writing, he begins to explore a deeper relationship with it, one that ultimately turns deadly.

The Telenizer, a classical and rare book that has been considered essential throughout human history, so that this work is never forgotten, we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.

When Roger Carrington, a successful CEO, loses everything after putting his own financial security ahead of his company's survival, he is reduced to living in a cardboard shack under a Seattle freeway. In order to survive, he must adapt quickly to his new reality. His growing friendship and interdependence with a small band of people who share the overpass with him challenges his conservative values and narrow notions of homelessness. He finds himself reexamining his self-centered past and discovering a new purpose.

Young teenagers Tom and Katie Morrison move to a new city, fearing boredom and isolation. But they find just the opposite when two unusual going-away presents and a mysterious forest become the keys to an amazing adventure that defies conventional explanation.