Audiobooks by Andrew Smith

Devil in the Stack: Searching for the Soul of the New Machine

From internationally bestselling author and journalist Andrew Smith, an immersive, alarming, sharp-eyed journey into the bizarre world of computer code, told through his sometimes painful, often amusing attempt to become a coder himself Throughout history, technological revolutions have been driven by the invention of machines. But today, the power of the technology transforming our world lies in an intangible and impenetrable cosmos of software: algorithmic code. So symbiotic has our relationship with this code become that we barely notice it anymore. We can't see it, are not even sure how to think about it, and yet we do almost nothing that doesn't depend on it. In a world increasingly governed by technologies that so few can comprehend, who—or what—controls the future? Devil in the Stack follows Andrew Smith on his immersive trip into the world of coding, passing through the stories of logic, machine-learning and early computing, from Ada Lovelace to Alan Turing, and up to the present moment, behind the scenes into the lives—and minds—of the new frontiers people of the twenty-first century: those who write code. Smith embarks on a quest to understand this sect in what he believes to be the only way possible: by learning to code himself.

Andrew Smith (Author), Andrew Smith (Narrator)

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Carb Cycling: A Complete Guide to Low & High Carb Meals (A Complete Guide to Carb Cycling With Detai

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Fuel your body with nutrient-rich ingredients, and let the cookbook guide you through each phase of the carb cycling process. With easy-to-follow instructions, comprehensive meal plans, and insightful tips, you'll be empowered to personalize your journey and achieve your desired outcomes. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, an athlete, or simply seeking a sustainable and effective way to boost your health, this 'carb cycling cookbook' offers a clear roadmap to success. Elevate your culinary experience, transform your body, and embrace a lifestyle of vitality with this essential cookbook. Inside this book, you'll discover: - Health benefits: learn how carb cycling can help you maintain muscle mass, manage hormonal changes, and support overall health and wellness. - Troubleshooting tips: anticipate and address common issues that may arise when preparing recipes, ensuring successful cooking experiences every time. - Ingredient substitutions: find suitable alternatives for dairy, gluten, and other allergens, making it easy to adapt recipes to suit your dietary preferences and restrictions. - Shopping list: streamline your shopping trips with a handy list of carb cycling staples, ensuring you have everything you need to create delicious, nutritious meals. Carb cycling is a diet strategy in which one cycles between high-carb days and low-carb days. It is a method of manipulating carbohydrate intake to increase energy, reduce body fat, and maximize muscle development. With this book, you'll learn how to manipulate your carbohydrate intake to maximize fat loss and muscle gain. Say goodbye to the days of feeling guilty for indulging in your favorite foods - this cookbook will teach you how to make them work for you!

Andrew Smith (Author), Digital Voice Mike G (Narrator)

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Doctor Who: The Second Monsters Collection: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th Doctor Novelisations

Five exciting novelisations of classic TV stories in which the Doctor and his companions encounter a colourful assortment of aliens. In Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters the TARDIS appears to land in the Indian Ocean, but something is very wrong. Here lie Drashigs... Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment sends the Doctor and friends to a future Earth, where a familiar opponent is subjugating humans. In Doctor Who: Full Circle the occupants of a distant planet are fleeing from Mistfall, and the coming of the Marshmen. Doctor Who: Frontios finds the TARDIS in the far future, with a planet undermined by the monstrous Tractators. In Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric an ancient evil stirs in 1940s England. Katy Manning, Jon Culshaw, Matthew Waterhouse, Christopher H Bidmead and Terry Molloy read these classic tales, originally published as Target Books paperbacks. (P) 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd © 2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Cover illustration by Andrew Skilleter

Andrew Smith, Bob Baker, Bob Baker And Dave Martin, Bob Baker And Dave Martin, Christopher H Bidmead, Dave Martin, Ian Briggs, Robert Holmes (Author), Christopher H Bidmead, Jon Culshaw, Katy Manning, Matthew Waterhouse, Terry Molloy (Narrator)

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Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of Josh Harris and The Great Dotcom Swindle

Josh Harris had been New York's first net millionaire. He founded the city's first dotcom, Pseudo.com, and paved the way for a cadre of net-savvy twentysomethings to follow, riding a wave of tech euphoria to unimagined wealth and fame for five years, before losing it all in the great dotcom crash of 2000. Long before then, however, Harris's view of where the web would take us had darkened, and he began a series of lurid social experiments aimed at illustrating his worst fear: that the internet would soon alter the very fabric of society-cognitive, social, political, and otherwise. In Totally Wired, award-winning author and journalist Andrew Smith seeks to unravel the opaque and mysterious episodes of the twentieth century dotcom craze, in which the seeds of our current reality were sown. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Harris and the former pioneers who worked alongside him in downtown Manhattan's 'Silicon Alley,' the narrative moves from a compound in the wild south of Ethiopia, through New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, London, and Salt Lake City, Utah; from the dawn of the web to the present, taking in the rise of retro-truth, troll society, and the unexpected origins of the net itself, as our world has grown uncannily to resemble the one Harris predicted-and had urged us to evade.

Andrew Smith (Author), Adam Lofbomm (Narrator)

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Moondust

In 1999, Andrew Smith was interviewing Charlie Duke, astronaut and moon walker, for the Observer. During the course of the interview the telephone rang and Charlie left the room to answer it. When he returned, some twenty minutes later, he seemed visibly upset. He'd just heard that, the previous day, one of his fellow moon walkers, the astronaut Pete Conrad, had died. 'Now there's only nine of us,' he said. Which meant that, one day soon, there would be none, and when that day came, no one on earth would have known the giddy thrill of gazing back at us from the surface of the moon. The thought shocked Andrew Smith. Moondust is his attempt to understand why. 'It left me spellbound...belongs to the same tradition as Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff.' SUNDAY TIMES TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOON LANDING

Andrew Smith (Author), Matt Jamie (Narrator)

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Stand-Off

It's his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead, he's haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend, Joey, as the rugby team's stand-off and new captain. And somehow he's stuck rooming with twelve-year-old freshman Sam Abernathy, a cooking whiz with extreme claustrophobia and a serious crush on Annie Altman-aka Ryan Dean's girlfriend, for now, anyway. Equally distressing, Ryan Dean's doodles and drawings don't offer the relief they used to. He's convinced N.A.T.E. (the Next Accidental Terrible Experience) is lurking around every corner-and then he runs into Joey's younger brother Nico, who makes Ryan Dean feel paranoid that he's avoiding him. Will Ryan Dean ever regain his sanity?

Andrew Smith (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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100 Sideways Miles

Finn Easton sees the world through miles instead of minutes. It's how he makes sense of the world, and how he tries to convince himself that he's a real boy and not just a character in his father's bestselling cult-classic book. Finn has two things going for him: his best friend, the possibly-insane-but-definitely-excellent Cade Hernandez, and Julia Bishop, the first girl he's ever loved. Then Julia moves away, and Finn is heartbroken. Feeling restless and trapped in the book, Finn embarks on a road trip with Cade to visit their college of choice in Oklahoma. When an unexpected accident happens and the boys become unlikely heroes, they take an eye-opening detour away from everything they thought they had planned-and learn how to write their own destiny.

Andrew Smith (Author), Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)

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The Liberator Chronicles Volume 11

Brother, by Nigel Fairs Auron scientist Gustav Nyrron is back aboard the Liberator, on his way home. But Avon does not trust him, and soon a drugged Nyrron wakes to find himself in Avon's clutches on a devastated world. In this desert, their pasts are waiting for them... and a devastating truth that will shake their very beliefs to the core. Poison, by Iain McLaughlin Federation Freighter Antares is a ship with many secrets. Why is it making regular runs to a heavily guarded frontier world? Why is the hold out of bounds? And who is watching the crew's every move? Events take a dangerous turn when two new recruits come on board. Will Jance and Voss survive their very first mission together? Escape From Destiny, by Andrew Smith When the Liberator receives a distress signal from a planet it once helped save, Cally and Vila journey to a civilisation on the brink of collapse. There, they encounter Pasco, a scientist Cally first met years ago. The Federation is closing on Destiny - but should Vila and Cally stand in the way this time?

Andrew Smith, Iain McLaughlin, Nigel Fairs (Author), Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow (Narrator)

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The Alex Crow

Once again blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place,Grasshopper Jungleauthor Andrew Smith tells the story of 15-year-old Ariel, arefugee from theMiddle East who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel's story of his summer at a boys' camp for tech detox is juxtaposed against those of a schizophrenic bomber and the diaries of a failed arctic expedition from the late nineteenth century. Oh, and there"s also a depressed bionic reincarnated crow.

Andrew Smith (Author), MacLeod Andrews (Narrator)

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Doctor Who: Full Circle: A 4th Doctor novelisation

Matthew Waterhouse reads this classic novelisation of a Fourth Doctor TV adventure.The Doctor, Romana and K9 are heading for Gallifrey when they temporarily lose control of the TARDIS. The significance of this event is only revealed when they land, not on Gallifrey but on Alzarius. The planet's legendary Mistfall is approaching, a time when giant scaly creatures emerge from the swamps and go on the rampage, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake.As the Alzarians take cover in the Starliner spaceship, one band of young rebels is determined to be different. Among them is Adric, a boy who inadvertently leads Romana and K9 into terrible danger. Will the Doctor be able to save all their lives and unravel the secret of Mistfall?Matthew Waterhouse, who played Adric in the BBC TV series, reads Andrew Smith’s complete and unabridged novelisation, first published by Target Books in 1982. Reading produced by Lyndsey Melling. Sound design by Simon Power. Executive producer: Michael Stevens.

Andrew Smith (Author), John Leeson, Matthew Waterhouse (Narrator)

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The Liberator Chronicles Volume 10

Velandra by Steve Lyons Blake is having bad dreams: a swamp, wolves, a woman called Velandra... and Travis. Could this be a memory that was erased by the Federation? Retribution by Andrew Smith A distress call leads Avon and Vila to an old tracking station on the moon of Lorean. It was sent by Ragnus Lang, formerly Vila's partner-in-crime. And now Lang needs Blake's help. Ministry of Peace by Una McCormack The Liberator crew are on the planet Speranza to assist its new interim government. But is the planet a beacon of hope in the fight against the Federation - or is Speranza's history about to take a darker path?

Andrew Smith, Steve Lyons, Una McCormack (Author), Gareth Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce, John Banks, Michael Keating, Paul Darrow, Stephen Greif (Narrator)

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Doctor Who - The Early Adventures - Domain of the Voord

Andrew Smith (Author), Carole Ann Ford, William Russell, William Russell (Narrator)

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