Books like Android by J. F. DiMarzio

A science‑fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that envisions a future where androids are indistinguishable from humans, set against a backdrop of a dystopian San Francisco.

A teenage team of Animorphs investigates an old friend whose strange behavior raises doubts about alien control.

In the final arc of the Alex + Ada series, the duo faces rising hostility towards sentient robots and the cost of human‑android cooperation.

"Why did I fall in love with a robot? First off, she isn't a robot. She's an android. Probably the most advanced android in the quadrant. Second, don't believe the stories and propaganda circulating about us. They're all wrong. Sure, I did technically commit treason and blow up some government property. But I had good reasons. Arendi isn't like the mindless bots you know. No, she's sentient and possesses emotions. But more importantly, Earth, humanity and the fate of the galaxy we're all at stake. So let me set the record straight. This is why I went rogue to be with my Arendi."

How Google and Its Rivals Rewrote the Rules of Business and Transformed Our Culture• The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller• Finalist for the Goldman Sachs/FT Business Book of the Year AwardWhat does the world want? According to John Battelle, a company that answers that question—in all its shades of meaning—can unlock the most intractable riddles of business and arguably of human culture itself. And for the past few years, that's exactly what Google has been doing.But The Search offers much more than the inside story of Google's triumph. It's a big- picture book about the past, present, and future of search technology and the enormous impact it's starting to have on marketing, media, pop culture, dating, job hunting, international law, civil liberties, and just about every other sphere of human interest.

A breakthrough sourcebook to the challenges and solutions for mobile database systems This text enables readers to effectively manage mobile database systems (MDS) and data dissemination via wireless channels. The author explores the mobile communication platform and analyzes its use in the development of a distributed database management system. Workable solutions for key challenges in wireless information management are presented throughout the text. Following an introductory chapter that includes important milestones in the history and development of mobile data processing, the text provides the information, tools, and resources needed for MDS management, including: Fundamentals of wireless communication Location and handoff management Fundamentals of conventional database management systems and why existing approaches are not adequate for mobile databases Concurrency control mechanism schemes Data processing and mobility Management of transactions Mobile database recovery schemes Data dissemination via wireless channels Case studies and examples are used liberally to aid in the understanding and visualization of complex concepts. Various exercises enable readers to test their grasp of each topic before advancing in the text. Each chapter also concludes with a summary of key concepts as well as references for further study. Professionals in the mobile computing industry, particularly e-commerce, will find this text indispensable. With its extensive use of case studies, examples, and exercises, it is also highly recommended as a graduate-level textbook.

"In late January 2006, a young robotocist on the way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was a fully functional head of the android replica of Philip K. Dick, cult science fiction writer and counter-culture guru. It has never been recovered. In a story that echoes some of the most paranoid fantasies of a Philip K. Dick novel, readers get a fascinating inside look at the scientists and technology that made this amazing android possible. The author, who was a fellow researcher at the University of Memphis Institute of Intelligent Systems while the android was being built, gives readers an inside look at the cutting edge technology in robotics, artificial intelligence, and sculpture that came together in this remarkable machine and captured the imagination of scientists, artists, and science fiction fans alike. And there are great stories about Dick himself--his inspired yet deeply pessimistic worldview, his bizarre lifestyle, and his enduring creative legacy. In the tradition of popular science classics like Packing for Mars and The Disappearing Spoon, How to Build an Andriod is entertaining and informative--popular science at its best"--