Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine

Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine

Author: James Lovegrove

Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA)

Published: 2015-08-25

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 178329504X

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Man vs Machine it is 1895, and Sherlock Holmes is settling back into life as a consulting detective at 221B Baker Street, when he and Watson learn of strange goings-on amidst the dreaming spires of Oxford. A Professor Quantock has built a wondrous computational device, which he claims is capable of analytical thought to rival the cleverest men alive. Naturally Sherlock Holmes cannot ignore this challenge. He and Watson travel to Oxford, where a battle of wits ensues between the great detective and his mechanical counterpart as they compete to see which of them can be first to solve a series of crimes, from a bloody murder to a missing athlete. But as man and machine vie for supremacy, it becomes clear that the Thinking Engine has its own agenda...


Sherlock Holmes - The Labyrinth of Death

Sherlock Holmes - The Labyrinth of Death

Author: James Lovegrove

Publisher: Titan Books

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1785653601

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London, 1895, and a gentleman comes calling at 221B Baker Street. Benjamin Nichols' daughter Hannah has become estranged from him, and has disappeared. Holmes and Watson soon discover that Hannah has joined a religious sect known as the Elysians, three members of which have recently turned up dead. Were these deaths tragic accidents, as the police suspect, or something more sinister? Only by infiltrating the cult will the companions discover the terrifying truth...


Mastermind

Mastermind

Author: Maria Konnikova

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-01-03

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1101606231

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The New York Times bestselling guide to thinking like literature's greatest detective. "Steven Pinker meets Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" (Boston Globe), by the author of The Confidence Game. No fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes. But is his extraordinary intellect merely a gift of fiction, or can we learn to cultivate these abilities ourselves, to improve our lives at work and at home? We can, says psychologist and journalist Maria Konnikova, and in Mastermind she shows us how. Beginning with the “brain attic”—Holmes’s metaphor for how we store information and organize knowledge—Konnikova unpacks the mental strategies that lead to clearer thinking and deeper insights. Drawing on twenty-first-century neuroscience and psychology, Mastermind explores Holmes’s unique methods of ever-present mindfulness, astute observation, and logical deduction. In doing so, it shows how each of us, with some self-awareness and a little practice, can employ these same methods to sharpen our perceptions, solve difficult problems, and enhance our creative powers. For Holmes aficionados and casual readers alike, Konnikova reveals how the world’s most keen-eyed detective can serve as an unparalleled guide to upgrading the mind.


The Difference Engine

The Difference Engine

Author: William Gibson

Publisher: Spectra

Published: 2011-07-26

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 0345532589

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1855: The Industrial Revolution is in full and inexorable swing, powered by steam-driven cybernetic Engines. Charles Babbage perfects his Analytical Engine and the computer age arrives a century ahead of its time. And three extraordinary characters race toward a rendezvous with history—and the future: Sybil Gerard—a fallen woman, politician’s tart, daughter of a Luddite agitator Edward “Leviathan” Mallory—explorer and paleontologist Laurence Oliphant—diplomat, mystic, and spy. Their adventure begins with the discovery of a box of punched Engine cards of unknown origin and purpose. Cards someone wants badly enough to kill for…. Part detective story, part historical thriller, The Difference Engine is the collaborative masterpiece by two of the most acclaimed science fiction authors writing today. Provocative, compelling, intensely imagined, it is a startling extension of Gibson’s and Sterling’s unique visions—and the beginning of movement we know today as “steampunk!”


The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™

Published: 2014-08-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1467775274

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No mystery is too challenging for the infamous detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr. Watson. Holmes is at his best when the job seems impossible—or just plain absurd. From cases involving a strange group for red-headed men to a missing thumb, Holmes uses his powers of observation and deduction to solve even the weirdest mysteries. Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first twelve original Sherlock Holmes short stories as serials in the UK's Strand Magazine from 1891-1892. This unabridged collection of the stories is taken from the book form, originally published in 1892.


Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Loren D Estleman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1440564841

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From award-winning author Loren D. Estleman, a spellbinding collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, authorized by the Estate of Arthur Conan Doyle—an essential follow-up to The Perils of Sherlock Holmes, praised as “an excellent collection of short stories and essays” by The New York Review of Books. "One of the best of the wish-it-were-so pastiche anthologies..." —Booklist Award-winning author Loren D. Estleman has curated a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories from some of the finest authors in Sons of Moriarty and More Stories of Sherlock Holmes. This is the first time that these stories appear together in one anthology, including "Sons of Moriarty," a Sherlock Holmes novella, appearing here for the first time.


The Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumb

The Adventure Of The Engineer's Thumb

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: SAMPI Books

Published: 2024-10-05

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 6561333519

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In "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", an engineer named Victor Hatherley is hired for a mysterious job involving a dangerous hydraulic press. After a harrowing night, he narrowly escapes with his life and a missing thumb. He seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to uncover the truth behind the strange events and his employer's real intentions.


The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows

The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows

Author: James Lovegrove

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016-11-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1783295937

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It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close. Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined. Forces that can be summoned, if one is brave – or mad – enough to dare…


Sherlock Holmes in Orbit

Sherlock Holmes in Orbit

Author: Michael D. Resnick

Publisher: M J F Books

Published: 1997-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781567311822

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Authorized by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate, this brand-new collection of 26 Sherlock Holmes stories takes place in Holmes' own era, in our present time, and in the future. All the tales contain some science fiction or fantasy element, and all remain true to the spirit and personality of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous and enduring creation.