The Fast Set
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Three Extraordinary Men and Their Race for the Land Speed Record* The story of the speed kings - the obsessive fast-car record-breakers of the 1920s to 1940s
Charles Jennings Livres
I've Bought it, So I'll Drink it
- 211pages
- 8 heures de lecture
'In a market dominated by serious wine writing, [this] is a refreshingly different flavour' - Terroirist: A Daily Wine Blog
People Like Us
- 218pages
- 8 heures de lecture
What is it like to live the wonderful life? In People Like Us, Charles Jennings is the suburban outsider trying to make sense of the closed, privileged, self-indulgent world of being born and raised in another way of life. From the great social functions of the Season, to private parties in Kensington, to almost anything to do with horses, People Like Us is fascinating, appalling, argumentative, mocking, envious, and wickedly funny.
*A humorous but informative user-friendly guide to Greenwich. schovat popis
Stomping the quintessential Highlands from Inverness to Skye and risking frozen extremities to reach breathtaking Hebridean islands, Charles Jennings discovers a land of awe-inspiring beauty. Contemplating whether his great grandfather's legacy qualifies him to shed a tear at the sound of bagpipes, Jennings compares the elegance of Edinbugh with the industrial action of Aberdeen, risks a pint in Kelvinside, and sinks into the peaty bogs of Mull.
Self-learning machines called AIs are popping up all around us. They will alter our lives as workers, consumers, investors, citizens, patients and students. We all need to get smart about AIs, now! That's Charles Jennings' message in his provocative new book, Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of the Lightspeed Learners.
What exactly is a toff? The author admits to a good list of preconceptions from which to produce a picture: they have good manners but can be rude with a carefree air; they have no sexual inhibitions and not much moral sense; they look inbred. Infiltrating weddings and wine bars, Jennings journeys into the world of the toff, both the private world - a typical Toffs dinner party - and the public one - quaffing Pimms at Henley and eavesdropping at a charity ball.
