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The Andy Series: Season One is an omnibus collection of the eight novellas in the thought-provoking Andy science fiction series. If you like AI with a soul, biting social commentary, and quirky characters, then you’ll love Dirk Walvoord’s futuristic fable.

Andy’s origin story starts with renowned psych professor Cyrus Bergen’s dream of creating the perfect man - that and a table full of anatomical parts at Robotics International. When R.I. flips the switch to activate their prototype, Andy’s job is to make Cyrus’ dream come true. Problem is, Andy’s emerging notions about independence and self-determination don’t fit in at all with R.I.’s business model.

Is the world ready for the perfect man - and what if that man is not a man at all but a machine instead?...Imagine you're at a cocktail party and the most gorgeous man in the world walks up to you and says, "Hi, I'm Andy. What's your name?" You're looking at him, thinking he's so good-looking he almost can't be real...And you find yourself thinking how much fun he is to be around and how you'd love to have him for a friend - or maybe something more than a friend. That's Andy's job - to get you to like him...and he's really good at his job.

Using a compelling novel format, the audiobook demonstrates how to apply lean thinking in a healthcare setting. It illustrates the situations, characters, and plant politics you will most likely face as you progress through your lean healthcare journey. As the story unfolds, you will discover the way of thinking and behavioral changes required to implement proven Toyota Production System (TPS) methods, tools, and thinking in healthcare.

When artificial intelligences cross the threshold of the singularity, what will that look like? Will they bring about the end of humanity as we know it, or will they be a boon, a balm, an elixir that heals the ills of humankind? And what if that AI is housed in an anatomically correct and fully functional chassis? The final novella of the Andy series wraps up the storylines of the first seven episodes. That doesn't mean that all questions are answered. What is the future for Andy and all the models of the Andy line, for Marianne Faithful and all the models of the Adrienne line?

The technicians at Robotics International assumed that Marianne would revert to Adrienne model number 86 after the wiping process was over. Pamela thought if she could get Dick’s hand into the wiper’s interface that he would go back to being Andy model zero-zero-nine. Wrong both times. Now each of them has proven that it takes more than a wiping to keep a good android down.

In a world where humans lie to each other, what's an anatomically correct and fully functional android to do? Models of the Andy line are wired to be likable. What happens when being truthful gets in the way of that? What should Seth answer when Azura asks him, "Do these slacks make my butt look too big?" If total honesty gets in the way of likability, maybe he can get by with half-truths.

For the anatomically correct and fully functional models of the Andy line, birth begins with the click of a switch. Does it end that way, too, or is there something more to it? The tale so far has been like love at first sight. But as love matures, as lovers look ahead, what future is there to an android/human interaction? What if, “You can’t die, right?” is answered with, “Well, actually.... ”? Seems appropriate that a story cast in the visionary and metaphysical science fiction genre should deal with something deeper than puppy love. Hence Morte.

A mockingbird denies its victim the pleasure of sleep. Comedy and drama, with a dash of mysticism, bring life-changing discoveries for everyone.