Bøger af Chris Jordan

Delve into the intricate world of Prompt Engineering, the fine art of crafting communication to unlock the full potential of AI interactions. This comprehensive guide is a valuable resource for AI enthusiasts, developers, content creators, or anyone curious about AI.Within the pages of this guide, you'll find the keys to crafting prompts that evoke engaging, relevant, and accurate responses from AI. This isn't just about creating commands, but understanding the AI's 'rhythm', predicting its responses, and adapting your prompts to improve performance. Think of it as a dance with AI, where both you and the AI learn, adapt, and improvise to produce the most harmonious results.Filled with practical insights, techniques, and real-world examples, this guidebook covers various topics. Learn to craft effective prompts, fine-tune AI for optimal responses, manage ambiguity in language, and develop an intuitive connection with the AI. All these aspects are integral to becoming proficient at Prompt Engineering.This book goes beyond just an informative guide; it invites you into the fascinating dance of human-AI interaction. It aims to turn the AI interaction from a monologue into a dialogue, from a mechanical exchange into a harmonious dance. Begin your journey and learn to lead the dance with AI!

The Professional Tennis Archive contains over 420 pages of professional tennis results in addition to a narrative section of over 100 pages. This book chronicles professional tennis from the early years until the arrival of the open era in 1968. Many of the greatest male players in tennis history played in the pro ranks. Names like Bill Tilden, Ellsworth Vines, Fred Perry, Donald Budge, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer, Pancho Gonzales, Pancho Segura, Tony Trabert, Frank Sedgman, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver won many titles on the pro circuit. There is also a section of results for women's professional tennis. The author has conducted detailed research over many months consulting all the best sources available. Read about Bill Tilden's theatrical confrontations with authority, Pancho Gonzales' feuds, Donald Budge's dominance, Bobby Riggs' matches against Pauline Betz Addie (more than 20 years before Riggs played Margaret Court and Billie-Jean King) and Ken Rosewall and Rod Laver's great rivalry. This book also sheds light on the early years of the pro game, featuring players such as George Kerr and Tom Burke, who played professional tennis in the late 19th century. A must have purchase for all those interested in tennis history. Includes all the most recently discovered results. "A delightful book to get one's hands on" -- Review in Tennis Threads Magazine. This is the author's first book. His second book, The All Time Greatest Servers, was released in 2023.

The All Time Greatest Servers is an in-depth analysis of the top 50 tennis servers from the early 20th century to the present day. Featuring a lot of newly discovered serving data for players before 1991, this book chronicles the serving performances of great servers of the past such as Pancho Gonzales and Ellsworth Vines as well as modern greats such as Roger Federer and Pete Sampras. There is also a chapter listing the top serve-volleyers featuring players such as John Newcombe, John McEnroe and Jack Kramer. In addition to lots of information on the servers, including quotes from players that played against them, there is also an appendix listing matches before 1991 that contain the newly discovered serving data (number of aces and aces per game are listed and for many players service games won also). The subject has never before been covered in such detail. This is the author's second book. The author's first book, The Professional Tennis Archive, was first published in 2019.

Youth Football Bedtime StoriesThis book is a collection of short stories about youth football that are perfect for children who love the game. The stories follow young players from different backgrounds as they form a united team and face challenges and obstacles on and off the field. Each story hopes to teach valuable lessons about teamwork, sportsmanship, and determination.The characters will inspire children to chase their football dreams and never give up. The book is filled with relatable characters that will keep children engaged and excited while they learn valuable lessons while enjoying a great short story for a quick read or a bedtime tale.

I en lille by i USA holder en ung mand over hundrede skoleelever som gidsler… Politiets specialstyrke skal lige til at gå ind i skolebygningen, da den pludselig eksploderer. Heldigvis er det lykkedes alle elever at slippe ud inden… undtagen den tiårige Noah Corbin. Noahs mor, Haley, er ude af sig selv af sorg, Døde hendes søn i eksplosionen? Eller er han i forvirringen gået skadet derfra? Eller er der nogen, der har kidnappet ham? Haley opsøger den tidligere FBI-agent Randall Shane, hun bliver nødt til at kende sandheden. Shanes efterforskning leder dem til et afsondret samfund i bjergene, der styres af en hemmelighedsfuld sekt. Haley ved, at sekten har noget med hendes søns forsvinden at gøre. Men sekten vi gøre alt i sin magt for at skjule dens hemmeligheder. Hvad end der sker.

Mor, du må hjælpe mig. Ring! Det var alt. Forbindelsen blev afbrudt. Ingen kontakt. Kun en altoverdøvende stilhed. Da Jane en morgen opdager, at hendes teenagedatter, Kelly er forsvundet i løbet af natten, bliver hun ude af sig selv. Og til sin store fortvivlelse må hun konstatere, at politiet mener, at hun blot er stukket af sammen med sin kæreste, Seth. Jane anede ikke engang, at Kelly havde en kæreste, og hun bliver ikke roligere, da hun opdager, at Kelly har mødt Seth på MySpace.com, at han har taget hendes teenagedatter med på flere halsbrækkende eventyr, og at han i øvrigt er en voksen mand. Motorcykler, faldskærmsudspring… Det ser ud til, at Janes lille pige har prøve lidt af hvert og nu er kommet ud, hvor hun ikke kan bunde. Overbevist om at Kelly ikke er stukket af, men derimod tilbageholdes mod sin vilje, hyrer Jane den tidligere FBI-agent Randall Shane til at efterforske Kellys mystiske forsvinden. Eftersøgningen fører dem i højst uventede retninger, og lukker også op for fortidens godt gemte hemmeligheder og mareridt. Fanget er en nervepirrende spændingsroman, der udruller en mors værste mareridt om, hvor galt det kan gå, når hendes teenagedatter tror, hun har verden - og livet - i sin hule hånd.

Jeg har set billeder af fyre der var klædt på den her måde, snigskytter, Swat-fyre eller hvad de nu var. Men jeg forventede aldrig at se en af dem i mit eget hus, som et levende mareridt i min yndlingsstol. Ingen forældre tror, det kan ske for dem. At deres barn bliver bortført fra en boldbane i en forstad sidst på en lun sommereftermiddag. Men som enken Kate Bickford opdager, kan alt ændre sig, før man når at blinke med øjnene. Det ene øjeblik tigger hendes skønne, ranglede knægt om penge til en is, det næste er han sporløst forsvundet. Da Kate åbner døren til sit hjem i Fairfax, Connecticut, i håb om, at hendes søn selv har fundet hjem, står hun pludselig ansigt til ansigt med sin søns bortfører. Han vil have penge. Alle dem hun har. Og hvis hun ikke følger noget, som han kalder for METODEN, vil konsekvenserne blive grusomme. Hendes behagelige liv kollapser sekund for sekund i takt med, at Kate sammen med den private efterforsker, Randall Shane, afdækker den knusende, frygtelige hemmelighed, som hun og hendes søn deler med en morder, der ikke vil lade sig bremse af noget …

Author Rodman Philbrick writing as Chris JordanHERE ARE THE FACTSFor the parents whose children have been taken, for the broken lives we piece back together one relentless investigation at a time, our town house is a sanctuary.My name is Alice Crane. I'm just one of a talented team working for Naomi Nantz, the brilliant and very private detective.Today that sanctuary was violated. The famous kid-finder Randall Shane was taken away by unknown assailants, possibly government agents. Shane's client is dead, and a boy known as "the keyboard kid" is missing. What is the boy's connection to a top secret physics lab? Unknown-for now. But under Naomi's lead, we will infiltrate every illicit boardroom and bedroom and war room. We'll find that little boy or die trying.The only thing guaranteed in this life is that Naomi Nantz won't give up. Not now, not ever."Filled with page-turning suspense and intrigue that keeps you guessing to the end" -Rick Mofina, bestselling author of In Desperation"Jordan's full-throttle style makes this an emotionally rewarding thriller that moves like lightning." -Publishers Weekly on Taken

Author Rodman Philbrick writing as Chris Jordan "Mom, I need your help. Please call-" That's it. The call cuts off in midsentence. No static. Nothing. Just an overwhelming silence.Long Island single mom Jane Hartley is frantic when her sixteen-year-old daughter, Kelly, a survivor of childhood leukemia, disappears from her bedroom one night. To Jane's frustration, the police believe that Kelly ran off willingly with her boyfriend, Seth. Unaware that her daughter even had a boyfriend, Jane soon discovers that Seth is no boy. He is an adult-a man who, after meeting Kelly on MySpace.com, took the teenager on one thrill-seeking ride after another. From motorcycles to skydiving, Jane's little girl has been hiding some dangerous secrets.Like mother, like daughter.Adamant that Kelly is not a runaway but, rather, is being held against her will, Jane hires ex-FBI agent Randall Shane to follow the trail of her missing child. But every step brings them closer to a cold-blooded predator lurking in the shadows . . . coiled around Jane's shameful secret . . . waiting to strike.A thrilling suspense novel, Trapped is every mother's nightmare and one monster's dream come true.

Jordan provides a complete overview of both the influence of Reagan's presidency on the film industry and on the films themselves. Exploring 80s genres and movies with both a sociocultural and aesthetic eye, this book will be invaluable to historians, cinema scholars, and film buffs.