Bøker av 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 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.

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.