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Peter Hill

When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of Scotland.Hill was nineteen, it was 1973 and, with his head fed by Vietnam, Zappa, Kerouac, Vonnegut, Watergate and Coronation Street, he spent six months on various lighthouses, "keeping" with all manner of un...

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Peter Hill

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Evolution's Path

There is a fine line between genius and insanity.In this dangerously overpopulated world, terrorism and fanaticism reach boiling point.Against a background of terrorist plots, political intrigue and espionage, the lives of three powerful women become inextricably entwined.Fleur Nichols, a beautiful and astute investigative journalist, Wenna Cavendish, an ambitious senior MI5 officer and Simone Gofre, a brilliant lesbian virologist, leave their marks...

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Dr. Peter Hill

In common with the rest of Britain's counties, Northamptonshire has a rich heritage of social history in its churches and churchyards. Dr Peter Hill's research into burial sites can seem somewhat morbid upon first glance, but he discovers a wealth of intriguing information about the lives,customs and genealogy of our ancestors - much of it previously unexplored. Dr Hill also attempts to fill the gaps discernible in previous studies. Headstones, tombs, memorials, obituaries and church furni...

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Peter Hill

Crowns in Conflict: The Plantagenet-Capetian Dynasties presents a groundbreaking reexamination of medieval Europe's most consequential royal rivalry – a centuries-long struggle that shaped the foundations of England and France while laying the groundwork for the modern nation-state.Drawing on extensive primary sources, this meticulously researched work reveals how the prolonged competition between these powerful dynasties was far more than a series of battles and marriages...

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Peter Hill

History of Political Thought in the Middle Ages offers a riveting intellectual journey through one of history's most misunderstood periods—revealing how the political ideas we take for granted today were forged in the crucible of medieval Europe. Far from the "Dark Ages" of popular imagination, this groundbreaking book illuminates the rich, sophisticated political theories developed between the fall of Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance.Drawing on previously overlooked s...

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Peter Hill

Do you want to try a new, interesting way to work out? Are you trying to build muscle? Are you looking for things to add to your workout routine to make it more versatile? Have you heard of Calisthenics but are unsure of how to approach this type of workout? Are you simply looking to broaden your workout horizons? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then this book will be a great tool for you!Calisthenics is a new and emerging type of workout that you may not yet be fa...

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Peter Hill

Discover the forgotten revolution that shaped our world...In the shadow of castles and cathedrals, amid the tumult of crusades and conquests, a quiet revolution transformed Europe. The 12th Century Renaissance reveals this hidden turning point in Western civilization—a remarkable intellectual awakening that laid the foundations for our modern world.This groundbreaking book challenges everything you thought you knew about the Middle Ages. Long befor...

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Peter Hill

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The Commander Allan Dice Books

The Washermen. (A Commander Allan Dice Thriller)'Peter Hill has done it again—a fast moving, action-packed thriller involving the secret service, the police, and underworld criminals.'Coventry Evening StandardThree ruthless 'Washermen' arrive in England from Hong Kong.Their task is to disrupt the protection rackets operated by the 14K Triad in central London, which they proceed to do with ruthless and ingenious efficiency.Br...

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Peter Hill

This reassuring guide explains prescribed ADHD medicines for children in clear, everyday language. Based on questions the author has received from countless families in his work as a Consultant Psychiatrist, the expert information in this book answers the most pressing questions a parent will have about ADHD medicines: how they work, what they do, what is available and how to talk about them to your children.This book sheds light on why not all medicines are easily available, the d...

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Peter Hill

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The Staunton and Wyndsor Series

The Enthusiast.'Peter Hill does a fine job with character, plot, atmosphere and suspense.'Publishers WeeklyJohn Williams thought he was alone on the bleak face of Moel Celyn in Snowdonia, Wales, until the first sighting bullet cracked into the rock close beside him, seconds later he was dead… And the police had scarcely begun their investigation when a second victim falls to a rifle shot as accurate and as apparently purposeless as before.Sent from ...

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Peter Hill

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The Staunton and Wyndsor Series

The Hunters (A police detective Thriller)'To follow… the brilliantly inspired tracking of Hill's two detectives is a joy, apart from the brainteasing pleasure of accepting the author's challenge to identify the murderer.'London Evening News'Staunton walked out into the field. He stopped about twenty yards in, squatted down on his haunches and stared at the ditch where the girl's body had been found. Then he was motionless for a while, absorbing the deta...

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Peter Hill

Price is the most significant factor affecting the profitability of every business, profit centre or department. When the pressure is on to perform or grow, your instinct may be to discount, undercut your competitors, cut costs and promote through price. Yet these are often the last things you should do. Pricing for Profit is the most practical guide on pricing available. Using a firm, profit-focused framework developed running real projects for real busi...