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...

The goal of this 52 week reflective series is to help you g.e.t.i.t. together. It provides reflective insights to help you clarify your g.oals, build and direct your e.nergy through verbal and physical t.echniques to achieve what you WILL. Use all situations to cultivate your i.nner skiils, you can lose everything you have but who you are and your inner skills you take with you as you navigate the roles and worlds of your life. T.est what you read and see what works and does not work for y...

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...

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...

"This is a ten day excursion with my wife Jane, myself, and over ninety other people on a tour through Morocco."

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...

The Fanatics (A Political Hostage Thriller)'A really good thriller writer…'The Daily TelegraphA terrorist unit brings sudden death to London.They have instructions to assassinate the two leaders of the new radical CDP (Christian Democrat Party).After gunning down one CDP leader in his Westminster flat, the pair set off to execute the other but the appearance of the police forces the pair to avoid capture by seizing the Rever...

For many parents the first few months after a baby's birth can be a time of shock and adjustment as well as personal joy. Fatigue, confusion and feelings of incompetence are as common as the delight and pride which are part of having a baby.In this friendly, accessible guide, Christine and Peter Hill take over from where other pregnancy books stop and before baby books begin. They provide a vast amount of practical and down-to-earth guidance on:- What to expect in hospital ...

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...

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...

They all want feisty British journalist Fleur Nichols dead.The CIA think she is a Jihadist sympathiser.The Jihadists think she is a CIA informant.She is on the hit list of a renegade assassin.But the biggest threat of all is the deadly virus that has been let loose on the world, leading to the closure of international borders and the imposition of martial law.If that wasn't enough her partner has been killed by a suicide bomber in Pa...

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...