Bøger af Peter Hill

A portrait of Enlightenment science, religious identity and empire in the making of the modern Middle Eastern world

Women now dominate the world. After the virus, men are rare. Fertile males are even rarer. Whoever controls these men controls the future of the world. They have to be protected and milked of their semen if humankind is to survive. In this female-dominated world all but a handful of the viable males are in England, kept in a luxurious, heavily-guarded ex-SAS compound, prisoners of their own fecundity. They are serviced by 'milkmaids', whose function is to secure their precious semen, which has become prime international currency. Colloquially known as 'The Milking Shed', the very existence of this facility is a source of festering international envy. With the threat of functional extinction looming, England's possession of these valuable males is increasingly in jeopardy as resentment and the rising level of risk stirs up the rivalry of old enemies America and Russia. They both have the military might to simply take what they want. All that stops them is a nerve-jangling nuclear stand-off. After a winterless European winter, a blistering hot summer is forecast. And, on both sides of the Atlantic, heat fuels the social and political passion for procreation. As England's weak defences start to buckle, society fragments and its leaders begin to lose control. In this dangerously fractured world can Fleur Nichols, thrust into an unwanted leadership role, put aside the agony of her son's abduction and save her country from annexation as the major powers jostle for dominance? Or has everything gone beyond the point of no return? A mother's love is a ferocious weapon but the odds are stacked heavily against her. Discover what the future may hold for human evolution in this exciting techno thriller. Peter Hill has recently returned to novel writing after a successful career as a scriptwriter, editor and producer for many renowned TV drama series both in the UK and New Zealand where he now lives. He is the author of the internationally published British police detective books 'The Staunton and Wyndsor Series 'and 'The Commander Allan Dice Books' which are now available as eBooks. Writing in a different genre of near and far-future fiction, Peter's new series, Evolution's Path, offers a disturbingly realistic vision of the future. PRESS COMMENT ON PETER HILL'S PREVIOUS BOOKS 'This is a taut, handsome job, beautifully written, full of real characters and acute observations.'The New York Times 'Exceptionally well told, with satisfying outcome.'Columbus Sunday Dispatch 'Peter Hill does a fine job with character, plot, atmosphere and suspense.'Publishers Weekly '... a pair of attractive investigators-the young and aristocratic Leo Wyndsor and the slow-moving but smart veteran Bob Staunton...'New York Times 'I'd like to see Messrs. Staunton and Wyndsor in more books. They're a lot of fun-and they're good detectives.'Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia 'Bizarre murder and a full, meaty, thoroughly absorbing account of the investigation...'The Times '... an acute professionalism. What is even better, it has the holding qualities of a rock-loving limpet.'The Bookseller 'Zippy, intricate Chinese puzzle laid out with high laconic skill...'The Sunday Times 'Peter Hill does a fine job with character, plot, atmosphere and suspense.'Publishers Weekly (US) 'A tremendous piece of fast moving fiction. Not one word wasted, the story starts and ends with a bang.'Coventry Evening Telegraph

As soon as I meet Cooper Haywood, my heart starts to open. How is that possible? He is affable and breathtakingly attractive, and before I know it, he has me completely won over. It is then too late.We fall too quickly to consider the repercussions.We love so deeply that being apart makes us hurt.While we're together, it doesn't matter that I still struggle with the ghosts of my past or that he may have a dangerous future.

In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasure of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd courses life takes, Peter Hill writes, "In 1973 I worked as a lighthouse keeper on three islands off the west coast of Scotland. Before taking the job I didn't really think through what a lighthouse keeper actually did. I was attracted by the romantic notion of sitting on a rock, writing haikus and dashing off the occasional watercolour. The light itself didn't seem important: it might have been some weird coastal decoration, like candles on a Christmas tree, intended to bring cheer to those living in the more remote parts of the country." Hill learned quickly, though, of the centuries-old mechanics of the lighthouse, of the life-and-death necessity of its luminescence to seafarers, and of the great and unlikely friendships formed out of routine. With his head filled with Hendrix, Kerouac, and the war in Vietnam, Hill shared cups of tea and close quarters with salty lighthouse keepers of an entirely different generation. The stories they told and idiosyncrasies they exhibited came to define a summer Hill has memorialized with great wit and a disarmingly affectionate style.

An accessible guide to the medicines commonly prescribed to children with ADHD. This book will support parents in discussion with medical professionals and sheds light on the differences between medications, their effectiveness and the decisions that go into prescribing certain medicines.

This is a collection of short stories set in the goldfields of central Victoria in the 1870s. They are pioneering tales of Aboriginal Yurgama Jacobs and his dingo pet Marakorpa.Yurgama was the resident Trooper in the fictional Victorian town of Tilabrook, where he kept law and order with the aid of his steel-rimmed boomerang.

Examining the massive social changes that reshaped the Middle East over the long nineteenth century, this study of the 'Nahda', a cultural renaissance in the Arab world, presents a crucial and often overlooked part of the Arab world's encounter with global capitalist modernity.

Featuring the proven techniques of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group, this authoritative guide allows software engineers to accurately estimate the size, cost, and duration of software development projects.

Using proven, practical pricing advice based on real life case studies this book shows how you to get your pricing strategy right every time.

What makes "Oiseaux exotiques" so important is that it is arguably the first of Messiaen's major works to create a successful synthesis between his music and his passion for ornithology. This book outlines the background to "Oiseaux exotiques", analyses Messiaen's compositional methods, provides a commentary on the music, and more.

The French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908-92) is a musician about whom most remains to be discovered. More than a decade after his death our knowledge of Messiaen is largely conditioned by what he said about himself in lectures and interviews, in his work as a teacher, and in the monumental seven-volume treatise that encompassed the whole of his composing world. But Messiaen's public documents conceal as much as they reveal, seldom explaining why a work was written or what complexities went into its making. The composer was similarly reticent about his private life.This is the first book to explore the world that Messiaen was at pains to keep hidden. Based upon unprecedented access to Messiaen's private archive granted to the authors by the composer's widow, Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen, Peter Hill and Nigel Simeone trace the origins of many of Messiaen's greatest works and place them in the context of his life, from his years at the Paris Conservatoire and his passionate first marriage to Claire Delbos through the immense achievements of his final decades.

A rediscovery of the traditional tales and beliefs of Northamptonshire, the 'Rose of the Shires'

The story of the construction of Hadrian's Wall

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.

Focuses on the craft of the stonemason. This book covers the basic methods of working stone, the making of specialized tools, and, includes a full analysis of the procedures for setting-out for repairs. It also looks at the causes of decay in stone and outline methods for repair of both stone and mortar.