Bøger af Peter Thomson

'Armistice Day, November 11, 1940'The free world is at war with Germany and Italy. Japan is fighting in China with Hitler pressing her to join the war against the allies, turning a European conflict into World War Two.The Blue Funnel liner 'Automedon' lies 250 miles from the northwest cape of Sumatra, heading for Penang. 16-year-old deckboy, Frank Walker, watches a smudge of smoke on the horizon turn into a ship heading directly for them. Tension on the 'Automedon' peaks as the approaching ship hoists a Swastika battle ensign and proceeds to fire upon her and then board the vessel.What the Germans found on board gave Japan the final push to declare war on the Allies and attack Pearl Harbour and Malaya and Singapore. But why was an elderly steamship carrying vital information?Was it a mistake, or a Churchill conspiracy?Years later, a bench is named in Frank's memory in Mariners' Park on Merseyside. And author Peter Thomson is curious-who is Frank Walker? That small spark led to an investigation into Frank's life and the role 'Automedon played in Japan's decision to enter the war. His findings are inside...

There has been a great crime, so the innocent must be punished. Two sisters are separated; one sent into exile, the other to serve a strict order. If they are to find each other again they must re-make themselves from servants into something else. A tale of two young women striving to change themselves and their world as plots and magic swirl about them.

Lawyers, knives and money. And a bit of magic. Izuli wants none of the Wild. She's an ambitious lawyer, on her way to a new position. Alas, things don't go as planned. A robber baron needs tax advice, and who misses a lawyer? Meanwhile, a band of rogues are on the trail of the big score. Is the pen mightier than the sword? The Servant's Story tells what happens when greed collides with legal cunning. A story of friendship and treachery, set in the magical world of the Wild, where the bizarre is an everyday occurrence.

Of all the challenges facing highly-skilled professionals, the one standing head and shoulders above the rest is: How to get rightfully, richly and regularly rewarded for the value they deliver Charging fees that are far too low considering the positive impact they make on their clients' lives. Sadly, most professionals are still undercharging. Charging fees that are far too low considering the positive impact they make on their clients' lives. Sadly, most professional consultants are still undercharging. Let's dive into this problem now and solve it together and come with me as we examine... The 2 Attribution Errors - and how, by avoiding them, we set ourselves up for greater deserved success The Belief/Action conundrum and how to get this working in your favour The 6 Proven Pricing Models and how to maximise value for your clients and maximise income for yourself The 4 Golden Questions of Business Growth - and 12 answers you can implement immediately Why writing your Business Book - is a must Magnetic Lead Generation.How to attract only those clients you love to work with How to position yourself and your fees to increase client engagements How to build a business and a 'Life of Choice' - your choice Ongoing help and guidanceIt's going to be fun - with very serious intent.

A hunt across the world and through the Wild, with more at stake than the hunters realise. Jayas Zrei's last throw of the dice lost him everything. Everything except his wits, his skills and one companion in adversity. What else to do but try again, double or nothing, death or fortune? Surely luck will favour him this time. The big score has to be out there somewhere. Tol Henze is a magician who finds people who do not want to be found. It does not pay well, so when someone offers her a lot to find Jayas Zrei she sets out eagerly. The trail will be long and take her to strange places, but Jayas could be Tol's big score. A fourth Tale of the Wild, following on from The Servant's Story. Sometimes a quest is about finding what you really want.

"The literary device of juxtaposing the story of the Fiji coup against autobiographical reminiscences of a Fiji background works very well. This is an excellent story, beautifully written and skillfully mixing the personal with the political .. The EH McCormick Award for the Best First Book of Non Fiction, sponsored by the New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN Inc) and Creative New Zealand, goes to Kava in the Blood by Peter Thomson." - Judges Report, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2000. Entwined through the author's reportage of the 1987 coups is an evocative picture of life in the islands. Thus, Kava in the Blood is also an intriguing story of hurricanes, haunted houses and copious kava consumption, set within the dramatic landscapes and vibrant cultures of the Fiji Islands.

In this fifth novel in The Stopover series: The scene is the Midwest, rural Nebraskan town of Bamptonville. The year is 2007, months before the financial crash, and business is booming. The five-man hierarchy running the town want an irksome English immigrant to move on from the county. Shamelessly they use the tools of deceit, false witness, double-dealing and back-stabbing to persuade him to quit the district.But Greg Mitchell, an English tycoon who lost his business empire to treachery is a man on a mission. In spite of an unsuccessful attempt on his life, and the blackening of his name by false rumours and vengeful conspiracies, he's showing no signs of moving on. He made a promise of help and friendship to high school student, Jess and a bunch of unemployed settlers living in the town. And Greg Mitchell has always lived by his word - until now. Hiding in the shadows lurks the local crime boss and drug dealer who is brewing his own brand of poison against Greg's influence over Jess, while secretly grooming the boy to join his sexual services remuda.Wayne Fisher has come up from Florida to offer Greg the CEO's job in his new company; a tempting position holding the promise of untold riches based on emerging technology working in a novel green energy venture.Wayne's the only friend Greg has in town and the stakes are high.Wayne's offer would restore him to a position at the head of a major corporation.If he stays, Jess's coming-of-age will not be as a high school or college graduate, a man with a future in commerce, but as a porn star. Will the unemployed crowd overcome their problems without his help? Could there be another, attempt on his life - with the chance of it being successful?Shall he stay, or shall he go? That's his Catch-22, Greg's dilemma.The answers to these questions are inside this exciting book."... if you want to understand why business is really about people, read The Stopover series"

Far across the Pacific the tales of WILD VANILLA sail. From Sydney to Suva, Samoa and Guam, they drop anchor in Tarawa, Tuvalu and Tanna, tie up in Honiara, Papeete and the Marquesas. In WILD VANILLA Fijian writer Peter Thomson delivers on the promise of his prize-winning book KAVA IN THE BLOOD. Here is a compelling collection of deeply personal stories of Fiji coups d'etat, cargo cults and the bitter-sweet cut of island heritage, told through the wanderings of beachcombers, shipwrecked writers, and the companionship of fellow travellers.

Greg Mitchell had everything, position, wealth, a beautiful wife and a glittering future. Acclaimed as UK's businessman of the decade. In the crash of a judge's gavel he had nothing and nobody to support him, losing it all through the treachery of his wife's family and those closest to him. Instead of fighting back, he ran away to the United States, ostensibly to find himself. While following a diversion through the small, Nebraskan town of Bamptonville, Greg ran down Jesse White - a 17 year old farm boy and high school student. Jesse was hurrying across the road, late for an interview for a part time position in a grocery store. Although he had nothing and an urgent need for money to pay his way at school, Jesse declined Greg's offer of cash. 'Nah, Mister! It was as much my fault as yours.' The boy's honesty and integrity changed Greg's life. He decided to stay and help the boy by setting up a small, waste oil to diesel plant to part fund his costs. A move distrusted by many in town, and unwelcome by others - dirty tricks and rumors proliferated. This is the fourth book in The Stopover series. It starts with Bamptonville in turmoil. Its five-man oligarchy is in disarray and turning on each other. They are agreed on one thing - Greg Mitchell is the root cause of their disruption. The local crime-boss lurks in the shadows, watching and gloating. Greg's departure would clear the remaining obstacle hindering his future plans for Jesse. Vilified, maligned, misunderstood and alone, but stiffened in resolve by past betrayal, Greg ignores the town people's hostility. He's done with running away. Wayne Fisher arrives from Florida with a proposition big enough to persuade Greg to leave Bamptonville. Wayne needs a CEO of Greg's caliber to bring a project to market, the time for which is now: a venture promising to yield more riches eventually than Apple, Microsoft and Facebook combined. To join Wayne's company, Greg would have to leave behind Jesse and another group of downtrodden people he's promised to help. Dilemma! Shall he break his word to them and leave, or keep his word and turn down the best business offer he'll ever get in his lifetime?

Effran has a talent for magic. He is also a teenager and has trouble keeping his mind on the job. When some disastrous accidents keep him from entering college, his parents turn to another solution. Is Magistra Solstra just a teacher, or does she have a sinister plan? Why is her library full of snakes? Why does his fellow student carry a skull around? A story of learning magic and exploring the Wild.This novella joins the other Tales of the Wild by Peter Thomson: A Walk in the Wild, The Servant's Story and The Forked Path, all available on Amazon.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Evolvable Systems: From Biology to Hardware, ICES 2000, held in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, in April 2000.The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Among the topics covered are evaluation of digital systems, evolution of analog systems, embryonic electronics, bio-inspired systems, artificial neural networks, adaptive robotics, adaptive hardware platforms, molecular computing, reconfigurable systems, immune systems, and self-repair.

This is a concise, informed and practical manual detailing the cause, prevention and interventional treatment of oral cancer - the deadliest of oral diseases. In the 21st century, oral cancer remains a lethal and deforming disease exhibiting rising incidence of epidemic proportions, particularly in younger patients, and is of global significance with over 300,000 new cases presenting each year. Despite advances in diagnosis and management, half of all patients die within five years. Even following successful initial treatment, long-term prognosis is compromised by the presentation of advanced tumours and development of widespread, multi-focal disease throughout the mouth and upper aero-digestive tract. The transformation of normal mouth lining into 'potentially malignant' and subsequently malignant tissue is a complex, multistep and multifactorial process in which accumulated genetic alterations, often instigated by overuse of tobacco and alcohol, disrupt the normal functioning of oral epithelial cells. Unfortunately, there is considerable public ignorance regarding oral cancer, and it is imperative for disease prevention to raise awareness of the causes and symptoms of the disease, especially in those populations most 'at-risk' of cancer. This book provides pragmatic strategies to improve both prevention and treatment intervention. Spanning nearly 40 years of clinical investigation, it reviews the biological basis of oral cancer, outlines primary, secondary and tertiary preventive strategies and describe a pragmatic treatment intervention protocol that specifically utilizes the 'potentially malignant window' to identify malignant disease at the earliest possible stage and intervention to 'stop the oral cancer clock' and halt the progression of this deadliest of oral diseases.

This 2006 introduction to English theatre, including illustrative quotations and carefully selected visual images, guides the reader through the turbulent history of the stage from the restoration of Charles II to the death of Queen Victoria. A lively read, the book is ideal for students, teachers and lecturers alike.

Lake BaikalSiberias immense and threatened Sacred Sea is the magnet that draws a veteran environmental journalist and his brother around the world and back by train and boat. On this classic journey of discovery, the author takes the measure of the planet, humanity, Russia and his own self as reflected in the worlds greatest lake.

Concentrating on performance, Thomson reviews the commercial and artistic priorities of Shakespeare and the brilliant and hardheaded group of actors who formed his company during the heyday of the Globe Playhouse, from 1599 to 1608.

An accessible study of the production history of Mother Courage and Her Children, a key twentieth-century play.

This is a book for theatre-lovers, written for anyone who shares the author's curiosity about the art of acting and about theatre past and present. Three sections cover from the Elizabethan period to the 20th century.

Offers an introduction to the care of foot problems in children. This title includes coverage of the general specialist and medical conditions which may influence the course of the podiatric treatment.