Bøger af Michael Hughes

A vivid and brutal reimagining of Homer's Iliad, set in the Troubles of the late twentieth century.

A scotch-swilling DUI attorney, a cynical congressional staffer, and a retired bomb-sniffing German Shepherd are just some of the characters Chuck Wesson meets after he takes a travel assignment from his new boss, mysterious Silicon Valley entrepreneur Axel DeWilde. Chuck has been sent on a flight from San Francisco to Boston in order to demonstrate the Crimson Shamrock, a breakthrough portable communication device code-named the RedClove. However, Chuck begins to suspect that all is not as it seems after a robber tries to steal the device at the airport, and his flight later has to be diverted to the Twin Cities after a threat is made. After his meeting is relocated to the D.C. suburbs and does not go according to plan, Chuck flies back to California to discover who and what are behind his travails.

As you wind through the forest down to the lagoon, you can feel a new sense of joy and peace growing within.Sharing this uniquely written and beautifully illustrated story with someone, can help to create the beneficial changes in their life they may need.Lagoon is the third book in the Slumber Therapy series, and can help with sleeping, confidence, anxiety and bedwetting.A story for children of all ages, and even for adults too, you can find a feeling of freedom within, down by the lagoon.

As you follow the Peach Tree from a little sapling to a fully grown treeyou can feel this new sense of joy and peace growing withinsharing this uniquely written and beautifully illustrated story with someonecan help to create the beneficial changes in their life they may needPeach Tree is the second book in the Slumber Therapy seriesand can help with sleeping, confidence, anxiety and resiliencea story for children of every age and even for adults to seeyou can find a feeling of freedom within as you share in the life of the Peach Tree

As the Rainbow Butterfly takes you on its journey through the circle of lifeyou can feel this new sense of joy and peace growing withinsharing this uniquely written and beautifully illustrated story with someonecan help to create the beneficial changes in their life they may needRainbow Butterfly is the first book in the Slumber Therapy seriesand can help with sleeping, confidence, anxiety and self-beliefa story for children of all ages and even for adults to tryyou can find a feeling of freedom within, on the wings of the Rainbow Butterfly.

Published to ravishing acclaim in the UK, a fierce and suspenseful reimagining of Homer's Iliad set in mid-1990s Northern Ireland?a heart pounding tale of honor and revenge that ?explodes with verbal invention, rapid juxtaposition, brutality and fun? (Times Literary Supplement).Northern Ireland, 1996.After twenty-five years of vicious conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed to an uneasy ceasefire as a first step towards lasting peace. But, faced with the prospect that decades of savage violence and loss have led only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country question whether it really is time to pull back?or quite the opposite.When an IRA man's wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their comrades for an assault on the local army base. But old grudges boil over, and the squad's feared sniper, Achill, refuses to risk his life to defend another man's pride. As the gang plots without him, the British SAS are sent to crush the rogue terror cell before it can wreck the fragile truce and drag the region back to the darkest days of the Troubles. Meanwhile, Achill's young protégé grabs his chance to join the fray in his place...Inspired by the oldest war story of them all, Michael Hughes's virtuoso novel explores the brutal glory of armed conflict, the cost of Ireland's most uncivil war, and the bitter tragedy of those on both sides who offer their lives to defend the dream of country.

Published to ravishing acclaim in the UK, a fierce and suspenseful reimagining of Homers Iliad set in mid-1990s Northern Irelanda heart pounding tale of honor and revenge that explodes with verbal invention, rapid juxtaposition, brutality and fun (Times Literary Supplement).Northern Ireland, 1996.After twenty-five years of vicious conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed to an uneasy ceasefire as a first step towards lasting peace. But, faced with the prospect that decades of savage violence and loss have led only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country question whether it really is time to pull backor quite the opposite.When an IRA mans wife turns informer, he and his brother gather their comrades for an assault on the local army base. But old grudges boil over, and the squad's feared sniper, Achill, refuses to risk his life to defend another mans pride. As the gang plots without him, the British SAS are sent to crush the rogue terror cell before it can wreck the fragile truce and drag the region back to the darkest days of the Troubles. Meanwhile, Achills young protg grabs his chance to join the fray in his placeInspired by the oldest war story of them all, Michael Hughess virtuoso novel explores the brutal glory of armed conflict, the cost of Irelands most uncivil war, and the bitter tragedy of those on both sides who offer their lives to defend the dream of country.

This book is a culmination of life experiences, scientific facts, and observations that raise critical questions and dispel the notion that you must choose between creation and evolution as to how and why we are here on this earth. Both the planet we inhabit and the human conditions that exist are changing in ways that leave many of us wondering how long before disaster strikes. There are critical questions that must be answered correctly and solutions that must be developed and executed to save the planet we live on, its inhabitants, and ourselves as individuals. Unless you are an underage thinker or you would rather not think about it, you have already realized that our world is in trouble, and none of us is getting out of here alive.This is a book of common sense, facts, and hope for today and the future. Written with a desire to share scientific truths and personal perspectives that most never ponder. Truths and perspectives that just might totally transform the way you see life, the world, and your personal journey. We hope you enjoy it.

The world of sales and marketing has transformed dramatically in just the past few months! Technology is the clay from which marketing programs are formed. Professionals have an intimate relationship with that technology, always keeping a high-powered computer their pockets and purses. Knowing precisely how to leverage the power of that technology--right now--can make or break a small or mid-sized business. Knowing how to leverage the power of relationships is part of that scenario.The owners of Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook, and other mega-companies now rank among the richest persons in the world. That''s because their services provide sellers with extraordinary reach and buyers with exceptional convenience. People buy feelings, not things. What you make motivates buyers less than how your product makes them feel.  A Guide to Growing Your Business addresses these issues of choice, motivation, and more with practical steps to convert a vision into the business you promised your customers, investors, family, and yourself. If you have aggressive growth plans, serious sales goals and lots at stake, this is the handbook for you. The authors are a powerhouse team of business expertise. Bill Hughes has more than forty years of professional sales, marketing and business management experience. He has held executive level positions with large and small companies. Since 1990, he has worked with 50 plus small-to-medium-size companies to increase revenues, profits and corporate valuation through time-efficient, innovative business strategies, coupled with results-driven sales and marketing programs. He has been a guest lecturer at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey and National University in San Diego, California. Co-author Aastha Verma is a senior cyber security expert for the United States Government and holds degree in electrical engineering and system engineering.Co-author Michael Hughes is a veteran in the digital marketing field and helped thousands of businesses increase sales and realize profitable returns from their online marketing investments. 

A concise introduction to the events which led to the partition of Ireland, with a discusion of the subsequent development of the two Irish states which emerged from the events of 1920-1922.

Provides the reader with an account of the history of Russia between the turn of the century and the beginning of the Second World War. This text details the important channel of information about developments of critical significance to the modern world.

Beyond Tobacco Road, a novel of the Deep South, chronicles the Andersons of Montgomery, Alabama from 1970 until the late l990s. The Andersons are an old southern family with ties to aristocracy, debutante balls, bachelor clubs, and a gallant, if defeated, past. Although much has changed in the South since the Civil War, one's place in society is still measured not by wealth, (although money usually lurks in the background), but by breeding and family name. Appearances are everything. The term gentleman is at the top of the Southern vocabulary, but polite society isn't so polite when the sun goes down and the doors are closed. Beyond Tobacco Road explores a family controlled by matriarch Leona Anderson, a widow with two grown children, Chuck, and Beth. The Anderson's closets hide so many skeletons it's amazing the family can sleep at night. The book opens as 10-year-old Chuck arrives home unexpectedly from a weekend camping trip and hears his mother screaming. He runs into his parents' bedroom to find his beloved father on the floor, dying from a heart attack brought on by discovering his wife in bed with his best friend. Phil Grady. Mr. Grady is on the other side of the bed getting dressed. Winston Anderson, founder and CEO of The First National Bank of Montgomery dies before Chuck's eyes, though the paramedics do everything in their power to save him. Ten years later, in 1970. a college girl murdered during rough sex with Chuck's college roommate, Preston Norwood. Preston is a celebrated quarterback for the college football team - a southern gentleman who can do no wrong. He convinces Chuck to help him bury the girl's body in an empty lot near the river. At the age of sixteen, Chuck had an affair with a black girl. Leona handled the immediate problem, but not the child who resulted from Chuck's teenage fling. Only a few members of the black community and Leona know about this child, now a lovely young woman named Paris Lane. Paris' mother dies in an automobile accident and her great aunt, Lottie, raised Paris - a woman she believes is her mother - until Lottie reveals the truth on her deathbed. Paris' existence causes the Andersons no problems until fate brings her back to Montgomery. In desperate need of a bone marrow transplant, Chuck almost dies because there are no matches in his immediate family. Paris finds out about her father's plight through the Anderson's housekeeper. Leona its aware of this, but chooses not to reveal it. Beth Anderson, Chuck's sister, marries Ron Williams and they have one daughter, Tammy. Beth has an affair with Tammy's boyfriend, Edward Mason, and finds herself in the family way. Leona finds out, accidentally kills the young man, and forces Beth to have an abortion to keep Beth's husband from finding out about the illicit liaison. Twenty years after Chuck helped Preston bury the college girl a construction crew discovers her remains. Now a highly respected attorney being considered for a Circuit Court Judgeship, Preston fears Chuck will link him to the twenty year old murder. He confronts Chuck and shoots him twice. Chuck survives brain surgery, but remains in a coma. Very clever detective work discloses that Preston new the murdered girl; he is convicted of her murder, along with the attempted murder of Chuck Anderson.

'Michael Hughes writes like a brilliant cross between David Mitchell and Hilary Mantel' Toby LittIn 1999 a programmer is trying to fix the millennium bug, but can't shake the sense he's been chosen for something.In 1888 five women are brutally murdered in the East End by a troubled young man in thrall to a mysterious master.In 1777 an apprentice engraver called William Blake has a defining spiritual experience; thirteen years later this vision returns.And in 1666 poet and revolutionary John Milton completes the epic for which he will be remembered centuries later.But where does the feeling come from that the world is about to end?

This book looks at the impact that the loss of so many men had on the community and offers an intimate portrayal of Lancaster and its people living in the shadow of the 'war to end all wars'.

Offers introduction to all technical aspects of digital filmmaking. This title covers the best methods and techniques to plan and script projects; set up lighting, microphones, and cameras; and, shoot, edit, and apply postproduction effects and other finishing touches.

Attempts to present a coherent account of early modern German history are often hampered by the German equivalent of the Whig theory of history, by which all useful roads lead up to the creation of the nineteenth-century power state (Machstaat) or institutional state (Anstalstaat). In this kind of historiography, there are large "blank" areas between the "important" events like the Reformation, the Thiry Years War, the Seven Years War, and the French Revolution. During the intervals of apparent stagnation between these events, "Germany" seems to disappear, to be replaced by states such as Prussian and Austria, Saxony, Bavaria, and the Palatinate. Substantial areas are ignored, and groups such as the parliamentary Estates, which stood in the way of state-building, are virtually written out of most accounts. Rather than focusing on the separate histories of the individual German states, Michael Hughes looks to the structure of the Holy Roman Empire in its final centuries and writes an account of Germany as a functioning, federative state, with institutions capable of reform and modernization.For nineteenth-and twentieth-century historians, the Empire was seen as the embodiment of division and weakness. But by examining the first Reich, Hughes reveals the persistence of the idea of Germanness and German national feeling during a period when, according to most accounts, Germany had virtually ceased to exist. At the same time, he examines "the element of continuity in Germany's development ...in an attempt to discover how far back in Germany's past it is necessary to go to find the roots of the 'German problem,' the Germans' search for a political expression of their strongly developed awareness of cultural unity."