Peter Dixon

The Juggernaut.A city in space built from the twisted wreck of a thousand ships, in a decaying orbit around a dying star.The last refuge of the dispossessed.The place Tila Vasquez now calls home.When a distant colony of stars lost contact with earth, they descended into the fires of a civil war. From the ashes rose the the Commonwealth - systems united in their struggle to survive the aftermath and rebuild civilisation with the remnants of the technology they once had.The mission to colonise Baru was to be the first step forward in a hundred years. Three colony ships set out to discover a new star and build the first hyperspace beacon in three generations.But the mission failed. Far Horizon vanished through the unstable wormhole. The Rising Star and New Dawn were destroyed.Tila's parents were among the thousands lost. Now she has joined the ranks of the dispossessed.So when Tila finds the impossible - a shuttle from the Far Horizon buried deep within the Juggernaut - she sets out with her friends Ellie and Malachi to uncover the truth behind the colony mission.But some things are buried for a reason, and some secrets should never be revealed...

The Juggernaut

Do you wonder how the past affects today’s violent conflict? Tragic turmoil in Sudan and South Sudan reminds us how fragile peace can be. Sudanese civil wars were not ended by formation of a new state. Violence has continued in South Sudan and we see today that the North is by no means peaceful. Current politics matter. Yet the origins of today’s violence stretch back into past centuries. And much of Sudanese history has been about intervention and domination by foreigners. By telling the stories of some of these outsiders, Divided by History digs out the historical roots of Sudanese conflicts. Along the way, we meet - The 2,300 BC pioneer who braved the dangers of Egypt’s 'Wild South’ - The ambitious Albanian 'Turk’ who connived his way to becoming ruler of Egypt and Sudan - The devout Christian who was sent to relieve a besieged city - and gave his life - The meticulous general whose superior weaponry proved an unstoppable force - The adventurers, soldiers and even Olympic oarsmen who ruled a vast land while still young And we recognise the difficulty of escaping from our past and the importance of understanding it.

Roots of Sudanese Conflict

Divided by History

Paul Sillitoe

Julian Barr

Peter J. Dixon

This book covers computer aided analysis of qualitative data and the use of cross-cultural research staff, and is grounded in anthropological and development research and contemporary reflective practice. Whatever your interest in indigenous knowledge you will find this book a fascinating and insightful handbook.

A Methodologies Manual for Development

Indigenous Knowledge Inquiries

Rhetoric

Sometimes happy, sometimes innocent, this book features poetry that encourages the reader to look at life from a different angle, free from the rigid shackles of grown up life.

The Colour of My Dreams

With his new global operating system a reality, Alex Greenlee will soon be king of cyberspace, leaving Apple and Microsoft in the dust. Alex, his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Simon, live on a private island sanctuary near Seattle. Today Alex and Jennifer depart for Europe to partner with a major player. It's the deal of the century and his dream will give Alex enormous power. Eleven-year-old Simon remains on the island under the care of a housekeeper, a trusted associate, and the boy's summer camp counselor. Briliant Simon spends most days at his computer and resists every effort to wean him from the Web. His addiction to cyberspace has left little room in his young soul for love and compassion. Unknown to the Greenlees, sinister forces are at work on the island to right a long ago injustice. Caught in the middle is a young boy who is the key to unlocking the past. How far can Simon be bent before he breaks and opens the way to his father's downfall? Only when thrust into raw nature and fleeing for his life does Simon regain his capacity to feel real emotion and take decisive action. Peter Dixon's fiction and nonfiction books have been published worldwide. His scripts are often seen on television. THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING, a novel written with Laird Koenig, won France's Thriller of the Year award and became a feature film. C@UGHT IN THE WEB was first published in France by Editions Yago, titled TR@HISON. Dixon's recent ocean adventure novel HUNTING THE DRAGON was published by Hyperion. He lives by the sea with his wife, Sarah, and they divide their time between California and New Zealand.

C@ught in the Web

Billy Crawford is a blond, eighteen-year-old surfer from Southern California, working in Fiji as a surfing instructor. But when he gets fired for leading his students into some dangerous surf, his endless summer seems to be over, and he decides that it's time to get a real job. He comes across a tuna clipper called Lucky Dragon whose crew is short a boatman, and the first mate offers him a job. What Billy doesn't know is that the clipper finds tuna by following dolphins. When Lucky Dragon sets its net for the first time, Billy witnesses a harrowing sight—dolphins being killed by the Dragon's money-hungry pirates. When he attempts to save a dolphin who is caught in the tuna net, the Dragon's captain tosses Billy and his belongings—including his surfboard—into the ocean and leaves.

Hunting the Dragon

Joseph Francois

Dominique Y Van Der Mensbrugghe

This volume honors the extraordinary career of Thomas Hertel. It also celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) by Prof. Hertel. All of those contributing to this volume, including Prof. Hertel's students and colleagues, have benefitted in some ways from the selfless professional generosity and dedication to scientific public goods that have been hallmarks of his career.The book examines the history of the GTAP project, the scientific contributions of Prof. Hertel, and the general application of computational modeling to global economic policy analysis. The applications in the volume, reflecting the broad contributions made by the GTAP community to global policy analysis, range from the impact of globalization on employment to the sustainability impacts of economic integration.

Policy Analysis And Modeling Of The Global Economy: A Festschrift Celebrating Thomas Hertel

Marisa Bortolussi

Former Chair of English Peter Dixon

An interdisciplinary collaboration uses the methodological and empirical tools of cognitive psychology to examine problems in literary studies.

Peter Dixon

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