Peter Taylor Books

Cities Within Us offers poems that are dense and deep with language that resonates at multiple levels and often startles with its juxtapositions and verbal explosions. From the intimately personal to the dramatically confessional, Peter Taylor's poems capture a purse seine of discordant voices, including a piece of type, a bee, an orang-outang, Franklin, the delusional and the abused in a universe that seems both unlimited and inevitable. Images and emotions move the reader from the disappearance of arctic explorers to the razing and rebirth of the Dresden Frauenkirche to the comic innocence of a child's visit to Mars in poems that explore the inner landscapes of imagination and reality, and the intimate capacity for joy and loss.

Focusing on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence, this comprehensive guide empowers project managers to embrace new technologies. It explores how AI can revolutionize project management by streamlining processes, enabling better decision-making, and allowing professionals to prioritize human connections and team dynamics. Through practical insights, the book prepares managers for the evolving landscape of their field.

On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor reveals the gripping story of Operation Chiffon, a top-secret intelligence initiative that played a crucial role in bringing peace to Ireland. This operation was essential in persuading the IRA to end its armed struggle, paving the way for the ceasefire that culminated in the agreement signed in April 1998. Operation Chiffon’s roots trace back to the tumultuous early 1970s, involving MI6 and later MI5 operatives. Taylor, a legendary BBC journalist with fifty years of experience covering the conflict, provides unique insights through exclusive interviews with those who participated in this covert operation. He details the risks these individuals took—both to their careers and their lives—in pursuit of a fragile peace. The narrative not only illuminates the intricacies of the intelligence efforts but also chronicles the evolution of Sinn Féin, which transformed from a marginal group during the Troubles to the largest political party in Ireland today. As Brexit poses new challenges to the stability achieved by the Good Friday Agreement, this story of espionage and determination remains vitally relevant and serves as a poignant reminder of the complexities involved in securing peace.

During the 1630s in Holland, the most desirable tulip bulbs were auctioned for more money than the most expensive houses. At the same time paintings of the flowers were being produced. This text describes the genesis and growth of this genre of paintings.

Describes the differences among a wide range of orchids.

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful Advanced Introduction explores the key attributes of cities, identifying their five basic characteristics; innate complexity, the agglomeration of activities, inter-city connectivities, the projection of power, and relations to states. Peter J. Taylor gives a broad and engaging overview of how these characteristics work and relate to each other, supplemented by ten short city insights which offer readers specific examples of cities and themes.Key features This Advanced Introduction will be a valuable guide for scholars and advanced students of urban studies, cities, urban geography, urban sociology, and social and cultural geography.

Welcome to Weird War Two, a catalogue of the weird, the wonderful and the downright eccentric, from deep within IWM's Second World War archives.

Based on the television documentary series of the same name, the author charts the history of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein.

"The 36 Stratagems is a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics and in war, as well as in civilian life, often through unorthodox means. Approximately 300 years ago an unknown scholar compiled the stratagems, a strangely seductive meditation on deception. ... So how can the three hundred year old ideas of an unknown Chinese scholar provide help with the strategic challenges we face today? In this brilliant interpretation, this ancient text is transformed into a practical guide for the 21st century business executive or politician."--Publisher's description