Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "many worlds" theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy. Using Everett's unpublished papers (recently discovered in his son's basement) and doz…
Rehearse for life in clinical practice with this easy-to-use and unique series, which combines cases drawn from real-life experiences with a refreshing approach to presentations as you would see them in day-to-day situations. Get the most from clini…
In this thesis, the author outlines the discovery of an effect common to representative examples of all Li salt-free Wittig Reactions. The implications of such a universally applicable effect are that all such Wittig reactions occur through the same…
Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. Although counterintuitive, Everett's revolutionary formulation o…
Peter Byrne erz hlt die Lebensgeschichte von Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), dessen Theorie der multiplen Universen die Physik und Philosophie entscheidend beeinflusst hat. Neben seiner ber hmten Interpretation der Quantenmechanik verfasste Everett ei…
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This study offers students of religion and philosophy introductory chapters concerning the concept of natural religion. It holds that we can't engage in useful discussion about the present concept of religion without a knowledge of the philosophical…
Who dares wins. For the soldiers and officers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment' this is not just their professional motto' but a creed that shapes their lives. The SAS is among the world's most respected special forces units' a crac…
This study is an introduction to the problems of moral philosophy designed particularly for students of theology and religious studies. It offers an account of the nature and subject matter of moral reasoning and of the major types of moral theory c…
This is the story of three terrible famines. The first is an Gorta M r, the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846. The second is the deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first sprung up in lethal…
Peter Byrne presents a detailed study of the role of the concept of God in Kant's Critical Philosophy. After a preliminary survey of the major interpretative disputes over the understanding of Kant on God, Byrne explores his critique of philosophica…
Autobiography of Peter Byrne. Volume Two. A life of adventure, travel, big game hunting in South East Asia with his own private safari company .. seventeen years. High Himalayan Yeti expeditions; tea planter in north Bengal, five years; British Roya…
The story of Australia, Japan, and the Prisoners of War. For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps, and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a r…
The story of Irish football in the twentieth century is in many respects the story of Ireland itself, a rich, compelling narrative of events, political and social, which transformed the lifestyle of people and placed the country at the centre of int…
Seen as the last 'hot' frontline of the Cold War, the ten-year struggle in the rice paddies and jungles of South Vietnam unleashed the most devastating firepower on the Vietnamese nation and visited terrible harm on civilians and soldiers. Yet the A…
Peter Byrne's study of God and realism offers a critical survey of issues surrounding the realist interpretation of theism and theology. Byrne presents a general argument for interpreting the intent of talk about God in a realist fashion and argues…
In 1947, two years after witnessing the death of a young Jewish woman in Poland, Charlie Berlin has rejoined the police force a different man. Sent to investigate a spate of robberies in rural Victoria, he soon discovers that World War II has change…
In Grantlee Kieza's landmark biography, we discover the real Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson. Australia's most celebrated poet and storyteller helped define our national traits of loyalty, mateship and laconic humour, but he did and was so much more.…
In From the Press Box, Peter Byrne gives the reader a ringside seat to the key sporting clashes of the past seventy years, beginning with the Republic of Ireland's historic match against England at Dalymount Park in 1948 (which was followed by a sta…
What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment after they leave the Who Dares Wins world of special forces? For some, there are highly paid jobs in the world's war zones and trouble spots protecting…
The Moral Interpretation of Religion provides a critical examination of the traditional attempt to interpret religion in moral terms alone. Respected philosopher Peter Byrne discusses the general character of moral interpretation, probes the relatio…
This text takes the reader through the essential characteristics of moral interpretation, including the idea of a personal creator and the secular problem of evil, assessing its viability as an approach.
Bardia National Park in the country of Nepal... a complete guide, with a detailed description of the mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles and flora. With anecdotal material from the author's years in the area, firstly as a professional hunter and later…
A novel... a rollicking tale of adventure and action centering around the poem, THE GREEN EYE OF THE LITTLE YELLOW GOD and involving jewel smuggling, rogues, thugs, murder, torture, a monstrous character, a professional international courier and his…
In a unique and balanced portrayal, renowned journalist Paul Ham recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the events on the hellish Papuan jungle trail where thousands fought and died during World War II. It was a war without mercy,…
MANEATER 700 pages, 100 + photographs. A virtual history of man-eating tigers and leopards in India and Nepal from the turn of the century to the present day. Featuring Jim Corbett, the legendary man-eater hunter. By a retired White Hunter (Peter By…
The Companion Encyclopedia of Theology provides a comprehensive guide to modern theological thought. An international team of theologians and practitioners of both the Christian and Jewish faiths investigate and consider aspects of theology in 48 se…
Early intervention (EI) is the single most important advance in mental health care in recent decades, representing a key shift in both theoretical standpoint and service delivery. Early Intervention in Psychiatry clearly describes best practice for…
Powerful, dramatic, heart-warming, this is the true story of Sarbi, the scruffy black Labrador-cross trained by the Australian Army as an explosives detection dog for the most dangerous combat mission imaginable. Thirteen months after Australia's mo…
Peter Byrne's autobiography. An adventurous life that embraces WW II service in the Royal Air Force, tea planting in north India, big game hunting in South East Asia, Yeti hunting in the Nepal Himalaya, international professional river-running, Bigf…
