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“I get asked to read new works a lot, in the hope that I will give a quotation and I will only give a 'puff' for a book I truly love.”

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Peter James

Peter James is a British writer known for his suspense novels. Born on August 22, 1948, he has been writing since 1987. James' works are appreciated for their intricate plots and well-developed characters. more

“A news junkie, I read, daily, the 'Times/Sunday Times,' the 'Guardian/Observer,' 'Mail,' and the 'Argus' - both to keep up with crime in Brighton, where I set my novels, and because I think it is vital to support local papers - they provide a unique accountability for councils, emergency services and so much else, and are dangerously undervalued.”

Thinking Support Novel Crime Paper News Unique Locals Sunday Accountability Mail Papers Observers Emergencies Council Guardian Junkie Undervalued Brighton Emergency Services

Author:Peter James

“I travel abroad constantly on book promotion and research, and the Internet is invaluable to me for accessing U.K. news in places such as America, which most of the time hasn't heard of England.”

Book America Heard Internet News Research England Promotion Invaluable Travel Abroad

Author:Peter James

“My day starts with Radio 4's Today live or 'listen again' wherever I am in the world, thanks to digital radio - I even have an app on my iPhone that receives it.”

World Today Radio Thanks Digital Iphone Apps

Author:Peter James

“There's a really classic cliche every time you switch the TV on - you see cops arguing. I have spent a day a week for many years in the presence of police and I have never seen them argue. It's a military hierarchy. They do what they're told. There's no bickering.”

Years Week Military Tvs Police Arguing Classic Cop Hierarchy Cliche Bickering

Author:Peter James

“I was born in New York.”

Born New York

Author:Peter Jurasik

“If modernist naturalism were true, there would be no objective truth outside of science. In that case right and wrong would be a matter of cultural preference, or political power, and the power already available to modernists ideologies would be overwhelming.”

Ifs Matter Would Be Political Cases Available Objectives Ideology Overwhelming Preference Political Power Naturalism Objective Truth

Author:Phillip E. Johnson

“The problem with allowing God a role in the history of life is not that science would cease, but rather that scientists would have to acknowledge the existence of something important which is outside the boundaries of natural science.”

Important Problem Life Is Natural Existence Roles Scientist Boundaries Cease Acknowledge Allowing Natural Science History Of Life

Book:Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture

Source: Objections Sustained: Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law and Culture

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