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John Peace Biography & Facts
Sir John Wilfred Peace (born 2 March 1949) is a British businessman, ex-chairman of British fashion house Burberry and ex-chairman of Standard Chartered, a British multinational banking and financial services company. Since 2017, he is Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University. Early life Peace was born into a mining family at Mansfield in Nottinghamshire (where he still has a home) and attended school there. He was then educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Career Peace joined GUS plc after leaving Sandhurst, rising to group chief executive. He held this position from 2000 to 2006. He was Chairman of Experian plc from 2006 to 2014. Peace is chairman of Standard Chartered Bank and non-executive chairman of Burberry Group plc since June 2002. Since February 2016, he has been independent chair of Sub-national Transport Body Midlands Connect, which was set up in 2014 to produce a long-term transport strategy for the Midlands region. In June 2016, he was appointed chair of the Midlands Engine, which was set up by the government to raise productivity and economic growth in the Midlands region, and of which Midlands Connect is the transport arm. Since 2017, he has been Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University. Other positions Peace became Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire from 21 July 2012. He was knighted in 2011 for services to business and the voluntary sector and appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services as lord lieutenant. Personal life John Peace married Christine "Chris" Blakemore in 1971. They had met at school and started dating when he was 18. She is a school teacher: the couple have three daughters. References . Discover the John Peace popular books. Find the top 100 most popular John Peace books.
Best Seller John Peace Books of 2024
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The Collected Works of John Maynard Keynes. Illustated
John Maynard KeynesOne of the most influential economists of the 20th century, his ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economic.John Maynard Keynes was an English economi...
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Jesus Calling, 50 Devotions for Comfort, with Scripture References
Sarah YoungExperience Sarah's words in a new way, focused specifically on the comfort only Jesus can provide. Through the scrapes, upsets, and meltdowns of life, loving parents offer comfort ...
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Humane
Samuel Moyn"[A] brilliant new book . . . Humane provides a powerful intellectual history of the American way of war. It is a bold departure from decades of historiography dominated by interve...
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Unshakable Hope
Max LucadoWhat feels shaky in your world? Maybe you feel hurt by the past, disappointed by the present, or worried about the future. If so, there is hope. For every problem in life, God has ...
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Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Men
Sarah YoungExperience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine with the Jesus Calling® Discussion Guide for Men.The Jesus Calling Discussion Guide for Men is a 5...
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Embers of War
Gareth L. PowellFrom BSFA Award winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic scifi trilogy exploring the legacies of warThe sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, ye...
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The Essential Keynes
John Maynard Keynes & Robert SkidelskyThe essential writings of the 20th century’s most influential economist, collected in one volume Today, John Maynard Keynes is best remembered for his pioneering development of ma...
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Jesus Calling, 50 Devotions for Peace, with Scripture References
Sarah YoungMore than 40 million people have been touched by the Jesus Calling® brand. Experience Sarah's words in a new way, focused specifically on the peace only Jesus provides. T...
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Agent to the Stars
John ScalziFrom New York Times bestseller and Hugo Awardwinner, John Scalzi, a gleeful mashup of science fiction and Hollywood satireThe spacefaring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and ...
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The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro
Pierre-Augustin BeaumarchaisA French courtier, secret agent, libertine and adventurer, Beaumarchais (173299) was also author of two sparkling plays about the scoundrelly valet Figaro triumphant successes tha...
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Outlaws and Peace Officers
Stephen BrennanThis New York Times' bestseller features the West’s most prominent lawmen and criminals, who tell their stories of fight, death, and survival.In the romantic narrative of the Old W...
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The Overcomers
Matt ChandlerAre you ready to live fully prepared and fully equipped to handle anything life throws at you? As Christians, we can be courageous and confident, knowing that God has placed us in ...
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Stuff Christians Like
Jonathan AcuffSometimes, we fall in love on mission trips even though we know we’ll break up when we get back. Sometimes, you have to shot block a friend’s prayer because she’s asking God to ble...
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Arab Voices
James ZogbyThe Arab World is a region that has been vastly misunderstood in the West. Arab Voices asks the questions, collects the answers, and shares the results that will help us see Arabs ...
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Uncommon Ground
Timothy Keller & John InazuHow can Christians today interact with those around them in a way that shows respect to those whose beliefs are radically different but that also remains faithful to the gospel? Jo...
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They Walked with God
Max LucadoThe characters we meet in the Bible play a huge role in our lives. Whether we personally relate to Joseph’s dedication to serving the Lord even when he was confused or we understan...
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You Are Never Alone
Max LucadoWhen life gets difficult, is God paying attention? If I'm facing challenge after challenge, will God help? When my days become dark and stormy, does God notice? The answer in the l...
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Founding Brothers
Joseph J. EllisPULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BESTSELLER A landmark work of history explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individualsHamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin,...
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Honest Advent
Scott EricksonIn a world that's difficult to make sense of, and a season that's so often overtaken by consumerism, here you'll find heartstirring illustrations and thoughtprovoking meditations d...
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Bush
Jean Edward SmithA Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearDistinguished presidential biographer Jean Edward Smith offers a “comprehensive and compelling” (The New York Times) account of...
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How Happiness Happens
Max LucadoThese are tough times. Amid global isolation, economic downturn, and social unrest, could you use a dose of happy right about now? Learn the secret to lasting joy that will endure ...
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Peace with God
Billy GrahamBilly Graham shares God's gentle, reassuring promise of spiritual calm and authentic peace in a world falling apart at the seams. In a culture that values "quality of life" and per...
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Jesus Calling Book Club Discussion Guide for Women
Sarah YoungExperience peace in the presence of the Savior who is closer than you can imagine with the Jesus Calling® Discussion Guide for Women.The Jesus Calling Discussion Guide for Women is...
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The Jesus Calling 52-Week Discussion Guide
Sarah YoungThe Jesus Calling Discussion Guide is a 52week discussion guide that showcases one passage of Jesus Calling within every sevenday period and provides discussion questions for that ...
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Unshakable Hope Bible Study Guide
Max LucadoThis 12session video Bible study will help you, your group, and your church stand on the definitive declarations of our mighty and loving God who governs the world according to his...
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Being John Lennon
Ray ConnollyWhat was it like to be John Lennon? What was it like to be the castoff child, the clown at school, and the middleclass suburban boy who pretended to be a workingclass hero? How did...
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40 oraciones sencillas que traen paz y descanso
Max LucadoCuando el caos de nuestras vidas cotidianas se vuelve abrumador, ¿dónde podemos acudir en busca de paz y descanso? El autor de best sellers, Max Lucado, señala a la Fuent...
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Live No Lies
John Mark ComerNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize and resist the lies that seek to rob them of peace and freedom. &...
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Northanger Abbey
Jane Austen'Jane Austen is a genius, and Northanger Abbey is hugely underrated' Martin AmisWith its irrepressible heroine and playful literary games, Northanger Abbey is the most youthful and...
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In the manger
Max LucadoThough the bright lights of Christmas glitter briefly, the message of the season lasts foreverthe Word becomes flesh, and the Creator becomes the creation. Join pastor and New...
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The Price of Peace
Zachary D. CarterNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit” (The New York Times), illumina...
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Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition
Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D. & Jack KeelerAfter more than thirty years, Love Is Letting of Fear continues to be among the most widely read and bestloved classics on personal transformation. Both helpful and hopeful, this l...
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A Rift in the Earth
James RestonA Distinguished and Bestselling Historian and Army Veteran Revisits the Culture War that Raged around the Selection of Maya Lin's Design for the Vietnam Memorial A Rift in the Eart...
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Germinal
Roger Pearson & Émile ZolaConsidered by André Gide to be one of the ten greatest novels in the French language, Émile Zola's Germinal is a brutal depiction of the poverty of a mining community in northern F...
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Perhaps the Stars
Ada PalmerFrom the 2017 John W. Campbell Award Winner for Best Writer, Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars is the final book of the Hugo Awardshortlisted Terra Ignota series.World Peace turns int...
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Orange Sunshine
Nicholas SchouFew stories in the annals of American counterculture are as intriguing or dramatic as that of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love.Dubbed the "Hippie Mafia," the Brotherhood began in th...
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The Baxters Take One
Karen KingsburyTwo unknown producers struggle to fulfill their dreams to change lives through the power of film. With millions of investors’ dollars on the line, everything starts to fall apart a...
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Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews“Filled with the vitality and spirit that made Jack Kennedy such a magical figure. Chris Matthews shows the cunning and determination beneath that magic. It’s an awesome and deligh...
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The Long Shadow of Small Ghosts
Laura Tillman“A haunted, haunting examination of mental illness and murder in a more or less ordinary American city…Mature and thoughtful…A Helter Skelter for our time, though without a hint of...
