{"product_id":"a-man-called-peters","title":"A man called Peters","description":"\u003cp\u003e(small paper rip and minor inscription) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"23\"\u003eA Man Called Peters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eAdrian Hayter's new book (his fifth to be published) is basically a story of conflict between the human and spiritual world and the machine-dominated, impersonal world that could be developing now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"613\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"245\"\u003eA Man Called Peters\u003c\/em\u003e is not an easy book to classify. Some of it is fiction, set partly in the near future; there are also many exciting, factual episodes in which Hayter demonstrates his mastery of crisp, evocative writing. It is a book that challenges many of our ideas and standards, expressing with sincerity and concern the author's feelings about the present trends of Western life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003eAdrian Hayter says: \"Many years ago I wrote the story of a physical adventure, of sailing singlehanded from England via the Red Sea to my home in New Zealand. In that preface I emphasised that the physical adventure was only half the story, that the ship and the sea were only means to an end, and that some day I would have to write the other half 'because a half-truth may do more damage than a lie . . .'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1401\"\u003e\"This book like my previous four is autobiographical, and also a mixture of fact and fiction. I leave each reader to decide, if necessary, which is which; but to me all of it is true. The central character is my friend Peters who I hope will demonstrate what I can only express, that 'something more than total', with the help of which others may succeed where I have failed.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003eJacket Design by Errol McLeary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1475\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Larters Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458979819562,"sku":"034022391X","price":2.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/0247\/8890\/files\/IMG20260611135759.jpg?v=1781157531","url":"https:\/\/www.larterslibrary.com\/products\/a-man-called-peters","provider":"Larters Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}