Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. As Mark Kurlansky so brilliantly relates here, salt has shaped civilisation from the beginning, & its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of mankind. Wars have been fought over salt &, while salt taxes secured empires across Europe & Asia, they have also inspired revolution
- Gandhi's salt march in 1930 began the overthrow of British rule in India. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, Mark Kurlansky has produced a kaleidoscope of world history, a multilayered masterpiece that blends political, commercial, scientific, religious & culinary records into a rich & memorable tale
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The Salutation to the Sun dates back to Vedic times & is therefore three to six thousand years old; although the exact date remains unknown. In ancient India yoga exercises, breathing techniques & body contol were extensively practised in many ashrans. The Salutation to the Sun arose from these yoga postures & techniques.

In this book, learn how the Salutation consists of a number of movements which flow into each other & together, form a self-contained whole.
- The exercise influences every part of the body including the nervous system, the circulation & respiration.
- The back & pelvis can become supple again &, in time, the joints become stronger & more flexible.
- The blood circulation in the abdominal cavity improves & the intestines are activated, thus eliminating constipation.
- Muscular stiffness in the shoulder & neck disappears.

Join thousands of people who enjoy this natural, exhilarating exercise on a variety of levels of competence, fitness & persistence. Equipment & accessories are not needed & you are only asked that you spend as much or as little time as you can spare.

By participating you will soon begin to experience the return of your vigour & dynamism.









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The far north of Engl&, one hundred years in the future, the Gulf stream has ceased: Quinn has been appointed by the government to conduct an audit on a remote area of land designated for a brand new model town. As Quinn arrives to greet the local developer, the surveillance cameras spin into overdrive, & soon he is immersed in a quagmire of corruption that will put his integrity to the ultimate test.

He meets Owen, a suicidal farmer whose every last pig, chicken, & sheep has been culled. & Winston, a former journalist & alcoholic with a gallery of incriminating photos of rising water below the site; & Pollard, the local Man of God whose faith is for sale. But it is Anna, Quinn

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The far north of Engl&, several decades into the future, the Gulf stream has ceased: Quinn has been appointed by the government to conduct an audit on a remote area of land designated for a brand new model town. As Quinn arrives to greet the local developer, the surveillance cameras spin into overdrive, & soon he is immersed in a quagmire of corruption that will put his integrity to the ultimate test.

He meets Owen, a suicidal farmer whose every last pig, chicken, & sheep has been culled. & Winston, a former journalist & alcoholic with a gallery of incriminating photos of rising water below the site; & Pollard, the local Man of God whose faith is for sale. But it is Anna, Quinn

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At 44 Susan Duncan appeared to have it all. Editor of two top-selling women's magazines, a happy marriage, a jetsetting lifestyle covering stories from New York to Greenl&, the world was her oyster. But when her beloved husband & brother die within three days of each other, her glittering life shatters. In shock, she zips on her work face, climbs back into her high heels & soldiers on
- until one morning eighteen months later, when she simply can't get out of bed. Heartbreaking, funny & searingly honest, Salvation Creek is the story of a woman who found the courage not only to begin again but to beat the odds in her own battle for survival & find a new life
- & love
- in a tiny waterside idyll cut off from the outside world.

Combining all the sweeping, rollercoaster style of a bestselling novel with the very best
- & most inspiring
- human interest story, Salvation Creek is a tour-de-force that will stay with the reader long after she has turned the last page.






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Not-so-fresh off the tramp steamer from America, Sam Shotter settles in the sleepy suburb of Valley Fields. His pastoral peace is short-lived, however, when Soapy Molloy, Dolly the Dip, & Chimp Twist arrive on the scene looking for two million dollars they seem to have mislaid in the vicinity. Not only does Sam discover he's living right bang next door to the girl of his dreams, but he's sitting, rather embarrassingly, on a goldmine. Some rather superior sleuthing will be required. ...

Twenty years ago, West Bromwich Albion had the most exciting team in English football. At its heart were Laurie Cunningham, Cyrille Regis & Brendon Batson, threee players not only spearheading Albion's championship challenge, but simultaneously showing that black Britons had a role to play in our national game. Regis & Cunningham played for Engl&, Cunningham was among the first wave of English footballers to play abroad, smashing more barriers when he signed for Franco's beloved Real Madrid. Though Cunnningham's life ws tragically cut short, Regis & Batson have continued to break new ground, Regis as a coach, Batson as an administrator with the PFA. Their journey through the national game has been inspirational, illustrating the folly of prejudice at every turn, offering role models for the likes of Ian Wright to emulate. While Regis & Batson have prospered, their sporting home has floundered. From the high watermark of the early 1980s when Albion, Villa, Wolves & Birmingham all occupied the top flight, the subsequent years have seen West Midlands football in turmoil, as Liverpool, London, Manchester & Tyneside have enjoyed success. How could such a hotbed of the game fall from grace so quickly & for so long? ...

When Gerard Houllier took over as manager of Liverpool FC in 1999, his quest was to bring glory back to Anfield. His prime concern lay with strengthening his defence & to this end he made what is arguably one of his finest signings. Houllier targeted Sami Hyypia, a relatively unknown player who was at the time captain of the Dutch team Willem II. This candid biography focuses on Hyypia's eventful journey from the Finnish village of Voikkaa to the heights of the English Premiership, where he has become the inspirational leader of the Liverpool team. It charts his life from childhood & documents his astonishing rise in the game, from youth teams to Finnish senior sides Pallo-Peikot, KUMU & My Pa
- as well as his international career
- before moving on to his years in Holland & England playing for Willem II & Liverpool respectively. Hyypia reflects on past games in which he competed against the likes of Batistuta, Rivaldo, Van Nistelrooy & Henry, & recalls the Liverpool derbies in which he's played. He also shares his thoughts on the Reds' 2001 UEFA Cup campaign, in which they defeated the mighty Barcelona in the semi-finals before going on the defeat Deportivo Alaves 5-4 in the final to clinch the coveted trophy. In 2001-02 season, during which the team had to contend with the serious illness of their manager, Hyypia led them to the quarter-finals of the Champions League & second place in the Premiership. Then, in season 2002-03, Liverpool won the Worthington Cup & narrowly missed out on a Champions League place. Featuring exclusive contributions from numerous former & current.......

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With her bestseller, Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep, Siba Shakib drew attention to the distressing situation of Afghan women. Taking up this theme again, she now tells a wonderful story of love & courage, & of a remarkable woman who finds her own path in life. When the young girl, Samira, is born, her father
- a brave commander fighting in the mountainous land of Afghanistan
- decides to bring her up as a boy known as Samir. Soon the fact that Samir is really a girl has been forgotten. Samir learns to fight, ride & shoot, & when her father is killed, she becomes head of the family. However, as an adult, Samir's love for the friend of her youth forces her to confess the truth. She wants to live as Bashir's wife but in return she must reveal her female identity &, in so doing, give up her freedom. Samira follows her heart but she hates wearing the veil. Eventually the torment is too great & Samira realises there has to be a third way for her
- the way of a self-confident woman who bravely takes charge of her own life...


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