Salamis tells the story of possibly the greatest naval battle of the ancient world. Involving hundreds of thousands of combatants & well over a thousand triremes
- the ranking naval war engine of the time
- it was the culminating battle in a twenty-year struggle between the Persian Empire & the Greeks. Against all odds
- & with the help of a little treachery, a brilliant strategy & a lucky wind
- the Greeks defeated the Persians, & with it began the rollback of the Persian Empire, & the beginning of the Hellenic imperium. This epic tale is told through the individual stories of twelve characters, six from each side, each of which played a major role in the battle & its aftermath.



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Many companies fail because they get their sales wrong
- probably more than for any other reason, including finance. Companies
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Meet Sally
- well-mannered English rose of twenty-five. A primary school teacher from Highgate, Sally's decided to re-invent herself
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In Vintage Living Texts, teachers & students will find the essential guide to the works of Salman Rushdie. Vintage Living Texts is unique in that it offers an in-depth interview with Salman Rushdie, relating specifically to the texts under discussion. This guide deals with Rushdie's themes, genre & narrative technique, and a close reading of the texts will provide a rich source of ideas forintelligent & inventive ways of approaching the novels. ...

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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