How did Mandela's successor Thabo Mbeki repress debate within the party impose his AIDS denialism on government refuse to criticize Mugabe's rule in Zimbabwe & stop an investigation of a GBP5 billion arms deal that was tainted by allegations of high-level corruption? Feinstein shows how this infamous deal epitomizes all that is rotten at the heart of the ANC. Investigating the payment of up to $200 million worth of bribes he reveals a web of concealment & corruption involving figures at the very highest level of South African politics. With an insider's account of the events surrounding the contentious trial of South Africa's colourful deputy president Jacob Zuma After the Party" is the most important book on South Africa since the end of apartheid." ...

In 1945 Germany was a nation in tatters. Swathes of its population were despairing homeless bombed-out & on the move. Refugees streamed towards the West & soldiers made their way home often scarring the villages they passed through with parting shots of savagery. Politically the country was neutered carved into zones of occupation. While Britain & America were loathe to repeat the crippling reparations demands of the First World War Russia bayed for blood stripping their own zone of everything from rail tracks to lavatory bowls. After the Reich is the first history to give the full picture of Germany's bitter journey to reconstruction. Giles Macdonogh expertly charts the varied experiences of all who found themselves in the German melting pot. His people-focused narrative unveils shocking truths about how people continued to treat each other even outside the confines of war. It is a crucial lesson for our times. ...

The Gulf monarchies (Saudi Arabia & its five smaller neighbours: the United Arab Emirates Kuwait Qatar Oman & Bahrain) have long been governed by highly autocratic & seemingly anachronistic regimes. Yet despite bloody conflicts on their doorsteps fast-growing populations & powerful modernising & globalising forces impacting on their largely conservative societies they have demonstrated remarkable resilience. Obituaries for these traditional monarchies have frequently been penned but even now these absolutist almost medieval entities still appear to pose the same conundrum as before: in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring & the fall of incumbent presidents in Egypt Tunisia & Libya the apparently steadfast Gulf monarchies have at first glance re-affirmed their status as the Middle Easts only real bastions of stability. In this book however noted Gulf expert Christopher Davidson contends that the collapse of these kings emirs & sultans is going to happen & was always going to. While the revolutionary movements in North Africa Syria & Yemen will undeniably serve as important if indirect catalysts for the coming upheaval many of the same socio-economic pressures that were building up in the Arab republics are now also very much present in the Gulf monarchies. It is now no longer a matter of if but when the Wests steadfast allies fall. This is a bold claim to make but Davidson who accurately forecast the economic turmoil that afflicted Dubai in 2009 has an enviable record in diagnosing social & political changes afoot in the region. ...

Percy the Park Keeper helps his animal friends in this engaging story from highly-regarded best-selling author-illustrator Nick Butterworth.

Includes:: a fabulous fold-out poster! A storm is raging outside & Percy the Park Keeper is having a sleepless night. When he gets up the following morning Percy finds that the old oak tree has been blown down. It is a disaster for his animal friends who live there but Percy is soon devising a plan to help his little friends find new homes in the best tree house they have ever seen!

...

When this book begins in the reign of Edward VII Great Britain commands the mightiest empire the world has ever seen. By the time it ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II Britain has emerged victorious from a world war but ruined as a world power. How did Britains power & influence decline? This is one of the questions which A. N. Wilson seeks to answer in his masterly follow-up to The Victorians."" ...

In 1980 at the age of ten Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia & flew to the US as a refugee. She & her eldest brother with whom she escaped left behind their three surviving siblings & her book is alternately heart-wrenching & heart-warming as it follows the parallel lives of Loung & her closest sister Chou during the 15 years it took for them to be reunited. Their two worlds were very different & Loungs depiction of the contrast between her life in the affluent West & that of her sister who navigated her way through landmine-strewn fields & survived raids by the Khmer Rouge is laced with the guilt she feels about being the lucky one. This powerful story helps us to understand what happens when a family is torn apart by politics adversity & war. It is also the compelling & inspirational tale of a remarkable woman. ...

What if you woke up tomorrow & everything had changed? Money is worthless. Your friends are gone. Armed robbers roam the streets. No one is safe. For Matt & his little brother Taco that nightmare is a reality. Their only hope of survival is to escape through the Channel Tunnel. But danger waits on the other side... Stay or go. What would you do? ...

Natascha Mc Elhone was away filming in LA with her two sons & pregnant with her third child when she received news that her beloved husband Martin had died suddenly of a heart attack. Unable to accept this devastating loss she began writing letters to her husband telling him how she felt & how she & her children were adapting to life without him. The result is After You" a triumphant testament to the resilience of the human spirit. It is a profoundly moving tribute to Natascha Mc Elhones three sons whose appetite for life led the author through her darkest moments & to their remarkable father." ...

The Afterlife is Real is the latest book from much-loved paranormal expert Theresa Cheung & is a captivating collection of true stories from people who have glimpsed the next life. Using as evidence first-hand accounts from ordinary people whose lives have been transformed by near death experiences and/or contact with the other side Theresa will answer the big questions that everyone asks at some point in their lives whether or not they are religious/spiritual. What happens when we die? Will we ever see our loved ones again? Is there an afterlife? Is there a heaven? Its aim is to empower readers with the knowledge that there are answers hope & life in the midst of confusion uncertainty & death. Theresa instructs readers in how to look for signs of spirit communication & how near death experiences can inspire & transform lives. It is a powerful & comforting reminder that there is more waiting for us than we see in the here & now. ...

In AFTERLIVES OF THE RICH & FAMOUS renowned psychic Sylvia Browne explains exactly what happens to our spirits when our bodies stop living. She describes what the Other Side is like & how the celebrities that we have lost are coping in the world beyond. She begins with a brief biography of each celebrity which helps lend important context to what is happening to them now in the afterlife. She then shares whatever information the celebrities care to discuss with her. Her insights include their regrets their private thoughts their role in the afterlife details of who they visit on earth & their plans for reincarnation if they have any. It is also fascinating to discover which celebrities strike up friendships & spend time together on the Other Side! Celebrities featured include: Elvis Presley (Princess) Diana Spencer Patrick Swayze Anna Nicole Smith Brittany Murphy Heath Ledger Marilyn Monroe Paul Newman Clark Gable Cary Grant George Harrison Michael Jackson & John Lennon. ...