Set before the start of the First World War this moving fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives he meets Alexis Zorba a middle-aged Greek man with a zest for life. Zorba has had a family & many lovers has fought in the Balkan wars has lived & loved
- he is a simple but deep man who lives every moment fully & without shame. As their friendship develops the Englishman is gradually won over transformed & inspired along with the reader.
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Saul David's Zulu: The Heroism & Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879" is a fascinating look at the most controversial & brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. The real story of the Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception dishonour incompetence & dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. But it did not go to plan & there were many political repercussions. Using new material from archives in Britain & South Africa Saul David blows the lid on this most sordid of imperial wars & comes to a number of startling new conclusions. " Saul David's brilliant & magisterial account must now be regarded as the definitive history of the Zulu War". (Frank Mc Lynn " Literary Review"). " This meticulously detailed book.. .give[s] a fully rounded & judicious account of this dismal conflict". (" Guardian"). " Fascinating thrilling convincing.. .reads like a novel". (" Economist"). Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham & the author of several critically acclaimed history books including " The Indian Mutiny: 1857" (shortlisted for the Westminster Medal for Military Literature) " Zulu: The Heroism & Tragedy of the Zulu War of 1879" (a Waterstone's Military History Book of the Year) & most recently " Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire"." ...

The battle of i Sandlwana was the single most destructive incident in the 150-year history of the British colonisation of South Africa. In one bloody day over 800 British troops 500 of their allies & at least 2000 Zulus were killed in a staggering defeat for the British empire. The consequences of the battle echoed brutally across the following decades as Britain took ruthless revenge on the Zulu people. In Zulu Rising" Ian Knight shows that the brutality of the battle was the result of an inevitable clash between two aggressive warrior traditions. For the first time he gives full weight to the Zulu experience & explores the reality of the fighting through the eyes of men who took part on both sides looking into the human heart of this savage conflict. Based on new research including previously unpublished material Zulu oral history & new archaeological evidence from the battlefield this is the definitive account of a battle that has shaped the political fortunes of the Zulu people to this day." ...

The Zulu War of 1879 remains one of the best known British colonial wars & included two battles whose names reverberate through history. At Isandlwana the Zulus inflicted a crushing defeat on the British; the gallant British defence at Rorkes Drift followed & re-established British prestige. Yet as this book shows there was more to the war than this. Six months of brutal fighting followed until the Zulu kingdom was broken up its king imprisoned & the whole structure of the Zulu state destroyed. Years of intemecine strife followed until the British finally annexed Zululand as a colonial possession. ...

This is an essential annual purchase for anyone involved in taxation from individuals through to advisers investors accountants & tax lawyers. The Zurich Tax Handbook 2012 -- 2013provides detailed coverage of the UK tax system & identifies the way that it may affect you or your clients. Up-to-date & user-friendly this book explains the key aspects of taxation providing worked examples checklists definitions & tax-saving hints. ...

This is a sensational thriller about hyper-evolved dinosaurs battling for supremacy on a small Pacific island
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Adam Adlar is alone in an isolated apartment building wondering why his scientist dad hasnt been able to get home for over a week.. . Even he doesnt want to play computer games alone for ever. Z Rex is a living breathing man-eating dinosaur who has been brought to life by Adams dad. He can talk think
- & kill. & he has no idea why hes here. Zed wants answers & Adams dad has them.. . When Adam encounters Z Rex his first thought is to flee. But Z Rex is actually the closest Adam has to a friend in this new & terrifying reality. Can boy & dinosaur work together to defeat the evil forces ranged against them?
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Prehistoric beasts merge with nightmare visions of the future in this thrilling conclusion to the Z. Rex" trilogy. Reunited with the savage unpredictable T. Rex Zed fourteen-year-old Adam must team up with some unlikely allies to battle against villainous scientists & their killer creations. If they do not win the ultimate apocalypse will be unleashed upon humanity..." ...

Nuclear war has devastated America except for the valley where Ann Burden has been living alone for over a year
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Everybody dreams. Thats the problem. Good dreams are sweet. Bad dreams are scary but what happens if the worst sort of nightmares take over? Zac Wonder is about to find out. On the stroke of midnight he is plunged into an extraordinary world on the other side of sleep. Is he still dreaming? Has he gone nuts? Or is he really meant to save us all from vampires werewolves & the dream pirates who threaten to keep us awake forever. ...