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    Peter Bourne

     · 2011

    Powerful and sensitively told, The Deserter is the debut novel from Peter Bourne, exploring the complexities of family and political tensions within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Lev Dubnow, a middle-aged Jewish doctor, returns to Israel after some years away to attend his father's wake. He is shocked and deeply unsettled by what he finds. Taking a trip up through the West Bank, Lev comes face-to-face with the dark, potentially dangerous atmosphere of fear and suspicion that prevails there. After witnessing the daily currency of careless humiliation and intimidation, and after becoming involved in a number of incidents, he is eventually moved to voluntarily provoke a confrontation. And it is one which will have devastating, lasting consequences for him. From Lev's difficult entry into Israel, his meetings with members of his family – each with a different perspective on the Arab-Israeli conflict – through his renewed appraisal of the Jerusalem he once knew, this is a memorable, profound narrative immersed in the complexities of the region.

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    Peter Bourne

     · 2006

    The tutorial questions in this sixth edition cover the latest auditing syllabi of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (Part 1 of the Qualifying Examination) and the Public Accountants' and Auditors' Board (Part 2 of the Qualifying Examination -- Audit specialisation). Hundreds of questions span various topics and are graded into three categories according to their levels of difficulty, in compliance with the South African accounting profession's definition of levels of knowledge: B: Basic (Level 1: Knowledge and comprehension) I: Intermediate (Level 2: Application) A: Advanced (Level 3: Integration). The sequence of questions in each section runs from basic through intermediate to advanced.

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    Peter Bourne

     · 2006

    Torino are one of the world's most dramatic and interesting football clubs. Peter Bourne charts the drama and suspense of the summer of 2005 which saw the death and rebirth of the club, placing it within the context of Torino's rich and tragic history.Torino became the first team to be demoted after gaining promotion, have witnessed the death of star players and in 1949 Italy's greatest ever club side wiped out in an air tragedy. This coupled with the passion and resilience of Torino supporters, the epic and lobsided rivalry with Juventus and with the fact that until 1995, Torino had always been one of Italy's top five clubs.The fall and rise of Torino is also placed into context with the unique nature of sport in Italy, the other significant scandals which shocked and paralysed Italian football during the summer of shame and within the context of Turin, a city preparing nervously for the XX Olympic Winter Games in February 2006.

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