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  Of Paradise and Power

  America and Europe in the New World Order

  by Robert Kagan

  At a time when relations between the United States and Europe are at their lowest ebb since World War II, this brief but cogent book is essential reading. Robert Kagan, a leading scholar of American foreign policy, forces both sides to see themselves through the eyes of the other. Europe, he argues, has moved beyond power into a self-contained world of laws, rules, and negotiation, while America operates in a... (more)
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  World Megatrends: Towards the Renewal of Humanity

  by Adjiedj Bakas

  "World Megatrends" focuses on the way we will be living in twenty years time. Will we all live together or will we shut ourselves away in ethnic ghettos? Why will Western Europe become known as Eurabia? Who are our future political leaders and why must we all learn Mandarin Chinese? In "World Megatrends", world renowned futurologist, Adjiedj Bakas, focuses on the future of a drastically changed world that has new... (more)
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  Cold steel : Lakshmi Mittal and the multi-billion-dollar battle for a global empire

  by Tim Bouquet

  A compelling account of the biggest corporate takeovers of recent years, and an insight into the life of Lakshmi Mittal, the UK's richest man
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  Bitartean heldu eskutik

  by Kirmen Uribe Urbieta

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  Ultimate EU Test Book Administrator 2011

  by Andras Baneth

  This edition of The Ultimate EU Test Book is designed for candidates for EU ADMINISTRATOR (AD) competitions. It also applies to Linguists and Specialists. A separate edition, The Ultimate EU Test Book A C Assistant edition 2011 is available for AST candidates (ISBN 978-0-9564508-2-1). This new edition is the complete toolkit for tackling EPSO AD exams, and features: PART I: GETTING AN EU JOB n Advice on the EU... (more)
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  Orphan Trilogy: Book 1

  The Ninth Orphan

  by James Morcan, Lance Morcan

  How do you catch a man who is never the same man twice? That is the question posed in The Ninth Orphan, a new release conspiracy thriller novel... An orphan grows up to become an assassin for a highly secretive organization. When he tries to break free and live a normal life, he is hunted by his mentor and father figure, and by a female orphan he spent his childhood with. On the run, the mysterious man's life... (more)
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  Amsterdam

  A Brief History

  by Charles River Editors

  "Amsterdam: A Brief History" presents a comprehensive look at the city’s transformation from a bloodthirsty Empire to a romantic and thriving capital. This compact digital compendium helps you track the diverse forces that shaped the city as we know it. You’ll explore the exciting history behind the city’s major cultural, economic, and architectural mainstays. You’ll also gain valuable insight into groundbreaking... (more)
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  Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction, Third Edition (European Union)

  by John McCormick

  Despite the plethora of textbooks available on the European Union and the wide range of interdisciplinary and non-specialist courses on which it is studied, there has, surprisingly, until now been no single text providing concise coverage of all its major dimensions and implications. Rather than focusing just on the history or the politics or the economics of the EU or on detailed coverage of its institutions... (more)
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  Very Short Introductions: Book 36

  The European Union

  A Very Short Introduction

  by John Pinder

  Over the past few decades, the European Union has seen many great changes. Negotiations for the accession of six new states have begun, and membership, which already covers almost all of Western Europe, will soon extend to most of Central and Eastern Europe. The Union's institutions have been reformed, and its powers may soon reach beyond the economy and the environment into the fields of foreign policy and... (more)
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  EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials

  by P. P. Craig

  This eagerly awaited new edition of the popular EU Law: Text, Cases and Materials. Written by two experts in the field, the book offers the reader and authoritative and comprehensive guide to all aspects of EU law. Though the unique mix of text and cases and materials, the fully revised and updated third edition addresses all recent key developments in legislation, with particular focus on the Treaty of Nice. The... (more)
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  The World We're in

  by Will Hutton

  Widening his perspective from country (examined in previous volume, "The State We're In") to world, Will Hutton calls for Britain and Europe to offer alternatives to the American Way. Under President Bush America has been forthright in its isolationism - until the attack on the World Trade Center - but whatever happens next, it is undoubtedly true that Bush will pursue a policy of America first. Hutton argues for... (more)
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  Megatrends Europe: The Future of a Continent and Its Impact on the World

  by Adjiedj Bakas

  Among these imagined scenarios for the future of Europe is a vision of 2050 in which the European Union has been dismantled; Western Europe has become Islamic and has tied itself economically, politically, and culturally with Northern Africa and Turkey to become Eurabia; and in Middle and Eastern Europe, a New Europe has arisen, where non-Islamic migrants from Western Europe have found salvation. This... (more)
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  This Blessed Plot: Britain and Europe from Churchill to Blair

  by Hugo Young

  With pervasive authority and great wit, an acclaimed historian and biographer creates a compelling and comprehensive narrative of Britain's post-World War II relationship with the rest of Europe.
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  Basque-English English-Basque Dictionary and Phrasebook

  by Joseph Conroy

  Basque is an ancient language still spoken in regions of Northern Spain and Southwestern France--in and around the Pyrenees mountains. The origins of Basque are shrouded in the depths of time. Basque is not related to either Spanish or French, and the language has no apparent living relatives anywhere in the world. This makes Basque a fascinating study of human thought and culture. This book provides the... (more)
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  Shadow Chasers

  by Paul Adam

  British Customs officer, Rob Sullivan, is on secondment to Brussels where a tiny unit from the EU's member states is supposed to tackle all excise duty crime in Europe. Much of his work is either boring or frustrating, but now all his leads seem to result in his witnesses meeting with "accidents".
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  eyes of a boy, lips of a man

  by Nii Ayikwei Parkes

  "eyes of a boy, lips of a man" is Nii’s first individual collection of poetry. A strikingly apt tribute to two apparent opposites; innocence and experience, it is a subtle patchwork of moments of clarity. It is a veil through which you see the things you see everyday again. Differently. ...with the eyes of a boy The tone is sometimes playful (Raindance), sometimes painful (Father), often provocative... (more)
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  The Hangman's Game

  by Karen King-Aribisala

  When a young Guyanese woman sets out to write a historical novel based on the Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823, she is beset by questions about her own African roots. To free her writer's block, she travels to Nigeria to experience her origins first-hand, and she soon finds herself brutally plunged into a world where the distinctions between her life and her fiction are blurred. Rich in tension, dark humor, and... (more)
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  The Foreign Policies of European Union Member States

  This comparative analysis of the foreign policies of European Union member states includes comprehensive coverage of the post-Maastricht period and the three newest members of the EU. In the only comparative study of its kind since 1976, the book analyzes the dual impact of the Maastricht Treaty on the European Union, and the post-Cold War environment on the foreign policy processes of the EU's member states. The... (more)
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  EU Law

  by Josephine Steiner

  EU Law is one of the leading textbooks in this area and covers, in a logical progression, both the institutions of the EU and the substantive law they produce. Students are introduced to the new European Constitution, its aims and the reasons for its negotiation. In addition, a new text design and pedagogical features have been incorporated, including chapter summaries and footnotes, making the text easier to... (more)
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  The Devil Knew Not

  by Bill Newton Dunn