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William Stueck is Distinguished Research Professor of History at the University of Georgia and the author of several books, including The Korean War: An International History (Princeton).
Fought on what to Westerners was a remote peninsula in northeast Asia, the Korean War was a defining moment of the Cold War. It militarized a conflict that previously had been largely political and economic. And it solidified a series of divisions--of Korea into...
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Walter Mattli is professor of international political economy and a fellow of St. John's College, University of Oxford. His books include The New Global Rulers: The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy and The Politics of Global Regulation (both Princeton). He lives in Oxford, England.
An exposé of fragmented trading platforms, poor governance, and exploitative practices in today's capital markets
Capital markets have undergone a dramatic...
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"Winner of the 2014 Best Book Award, Migration and Citizenship Section of the American Political Science Association" Martin Ruhs is associate professor of political economy at the University of Oxford, where he is also director of studies in economics at the Department for Continuing Education; senior researcher at the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society; and a fellow of Kellogg College.
Many low-income countries and development organizations...
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Noah Pickus is Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. He teaches at Sanford Institute of Public Policy and is the editor of Immigration and Citizenship in the 21st Century.
True Faith and Allegiance is a provocative account of nationalism and the politics of turning immigrants into citizens and Americans. Noah Pickus offers an alternative to the wild swings between emotionally fraught positions on immigration...
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Un mystérieux message mène Flo, Elsa et Max dans des aventures inattendues!
D'o vient ce mystérieux message collé sur le parapluie de Flo, à son retour du collège? Intriguée, elle se confie à son amie Elsa. Toutes les deux décident d'en parler à Max, un passionné des codes secrets. Lui seul peut les aider! En un éclair, l'énigme est résolue cependant une question demeure: s'agit-il d'un simple jeu ou d'une histoire sérieuse? Les jours...
18826) Maxi the Little Taxi
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He's little! He's cute! But he's getting all dirty! This warm, charming story perfectly captures all the ups and downs of a busy little taxi's first day on the job!
It's Maxi the Taxi's first day of work. What fun it is to zip and zoom all around the town!SPLASH go the mud puddles!PLIPPITY-PLOP drips the ice cream and mustard from sticky little fingers!Soon Maxi becomes so grimy and gooey that no one wants to ride with him.Who will help this dirty...
18827) Why We Left the Left: Personal Stories by Leftists/Liberals Who Evolved to Embrace Libertarianism
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One political question intrigues almost everyone who studies, participates, or is interested in politics: "Why do people identify with a certain ideology and/or political party?" Numerous scholarly and popular books examine political ideology/party identification and why certain ideologies attract certain individuals. This book examines that question in two separate, yet joined phases. Why do people initially identify with the Left/liberalism and...
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Marnia Lazreg is professor of sociology at the Graduate Center and Hunter College, City University of New York. Her books include The Eloquence of Silence: Algerian Women in Question and Torture and the Twilight of Empire: From Algiers to Baghdad (Princeton).
Why Muslim women should not wear the veil
Across much of the world today, Muslim women of all ages are increasingly choosing to wear the veil. Is this trend a sign of rising piety or a way...
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"A useful and a wonderful resource whether you grow on a balcony, rooftop or in the ground." -Yolanda Burrell, owner of Pollinate Farm and Garden Supply
Once a fringe topic, permaculture is moving to the mainstream as organic gardeners discover the wisdom of a simple system that emphasizes the simple idea that by taking care of the earth, the earth takes care of you. The Vegetable Gardener's Guide to Permaculture is for home gardeners of every...
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"Honorable Mention for the 2012 Green Book Festival, General Non-Fiction" "A New Jersey Council for the Humanities Book Honor Award for 2012" Melissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics and a faculty member of the Program in Classical Philosophy at Princeton University. She is also the 50th Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College. Her books include The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter (Princeton)...
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"Winner of the 2000 Best Book Award, Urban Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"
Jeffrey R. Henig is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Washington Area Studies at George Washington University. His books include Rethinking School Choice (Princeton). Richard C. Hula is Professor of Political Science and Urban Affairs at Michigan State University and is the author of Market-Based Public Policy and...
18832) The Unintended
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Fate? Free-will? When Aleria Hayes gets swept into the world of the Watchers, will it be the end of the world? "This novel takes the vampire mythos to a whole new level…with a surprise twist that will blow you away." ★★★★★-Top 500 Amazon Review
After breaking up with her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Aleria "Ali" Hayes finally feels liberated. Unfortunately, her ex's buddies are not making it easy on her. When his friends harass her one...
18833) The Karev Brothers
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Her Ruthless Russian
Born into a Russian Mafia family, Vlad Karev is no stranger to violence…but this time it's personal. Someone has murdered his father and Vlad can't rest until he finds the killer. When the trail leads to an art gallery, Vlad wants to dig deeper, but he needs help from the owner's daughter. The pretty redhead is far too innocent for a man like Vlad, but he'll do what it takes to get the information he needs. His obligations are...
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E.D.G.E. Security is a covert international organization that handles jobs most governments won't. The operators are the elite of the elite, soldiers and spies, chosen for their skills and secrecy, and their ability to go beyond the edge.Book 4: Edge of the SeasonEx-hacker, Danielle Everett and her Navy SEAL boyfriend Jake 'College' Harrison have worked together at EDGE Security, the covert international organization for the last year. It's been one...
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"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year" Bruce J. Dickson is professor of political science and international affairs and chair of the Department of Political Science at George Washington University. His many books include The Dictator's Dilemma and Allies of the State. He lives in Vienna, Virginia.
How the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people
Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party...
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A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION
"A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple." -Barack Obama
"Haunting . . . Beautifully written." -The New York...
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Ronald Findlay is the Ragnar Nurkse Professor of Economics at Columbia University. He is the author of Factor Proportions, Trade, and Growthand Trade, Development, and Political Economy. Kevin H. O'Rourke is professor of economics at Trinity College, Dublin. He is the coauthor of Globalization and History.
International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists and general readers that...
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Melissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics and a faculty member of the Program in Classical Philosophy at Princeton University. She is also the 50th Professor of Rhetoric at Gresham College. Her books include Eco-Republic: What the Ancients Can Teach Us about Ethics, Virtue, and Sustainable Living (Princeton) and Method and Politics in Plato's "Statesman."
A lively and accessible introduction to the Greek and Roman origins of our political...
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"Winner of the 2000 James S. Donnelly Sr. Prize for Best Book on Irish History or Social Studies" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1999" Cormac Ó Gráda is Professor of Economics at University College, Dublin. His most recent works include Ireland: A New Economic History and A Rocky Road: The Irish Economy since the 1920s.
Here Ireland's premier economic historian and one of the leading authorities on the Great Irish Famine examines...
18840) The Mind's I
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The Mind's I looks into the life of an anonymous college student as he recounts his experiences during a semester abroad in Europe. He crosses the Atlantic, lands in England, and immediately heads to Amsterdam. He ogles hobos and hookers, gets depressed at Anne Frank's house, smokes Pot, then turns Schizo at the Van Gogh Museum. Initial exploration over, he travels to Prague, Czech Republic, his new home base for the school semester. He takes in the...
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