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Beyond the Fall: The Former Soviet Bloc in Transition 1989-1999

1 review
Stephen Duroy

Liaison Agency, 2000

Absolutely beautiful photography
I lived in Moscow for some of the time Anthony photographed there. I saw his exhibit in New York. And I, too, am a photographer. His images capture the time and place beautifully. He makes the ordinary into something special. The prints he made were stunning. I saw the book that day and knew I would get home to Puerto Rico and order it from Amazon

What Happened To My American Dream?: The Quest Of An Immigrant From The Communist Bloc For His American Dream

2 reviews
Stefan Adam

Xlibris Corporation, 2007

A Compelling True-Life Story!
Like THE KITE RUNNER, this novel expertly pulls you into a world that you may not be familiar with - in this case, Communist Romania. The author brings his scenario to vivid life, charting his own journey as he travels from Romania to what he (at first) believes will be a far better life in America. It's at this stage that WHAT HAPPENED TO MY AMERICAN DREAM surprises you, for while the title ...

America's Trade Follies

1 review

Taylor & Francis, 2002

An excellent manifesto supporting true international trade
The author makes a convincing case that the development of large trading blocks actually hinders World trade. As an example, he mentions how the European Community (EC) is a trading block that consists in a protectionist fortress that hinders free trade with trading partners outside the EC. The advent of the EC, and the growing trade U.S. deficit has lead government officials to respond by ...

West-Bloc Dissident: A Cold War Political Memoir

5 reviews
William Blum

Soft Skull Press, 2001

Cursed with a social conscience
This book relates the Homeric battle, not between the few and the many, but between the few powerful (who are in control of Imperialist America) and one individual (the author). Nearly all his fellow travellers left the noble cause. But he persisted and brought us such important and extremely revealing and painful books as 'Killing Hope' and 'Rogue State'. More, he is amazed that some fellow ...

The Dimensions Of Regional Trade Integration In Southeast Asia (Series on International Law and Development)

1 review
Zakir Hafez

Transnational Publishers, 2004

The Most In-Depth and Fresh Look Yet
This book is by far the most in-depth and fresh look at regional trade in Southeast Asia. I was pleasantly surprised by the innovative perspective this author has on regional trade and have ordered several copies for my law firm. Highly recommended!!!

Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion: The Making of a President, 1884

5 reviews
Mark Wahlgren Summers

The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

LONG OVERDUE DEPICTION OF A FORGOTTEN PERIOD IN U.S. HISTORY
The last half of the 19th century is a period that the historians generally give short shrift to. They dutifully plow through it in the obligatory chapter in their rush to get from the Civil War to Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, and the Progressive Era. The campaign of Grover Cleveland against James Blaine for the presidency in 1884 is just about forgotten. This is too bad because what with the ...

Tha Bloc: Words, Photographs and Baltimore City in Black White and Gray

3 reviews
T.P. Luce

Obie Joe Media, LLC, 2004

unusual combination of known and new images
"thaBloc"is one of those rare statements by an artist who lives the life he documented, yet is careful enough to apply rigorious standards of observation to make this book an extraordinary look at one neighborhood. The poems and photographs build a rhythmical case against the things that mess with the lives of those who live on the block. True, some of the photographs could remind you of all ...

A Cold War in the Soviet Bloc: Polish-East German Relations, 1945-1962

1 review
Sheldon Anderson

Westview Press, 2000

A useful book
An excellent book: clearly written, packed with information, and unbiased so far as I can see. German-Polish relations have shaped much of modern European history, and the author shows that in spite of communist controls, old attitudes played the first fiddle in the relations between the two countries.

Is Japan creating a yen bloc in East Asia and the Pacific? (Center for International and Development ...

1 review
Jeffrey A Frankel

University of California at Berkeley, Dept. of Economics, 1993

Diana: Assassination of a Goddess
Finally, the definative volume on the murders of Lady Diana Spencer and Dodi al Fayed. Documentary filmmaker and psychologist Cohen unearths data that is non pareil in the Diana assassination genre. I dog-earred and highlighted nuggets on every other page. The obscure and arcane data flies fast and furiously as one races from one fascinating aspect of the crime to the next. Also included are ...

Undermining the Kremlin: America's Strategy to Subvert the Soviet Bloc, 1947-1956

2 reviews
Gregory Mitrovich

Cornell University Press, 2000

Cold War revelations
This is a first-rate and very, very well researched examination of a dangerous period in U.S history. Through recently declassified materials, the author sheds a bright light on U.S. policies and covert actions, clearly documenting that America's intelligence agencies acted under the authority of policymakers at the highest levels. A must read for scholars and intelligence practitioners.

Dissolution: Sovereignty and the Breakup of the Soviet Union (Soviet Bloc and After)

1 review
Edward W. Walker

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003

Short and insightful
The question that Edward Walker addresses in this short book is not why the Soviet Union broke up - but rather why it broke up in the way it did. Why were all 15 of the Union republics recognized as independent states in 1990-1991, while none of the other regions of the country were - even if they managed to attain de facto independence through force of arms (e.g., Abkhazia, Transdniestria, ...

Writers Bloc II (Writers Bloc)

1 review
Multiple Authors

Mystic Publishers, 2008

PLEASED TO BE A PART OF IT!
A Corpse in the SoupA Corpse in the Soup I am proud to be a member of the Henderson Writer's Group, and one of the contributing authors to Writers' Bloc II. This is a wonderful collection of stories in all genres... fiction and non-fiction... from a group of talented writers. Short story anthologies are the solution when you want a quick read, don't want to have to remember what happened in ...

Rotten Foundations: The Conceptual Basis of the Marxist-Leninist Regimes of East Germany and Other Countries ...

1 review
Peter W. Sperlich

Praeger Publishers, 2002

Rotten Foundations Review
This well-written book is a superb portrait of the ideological foundations of communist regimes, particularly of the former East Germany. It includes a detailed analysis of East Germany's "legitimating" ideology, and an explication why this ideology ultimately failed to legitimate and to save the regime. This first of a series of three volumes presents a comprehensive critique of ...

The Gush: Center of Modern Religious Zionism

1 review
David Morrison

Gefen Books, 2003

Recommendable
The title of the book is misleading. This is a book about people, people you would have liked to have as your friends. You don't have to be a Jew to read this book. You can be an atheist, a Hindu, a Muslim or a Christian (like me) to appreciate it. This is an amazing book, and highly recommendable.

Regional Trading Blocs in the Global Economy: The Eu and Asean (Elgar Monographs)

1 review
May T. Yeung, Nicholas Perdikis, ...

Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999

Regional Trading blocks kicks some serious trading bloc butt
This is an amazing book. I could not put it down. If you are going to read only one book on trading Blocs....make it this one. Well written with a unique prose style and an easy to read font, it will make you laugh, it will make you cry, but most it will touch you in a way that few economics books can. It truly is an enjoyable read, and will make you an expert on the subject at hand. Get it, read ...

The Brazilian Empire: Myths and Histories

1 review
Emilia Viotti da Costa

The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

A Revisionist History that's a Primer too!
The title says it all. The book is concise and informative as da Costa refutes long-held views about Brazilian history by focusing, largely, on the ruling classes. While this is an interesting and controversial way to do history with the primacy of subaltern studies in historical research, da Costa's microscopic focus on the elite left something to be desired. We want to hear the voices of the ...

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

19 reviews
Stephanie Elizondo Griest

Villard, 2004

A "coming of age story" sounds just way too cliched for this hombre...lo siento...
Ay, caramba! AROUND THE BLOC is more than a coming of age story, dear Readers. The following is a laundry list of what you're genuinely missing when you ascribe such facile titles to this amazing little read: 1) The wonderful (and many) impactful lines of prose that emanate from the pen of someone so young, yet with so much on the ball (at the time of writing, that is -- the "young" ...

Trade Blocs?: The Future of Regional Integration

1 review

Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1994

Trade Blocks
Regionalism has gained a new prominence with the creation of the NAFTA and APEC and the enlargement and deepening of the EC. Divergent views fuel the debate over whether regional integration is beneficial and whether it advances or slows global integration through GATT. Trade Blocs? sets forth the latest thinking [circa 1994] about regionalism. Alasdair Smith summarizes strategic trade theory ...

NATO's future role in Europe: Toward a more political alliance in a stable "1 1/2 bloc" system

1 review
Richard L Kugler

Rand, 1990

simply captivating
I was turned on to Kugler by his brother-in-law, a co-worker and colleague of mine at the Deming, Parker Law Firm in Georgia. 1 1/2 bloc's? Whodda thunk it?

Our Dream Was Canada: Two Suitcases, Children and a Dog

1 review
Eva Zidek

Trafford Publishing, 2006

Super account of the hardships and triumphs of some very resourceful immigrants!
I just finished this book in Czech, so can't comment on the English translation. I truly enjoyed Zidek's book and couldn't put it down for the 2 days it took me to read it. I was hugely impressed by Zidek's engaging writing (she is a forester by training), by her drive and optimism, and by her family's resilience and resourcefulness during some very difficult times. Despairing over the political ...

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