Azerbaijan Industrial and Business Directory (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library)

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Export-import opportunities, local industrial companies, government and business contacts, strategic and practical information for conducting business and more. . .

Russian Advertising Directory (Russia Investment and Business Library)

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Russian Defense Industry Directory (Us Governmen Agencies Business Library)

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Russian Electronic and Telecommunications Equipment Producers Directory (Us Governmen Agencies Business Library)

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Russian Gold Mining and Mining Industry Directory (Us Governmen Agencies Business Library)

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Russian Leather Fur and Tanning Industry Directory (Us Governmen Agencies Business Library)

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Russian Mass Media Directory (Us Governmen Agencies Business Library)

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Russian Universities & Colleges Directory (World Business, Investment and Government Library)

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USA International Business Publications
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RUSSIAN TELECOMMUNICATION DIRECTORY (Russia Investment and Business Library)

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RUSSIAN TELECOMMUNICATION DIRECTORY (Russia Investment and Business Library)
Igor Oleynik
Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
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ASIN: B00005R7PC
Release Date: 2006-01-01

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Strategic info for conducting business, products, contacts

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Detailed description of regulations for registering and operating a business in Russia

RUSSIAN TRADE DIRECTORY (Russia Investment and Business Library)

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Igor Oleynik
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ASIN: B00005R7PD
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Over 1,000 non-profit organizations, professional, human rights, foreign policy, business, religious, and other associations

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New Jersey's diverse habitat is home to more than 800 species of wildlife, ranging from black bears to treefrogs. This handy guidebook identifies 85 of the state's best wildlife viewing sites in some of the most unique natural areas in New Jersey. Especially featured are wildlife diversity tours, encouraging multi-day excursions to some of the state's least developed areas.

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Since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, East Asia has implemented a number of initiatives designed to strengthen monetary and financial cooperation. One such initiative is the ASEAN+3 Information Exchange and Policy Dialogue, which includes development of early warning systems (EWS) for financial crises. This book analyzes the current understanding of the causes of currency and banking crises, describes recent progress in developing and applying EWS models, reviews methodolgical issues, assesses the predictive power of EWS models and also highlights areas where further research is required to make these models more effective tools for policy analysis.

Early Warning Systems of Financial Crises: Applications to East Asia

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Early Warning Systems of Financial Crises: Applications to East Asia

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ASIN: 9715615147

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In the wake of currency and banking crises in Latin America, Europe, and Asia, these articles provide a regional early warning system prototype designed to anticipate emerging macroeconomic, financial, and corporate sector vulnerabilities. Current theories and practices in the banking world are reviewed and analyzed with an eye toward which economic variables and indicators must be monitored to prevent further crises. The current banking and currency situations in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand are examined and current thinking on how these countries can prevent currency and banking crises is detailed.

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Poor George III. Americans think of him as a tyrant whose unjust taxes provoked their revolution. Moviegoers envision a nightshirt-clad lunatic running through the palace halls in The Madness of King George. The handsome, gracious, conscientious young man of 22 who mounted the throne in 1760 may well be a revelation to many readers of Christopher Hibbert's elegant new biography. At 75, Hibbert is the dean of popular British historians and the author of more than 30 books spanning five centuries of European life; his experience enables him to convey prodigious research with the lightest of touches in his intimate account, which focuses on the king's personal character. Though Hibbert capably covers the period's political events and shows George to be a hardworking constitutional monarch, he prefers to direct our attention to the loving husband, devoted (though sometimes domineering) father, hearty appreciator of (very conventional) fine art, knowledgeable patron of literature, and avid all-around reader whose interests ranged from architecture to agriculture. This affectionate portrait makes it all the more distressing when George's bouts of madness (the result of a hereditary metabolic disease) begin in 1788 and permanently incapacitate him long before his death in 1820. Old-fashioned narrative biography doesn't get much better than this. --Wendy Smith

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A radical reassessment of King George III from the lively and prolific pen of a master

Rather than reaffirming King George III's reputation as, alternately, a tyrant, a country bumpkin, and a lunatic, Christopher Hibbert portrays him not only as a competent ruler during most of his reign but also as a patron of the arts and sciences, a man of wit and intelligence who greatly enhanced the reputation of the British monarchy until he was stricken with a rare hereditary disease.

Teeming with court machinations, sexual intrigues, and familial conflicts, George III opens a window on the tumultuous, rambunctious, revolutionary eighteenth century. It is sure to alter our understanding of this fascinating, complex, and very human king who so strongly shaped England's -and America's-destiny.

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Worth Reading.......2007-10-10

Who was the English King at the time of The American Revolution? I dunno!!! Well, now I do know and, furthermore, I now know something about his private and public life before and after The American Revolution. He reigned for over 50 years and the last years of his reign were about 200 "short" years ago. One thing that impressed me was the sorry state of "the medical art" even in those days. Taking blood from sick people was supposed to cure them. Giving arsenic was supposed to cure certain ailments. Today, we are way ahead of these primitive practices....all we do is give medicines that are "poison" such as depression medication and cold medicine and "antibiotics" for viruses which have no effect.....and doctors do unnecessary surgeries frequently so they can get money from the naive and trusting patients. But, that's another story and another book! Read about King George 3rd; you'll find it interesting. Boland7214@aol

Full of primary sources and information.......2007-09-25

I used this book extensively for a research paper I wrote on George III. This book does a great job at dispelling the myths about George III and his character.

Huzza! For Old George.......2007-01-31

Christopher Hibbert is one of those historians that seems to write about everything. Peter Gay is another that comes to mind. Hibbert provides us a very readale account of George's life. The early years are a bit confusing keeping track of the lineage and order of succession in the Royal family. Many biographies of monarchs suffer from this problem because there are so many family connections to keep track of. Once we get past this point and the young george becomes king, the book starts to pick up.

What becomes apparent is that George III was extremely fare and decent man for his time. We should have such politicians today with this kind of integrity! The emphsasis in this bio is on George's private life. His dealings with his German Queen Charlotte, his son and sucessor the future George IV, who was a continual source of stress for him. The chapters on his dealings with the colonies provided a much less bias account than one normally hears from most US historians. The King was willing to come to any reasonable settlement short of independence. This book shows how he tried to grapple with the American problem, but that it just got out of control.

His dealings with the various parliamentry governments provides a classic example of how personalities shape governments. Petty likes and dislikes lead to complete policies that are often inane. Still, the British people stuck by their old George, espesically when the excesses of the French Revolution became known.

The book gives a good account of some of the other Royals, including George IV, the Duke of York, etc. Most come across as aristocratic fopps and losers, but some manage to have some merit. Over all a great book which chronicles both the life and times of Georgian England. The life of George III was indeed that of England in its heyday. A great read for the time and persoanlities concerned.

A Biography of America's Last King.......2007-01-12

This very well-written and researched book provides a wealth of detail on the life of Britain's King George III and his family.

The last British king of the American colonies, George III directed the ill-advised war against his independence-minded colonies. Long and terribly destructive, the war saw the defeat of George's armies and navies in North America. Still, having spent eight years fighting the Americans, the King quickly decided to lay the foundations of a lasting peace and friendship between the two countries.

Hibbert depicts King George as a constitutionally-minded monarch and a competent ruler. Initially detested by his people, he ended his life and reign greatly loved. Certainly his greatest challenges revolved around his large and dysfunctional family and his fight with porphyria and insanity.

"George III" is a scholarly work. Though not an easy read, it is an interesting one!

18centworth.......2005-10-15

Nice overview of the times. The fact that George III was just as determined to maintain the credibility of the British empire as that other George was at finding a way to separate from it. A renewal of the more believable story of 'mad king george'.

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George III: A Personal History
Christopher Hibbert
Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Christopher HIBBERT
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Recollections and reflections, personal and political,: As connected with public affairs, during the reign of George III,

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Recollections and reflections, personal and political,: As connected with public affairs, during the reign of George III,
John Nicholls
Manufacturer: H.C. Carey and I. Lea
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George III A Personal History

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George III: a Personal History.
Christopher. Hibbert
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
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ASIN: B000OJ7YOC

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Between 1892 and the early 1950s, nearly 15 million people streamed through Ellis Island in search of a new life. Here are the stories of those extraordinary immigrants, largely in their own poignant words. Coming primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, and from widely diverse backgrounds, the émigrés represented in this remarkable volume recount their adventures with dignity, wit, and unflagging honesty. Among the dozens of unforgettable narrators you'll meet are a Greek boy who, forced into the Turkish Army, escaped to the U.S. with the help of the Russian Orthodox Church; a young Polish girl who made the harrowing journey only to have to flee a "white slaver"; and a Czech woman who fooled doctors into letting her travel despite being eight months pregnant.

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Immigration to the land of milk and honey.......2006-06-03

This is the best historical accounting of immigration to the United States. For those Americans who feel victimized by whatever issues that afflict them and by not feeling that they are in the land of opportunity and freedom, they can try and immigrate to another country... Mexico, China, Canada, Africa and see what golden opportunities are available to immigrants. The Great Immigration between the late 1800's and the early 1900's brought people who wanted a better life without persecution and ultimately death by the Germans and the Russians who were not necessarily of Jewish descent. The immigrants went to great hardship and loss to come to our great country and work for a better life and live in our land of "milk and honey."

I loved this book and would highly recommend it as required reading for all high school students, college students and ALL Americans.

A candid look.......2004-06-02

The period from roughly 1880 to 1925 witnessed the greatest movement of people from one continent to another. Millions upon millions, mostly from Russia and southern and eastern Europe hoped to make a new beginning in the only country that held out that hope: America. And millions of them entered the United States through Ellis Island. There have been hundreds of books on this subject but few very recount the exact words of those who experienced this exodus. "Island of Hope, Island of Tears"
by David M. Brownstone is one of the few to use these primary resources. Much of the material has been seen before, scattered across the pages of other books about the great immigration experience, but I can't think of any one book that put all of it together in one place.

Part of what's unique about this book is its candor in revealing how many immigrants were mortally disappointed by the promise of America which never materialized. Another distinguishing feature is the presentation of just about every reason that these people fled their homes and what they expected to find here. Their responses are just as varied as the numbers of small towns from which they'd left. Lastly, of course, is the lucid descriptions of what these people endured during their voyages and the frightful experience and suspense that awaited them at Ellis Island, that old munitions dump by the Statue of Liberty.

This is an endearing while also harsh look at an episode in American--and world--history that will doubtfully ever happen again.

Passage to Heaven or Return to Hell.......2001-01-02

Millions of immigrants traveled by sea to America in search of a better life than the one they left behind in their old country. They were escaping from poverty, famine, persecution, and conscription. They sought jobs, freedom, and adventure. In Island of Hope, Island of Tears by David M. Brownstone, Irene M. Franck, and Douglass Brownstone, the history of Ellis Island comes to life through stories told by immigrants and the workers in their own words. This book explores the reasons why people left their home countries and the special role that Ellis Island played in their journey. The authors attempt to answer many questions that surround the peak years of immigration. They approach the subject with facts and personal anecdotes from interviews with people who passed through Ellis Island. The results present a surprising variation in the recounting of tales. No two immigrants recollect an identical experience, even in the same family. Why did they leave? Stella Jedryka left Poland in fear of the Russian soldiers. "We couldn't stand the Russian people-soldiers. We were running away from them" (28). What countries did they come from? "I was born in what is now Czechoslovakia-it was Bohemia in those days" (34) stated Charles Bartunek about the area near Prague in 1913. What did they expect to find? Esther Almgren from Sweden said, "I figured you're going to be picking gold out of the mountains, everybody thought America had no work..." (102). Was America what they had hoped for? "Between 1908 and 1923, fifty or more people returned for every one hundred immigrants that arrived for many nationalities..." (57/58). Some people left in search of adventure and some out of fear. Most were in third-class steerage accommodations and were seasick after they left they port. Still others loved the trip and the food, mostly pickled herring. Some hauled prized possessions with them, like feather beds, while others wore only the clothes on their backs. Many came bearing gifts for relatives in the United States, anything from sausage to whiskey. There were immigrants who stole across guarded borders at night and a few who went in better accommodations on first or second class. Travelers were often promised a short comfortable trip by shipping lines but often found themselves for "two to four weeks in an unseaworthy bucket" (117). Teenagers fared the best, having an optimistic outlook and fewer family responsibilities to harden them, but the newcomers represented all ages. If you are one of the four out of ten Americans who can trace their family back to Ellis Island, you will enjoy this book and perhaps find a story that sounds like your own heritage. Brownstone and Franck illustrate the rough beginning for these important Americans who took risks and paved the way for many of us who enjoy our lives today.

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A unique compilation of Sex Pistols photographs, most of which haven't been seen before in the U.S.

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great historical record of a short and unforgettable career.......2001-04-10

Damn, I never saw a Sex Pistols show - they had such a short, but certainly unforgettable career.

But this well done book is the next best thing to being there. Great photos from the early days in London and the infamous US tour are included together with groupie shots and record label exec shots. The photos include both color as well as black and white. Somehow, the almost dreamlike B&W shots seem to capture the essence of the dark clubs and the punk scene in a different way than color photography, so the inclusion of both enhances the book. The text and captions are good, adding value without drawing too much away from photos that speak for themselves of a band that created their own rules.

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A brutally honest memoir of adolescence in the Warsaw ghetto and coming to terms with the memories years later

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