Nuevos Principios de Comercio Internacional
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    Nuevos Principios de Comercio Internacional
    Carlos Ledesma
    Manufacturer: Macchi Grupo Editor
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    Nuevos Principios y Fundamentos del Comercio Internacional E Intercultural
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      Nuevos Principios y Fundamentos del Comercio Internacional E Intercultural
      Carlos Ledesma
      Manufacturer: Osmar D. Buyatti
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      Comentario a los principios de Unidroit para los contratos del comercio internacional (Coleccion Monografias Aranzadi)
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        Comentario a los principios de Unidroit para los contratos del comercio internacional (Coleccion Monografias Aranzadi)

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        Principios de Comercio Internacional
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          Principios de Comercio Internacional
          Carlos Ledesma
          Manufacturer: Macchi Grupo Editor
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          ASIN: 9505372035

          Oz Clarke's Wine Companion: Burgundy Guide : Fold Out Map (Oz Clarke's Wine Companions)
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            Oz Clarke's Wine Companion: Burgundy Guide : Fold Out Map (Oz Clarke's Wine Companions)
            Clive Coates
            Manufacturer: DeAgostini Editions
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            ASIN: 1862120374
            The Companion Guide to Burgundy (Companion Guides)
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            The Companion Guide to Burgundy (Companion Guides)
            Robert Speaight , and Francis Pagan
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            ASIN: 1900639173

            Book Description

            As elegant as it is exhaustive. The whole book has body and bouquet, (its author) is well-read, witty, relaxed and impeccably observant. GUARDIAN Burgundy is one of the richest areas in France - rich in its art and architecture, its history, its food and wines, and its glorious countryside. Nowhere in Europe are there greater examples of the Romanesque: the basilica of the Madeleine at Vézelay, the sculptures of Gislebertus of Autun, the cathedral of St Philibert at Tournus. The very names of its vineyards - Corton, Chambertin, Montrachet - conjure up the robust and mature bouquet of the province. Once the abbeys at Cluny, Pontigny and Fontenay were the wellspring of medieval Christianity in Europe; now the spiritual community at Taizé speaks to the whole world. Nowhere in France is the sense of the past more immediate, nowhere does it so palpably inform the present.BR>On its first publication, the Companion Guide to Burgundy established itself as the indispensable guide to the region. In this extensively revised new edition, FRANCIS PAGAN has updated and expanded the text to provide the reader with the most knowledgeable, reliable and attentive guide now available to this most fascinating and hospitable region of France.

            Customer Reviews:

            1 out of 5 stars Not a fun book and also dated.......2004-07-20

            This book may have a lot of historical background on the Burgundy area, but it has not been updated in many years, and is layed out in a really dull way. Flipping through a travel book should make a person exicted to be going to this place. This book just made me want to read something else. The Signpost Guide to Burgundy is much more current, contains a lot of the same historical background on the region, and has a lot more pratical information.
            The Companion Guide to Burgundy
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              The Companion Guide to Burgundy
              Robert Speaight
              Manufacturer: Collins
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              ASIN: B000O8MJ6G

              Wg & L Tax Journal Digest 1998 (Annual)
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                Manufacturer: Warren Gorham & Lamont
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                ASIN: 9998322367

                CPA Exam Preparation: Home Study Package (2000 edition)
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                CPA Exam Preparation: Home Study Package (2000 edition)
                Vincent W. Lambers , Donald T. Hanson , and William A. Grubbs
                Manufacturer: Lambers CPA Review
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                ASIN: 1892115417

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                CPA Exam Preparation: Home Study Package- Lambers CPA Review presents the ideal home study package consisting of textbooks and computer software. The textbooks contain review material, examples and past CPA exam questions with solutions. The software allows you to take practice CPA exams and chart your progess via topic in the study mode. In all there are over 3,000 past exam questions on the computer software.

                Here is what you get in the home study package:

                Volume One: Financial Accounting and Reporting
                Volume Two: Accounting and Reporting with Federal Income Taxes
                Volume Three: Auditing
                Volume Four: Business Law

                Passware Computer Software study aid for the CPA Exam

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Very Helpful.......2000-04-20

                This was very helpful in studying for the CPA Exam on my own. Although I have not yet taken it, I feel that I will do just as well as I would have if I had taken a review course. Also, I have spent the same amount of time preparing as I would have if I had taken a course, except I spent much less on this "investment."

                Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul
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                Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy: The Life and Murder of a Media Mogul
                Martin Dillon , and Gordon Thomas
                Manufacturer: Carroll & Graf
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                ASIN: 0786710780

                Book Description

                Robert Maxwell—ruthless, volatile, defiant; a man of gargantuan appetites, for food, wine, women, power, money—unabashedly bared his ambition to the world, as he strove to build a publishing empire. But, throughout his career, Robert Maxwell also nurtured another, more driving, and—until now—altogether hidden ambition, and that was to spy for Israel’s Mossad. In the end, as Gordon Thomas, an author who has long been trolling the murky waters of international intelligence, shows in this gripping narrative, the conflict between the tycoon’s public interests and spy’s secret pursuits led to his mystifying death, officially by drowning, in November 1991, offshore of the Canary Islands. According to Thomas’s well-placed sources in Israel, Washington, and London, Maxwell first came into Mossad’s orbit in the 1970s, when the crack Israeli spy organization stole from the United States its most sophisticated piece of intelligence-gathering software, Enhanced Promis. Of it Mossad made an electronic Trojan horse, secretly amassing strictly classified information from inside the very organizations worldwide to which they were selling it. Mossad’s representative for these extremely sensitive transactions costing tens of millions of dollars in China, Russia, India, and twenty other countries was Robert Maxwell. Only Maxwell was also helping himself to some of Mossad’s profits—as well as $750 million from his employees’ pension fund—in desperate attempts to maintain his empire and to meet the demands of increasingly intolerant creditors. Aboard his yacht that November night in 1991 Maxwell no doubt still clung to the hope of a bailout by Mossad. But Mossad’s spy masters could not afford to smile on blackmail. This book reveals all the shocking reasons why. Eight pages of black-and-white photographs add to this astonishing tale of international intrigue, espionage, the Mossad, and murder.

                Customer Reviews:

                2 out of 5 stars Plausible but..........2006-03-01

                There are some good things and there are some very bad things about this book.

                First though, with the good. Although it's far from a literary masterpiece, it is interesting in its own way and it does keep one going. The writers follow Maxwell's life and by describing his modus vivendi & modus operandi, attempt to justify their version of how Maxwell met his untimely death.

                They portray him as a boisterous, pompous, bombastic megalomaniac, with an "unswerving belief in his own greatness, his total invincibility and readiness to bully and destroy anyone who dared to move against him". Extremely charismatic at charming into submission friends and foes alike, he's depicted as essentially inept at doing business. Born into extreme poverty, a Jew from Czechoslovakia, he always held Israel close to his heart, so mush so that he gladly agreed to become a spy for Mossad. In fact, he became one of Mossad's most valuable assets, that is before the truth about the shambolic state of his financial affairs started surfacing and his mental health further deteriorated. He then became a liability, and as with all liabilities he had to be gotten rid of.

                Although not watertight by any means, the case presented by Thomas and Dillon is plausible and, all things considered, does appear very likely. But...

                ...Let's get to the bad stuff now. Never have I seen clichés used in such abundance; stereotypes all over the place as if both writers were too bored to actually do some thinking and come up with appropriate characterizations; or the word "terrorist" used so liberally and carelessly and with such disregard to potential implications. What's more, the mistakes in historical details, the misspellings of names and places beggared belief. I mean, come on, proclaiming the jewishness of the Dome of the Rock can't be anything other than idiotic. Surely, Abd-ul-Malik, the 9th caliph who had the place built must be turning in his grave, poor soul. In any case, I still can't decide whether the writers had an agenda, were just ignorant, indifferent, downright stupid, or any combination of the above.

                Bottom line, if there were so many inaccuracies about things I did know and could easily double check, what about all those things I couldn't possibly know and couldn't possibly check? Judge for yourselves.

                1 out of 5 stars Errata.......2004-10-09

                What Carroll and Graf Publishers desperately need is 1. a fact checker and 2. a proof reader. Shameful display of factual errors. With sloppiness of this sort, why would I ever dream of believing the basic (and unbelievable) premise.
                Yvonne Adler

                5 out of 5 stars Excellent Research.......2004-09-26

                This is the story of the downfall of Robert Maxwell, a man who had almost everything that a simple mortal could dream with, a family, a billionary business, fame, important business and political contacts but with a huge megalomaniac complex that pushed him to play several dangerous games with the espionage of Israel, the industrial espionage and the underworld factions of the East mafias but his biggest mistake was when he try to play the blackmail game which put in jeopardy the security of the state of Israel and the Mossad agent around the world forcing then to "eliminate" this personage.
                Even though this is a wonderful work of investigation, I have some doubts about the sole responsability of Israel in this crime because of his several contacts within the Wall Street, the City of London moguls, the eastern mafias and the most important polititians of the world that he could put in danger with his downfall as a businessman or as a blackmailer, also it is very suspicious that many close collaborators died of sudden death or dissapeared.

                5 out of 5 stars The Hottest Book On The Market!.......2004-01-18

                This is an E-Ticket Ride; in other words, a read with a roller-coaster effect obsorbing the reader's full attention. The revelations of Maxwell's high treason against the United Kingdom is alarming. Yet, what is more alarmimg is the complicity of the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Senator Tower's treasonous activity against the U.S. Government and his apparent blackmailing of the White House... all orchestrated by Israels' Mossad via their willing agent, Maxwell. At the literal risk of their lifes, Dillon and Thomas have metciulously recorded the breathtaking facts we seldom, if ever, see in American media. This super-page-turner is THE hottest book on the market.

                2 out of 5 stars A waste of time.......2003-12-22

                This book reputes itself to tell the secret history of British media baron Mr. Maxwell. A better account and although a work of fiction a more plausible account can be found in Mr. Archers `The fourth of Estate'. Maxwell had connections with Israels Mossad and he did have many high level contacts in Israel and he was involved in dubious behavior with the Russians but this book goes one step to far and simply creates relationships that did not exist. Beyond Muckraking this book is mostly fantasy and conjectured accusations that for the Maxwell hator or for the uninformed may well seem accurate but the truth is far more likely to have nothing to do with Maxwell being murdered by the Mossad. In fact Maxwell simply failed in business and probably committed suicide. This is an interesting account but should be read with an eye of suspicion.

                Western forest trees: A guide to the identification of trees and woods to accompany Farm woodlands; a handbook for students, teachers, farmers and woodsmen, ... agriculture series, ed. by W. J. Spillman)
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                  Western forest trees: A guide to the identification of trees and woods to accompany Farm woodlands; a handbook for students, teachers, farmers and woodsmen, ... agriculture series, ed. by W. J. Spillman)
                  James Berthold Berry
                  Manufacturer: World Book Co
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                  Woodsmen of the West
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                    Woodsmen of the West

                    Manufacturer: McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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                    ASIN: B000HH2AQI
                    Woodsmen of the West (New Canadian library)
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                      Woodsmen of the West (New Canadian library)
                      Martin Allerdale Grainger
                      Manufacturer: mcClelland and Stewart
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                      ASIN: B0007J6VZW

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                      When Woodsmen of the West first appeared in 1908, most readers could not relate to its rendering of the rough edges of logging-camp life. M. Allerdale Grainger refused to sentimentalize the West – he drew from life. While his dramatic and loosely structured tale is at heart a love story, it also tells of what happens when the novel’s British narrator encounters a small-time logging operator whose obsession with lumber is matched by his lust for power over other men.

                      Today the novel is recognized as marking a significant shift in fiction written in and about the Canadian West. The accuracy of its detail makes it one of the finest examples of local realism in Canadian writing. It is also a fascinating chronicle of conflicting personalities, and of the genius of British Columbia hand-loggers, the culture of camp life, and the intrigues and corruption of the lumber business at the turn of the century.

                      The New Canadian Library edition is an unabridged reprint of the original text, complete with the original photographs.
                      Woodsmen of the West (Western Writers Series)
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                        Martin Allerdale Grainger
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                        Woodsmen of the West
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                          M. Allerdale Grainger
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                          Woodsmen of the West
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                            M. Allerdale Grainger
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                            The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy
                            Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                            • yet again, a horrid book about Kissinger
                            • Fair, balanced, and insightful
                            The Flawed Architect: Henry Kissinger and American Foreign Policy
                            Jussi M. Hanhimaki
                            Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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                            ASIN: 0195172213

                            Book Description

                            Henry Kissinger dominated American foreign relations like no other figure in recent history. He negotiated an end to American involvement in the Vietnam War, opened relations with Communist China, and orchestrated detente with the Soviet Union. Yet he is also the man behind the secret bombing of Cambodia and policies leading to the overthrow of Chile's President Salvador Allende. Which is more accurate, the picture of Kissinger the skilled diplomat or Kissinger the war criminal? In The Flawed Architect, the first major reassessment of Kissinger in over a decade, historian Jussi Hanhimaki paints a subtle, carefully composed portrait of America's most famous and infamous statesman. Drawing on extensive research from newly declassified files, the author follows Kissinger from his beginnings in the Nixon administration up to the current controversy fed by Christopher Hitchens over whether Kissinger is a war criminal. Hanhimaki guides the reader through White House power struggles and debates behind the Cambodia and Laos invasions, the search for a strategy in Vietnam, the breakthrough with China, and the unfolding of Soviet-American detente. Here, too, are many other international crises of the period--the Indo-Pakistani War, the Yom Kippur War, the Angolan civil war--all set against the backdrop of Watergate. Along the way, Hanhimaki sheds light on Kissinger's personal flaws--he was obsessed with secrecy and bureaucratic infighting in an administration that self-destructed in its abuse of power--as well as his great strengths as a diplomat. We see Kissinger negotiating, threatening and joking with virtually all of the key foreign leaders of the 1970s, from Mao to Brezhnev and Anwar Sadat to Golda Meir. This well researched account brings to life the complex nature of American foreign policymaking during the Kissinger years. It will be the standard work on Kissinger for years to come.

                            Customer Reviews:

                            1 out of 5 stars yet again, a horrid book about Kissinger.......2006-04-22

                            For once I'd like to see a scholar write a book about this man that is based on some primary source scholarship. Books based on newspaper clippings and speculation make for trashy books, not works of true scholarship. Really, don't bother with this book.

                            5 out of 5 stars Fair, balanced, and insightful.......2005-07-02

                            After reading the recent 'partisian' criticisms of the Nixon years (written by such researchers as the anti-war activist Jeffrey Kimball, Nixon's political detractors such as William Bundy, and demagouges such as Christopher Hitchens and Anthony Summers) it was refreshing to read a dispassionate analysis of one of the Nixon Administration's most powerful (if not the most powerful) figures, Henry Kissinger. However, the book is not merely a biography but a broad glance at American foreign policy during the Nixon years.

                            One of the foremost reasons as to why recent scholarship and works on the Nixon/Kissinger years have failed is due to the fact that most scholars did not fully engage the historical literature and their sources. Dr. Hanhimaki uses a broad range of sources but never does he take any of them at face value. But rather, he includes other contradicting sources and compares them and allows the reader to come to their own conclusion. Other scholars often cite one source and try to force the reader to prescribe to the author's viewpoint. The fair evaluation of sources is one of the vital ingredients of first rate scholarship.

                            Although I disagree with a number of the author's conclusions, the book is soundly researched and judiciously written. This book should be required reading for any student of the cold war, diplomatice history, international relations, or the Vietnam War.

                            The East Coast ceilidh: A look at Atlantic Canada's music scene
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                              The East Coast ceilidh: A look at Atlantic Canada's music scene
                              John R Zinck
                              Manufacturer: Vanmarkin Publications
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                              The life of Mozart,: Including his correspondence
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                                Edward Holmes
                                Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers
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                                Life of Mozart: Including His Correspondence
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                                  Edward Holmes
                                  Manufacturer: FOLIO SOCIETY LTD (ENGLAND)
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                                  ASIN: 1111741751
                                  The Life of Mozart: Including His Correspondence
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                                    Edward Holmes
                                    Manufacturer: The Folio Society
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                                    THE LIFE OF MOZART INCLUDING HIS CORRESPONDENCE
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                                      Edward Holmes
                                      Manufacturer: Folio Society
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                                      ASIN: B000M0PMZQ
                                      The Life of Mozart Including His Correspondence
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                                        Edward Holmes
                                        Manufacturer: Harper & Brothers
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                                        ASIN: B000OM4AB4
                                        The Life of Mozart Including His Correspondence
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                                          The Life of Mozart Including His Correspondence
                                          Edward Holmes
                                          Manufacturer: Da Capo
                                          ProductGroup: Book
                                          Binding: Hardcover
                                          ASIN: B000NE214Q
                                          The Life of Mozart Including his Correspondence
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                                            The Life of Mozart Including his Correspondence
                                            Edward Holmes
                                            Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
                                            ProductGroup: Book
                                            Binding: Paperback
                                            ASIN: B000OS9LE4

                                            Lucky Victim: An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times, 1933-1946
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                                              Lucky Victim: An Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times, 1933-1946
                                              Hans A. Schmitt
                                              Manufacturer: Louisiana State Univ Pr
                                              ProductGroup: Book
                                              Binding: Hardcover

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