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Download or read book Alliance Curse written by Hilton L. Root and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Alliance Curse, Hilton Root illustrates that recent U.S. foreign policy is too often misguided, resulting in misdirected foreign aid and alliances that stunt political and economic development among partner regimes, leaving America on the wrong side of change. Many alliances with third world dictators, ostensibly of mutual benefit, reduce incentives to govern for prosperity and produce instead political and social instability and economic failure. Yet again, in the war on terror and in the name of preserving global stability, America is backing authoritarian regimes that practice repression and plunder. It is as if the cold war never ended. While espousing freedom and democracy, the U.S. contradicts itself by aiding governments that do not share those values. In addition to undercutting its own stated goal of promoting freedom, America makes the developing world even more wary of its intentions. Yes, the democracy we preach arouses aspirations and attracts immigrants, but those same individuals become our sternest critics; having learned to admire American values, they end up deploring U.S. policies toward their own countries. Long-term U.S. security is jeopardized by a legacy of resentment and distrust. A lliance Curse proposes an analytical foundation for national security that challenges long-held assumptions about foreign affairs. It questions the wisdom of diplomacy that depends on questionable linkages or outdated suppositions. The end of the Soviet Union did not portend the demise of communism, for example. Democracy and socialism are not incompatible systems. Promoting democracy by linking it with free trade risks overemphasizing the latter goal at the expense of the former. The growing tendency to play China against India in an effort to retain American global supremacy will hamper relations with both—an intolerable situation in today's interdependent world. Root buttresses his analysis with case studies of American foreign polic
Book Synopsis The Assassin's Curse by : Cassandra Rose Clarke
Download or read book The Assassin's Curse written by Cassandra Rose Clarke and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ananna of the Tanarau abandons ship when her parents try to marry her off to an allying pirate clan: she wants to captain her own boat, not serve as second-in-command to her handsome yet clueless fiance. But her escape has dire consequences when she learns the scorned clan has sent an assassin after her. And when the assassin, Naji, finally catches up with her, things get even worse. Ananna inadvertently triggers a nasty curse — with a life-altering result. Now Ananna and Naji are forced to become uneasy allies as they work together to break the curse and return their lives back to normal. Or at least as normal as the lives of a pirate and an assassin can be. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book Shadow's Curse written by Alexa Egan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-09-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes an excerpt from Warrior's curse.
Book Synopsis Curse of the Ancients (Infinity Ring, Book 4) by : Matt de la Peña
Download or read book Curse of the Ancients (Infinity Ring, Book 4) written by Matt de la Peña and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fix the past. Save the future. What is the secret history connecting the SQ to the Ancient Maya?Book includes an all-new, full-color Hystorian's Guide - your key to unlocking the fourth episode of the action-packed Infinity Ring game.
Book Synopsis Alliance of the Quad by : Dennis L. Morrow
Download or read book Alliance of the Quad written by Dennis L. Morrow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve needs to decide if he will stay with the Alliance and continue to go back in time three more times or not. His decision could have grave consequences. During their second trek into the past the Alliance finds themselves in the fourteenth century Underworld. They quickly learn that finding the second Symbol will be very difficult. The adventure puts them in contact with several clans in the Underworld. Strangely, they find good creatures in the underworld, creatures that have been dominated by Torron the evil Queen of the Underworld. There is no shortage of evil there as well. Torron recognizes early on that the Alliance is in the Underworld. This alerts her to the fact that the second Symbol must also be there. She unleashes all of her evil priests, Dragons, firebirds and monsters in her quest to defeat the Alliance and capture the second Symbol. If she can defeat them now the mortal world would be hers to capture and dominate. Her quest is hampered by some of the clans in the Underworld that do not want to cooperate with her. Because of the Alliance's entry into the Underworld, two wars break out against Torron on different fronts. First, Mezmorel, a rival Underworld king, had been separated from Torron by a magic barrier. When the Alliance entered the Underworld he saw that the barrier had weakened. Believing the barrier was about to crumble he prepared for all out war with Torron. Second, in her quest to find and defeat the Alliance, Torron broke a truce with the Imphogs which started a war between them and the queen. The Alliance must distinguish between the good creatures they need to trust and the evil ones they cannot trust. Strong alliances are created that will help them not only on this trek but on future treks.
Book Synopsis The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1) by : Janny Wurts
Download or read book The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1) written by Janny Wurts and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-06-24 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK ONE IN THE GROUNDBREAKING SERIES, THE WARS OF LIGHT AND SHADOW A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – Curse of the Mistwraith opens an epic fantasy series perfect for fans of The Dark Tower and Earthsea.
Download or read book A Perfect Curse written by Shereen Vedam and published by ImaJinn Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The author does an excellent job of bringing the Regency period to life in exquisite detail."--ParaYourNormal of A Devilish Slumber "This historical mystery/romance entertained and delighted me." -- bestselling author C.J. Anaya of A Devilish Slumber "A Beastly Scandal is full of mystery, murder, ghosts, love and happily eventually ever afters."-- Keeperbookshelf.com Who needs a prince, when you've got a huntsman? Nevara Wood is desperate to change her life. Plagued by shifting sight, which skews her normal vision and shows her disturbing visions, she's always felt odd and unlovable. And she greatly wants to be loved--especially by Mark Dimas, the man she has hero-worshiped since the day he saved her life. Her only chance at happiness lies in breaking the curse that afflicts her--and all clues to the source of her torment point to a town in Southern Spain. Unfortunately, her every attempt to travel to that war-ravaged continent is impeded by the very man whose love she wants to win . . . Mark Dimas Alvaro is the last in a line of wizards charged by his ancestor, a magical huntsman, to secretly protect Nevara's family. But Mark chafes at his role because it has cost him everyone he loves, most recently his beloved brother. He is certain that if Nevara would simply stay in England and not create any unnecessary magical waves, they could both survive for another generation. Instead, his stubborn charge's persistent investigation into her past lands Nevara in imminent danger. Mark instantly prepares to wage a magical war to protect the woman he has sworn to protect . . . and has come to deeply love. But Nevara's innocent probing has awoken an ancient evil that has held a grudge against her charmed family for three centuries. And it will do everything in its power to ensure that this princess never gets to live happily ever after . . . Once upon a time, Shereen read fantasy and romance novels to entertain herself. Now she writes heartwarming tales braided with threads of magic and love, and mystery elements woven in for good measure. She's a fan of resourceful women, intriguing men, and happily ever after endings. If her stories whisk you away to a different realm for a few hours, then Shereen will have achieved one of her life goals.
Book Synopsis Christ Redeemed 'Us' from the Curse of the Law by : Jarvis J. Williams
Download or read book Christ Redeemed 'Us' from the Curse of the Law written by Jarvis J. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jarvis J. Williams argues that the Jewish martyrological ideas, codified in 2 and 4 Maccabees and in selected texts in LXX Daniel 3, provide an important background to understanding Paul's statements about the cursed Christ in Gal. 3.13, and the soteriological benefits that his death achieves for Jews and Gentiles in Galatians. Williams further argues that Paul modifies Jewish martyrology to fit his exegetical, polemical, and theological purposes, in order to persuade the Galatians not to embrace the 'other' gospel of their opponents. In addition to providing a detailed and up to date history of research on the scholarship of Gal. 3.13, Williams provides five arguments throughout this volume related to the scriptural, theological and conceptual, lexical, grammatical and polemical points of contact, and finally the discontinuities between Galatians and Jewish martyrological ideas. Drawing on literature from Second Temple traditions to directly compare with Gal. 3.13, Williams adds new insights to Paul's defense of his Torah-free-gentile-inclusive gospel, and his rhetoric against his opponents.
Book Synopsis Alliance of the Quad by : Dennis L Morrow
Download or read book Alliance of the Quad written by Dennis L Morrow and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The adventure continues as the Alliance goes after the Second Symbol. The big question is, "Will Steve abandon the Alliance?" Their adventures put them in contact with Slatel a creature from the Underworld. Can they trust this little man? He seems a bit unpredictable. Will he help them or will he lead them into one of Torron's traps? Jesse wants to avoid facing Torron again. The Queen of the Underworld almost won the last time they met. Jesse was able to fight her off during their first meeting but feels it was more luck than skill. They find unexpected treasures in the underworld. It is an unpredictable world. The magic they fined on this adventure comes from more places than the Second Symbol.
Book Synopsis A Treacherous Curse by : Deanna Raybourn
Download or read book A Treacherous Curse written by Deanna Raybourn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Members of an Egyptian expedition fall victim to an ancient mummy’s curse in this thrilling Veronica Speedwell novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries. London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery—particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess. This disappearance is just the latest in a string of unfortunate events that have plagued the controversial expedition, and rumors abound that the curse of the vengeful princess has been unleashed as the shadowy figure of Anubis himself stalks the streets of London. But the perils of an ancient curse are not the only challenges Veronica must face as sordid details and malevolent enemies emerge from Stoker’s past. Caught in a tangle of conspiracies and threats—and thrust into the public eye by an enterprising new foe—Veronica must separate facts from fantasy to unravel a web of duplicity that threatens to cost Stoker everything...
Book Synopsis Stalin's Curse by : Robert Gellately
Download or read book Stalin's Curse written by Robert Gellately and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chilling, riveting account based on newly released Russian documentation that reveals Joseph Stalin’s true motives—and the extent of his enduring commitment to expanding the Soviet empire—during the years in which he seemingly collaborated with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and the capitalist West. At the Big Three conferences of World War II, Joseph Stalin persuasively played the role of a great world leader, whose primary concerns lay in international strategy and power politics, and not communist ideology. Now, using recently uncovered documents, Robert Gellately conclusively shows that, in fact, the dictator was biding his time, determined to establish Communist regimes across Europe and beyond. His actions during those years—and the poorly calculated responses to them from the West—set in motion what would eventually become the Cold War. Exciting, deeply engaging, and shrewdly perceptive, Stalin’s Curse is an unprecedented revelation of the sinister machinations of Stalin’s Kremlin.
Book Synopsis Handbook of US-Middle East Relations by : Robert Looney
Download or read book Handbook of US-Middle East Relations written by Robert Looney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divided into three sections, the Handbook of US-Middle East Relations provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of contemporary US-Middle East relations in historical perspective. With chapters contributed by leading experts in the field, this Handbook will be of use to academics, students and researchers in international relations, policy analysts, media professionals and government officials. Part I: Factors Affecting US Relations contains essays including Globalization, Energy Security, Wars and Revolution, Peace Processes, US Foreign Aid Policy to the Middle East, and US Relations with Islamic Groups in the Middle East. Part II: Perceptions of US Relations contains essays on how US policies are viewed, including The View from the Arab Street, The View from Palestine, The View from Pakistan and The View from Kurdistan. Part III: US Relations at the Country Level comprise essays detailing relations between the USA and countries and areas in the Middle East and North Africa, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel, Tunisia, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Algeria and Bahrain. A comprehensive index completes the volume.
Book Synopsis Curse So Dark and Lonely: The Complete Cursebreaker Collection by : Brigid Kemmerer
Download or read book Curse So Dark and Lonely: The Complete Cursebreaker Collection written by Brigid Kemmerer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four royals. Two thrones. One deadly curse. In the heart of Emberfall, Prince Rhen is trapped by a curse, haunted by the beast inside, while beyond the palace walls, his kingdom falls to ruin. Far away, in modern day Washington DC, Harper plays lookout for her brother. When she sees a woman in danger, she rushes to help - only to be sucked into Rhen's cursed world. What begins as a fairy tale twist unfurls into an epic tale of magic, danger, love and betrayal in Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series, as brother fights brother to claim the throne of Emberfall and save the kingdom once and for all. Now, for the first time, explore Emberfall and fall in love with Harper, Rhen, Grey and Lia Mara in one convenient eBook collection. This collection contains: A Curse So Dark and Lonely A Heart So Fierce and Broken A Vow So Bold and Deadly If you're hungry for more Brigid Kemmerer, don't miss her next blockbuster fantasy series, Defy the Night, coming this autumn.
Download or read book The Oil Curse written by Michael L. Ross and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries that are rich in petroleum have less democracy, less economic stability, and more frequent civil wars than countries without oil. What explains this oil curse? And can it be fixed? In this groundbreaking analysis, Michael L. Ross looks at how developing nations are shaped by their mineral wealth--and how they can turn oil from a curse into a blessing. Ross traces the oil curse to the upheaval of the 1970s, when oil prices soared and governments across the developing world seized control of their countries' oil industries. Before nationalization, the oil-rich countries looked much like the rest of the world; today, they are 50 percent more likely to be ruled by autocrats--and twice as likely to descend into civil war--than countries without oil. The Oil Curse shows why oil wealth typically creates less economic growth than it should; why it produces jobs for men but not women; and why it creates more problems in poor states than in rich ones. It also warns that the global thirst for petroleum is causing companies to drill in increasingly poor nations, which could further spread the oil curse. This landmark book explains why good geology often leads to bad governance, and how this can be changed.
Book Synopsis The Cursed Queen by : Colleen Forbes
Download or read book The Cursed Queen written by Colleen Forbes and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Download or read book Blood Oil written by Leif Wenar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tyranny, war, corruption, and terrorism follow oil and other natural resources - because of the same law that once allowed the slave trade and genocide, conquest, and apartheid. Political philosopher Leif Wenar shows how the West can lead the world beyond blood oil and conflict minerals to a more united, enlightened future.
Book Synopsis Blessings Of A Curse - USA Edition by : Wayne Edward Clarke
Download or read book Blessings Of A Curse - USA Edition written by Wayne Edward Clarke and published by Norman Imbong. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book One of The Nexus of Kellaran Series. A mighty world of wonder approaches a global turning point, and a global war. Join us for adventure, romance, and a ton of action in this passionately acclaimed High Fantasy Epic! We follow Mark as he finds himself at the center of an intense whirlwind of events that will transform the world of Kellaran in only seven days! Uses American Imperial Units.
