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Vera and the Ambassador

Escape and Return

By: Vera Blinken,Donald Blinken

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Vera and the Ambassador

Escape and Return

By: Vera Blinken,Donald Blinken

Vera and the Ambassador is a book to be savored and enjoyed on many levels. Both a behind-the-scenes peek at the operations of a U.S. embassy in a post–Cold War former Soviet satellite and a personal story of a refugee's escape and triumphant return, Vera and Donald Blinken's dual memoir openly details their challenges, setbacks, and victories as they worked in tandem to advance America's interests in Eastern Europe and to restore a former Soviet satellite state to a pre-communist level of prosperity. Hungary in all its cultural glory and historical anguish lies at the heart of this dramatic and deeply personal story. Born in Budapest just prior to World War II, Vera was only five years old when the Germans invaded in 1944. In a harrowing account, she describes how she and her mother managed to survive the atrocities of the war and, in 1950, narrowly escape Soviet-occupied Hungary for the freedom and opportunity of America. Making their way to New York, Vera settled into her adopted country with an indomitable spirit, a vow to become the best American she could be, and a hope of finding some way to give back as a show of gratitude for her good fortune in surviving the destruction of the war. That opportunity came in 1994 when her husband was appointed ambassador to Hungary by President Clinton, just five years into the country's tentative transformation from a command economy and totalitarian government into a market economy and fledgling republic based upon democratic ideals. A former investment banker, Donald might have lacked foreign service experience, but his skills as an administrator and his willingness to try innovative ideas, combined with Vera's knowledge of Hungarian language and culture and her outreach to the Hungarian community, helped them deal head-on with a variety of challenges, including a collapsing economy and the threat of a slide back toward the old ways of communism, and a brutal civil war that raged across the country's southern border in the former Yugoslavia. Replete with colorful characters from the streets of Budapest, humorous scenes at the ambassadorial residence, and accounts of tense high-level diplomatic negotiations in the run-up to Hungary's vote to join NATO, Vera and the Ambassador shows how the Blinkens helped chart a new course for American diplomacy in the mid-1990s. Ultimately, it is also the story of how Hungarians came to see them personally, and memorably, as their Vera and their ambassador.

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State University of New York Press

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1438426887

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9781438426884

Vera and the Ambassador

Escape and Return

By: Vera Blinken,Donald Blinken

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Escape and Return

By: Vera Blinken,Donald Blinken

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The Songs of Max Reger

A Guide and Study

By: Richard Mercier,Donald Nold

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The Songs of Max Reger

A Guide and Study

By: Richard Mercier,Donald Nold

This significant volume is the first to present in detail the entire prolific vocal repertoire of the late-Romantic German composer Max Reger. The Songs of Max Reger: A Guide and Study begins with a brief introduction discussing the development of German Lied, then journeys through this creative composer's works for voice and piano. With many musical examples, Richard Mercier and Donald Nold present a survey and discussion of Reger's lifetime of song output. The book proceeds through the songs chronologically by opus number, discussing each individually. All entries include details pertinent to the song's particular poem, its musical setting, the date of musical composition, the vocal range required, and discussion of specific vocal and pianistic features. The text also provides the original German poem, word-for-word English translation of the German text, IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) pronunciation symbols for the German, and a prose version of the poetic text in English for better appreciation of the piece. An index and two appendixes complete this important reference, arranging the songs by title and poet and supplying information on vocal range, level of difficulty, and gender. Designed for the classical vocal music enthusiast and invaluable to the singer and vocal coach, this book, commemorating the 135th anniversary of the composer's birth, will also appeal to accompanists, Reger scholars, and lovers of German Lieder and German art and culture.

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352

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Scarecrow Press

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1461707234

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9781461707233

The Middle East and American National Security

Forever Wars and Conflicts?

By: Donald M. Snow

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The Middle East and American National Security

Forever Wars and Conflicts?

By: Donald M. Snow

As a new administration reshapes American security policy, a leading scholar of U.S. foreign relations and national security reviews the most critical problems facing the Middle East, and the United States policy and actions to address them.

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245

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538154706

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9781538154700

Wolves

By: Kathleen W. Kranking,Rhonda Lucas Donald

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Wolves

By: Kathleen W. Kranking,Rhonda Lucas Donald

Your class will have a howling good time learning about wolves! This fascinating teaching unit dispels the myth of the "big bad wolf" and helps kids understand what makes these beautiful and intelligent creatures so special: their social nature, physical traits, amazing senses, methods of communication, and much more. Includes background information, cross-curricular activities, hands-on reproducibles, art projects, games, literature links, and a big colorful poster. For use with Grades 1-3.

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Scholastic Inc.

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0439241189

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9780439241182

Why America Loses Wars

Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present

By: Donald Stoker

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Why America Loses Wars

Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present

By: Donald Stoker

This provocative challenge to US politics and strategy maintains that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think about war.

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345

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Cambridge University Press

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1009220861

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9781009220866

Understanding American Politics, Third Edition

By: Stephen Brooks,Donald E. Abelson,Melissa Haussman

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Understanding American Politics, Third Edition

By: Stephen Brooks,Donald E. Abelson,Melissa Haussman

Understanding American Politics provides a unique introduction to the contemporary political landscape of the United States. Placing the study of American politics within a broader context of other western democracies, this textbook reinforces the idea that in order to understand the American system, students need to begin by understanding their own democracy. This balanced, comparative perspective is integrated throughout to better explain and highlight the ways in which American politics and government work in relation to other democracies. Streamlined to fit easily in today’s US politics courses, the third edition is fully updated and revised to engage with key issues in American politics while providing an accessible entry to the foundations of American government that detangles the polarized analysis characterizing so much information on the study of American politics. New chapters on special interest groups and the distinct American mediascape feature alongside up-to-date analysis on civil rights and inequalities incorporated in all chapters. Ultimately, this textbook enables non-American readers to understand the how and why of American politics by relating the subject to the experience and institutions of their own countries.

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436

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University of Toronto Press

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1487542569

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9781487542566

Purpose and Power

US Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present

By: Donald Stoker

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Purpose and Power

US Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present

By: Donald Stoker

A new account of grand strategy critical to understanding how America has used its power in both peace and war.

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873

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Cambridge University Press

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1009257277

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9781009257275

Cases in International Relations

Principles and Applications

By: Donald M. Snow

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Cases in International Relations

Principles and Applications

By: Donald M. Snow

Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory international relations course, Snow’s bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at current issues. The cases are extremely timely, geopolitically diverse, accessibly written, and of high interest and salience amidst today’s headlines. Cases cover enduring concepts like sovereignty, diplomacy, and national interest to emerging concerns like foreign election interference, the COVID pandemic, cybersecurity, and global climate change.

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279

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538153459

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9781538153451

Chambers's English Dictionary

By: James Donald

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Chambers's English Dictionary

By: James Donald

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3382193655

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9783382193652

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Vera and the Ambassador

Vera and the Ambassador

Vera and the Ambassador

Vera and the Ambassador

The Songs of Max Reger

The Songs of Max Reger

The Middle East and American National Security

The Middle East and American National Security

Wolves

Wolves

Why America Loses Wars

Why America Loses Wars

Understanding American Politics, Third Edition

Understanding American Politics, Third Edition

Purpose and Power

Purpose and Power

Cases in International Relations

Cases in International Relations

Chambers's English Dictionary

Chambers's English Dictionary

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