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Trick or TruthA group of very special teenagers. Each with an incredible power, they live together, protected by the government. Out in the ordinary world they know they must not use their powers. But good intentions are easy ...following them through is another matter. With his supernatural ability to conjure spectacular illusions, Spook Williams...

This Handbook is the most comprehensive up-to-date study of the Russian economy available. Russian and western authors analyze the current economic situation, trace the impact of Soviet legacies and of post-Soviet transition policies, examine the main social challenges, and propose directions for reforms....

Korean Immigrant Nationalism and U.S. Sovereignty, 1905-1945THE QUEST FOR STATEHOOD explores the efforts of Korean immigrants to fight for the independence of their homeland by participating in civic and political activities in the United States that established them as an American ethnic group....

The Struggle Between Communitarianism, Autonomy, and Human RightsBringing together the expertise of dozens of Latin American scholars, Latin America&'s Multicultural Movements examines multicultural rights recognition in theory and in practice. The authors move beyond abstract debates common in the literature on multiculturalism to examine...

Fully updated to include the Lisbon treaty, the EU fiscal crisis, and the state of the Euro currency, this accessible Very Short Introduction shows how and why the EU has developed, how its institutions works, and what it does - from the single market to the Euro, and from agriculture to peace-keeping and the environment....

Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western CivilizationLike its whimsical predecessor, A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities collects an assortment of peculiar facts and amusing anecdotes from the culture of Ancient Greece....