Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has had a powerful but controversial influence on global politics. This guide provides an introduction to its institutions, remit, personalities, & role in the modern world. It argues that its limitations are due to the complex web of national interests that it seeks to reconcile. ...

This official book charts the evolution of the Manchester United's matchday publication from a simple team sheet to today's glossy

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This book discusses Iranian culture before & after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, based on research conducted among American scholars who had lived & worked in Iran. It covers the religion & literature of the Iranian people, their attitudes toward technology, work, family, & authority, & their attitude towards Western culture. ...

A guide to the sounds, sights, tastes, & colorful characters that populate the United States of America. It covers topics such as the rise & evolution of alt-country music & the Americana genre & the legends of country, blues, gospel & folk, & prohibition & pre-prohibition era cocktails & the speakeasy renaissance. ...

The third book in Andy Mitten's highly acclaimed, bestselling series based on revealing interviews with former players at Manchester United. United! United! is packed with brilliantly colourful anecdotes that transport the reader back to a time when the players were not highly paid, went to the pub after training & played tough on & off the pitch. Mitten's interviewees talk frankly about cup final joys & disasters, sackings, relegation, hooliganism, bust ups, mad pranks & the time George Best went missing. ...

The heart of Buddha's teachings is unconditional love & compassion. In this explanation of the popular Buddhist poem Training the Mind in Seven Points, Geshe Kelsang reveals powerful & far-reaching methods for the reader to develop these altruistic states. ...

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Universal Soldier
- The Return continues the story of Luc Deveraux (Jean Claude Van Damme
- Wake Of Death, In Hell) the unstoppable

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Universally Challenged brings together all those unintentionally hilarious moments when members of the public make complete asses of themselves on TV & radio quizzes. It is packed with such gems as: The Weakest Link
- Anne Robinson: What 'T' are people who live in a house paying rent to a landlord? Contestant: Terrorists. Family Fortunes
- Les Dennis: Name a bird with a long neck. Contestant: Naomi Campbell. University Challenge
- Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant: Goosey? In this book, you can relive classic clangers provided by foolhardy contestants as you sit smugly on your sofa, safe in the knowledge that the ridiculous answers you shout at the TV unheard by anyone but the cat.


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For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets & attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the scale, the astonishing variety & the remarkable strangeness of the cosmos come clearly into focus. The peace & sophistication of recent scientific discovery has been breathtaking, but breakthroughs are often difficult to understand & their impact is hard to fully appreciate. In Universe
- 50 Ideas You Really Need To Know, Joanne Baker clearly & concisely explains all of the essential concepts, major discoveries & the very latest thinking in astrophysics, including: ? the basic principles of astronomy
- from heliocentrism to Newton's theory of optics ? the constituent parts of the Universe, its creation & evolution ? the key concepts of cosmology including the theory of relativity, supermassive black holes & 'multiverses' ? the very latest developments in our understanding of quasars, exoplanets & astrobiology From dwarf planets to dark energy & from the Big Bang to the death of stars, this book is the perfect introduction to the cutting-edge science that is shaping our understanding of out place in the Universe & that could lead to the next great discovery
- the detection of life beyond Earth.


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