Jealousy of Trade: International Competition and the Nation-State in Historical Perspective

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This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. "Jealousy of trade" refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and political survival of nations. Today, it would be called "economic nationalism," and in this book Istvan Hont connects the commercial politics of nationalism and globalization in the eighteenth century to theories of commercial society and Enlightenment ideas of the economic limits of politics.

The book begins with an analysis of how the notion of "commerce" was added to Hobbes's "state of nature" by Samuel Pufendorf. Hont then considers British neo-Machiavellian political economy after the Glorious Revolution. From there he moves to a novel interpretation of the political economy of the Scottish Enlightenment, particularly of David Hume and Adam Smith, concluding with a conceptual history of nation-state and nationalism in the French Revolution.

Jealousy of Trade combines political theory with intellectual history, illuminating the past but also considering the challenges of today.

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Moorad continues to demonstrate his financial expertise, and shows us why he is one of the best-selling authors in our industry today. - Eric Subliskey, Vice President, Short-Term Fixed Income JPMorgan Securities inc., New York

An invaluable reference work for anyone connected with the corporate debt markets, be they issuer, investor or trader. Dr Choudhry writes in his trademark accessible style and provides the reader with a wealth of data and insight on the latest market products and techniques. Highly-recommended. - Ketul Tanna, Assistant Vice President, Market Risk Management JPMorgan Chase Bank, London

The Predominant fixed income author is back with this updated version of Corporate Bond Markets. A Comprehensive work on fixed income products and applications, this book is a valuable reference text and teaching tool. Why go anywhere else for bond market information? - Rod Pienaar, Research Partner YieldCurve.com

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The relation between quantum theory and the theory of gravitation remains one of the most outstanding unresolved issues of modern physics. According to general expectation, general relativity as well as quantum (field) theory in a fixed background spacetime cannot be fundamentally correct. Hence there should exist a broader theory comprising both in appropriate limits, i.e., quantum gravity. This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction accessible to interested non-experts to the main issues surrounding the search for quantum gravity. These issues relate to fundamental questions concerning the various formalisms of quantization; specific questions concerning concrete processes, like gravitational collapse or black-hole evaporation; and the all important question concerning the possibility of experimental tests of quantum-gravity effects.

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Dear Reader:There's a whole lot of trouble going on in Beaumont, South Carolina. According to resident psychic-slash-astrologer, Destiny Moultrie, Mercury's in retrograde; Venus is in the seventh house, and the combination has turned Cupid wacko! Chaos rules as tempers flare and lust runs rampant. Newlyweds Max Holt and Jamie Swift-Holt are trying to make a baby, but their recently purchased antebellum mansion is under renovation and filled with feuding contractors. Vera has a crush on her new mailman, and is bent on looking ten years younger. Destiny is marked for marriage by the changing planets, and she's running for her life as the local redneck and bait shop owner is determined to make her his. Meanwhile, local pediatrician Maggie Davenport has considerably bigger problems now that her wild-girl past has caught up in the form of ex-boyfriend and jailbird who just flew the coop-and is determined to track her and her daughter down. If he doesn't expose her secrets, there's a good chance Jamie's editor, intent on getting the Full Scoop, will. Fortunately, FBI agent Zack Madden is on hand for protection; but the new danger is the wild attraction he and Maggie share. Fleas the hound dog is experiencing his first crush on Maggie's adorable and alluring...um...pygmy goat? Add to that an Elvis convention and a local root doctor and hoodoo practitioner who decides it's time she take charge; only to have one of her spells backfire, and you've got a gut-busting, laugh-out-loud story we hope you won't forget!It's just another wild ride in the town we love to write about, and the character's we can't get enough of. So kick off your shoes, sit back, and enjoy a FULL SCOOP of fun, adventure, and romance.Janet and Charlotte

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Exciting!.......2007-06-12

This was a fun book to read - the plot was full or action and suspense, and the romance was very cute and natural! I related to the way Maggie wanted to protect her daughter at all costs, and the rebellious, smart-mouthed attitude of Melanie was familiar to me too.

Definitely One Star.......2007-05-27

I listened to the audiobook of Full Scoop and was bored within the first 20 minutes. It was very predictable and the main characters did not have any chemistry. I have enjoyed some of her other romance books, including her Stephanie Plum series, but this one was a dud.

A Grueling Read.......2006-12-04

After reading all of the Stephanie Plum series, I was hopeful this book would be equally entertaining. Sadly not the case. It took tenacity, if not OCD, to finish it. The characters are poorly developed, the plot smacks of artificiality. Overall, I felt it to be a romance novel posing as a mystery, with mediocre writing to boot.

My impression is Janet Evanovich's role is only to make the book more marketable. She could not possibly have played a major part in its creation! So who is Charlotte Hughes to pull this off?

Disappointing.......2006-11-17

I started the Full series a few years back when I needed an Evanovich fix between Plum books. I loved the first 3, after that I can't say they have lived up to my expectations. This latest is the worse of all, it reminds of the 180 page romance novels of the early 70's, you know the ones you'd 6 of every month in the mail? Juvenile and unrealistic, sorry Janet but this one is a stinker for those of us used to the great Stephanie Plum novels and even the Barnaby series. Lorelei King does her best, but even a great reader can't help this book.

Don't expect Stephanie Plum.......2006-08-30

If you read this expecting the humor and fast pace of a Stephanie Plum novel, you'll be disappointed. It doesn't seem like JE did any more than wave a magic wand over these books.

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Ice Cream offers a fine visual and written history
Ice Cream: The Full Scoop

Ice Cream: The Full Scoop
Gail Gibbons
Manufacturer: Holiday House
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ASIN: 0823420000

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Cool and smooth and sweet, ice cream has long been a favourite treat. It cools you off when it's hot and is too delicious to resist even in cold weather. How did it get to be so scrumptious? Best-selling author/illustrator Gail Gibbons dishes out the latest scoop on ice cream production. Ice cream has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a mixture of snow, milk, and rice. Gail Gibbons details the many firsts in ice cream history, from the earliest ice cream crank to the original waffle cone. Children's mouths will be watering as they follow ice cream's journey from farm to factory to freezer.

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Ice Cream offers a fine visual and written history.......2006-09-15

Ice Cream: The Full Scoop describes the history of home and commercial ice cream making, from its hand-cranked beginnings to the origins of the ice cream cone and the modern ice cream factory. Packed with Gibbons' signature drawings, Ice Cream offers a fine visual and written history.

Ice Cream: The Full Scoop.......2006-08-06

Gibbons continues to provide quality non-fiction for the beginning reader. In Ice Cream, she first describes how ice cream was developed, beginning with the Chinese who mixed snow, milk and rice together to Nancy Johnson, who in 1841 invented the hand-cranked ice-cream maker. The excellent diagram of the parts of the ice-cream maker provide an interesting understanding of how people enjoyed this treat before the advent of the refrigerated supermarket product. The second part of the book describes the ice-cream business, beginning with the Jersey cow. The reader follows the milk from the cooling tank through the transportation system to its arrival at the ice-cream factory. Once there, Gibbons takes us on a tour of the various steps that are necessary for the production of the popular treat, including the invention of the ice-cream cone and the various ways ice cream is served and additional ice cream trivia. The illustrations are colorful and simple with just the right amount of detail to support the text. Children and their parents who love ice-cream will want to dip into this book.

3 PBs by Janet Evanovich: Full Scoop, Bloom, House (Full)

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3 PBs by Janet Evanovich: Full Scoop, Bloom, House (Full)
Janet Evanovich
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Full House, Tilt, Scoop, Blast, Speed (Full...Series, Five assorted volumes)

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Full House, Tilt, Scoop, Blast, Speed (Full...Series, Five assorted volumes)
Janet Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VULZ7G

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Five separate paperback books. Full House (2002), Full Tilt (2003), Full Scoop (2006), Full Blast (2004)and Full Speed (2003). Not a boxed set.

Full Scoop (Janet Evanovich's Full Series)

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Full Scoop (Janet Evanovich's Full Series)
Janet Evanovich; Charlotte Hughes
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Full Series: Full House, Full Tilt, Full Speed, Full Blast, Full Bloom, Full Scoop (Set of 6 Mystery Novels)

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Full Series: Full House, Full Tilt, Full Speed, Full Blast, Full Bloom, Full Scoop (Set of 6 Mystery Novels)
Janet Evanovich , and Charlotte Hughes
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Dear Reader,Welcome to the world of Jamie Swift and Max Holt! My good friend Charlotte Hughes and I have teamed up to create a series of books featuring these two characters and they've taken on a life of their own! These books are not set in the same world as my Stephanie Plum novels, but what they have in common is lovable, dysfunctional characters, villains you love to hate, and a cross-eyed way of looking at life. Jamie and Max have intense chemistry-even though they drive each other crazy. Max thinks Jamie is a magnet for trouble and Jamie thinks Max is the most annoyingly sexy, mysterious man she's ever met. She knows she should stay away from him. But boy, oh boy, do the sparks fly when they get together. Jamie is a newspaper owner from a small southern town. And in Full Speed, she's after the story of a lifetime. Max Holt is right in the middle of that story, and so Jamie tracks down the millionaire playboy, forcing him to take her on as partner. What follows is a story of a corrupt minister, a gang of mobsters on the loose, a hound dog called Fleas, a wise-cracking computer genius, and lots of love in the fast lane. Not to mention plenty of steamy action between Jamie and Max. So have fun with Full Speed. We're going to sign off now and get back to creating more romantic adventures between Jamie Swift and Max Holt. Enjoy and happy reading! Janet and Charlotte

LeCarb and LowCarb frozens deliver full flavor to dieters.(Here's the SCOOP): An article from: Quick Frozen Foods International

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LeCarb and LowCarb frozens deliver full flavor to dieters.(Here's the SCOOP): An article from: Quick Frozen Foods International

Manufacturer: E.W. Williams Publications, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Quick Frozen Foods International, published by E.W. Williams Publications, Inc. on October 1, 2003. The length of the article is 346 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: LeCarb and LowCarb frozens deliver full flavor to dieters.(Here's the SCOOP)
Publication: Quick Frozen Foods International (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2003
Publisher: E.W. Williams Publications, Inc.
Volume: 45 Issue: 2 Page: 15(2)

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What's going on center-of-the-plate?(Food Business: Toops Scoops)(Column): An article from: Food Processing

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What's going on center-of-the-plate?(Food Business: Toops Scoops)(Column): An article from: Food Processing
Diane Toops
Manufacturer: Putman Media, Inc.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00098WYBG
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Food Processing, published by Putman Media, Inc. on August 1, 1999. The length of the article is 576 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Reseach by the National Restaurant Assn (NRA) revealed that restaurant are becoming involved in consumer health concerns by offering food with such ingredients as garlic and ginseng. These trends, which were discussed at the NRA's Restaurants, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago, IL, held in May 1999, suggest that people are increasing their intake of healthy food products by preferring such items as seafood, poultry, salads and vegetarian food entrees.

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Title: What's going on center-of-the-plate?(Food Business: Toops Scoops)(Column)
Author: Diane Toops
Publication: Food Processing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 1999
Publisher: Putman Media, Inc.
Volume: 60 Issue: 8 Page: 38(1)

Article Type: Column

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7 PBs, Full Speed, Full Tilt, Full House, Full Scoop, The Rocky Road to Romance, Smitten & Manhunt

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7 PBs, Full Speed, Full Tilt, Full House, Full Scoop, The Rocky Road to Romance, Smitten & Manhunt
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Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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