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Lenin's Legacy: A Concise History and Guide to Soviet Collectibles
Martin J. Goodman Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0764310194 |
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Lenin's Legacy** is a comprehensive, illustrated reference combining a concise history of the Soviet Union with a study of its "symbolism," which until now has largely been hidden from the West. With over 900 superb color photographs, the book shows nearly 2,000 items including pins and badges, orders and medals, busts and statues, table medallions and wall plaques, banners and flags, paintings and coins, and many others. This is the first book to show such a wide variety of artifacts from the Soviet Union, and explains the symbolism attached to the items in detailed text and captions. Subjects covered include political, communist party, Aeroflot, Soviet space programs, party congresses, Lenin, Soviet military forces, and others. This book is designed not only for the collector of Soviet artifacts, but also the historian, showing many symbols and their relationship to Soviet history. Prices are included as an aid to collectors.Customer Reviews:
Beautiful book, but a bit disappointing for collectors.......2003-01-19
commie collectibles for comrades and capitalists!.......2000-11-12
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Death or Glory: The Legacy of the Crimean War
Robert B. Edgerton Manufacturer: Westview Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0813337895 |
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"The Crimean War," writes Robert Edgerton, "was a showcase for bad generalship, bureaucratic bungling, and inept medical care." Officers knowingly sent columns of soldiers to certain death, while diplomats ignored opportunities to make an honorable peace. The war cost more lives than any war in pre-20th-century history, with many times more men (and women) dead from illness, hunger, and cold than were killed in actual fighting. Yet for all its blood-soaked significance, the war remains little studied. Most of us can recall a catch phrase or two from Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade," but far fewer know the causes of the conflict, rooted in the great rivalry between England and Russia to control both the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean.Edgerton, an anthropologist, is interested in exploring cultural differences among the combatants--how a Sardinian soldier might have responded, for instance, to the smell of gunpowder differently from a Turkish or Russian or French trooper, or what soldiers on all sides thought as they prayed to their gods for safekeeping and deliverance. Those anthropological explorations, along with other intriguing asides (for instance, on the customary drunkenness of Florence Nightingale's nurses), add to the best part of Edgerton's narrative, which is a straightforward history of the Crimean War itself. He turns in a lively, well-researched account of a conflict that merits better understanding. --Gregory McNamee
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Fine Book........2000-06-10
Disasters of War.......2000-04-18
Not your typical military history book!.......1999-10-30
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Neotraditionalism in the Russian North: Indigenous Peoples and the Legacy of Perestroika (Circumpolar Research Series, No. 6)
Manufacturer: University of Washington Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0295978295 |
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Interesting and timeless.......2000-01-08
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Half Lives & Half Truths: Confronting the Radioactive Legacies of the Cold War (Resident Scholar Series)
Manufacturer: School for Advanced Research Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1930618824 |
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The long Cold War of the twentieth century has ended, but only now are the poisonous legacies of that "first nuclear age" coming to light. Activists and anthropologists, the authors of this volume reveal the devastating, complex, and long-term environmental health problems afflicting the people who worked in uranium mining and processing, lived in regions dedicated to the construction of nuclear weapons or participated, often unknowingly, in radiation experiments. The nations and individuals, many of them members of indigenous or ethnic minority communities, are now demanding information about how the United States and the Soviet Union poisoned them and meaningful remedies for the damage done to them and the generations to come. As nuclear proliferation accelerates, this struggle takes on ever greater urgency.
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The Social Legacy of Communism (Woodrow Wilson Center Press)
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0521467489 |
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Current work on the transition from communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has emphasized the "polity" and the "economy"; this book treats four basic areas: ethnic issues, deviance and health, social cleavages, and labor and elitism.
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Chernobyl Legacy
Paul Fusco , and Magdalena Caris Manufacturer: de.MO ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0970576803 |
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Chernobyl Legacy bears witness to the present-day effects of a horrific nuclear accident of unprecedented magnitude. Searing images documenting the effects following the Chernobyl disaster are central to the mission of this book, the work of noted photojournalist Paul Fusco of Magnum Photos and Magdalena Caris. Commentaries by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, actor Michael Douglas and Didier J. Cherpitel, the secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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moving........2006-06-11
EXTREMELY POWERFUL !!!!.......2002-01-11
Something to think about ... Especially in times like this.
This is a BOOK TO READ, LOOK AT AND DISCUSS ABOUT. A definite keeper. Grat photography.
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The Unknown Stalin: His Life, Death, and Legacy
Zhores Medvedev , and Roy Medvedev Manufacturer: Overlook TP ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1585676446 Release Date: 2005-03-01 |
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Giving the best and most informative explanation to date of the mystery of Stalin's death, renowned historians Roy and Zhores Medvedev have written a gripping new biography of Joseph Stalin, based on findings from research into archives only recently made available, as well as the Medvedev brothers' own experiences during and after Stalin's brutal regime.Conventional beliefs and cliches are contradicted and disproved, inaccuracies and misconceptions are corrected, and the facts about Stalin's intellect, ancestry, and the fortunes of his personal effects after his death are fully examined. Perhaps most remarkable of all are the Medvedevs' revelations and contentions concerning Stalin's death: There has been much suspicion over whether he was assassinated or died of natural causes, and the authors go a long way toward resolving this question.
The Unknown Stalin resonates with particular intensity due to the personal detail and recollections of the two authorseach of whom has his own history as a Russian dissident and commentator. This startling new work represents one of the most significant contributions to the study of Russian history in decades, a book of vital interest to scholars and general readers.
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Stalin; Still Unknown.......2004-04-10
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Socialism In Russia: Lenin and His Legacy, 1890-1991
John Gooding Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 033397235X |
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This ground-breaking analysis confronts us with three fundamental questions on the socialist experiment in Russia: How did Marxist ideas come to be implemented in Russia, a country entirely unsuited to them? Why did the experiment lead to such suffering and upheaval and prove so fruitless? And why did the attempt to return to a proper Marxism//Leninism bring about the rapid collapse of Soviet Russia?In order to answer these questions, John Gooding examines the legacy of Lenin. In particular he investigates the two conflicting posthumous views on Lenin's character. On the one hand, Lenin was perceived - largely due to Stalin - as a godlike figure, embodying the omniscience and might of the party. On the other, he was known - mainly amongst intellectuals and later perestroika reformers - as a Marxist idealist, an anti-Stalinist and a democrat. It was this latter perception, the author argues, that brought the socialist experiment in Russia to its disastrous conclusion.
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Music Divided: Bartók's Legacy in Cold War Culture (California Studies in 20th-Century Music)
Danielle Fosler-Lussier Manufacturer: University of California Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0520249658 |
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Music Divided explores how political pressures affected musical life on both sides of the iron curtain during the early years of the cold war. In this groundbreaking study, Danielle Fosler-Lussier illuminates the pervasive political anxieties of the day through particular attention to artistic, music-theoretical, and propagandistic responses to the music of Hungary's most renowned twentieth-century composer, Béla Bartók. She shows how a tense period of political transition plagued Bartók's music and imperiled those who took a stand on its aesthetic value in the emerging socialist state. Her fascinating investigation of Bartók's reception outside of Hungary demonstrates that Western composers, too, formulated their ideas about musical style under the influence of ever-escalating cold war tensions.
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The First Cold War: The Legacy of Woodrow Wilson in U.S.-Soviet Relations
Donald E. Davis , and Eugene P. Trani Manufacturer: University of Missouri Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 082621388X |
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New Theory on Cold War's Origins.......2003-12-04
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Selling to Major Accounts: Tools, Techniques, and Practical Solutions for the Sales Manager
Terry R. Bacon Manufacturer: AMACOM/American Management Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0814404626 |
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In most businesses, 80% of the revenue comes from 20% of the customers. Management of these key accounts demands discipline, direction, and purpose. Account managers and salespeople must be able to identify and capture key opportunities and use a systematic approach to growing the accounts. Here's where they'll find the powerful tools, processes, and techniques to succeed.Selling to Major Accounts is full of practical, proven approaches to account management. Loaded with examples, tables, charts, checklists, and real-life case studies from the author's vast consulting experience, it shows how to:
* identify the major accounts with the greatest potential * progress from vendor to strategic ally * craft account plans that are geared for action * manage the customer relationship for greater results * develop winning account strategies.
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Great info on national account management........1999-09-08
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8 steps for: taking customer loyalty to the next level; Because companies live or die from repeat business.(Publisher's Outlook) : An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Nadji Tehrani Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0009GL0EK Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1817 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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The Action Selling Sales Training Book Series (Action Selling Book Series)
Duane Sparks Manufacturer: The Sales Board ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 097535695X |
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The Action Selling Sales Training and Selling Skills Book Series includes: - Action Selling: How to sell like a professional, even if you think you are one. -Selling Your Price: How to escape the race to the bargain basement - Questions: The Answer to Sales - Masters of Loyalty: How to turn your sales force into a loyalty force The Action Selling Book Series will dramatically improve the sales behavior of your sales force. Action Selling: Are your salespeople "Winging It" during calls? With Action Selling, they`ll learn the Five Critical Sales Skills that really matter and how to follow a proven process that has helped over 300,000 become top selling producers. Selling Your Price: Do your salespeople rely on old habits, manipulative tricks or price concessions to close the sale? With Selling Your Price, salespeople learn how to sell value and protect margins while winning more business. Questions: The Answer to Sales: Do your salespeople depend on the gift of gab to win sales? With Questions, they`ll know how and when to ask the best-questions that lead to gaining commitment. Masters of Loyalty: Do your salespeople sell loyalty? With Masters, they`ll learn how to create real loyalty; loyalty that makes customers stop shopping and be forever deaf to competitor`s appeals.
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Amae Software sows the seeds of customer loyalty.(Technology Highlights): An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
David R. Butcher Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00084BEWG Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on September 1, 2004. The length of the article is 897 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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Award marketing: the most effective way to differentiate your firm! (Publisher's Outlook).: An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Nadji Tehrani Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008D9DIE Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on February 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1283 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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Build customer loyalty while reducing operational costs.(INNOVATIVE IDEAS FROM THE IP CONTACT CENTER EXPERTS): An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Mike Heberling Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000ALV3A0 Release Date: 2005-07-25 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 771 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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The Business Process Of Customer Retention And Loyalty.: An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Richard Morrison Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008ICWM8 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1114 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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Customer loyalty: an unscientific experiment.(INNOVATIVE IDEAS FROM THE NEXT-GEN CONTACT CENTER EXPERTS): An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Tracey E. Schelmetic Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000BTGZR2 Release Date: 2005-10-19 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 578 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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Earning customer loyalty through automation. (Customer Relationship Management).(Industry Overview): An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Daniel Kastner Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008D9DLG Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on February 1, 2003. The length of the article is 2200 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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Improving customer loyalty through proactive communications.(Customer Relationship Management): An article from: Customer Interaction Solutions
Ben Levitan Manufacturer: Technology Marketing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00081V4GK Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Customer Interaction Solutions, published by Technology Marketing Corporation on February 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1746 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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Annotated guide to the 1986 insolvency legislation: Insolvency Act 1986, Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and Insolvency Rules 1986 (as amended)
L. S Sealy Manufacturer: CCH Editions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0863251617 |
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