The Oliver Press, Inc.
The Oliver Press, Inc. Charlotte Square, 5707 West 36th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55416-2510 $22.95 each 1-800-865-4837 'Looking at Europe' is the latest series of non-fiction books for young readers from The Oliver Press. This six volume series provides students ages 11 and older...

Andres Ehin. Moose Beetle Swallow.
Andres Ehin. Moose Beetle Swallow. Patrick Cotter with Taavi Tatsi, trs. Cork, Ireland. Southword. 2005 (released 2006). 64 pages. ISBN 1-905002-13-0 To JUDGE from the text on the book's cover, one might think that Andres Ehin (b. 1940), a noted contemporary Estonian poet has previously published at...

Ya son 27: ingreso de Bulgaria y Rumania a la Unión Europea.
Con el ingreso de Bulgaria y Rumania a la Unión Europea, son ya 27 los miembros de este proceso de integración --en el que participan Francia, Alemania, Italia, Bélgica, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos, Dinamarca, Irlanda, Gran Bretaña, Grecia, España, Portugal, Suecia, Finlandia, Austria, Eslovenia, Eslovaquia, República Checa, Malta, Polonia, Chipre,...

Foreign cash floods emerging markets.
PARIS: Emerging markets from the Baltic states to Latin America, awash in overseas capital, are paying a price for their popularity. Vietnam's stock market, among the world's top performers this year, is triggering concerns that shares may be in for a fall. Brazilian and Colombian exporters are struggling to...

Europe's Economic Freedom Well Above World Average, Index Finds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generally speaking, Europeans enjoy a higher-than-average level of economic freedom. However, restrictive labor policies are slowing the region's growth, according to the 2007 "Index of Economic Freedom" published annually by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation. This year's index provides...

Is Europe a Good Place for Racial and Ethnic Minorities? Majorities see their communities as accepting.
Byline: Zsolt Nyiri and Cynthia English Synopsis: In a majority of 37 European countries surveyed, most residents say that the city or area they live in is a good place for racial and ethnic minorities. However, recent events have highlighted the ongoing problem of discrimination in the...

Go flat--now.
'OLD SCHOOL" progressives argue that marginal tax rates should increase with income. Their political might in the U.S. has led to a tax code that is steeply progressive. The bottom half of the income distribution pays almost no tax at all. The top 10 percent, by contrast, paid 52.3...

Criminalization of competition law enforcement; economic and legal implications for the EU member states.
1845426088 Criminalization of competition law enforcement; economic and legal implications for the EU member states. Ed. by Katalin Cseres et al. Edward Elgar Publishing 2006 356 pages $135.00 Hardcover KJE6533 As...

U.S.S.R. versus modern Russia.
Study the map showing the countries of the former Soviet Union. Then fill in the circle next to the correct answer. 1. The Soviet Union, or U.S.S.R., broke up into how many independent states? (A) five (B) 10 (C) 15 2. Which of...

Big deals in short.
Big Deals in Short Company Amount Event Aermacchi 3 million [euro] Return 12 SF-260 primary flight trainers into service Lockheed Martin $951.7 million Produce and integrate MH-60R mission systems Polaris Industries $16 million Supply militarised MV700 all-terrain vehicles Northrop Grumman $17.5 million Deliver more than 500 hand-held laser target...