Group-of-Eight

Provides a concise and creative discussion of the economic and political dimension of global financial reform. --David Hale, Global Chief Economist, Zurich Group

Examines G8 policy dynamics over the last 30 years with rare vigour and insight. Both a sensible blueprint for a new international financial system, and the definitive handbook for a new kind of governance within the G8 architecture. --Dr Yoichi Funabashi, Deputy Editor for Economic Affairs, Asahi Shimbun

A welcome addition to the literature on this important global network. Significant and accessible contributions to the study of the G7/G8. --Millennium: Journal of International Studies

This penetrating book shows how the G8 can make the world run better in the 2000s. It has messages of value for everybody Ð teachers and students, leaders and activists, media people and thoughtful citizens.

A major collection of work on current challenges of global governance. An exciting and insightful source for participants in the design of a new global institutional architecture.

Understanding new institutions, like building them, takes sensitivity, wisdom and patience. Sir Nicholas Bayne has those assets in abundance, and in this new history of the annual Western economic summits he deploys them with great skill. No other observer can match Bayne's combination of extensive personal knowledge and sophisticated interpretive skill. This book surveys the first quarter century of summitry against the wider backdrop of globalization and institutional change. A must-have for anyone interested in contemporary global political economy.

An indespensable guide for all students of this subject, from the man who probably knows more about its history than anyone else.

When Bill Gates bought a George Bellows oil for twenty-seven-and-a-half million dollars in November of 1999, the national media at last took notice of what may be the most important genre of American art - the Ashcan period of the early 1900's. This wonderful book captures the lives, times, and works of the six artists who brought the streets of turn-of-the-century New York City to thrilling life. Bellows, Sloan, Henri, Glackens, Luks, and Shinn shared a collective talent and daring unseen before or since in the United States, and the book presents their best works in gorgeous color. It also delves into both the men's and the city's history to place the art in context.

Alfred Lord Tennyson once praised Rudyard Kipling for his 'divine fire.' Of the six artists here, Bellows, Sloan, and Henri clearly possessed that fire.

Bellows's unflinching depiction of New York's seedy side reveals a city simultaneously frightening, comical, and beautiful. Sloan's more affectionate touch finds warm delight in the common and mundane. The vitality of Henri's portraits is nothing short of remarkable.

If you buy this book for nothing else, buy it for Sloan. Beautiful, accessible, challenging paintings. And you won't find yourself in a competition with Bill Gates. =)

This book was a heart wrenching read. I could identify and feel for the characters. This is one find that all lesbians should have on their shelves, and that all people alike should read. The only complaint I have is that at times it seems like the main character is a little emotionless in her writing. Other than that, I would highly recommend this book.

American society has the rather unfortunate tendency to shun hate crimes legislation on the grounds that it would restrict an individual's right to freedom of expression and trivialize the First Amendment. Both assertions are clearly absurd, but the nasty allegations continue. In the greatest of ironies, the "pro-family" "pro-life" relgious right will oppose this legislation because it supposedly interferes with their political activities.

I challenge anybody to read this book and then still believe the lies and distortions popularized by the right wing.Hate crimes are meant to stigmatize both the indiviuals affected and the larger marginalized group of which they are members of. Supporters of hate crimes laws are not well-heeled elitists, they are (quite litterally) the most vunerable members of society who fear for their lives.

Brenner describes how she and her lover were enjoying a wonderful day in the mountains when the later was gunned down by a homophobic peeping tom. Although she survived and the physical injuries eventually healed, I could tell that it was still very emotionally hard for her. I applaud her for comming forward and retelling her story in the hopes that future generations of Americans will never have to personally experience the same fate.

Not supprisingly, Brenner became an anti-violence activist following this incident and has appeared before Congress urging passage of federal hate crimes measures. While her story did not recceive as much publicity as the later murder of Wyoming's Matthew Shepard, she helped personalize the face of hate crime victims.

Although it was her lover who was gunned down, Brenner realized that the day after that it could be somebody else's and the ugly pattern would continue until people of all sexualities started demanding an end to anti-gay violence and taught respect for different groups.

This book was a gripping tale. It should remind us of what hate does when it is acted upon & lately it seems that people are hating others for just about anything. This could have happened anywhere in the US to any person for any reason...We need to stop the violence NOW.

i liked this book alot.i think it gave good info and good pics!i recommend it to all 98 degrees fans!

This book has everything you would ever want to know about the four guys of 98°-Jeff, Drew, Nick, Justin. It has tons of *cute* pics of them, plus cool facts about each of the guys. If you like 98°, you should definetly get this book. :~)

i think that your book is so terrible it is kind of out of it!

For those seeking information, Peter Hajnal's book is a valuable resource. --Business Worldaware

I just picked up this book... it really explains everything I could ever want to know about the summit process and what kind of impact it has. I highly recommend it.

The first time I ever heard of Anne Montgomery, it was in the context of her jumping into, I think it was the Connecticut river, and beating on a nuclear submarine with a household hammer. I thought "Woah, what's that all about?." Eventually, I got to meet her. She was about seventy-five, weighed maybe 100lbs, five feet tall, dresed in a pink hooded sweatshirt and terrycloth sneakers, and just as sweet as you could imagine. That's sort of the jist of this whole book right there: things are not what they seem. Swords Into Ploughshares is a history of the Ploughshares movement- a nationwide faith-based affiliation of anti-nuclear and military industrial complex activists committed to non-violent direct action. Whew, that's a mouthful. What that means, very basically and slightly melodramatically explained by me is: a group of people that holds hands and prays together before sneaking into weapons facilities and disarming B-52's with cordless drills and such. Skillfully integrating elements of political analysis and theology the book left me with some inkling at its end of what was totally inconceivable to me at its beginning; namely, why this sweet little old lady would jump into an ice cold river and pound on a NUCLEAR SUBMARINE with a hand tool. (Other than the fact that she's insane of course, and I've talked to her, and she's not; a fact that makes the whole thing a bit harder to stomach, because if she's not crazy, and all the other people in the book aren't crazy, then there's some incredible motivation, passion, and dedication here that I have to deal with. Somehow. Cool. Yikes.)