"National security, terrorism, and human rights--these explosive issues lie at the heart of Stephen Frey's riveting new thriller, a high-octane novel of suspense, revenge, and intrigue."--front flyleaf.
When the young and beautiful wife of a much older embassy worker and amateur gardener is found murdered near Northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, his personal pursuit of the killers not only sets him up as their next target, but as a suspect among his embassy colleagues.
A resource guide for business executives on the history, culture, and commerical traits and norms of twenty Asian countries, covering such topics as negotiation, dress codes, and work schedules.
Traces the evolution of international trade, from ancient Mesopotamia to today's global marketplace, exploring the influence of commerce on agriculture, technology, politics, and civilization as a whole.
Examines the largely underground system of information, protest, and planning forming throughout the world in response to Western corporate exploitation of the Third World, and argues that as more people discover the brand-name secrets of the global logo web, their outrage will fuel the next big political movement.
the dirty truth behind the world's favorite soft drink
Blanding, Michael
2010
Discusses the history of the Coca-cola Company, describing the corporation's origins as a maker of a cocaine-laced "nerve toxin," and examining evidence in the corporations history that clashes with its wholesome global image.
Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about concepts and terms related to the global economy, and includes biographical entries, maps, graphs, charts, and photographs.
