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ISBNTitleAuthorsPublisherYearPages
9780226094984Cultural MisunderstandingsRaymonde CarrollUniversity of Chicago Press1990162
9780830823093Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting In Around the WorldDuane ElmerInterVarsity Press2002215
9780761825036A Short Guide to Academic WritingAndrew Paul JohnsonUniversity Press of Amer2003126
9780761929000Cross-Cultural and Intercultural CommunicationWilliam B. GudykunstSAGE2003302
9780972530033Speak English Like an American (Book & Audio CD set)Amy GillettLanguage Success Press2004173
9780071216197Intercultural Communication in ContextsJudith N. Martin, Thomas K. NakayamaMcGraw-Hill Companies2004434
9780195173253The American DreamJim CullenOxford University Press2004214
B012XQFRYMAmerica Greatest Hits HistoryAmerica-2004-
9780801880346American Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic ChallengesPhilip G. Altbach, Professor Patricia J Gumport, Robert Oliver Berdahl, Patricia J. Gumport, J Donald Monan Sj Professor of Higher Education and Director Philip G Altbach, Professor Philipg AltbachJHU Press2005558
9780194420983Practical English UsageMichael SwanOxford University Press2005688
9781413019360Destinations 2: Writing For Academic SuccessNancy Herzfeld-PipkinHeinle & Heinle Pub2005246
9781413022452Destinations 2: Grammar WorkbookNancy Herzfeld-PipkinHeinle ELT2006272
9780972530064Speak Business English Like an American: Learn the Idioms & Expressions You Need to Succeed On The Job! (Book & Audio CD)Amy GillettLanguage Success Press2006200
9781593373689Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 CountriesTerri Morrison, Wayne A. ConawayAdams Media2006592
9781600050732Communicating the American WayElisabetta Ghisini, Angelika BlendstrupHappy about2008166
9780972530095More Speak English Like an American: Learn More Idioms & Expressions That Will Help You Speak Like a Native!Amy GillettLanguage Success Press2009171
9780801035890Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World (Youth, Family, and Culture)David A. LivermoreBaker Academic2009287
9780137153756International BusinessJohn J. Wild, Kenneth L. Wild, Jerry C. Y. HanPearson College Division2009481
9781405113526American Studies: An AnthologyJanice A. Radway, Kevin Gaines, Barry Shank, Penny Von EschenWiley-Blackwell2009638
978193193083352 Activities for Improving Cross-Cultural CommunicationDonna M. Stringer, Patricia A. CassidayNicholas Brealey2009228
9781412960441The Education Dissertation: A Guide for Practitioner ScholarsDan Wernaa ButinCorwin Press2009160
9781426306631The Making of America: The History of the United States from 1492 to the Present (History (US))Robert D. Johnston, Douglas BrinkleyNational Geographic Children's Books2010240
9780060956431Writing that Works, 3rd EditionKenneth Roman, Joel RaphaelsonHarper Collins2010208
9780547484693United States History, Grades 6-8Holt McDougalHolt McDougal2010688
9780132157414Guide to Cross-Cultural CommunicationSana Reynolds, Deborah Valentine, Mary MunterPearson College Division2011130
9780558800536International Management; Managing Across Borders and CulturesHelen DereskyPrentice Hall2011-
9780738606767English the American Way: A Fun ESL Guide To Language & Culture In The U.S. W/Audio CD & MP3Sheila MacKechnie Murtha, Jane Airey O'ConnorResearch & Education Assoc.2011274
9780470393352The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and PublishingTonette S. Rocco, Timothy Gary HatcherJohn Wiley & Sons2011336
9781442206700Ads, Fads, and Consumer CultureArthur Asa Berger, San Francisco State UniversityRowman & Littlefield Publishers2011258
9789077256336The Social Styles Handbook: Adapt Your Style To Win TrustWilson Learning LibraryHolt McDougal2011192
9780071714044Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands, Sales and Marketing: The Essential Cultural Guide - From Presentations and Promotions to Communicating and ClosingTerri Morrison, Wayne A. ConawayMcGraw Hill Professional2011304
9781422187104HBR Guide to Persuasive PresentationsNancy DuarteHarvard Business Press2012229
9781457648649America: a Concise History, Volume Two: Since 1865James A. Henretta, Rebecca Edwards, Robert O. SelfMacmillan2012974
9780312643287America: a Concise History, Volume One: to 1877James A. Henretta, Rebecca Edwards, Robert O. SelfMacmillan2012624
9781412983099Case Studies in Organizational Communication: Ethical Perspectives and PracticesSteve Kent May, Steve MaySAGE2012355
9780521741859Classroom Management TechniquesJim ScrivenerCambridge University Press2012306
9781478130550What Foreigners Need to Know About America From a to ZLance JohnsonCreateSpace2012158
9781446201435The Literature ReviewDiana RidleySAGE2012214
9781118095676The Esl / Ell Teacher's Survival GuideLarry Ferlazzo, Katie Hull SypnieskiJohn Wiley & Sons2012336
9780143122029American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North AmericaColin WoodardPenguin Books2012384
9780078036804Communicating at Work: Strategies for Success in Business and the ProfessionsJeanne Marquardt Elmhorst, Kristen Lucas, Ronald AdlerMcGraw-Hill Education2012480
9780770434083Modern MannersDorothea Johnson, Liv TylerClarkson Potter2013176
9781422184035HBR Guide to Better Business WritingBryan GarnerHarvard Business Review Press2013240
9781422187272Global DexterityAndy MolinskyHarvard Business Review Press2013240
9781422189863HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with Featured Article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger)Harvard Business ReviewHarvard Business Review Press2013208
9781857336757Usa - Culture Smart!Gina Teague, Alan BeechyKuperard Pub2013168
9780071811262The Essentials of Business Etiquette: How to Greet, Eat, and Tweet Your Way to SuccessBarbara PachterMcGraw Hill Professional2013256
9780205006083Interpersonal Communication and Human RelationshipsMark L. Knapp, Anita L. Vangelisti, John P. CaughlinPearson College Division2013454
9781610392501The Culture MapErin MeyerPublicAffairs2014288
9781349481880Business Essentials for Strategic CommunicatorsM. Ragas, E. CulpPalgrave Macmillan2014211
9780814708019Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Second EditionBruce Burgett, Glenn HendlerNYU Press2014320
9780814449172Leading with Cultural IntelligenceDavid A. LivermoreAmacom2015256
9780525955023Works Well with OthersRoss McCammonDutton Books2015263
9781506145334Intercultural Communication in Business: How Context And Other Cultural Factors Affect Communication In Multicultural OrganizationsKelly NixCreateSpace2015202
9780073403281Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked WorldPeter CardonMcGraw-Hill Education2015592
9781508817093Esl for TeachersAlycia JonesCreateSpace2015102
9781138850934American EducationJoel H. SpringRoutledge2015327
9780992505509What's Your Message?Cam BarberVivid Learning2015254
9780814437629The Etiquette EdgeBeverly LangfordAmacom2016244
9780691147727The Rise and Fall of American GrowthRobert J. GordonPrinceton University Press2016784
9781623156886The Simple Art of Business EtiquetteJeffrey L. SeglinTycho Press2016170
9781519735461Word Order in English SentencesPhil WilliamsPhil Williams2016102
9780674737136Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of GlobalizationBranko MilanovicHarvard University Press2016299
9780393617436They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic WritingGerald Graff, Cathy BirkensteinW. W. Norton & Company2016352
9780143110002American Character: A History Of The Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty And The Common GoodColin WoodardPenguin Books2017320
0-300-03416-4The Making of America's Soviet PolicyJoseph S. NyeYale University Press1984369
9780345411037A Reporter's LifeWalter CronkiteRandom House Digital, Inc.1997384
9780385499088Body of SecretsJames BamfordAnchor2002763
9780815706274Market-Based GovernanceJohn D. Donahue, Joseph S. NyeBrookings Inst Press2002360
9780812968460The Russia HandStrobe TalbottRandom House Trade Paperbacks2002478
9780870031991Ambivalent NeighborsAnatol Lieven, Dmitri? TreninCarnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace2003331
9780393324396Globalization and Its DiscontentsJoseph E. StiglitzW. W. Norton & Company2003288
9780385497992The Struggle for EuropeWilliam I. HitchcockAnchor2004525
9780743260244Against All EnemiesRichard A. ClarkeFree Press2004304
9780071441209Allies at WarPhilip H. Gordon, Jeremy ShapiroMcGraw-Hill Companies2004266
9780684870533Who Are We?Samuel P. HuntingtonSimon & Schuster2004428
9780975332511Transatlantic TransformationsDaniel Sheldon HamiltonThomas Rid2004196
9780131478619Business Communication Today (Instructor's Manual)Bovee-2004-
9780975332580The Strategic Implications of European Union EnlargementEsther Brimmer, Stefan FroehlichCenter for Transatlantic Relations SAIS2005412
9780976643418Deep IntegrationDaniel Sheldon Hamilton, Joseph P. QuinlanCEPS2005290
9780876093498US Trade Strategy: Free Versus FairDaniel W. DreznerCouncil on Foreign Relations2005146
9781574889482Defiant SuperpowerDonald Edwin NuechterleinPotomac Books, Inc.2005227
9780975332597The New Frontiers of EuropeDaniel Sheldon HamiltonThomas Rid2005235
9780374292881The World Is FlatThomas L. FriedmanMacmillan2005488
9780691123974A New World OrderAnne-Marie SlaughterPrinceton University Press2005368
9780815734093Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign PolicyMorton H. Halperin, Priscilla Clapp, Priscilla A. Clapp, Arnold KanterBrookings Inst Press2006400
9780815760832Characteristics and Causes of America's Polarized PoliticsPietro S. Nivola, Danid W. BradyBrookings Inst Press2006317
9780870032288Managing Sino-American CrisesMichael D. SwaineCarnegie Endowment for Int'l Peace2006518
9780976643432Changing Identities and Evolving ValuesEsther BrimmerThomas Rid2006136
9780805077384Empire's WorkshopGreg GrandinMacmillan2006286
9780801884139Strategies of DominanceP. Edward HaleyWoodrow Wilson Center Press2006286
9780195174465The Broken branch:How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on TrackThomas E. Mann, Norman J. OrnsteinOxford University Press2006288
9780815713838Four Crises and a Peace ProcessPadmanabha Ranganath Chari, P. R. Chari, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, Stephen P. CohenBrookings Inst Press2007252
9780978882136The New Eastern EuropeDaniel Sheldon Hamilton, Gerhard MangottThomas Rid2007292
9780060892586The Mighty and the AlmightyMadeleine AlbrightHarper Perennial2007368
9780805086577Winning the Right WarPhilip H. GordonMacmillan2007203
9780199235612Compound DemocraciesProfessor of Political Science Sergio Fabbrini, Sergio FabbriniOxford University Press2007351
9780815738695Restoring the BalanceRichard N. Haass, Martin S. IndykBrookings Inst Press2008232
9780881324174China's RiseC. Fred BergstenPeterson Institute2008269
9780743294089The Great ExperimentStrobe TalbottSimon & Schuster2008478
9781416558972The War WithinBob WoodwardSimon & Schuster2008487
9780393067019The Three Trillion Dollar WarJoseph E. Stiglitz, University Professor and Co-President Joseph E Stiglitz, Linda BilmesW. W. Norton & Company2008311
9780393062359The Post-American WorldFareed ZakariaW. W. Norton & Company2008292
9780230606128The New Cold WarEdward LucasPalgrave Macmillan2008261
9780374166854Hot, Flat, and CrowdedThomas L. FriedmanMacmillan2008438
9780465015016America and the WorldZbigniew Brzezinski, David IgnatiusBasic Books (AZ)2008301
9780815747062Power & ResponsibilityBruce D. Jones, Carlos Pascual, Stephen John StedmanBrookings Inst Press2009360
9780143116172The Ascent of MoneyNiall FergusonPenguin Group USA2009442
9780393333138The Conscience of a LiberalPaul KrugmanW. W. Norton & Company2009352
9780061714542Power RulesLeslie H. GelbHarper Collins2009334
9781591842903The World Is CurvedDavid M. SmickPortfolio Trade2009322
9780393075960Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World EconomyJoseph E. StiglitzW. W. Norton & Company2010361
9781441138057Permanent Alliance?Stanley R. SloanBloomsbury Publishing2010317
9780132539715Business Communication EssentialsCourtland L. Bovee, John V. ThillPrentice Hall2012401
9780990772026Dark Networks in the Atlantic BasinDaniel S. HamiltonCenter for Transatlantic Relations SAIS2015242
9780815726173Mr. PutinFiona Hill, Clifford G. GaddyBrookings Inst Press2015533
9780990772071The Future of Energy in the Atlantic BasinPaul Isbell, Eloy Alvarez PelegryCenter for Transatlantic Relations SAIS2015311
9780670015566Negotiating the NonnegotiableDaniel ShapiroPenguin Group USA2016319
9780990772033Atlantic RisingDaniel S. HamiltonCenter for Transatlantic Relations SAIS2017186
9781501175510FearBob WoodwardSimon & Schuster2018448