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Finland

October 22, 2011

Finland is a Scandinavian country bordered by Sweden to the west and Russia to the east, both of which countries have controlled it prior to obtaining full independence in 1917. Finland is economically one of the world’s most prosperous countries, with a population of only 5.2 million and two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. It [...]

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Zimbabwe

October 22, 2011

Zimbabwe has suffered a painful past, and still is in deep difficulty both politically and economically. The selection of books on this page will give insights into this troubled nation. ….. and here’s another more broadly relevant selection (there may be some overlaps with our selection above,as this next section is autogenerated from the Amazon [...]

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Brussels – Ancient and Modern

October 6, 2011

Brussels is the federal capital of Belgium. It is also the capital of each of the two communities of Belgium, the French and the Flemish, but this is not the place to attempt a detailed description of the confusing complexities of Belgian government and administration. Brussels also is the administrative centre of the European Union [...]

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History of Australia

September 16, 2011

Australia, the world’s largest island, is not usually thought of as such. It is usually today considered to be a continent, making Greenland the largest “island” on the planet. Whatever its geographical description (and geographers differ considerably on the matter, with a variety of other competing and often confusing continental names such as Australasia and [...]

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The World Economy

September 16, 2011

Very often thinking about economics is focused on a single nation – usually our own, with a considerable dose of self-interest. The reality is, however, that we live in a world where the fortunes of all nations hang together. The global economy is highly interconnected. No nation, however, powerful is economically independent of others. Nations [...]

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Geography of the World

September 16, 2011

For families, schools and cummunity libraries the lavishly illustrated 300+ pages of “Geography Of The World” survey continents, nations, and cultures around the globe. Widely recommended by educators. This book will be helpful to younger students and adults alike, a great resource in the home, but in support of school studies take a look also [...]

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Canadian History

September 16, 2011

From ancient times, through the period of the first European arrivals to the present day the rich history of Canada from coast to coast is covered in this collection of books.

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The Nile – River of Mystery

September 16, 2011

The Nile fascinated explorers for centuries. It was well-known in Egypt, but where did it come from? What was its source? Is it the world’s longest river? Geographers differ on that last question. At over four thousand miles in length there may be as little as twenty or thirty miles difference from the Amazon, but [...]

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Greenland – The World’s Largest Island

September 16, 2011

Flying over Greenland it looks rather like one continuous land mass with North America, but deep under the ice there is water. It is the world’s largest island, if we exclude Australia which is usually categorised as a continent. Politically, Greenland is within the Kingdom of Denmark, although it functions autonomously. Norse seafarers first established [...]

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The Amazon River

September 16, 2011

The world’s greatest river, the Amazon, rises at a height of almost 17,000 feet high in the Andes, flows for more than 4,000 miles into the Atlantic, having started its journey not far from the Pacific. Whether or not it is the world’s longest river is a matter of dispute (versus the Nile, a close-rune [...]

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