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The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction The United Nations: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 479 ratings — published 2008
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An Insider's Guide to the UN An Insider's Guide to the UN (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.49 — 244 ratings — published 2003
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Interventions: A Life in War and Peace Interventions: A Life in War and Peace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,201 ratings — published 2012
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What's Wrong With the United Nations and How to Fix it (Polity What's Wrong Series) What's Wrong With the United Nations and How to Fix it (Polity What's Wrong Series)
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avg rating 3.60 — 58 ratings — published 2008
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 559,790 ratings — published 1984
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A Life in Peace and War A Life in Peace and War (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 51 ratings — published 1987
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir (ebook)
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avg rating 4.34 — 20,178 ratings — published 2019
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The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American World Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 125 ratings — published 2006
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 14,028 ratings — published 2003
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The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1) The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1; Rincewind, #1)
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avg rating 3.99 — 429,671 ratings — published 1983
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Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 1,720 ratings — published 2008
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The Fog of Peace: A Memoir of International Peacekeeping in the 21st Century The Fog of Peace: A Memoir of International Peacekeeping in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 33 ratings — published 2015
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,946,230 ratings — published 2005
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,349,140 ratings — published 2011
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The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories The Canterville Ghost and Other Stories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 11,575 ratings — published 1887
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Intimacies Intimacies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 44,122 ratings — published 2021
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Madame Bovary Madame Bovary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 384,714 ratings — published 1856
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International Organisation in World Politics (The Making of the Twentieth Century) International Organisation in World Politics (The Making of the Twentieth Century)
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avg rating 3.63 — 27 ratings — published 2003
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Pleasures and Days Pleasures and Days (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,734 ratings — published 1896
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Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,137 ratings — published 2013
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 205,196 ratings — published 2018
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,252,163 ratings — published 1847
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The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 684 ratings — published 2020
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,307,389 ratings — published 2017
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New World Disorder: The UN after the Cold War - An Insider's View New World Disorder: The UN after the Cold War - An Insider's View (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 2008
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,133,865 ratings — published 1967
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Kofi Annan: A Spokesperson's Memoir Kofi Annan: A Spokesperson's Memoir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 9 ratings — published 2005
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A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.68 — 101 ratings — published 2008
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High Fidelity High Fidelity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 218,221 ratings — published 1995
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 115,511 ratings — published 1979
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The Girl on the Train The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 3,355,322 ratings — published 2015
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The United Nations: A Beginner's Guide The United Nations: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 33 ratings — published
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The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 323 ratings — published 2006
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No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations No Enchanted Palace: The End of Empire and the Ideological Origins of the United Nations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 222 ratings — published 2009
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The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945 The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 21 ratings — published 2008
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We Did Nothing: Why The Truth Doesn't Always Come Out When The UN Goes In We Did Nothing: Why The Truth Doesn't Always Come Out When The UN Goes In (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 253 ratings — published 1997
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The Adolescent (Vintage Classics) The Adolescent (Vintage Classics)
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avg rating 3.92 — 11,234 ratings — published 1875
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Joyland Joyland (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 184,097 ratings — published 2013
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A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,027,173 ratings — published 1859
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 326,225 ratings — published 1947
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Backstabbing for Beginners: A Crash Course in International Diplomacy Backstabbing for Beginners: A Crash Course in International Diplomacy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 513 ratings — published 2008
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,129,918 ratings — published 1866
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,559,301 ratings — published 1943
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,512,247 ratings — published 1969
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 184,222 ratings — published 1993
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,061,340 ratings — published 1846
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Due di due Due di due (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 5,785 ratings — published 1989
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,660,661 ratings — published 1948
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Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 51 ratings — published 2010
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T.R. Fehrenbach
“The rule of law could not apply abroad; the first thing a lawyer learns, or ought to learn, is that there can be no law without government. And the UN was not conceived as, nor would it ever be, a world government.”
T.R. Fehrenbach, This kind of peace

T.R. Fehrenbach
“Harry Truman, and the men around him, were learning the necessity of acting first and talking later. Harry Truman was learning there are times when peoples have to be saved whether they want such salvation or not.”
T.R. Fehrenbach, This kind of peace

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