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Merger Arbitrage

How to Profit from Global Event-Driven Arbitrage

by Thomas Kirchner ...

Series series Wiley Finance
Mitigate risk and increase returns with an alternative hedge fund strategyMerger Arbitrage: How to Profit from Event-Driven Arbitrage, Second Edition is the definitive guide to the ins and outs of the burgeoning merger arbitrage hedge fund strategy, with real-world examples that illustrate how mergers work and how to take advantage of them. Author Thomas Kirchner, founder of the Pennsylvania ... Read more

$77.99 CAD

Mitigate risk and increase returns with an alternative hedge fund strategyMerger Arbitrage: How to Profit from Event-Driven Arbitrage, Second Edition is the definitive guide to the ins and outs of the burgeoning merger arbitrage hedge fund strategy, with real-world examples that illustrate how mergers work and how to take advantage of them. Author Thomas Kirchner, founder of the Pennsylvania
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Sitting with Koans

Essential Writings on Zen Koan Introspection

Edited by John Daido Loori ...

The Zen tradition has just two main meditative practices: shikantaza, or "just sitting"; and introspection guided by the powerful Zen teaching stories called koans. Following in the tradition of The Art of Just Sitting (endorsed as a "A book we have needed for a long, long time"), this new anthology from John Daido Loori illuminates the subtle practice of koan study from many different points of ... Read more

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The Zen tradition has just two main meditative practices: shikantaza, or "just sitting"; and introspection guided by the powerful Zen teaching stories called koans. Following in the tradition of The Art of Just Sitting (endorsed as a "A book we have needed for a long, long time"), this new anthology from John Daido Loori illuminates the subtle practice of koan study from many different points of
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Entangling Vines

A Classic Collection of Zen Koans

Entangling Vines is a translation of the Shumon Kattoshu, the only major koan text to have been compiled in Japan rather than China. Most of the central koans of the contemporary Rinzai koan curriculum are contained in this work. Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (1914–1995)—former chief abbot of Shokoku-ji and author of an annotated, modern-Japanese translation of the Kattoshu—commented that “herein are ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Entangling Vines is a translation of the Shumon Kattoshu, the only major koan text to have been compiled in Japan rather than China. Most of the central koans of the contemporary Rinzai koan curriculum are contained in this work. Indeed, Kajitani Sonin (1914–1995)—former chief abbot of Shokoku-ji and author of an annotated, modern-Japanese translation of the Kattoshu—commented that “herein are
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Security Relations between China and the European Union

From Convergence to Cooperation?

Edited by Emil J. Kirchner, Thomas Christiansen, Han Dorussen ...

Over the past decade, the EU and China have expanded their relations beyond a focus on economic and trade issues to the sphere of security. Taking a broad definition of security, a multidisciplinary approach, and a comparative perspective (including scholars from both Europe and China), this book provides an in-depth analysis of the extent to which the EU and China not only express similar threat ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Over the past decade, the EU and China have expanded their relations beyond a focus on economic and trade issues to the sphere of security. Taking a broad definition of security, a multidisciplinary approach, and a comparative perspective (including scholars from both Europe and China), this book provides an in-depth analysis of the extent to which the EU and China not only express similar threat
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The European Union’s Security Relations with Asian Partners

Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner, See Seng Tan ...

Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
This wide-ranging book analyses EU-Asia security relations in a systematic, substantive and comparative manner. The contributions assess similarities and differences between the EU and its Asian partners with respect to levels of threat perception, policy response and security cooperation in the context of historical, institutional and external factors – such as the influence of the United States. ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This wide-ranging book analyses EU-Asia security relations in a systematic, substantive and comparative manner. The contributions assess similarities and differences between the EU and its Asian partners with respect to levels of threat perception, policy response and security cooperation in the context of historical, institutional and external factors – such as the influence of the United States.
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The European Union and China

by Thomas Christiansen, Emil Kirchner, Uwe Wissenbach ...

Series series The European Union Series
This accessible text offers a comprehensive analysis of the European Union (EU)-China relationship, as one of the most important in global politics today. Both are major players on the world stage, accounting for 30% of trade and nearly a quarter of the world's population. This text shows how, despite many differences in political systems and values, China and the EU have developed such a close, ... Read more

$55.99 CAD

This accessible text offers a comprehensive analysis of the European Union (EU)-China relationship, as one of the most important in global politics today. Both are major players on the world stage, accounting for 30% of trade and nearly a quarter of the world's population. This text shows how, despite many differences in political systems and values, China and the EU have developed such a close,
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Always Faithful

A Story of the War in Afghanistan, the Fall of Kabul, and the Unshakable Bond Between a Marine and an Interpreter

by Thomas Schueman, Zainullah Zaki ...

Narrated by Patrick Kirchner, Wali Habib ...

Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

Band of Brothers meets Argo in this dramatic and heartfelt dual memoir of the war in Afghanistan told by two men from opposite worlds. Always Faithful entwines the stories of Marine Major Tom Schueman, and his friend and Afghan interpreter, Zainullah “Zak” Zaki, as they describe their parallel lives, converging paths, and unbreakable bond in the face of overwhelming danger, culminating in Zak and ... Read more

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Band of Brothers meets Argo in this dramatic and heartfelt dual memoir of the war in Afghanistan told by two men from opposite worlds. Always Faithful entwines the stories of Marine Major Tom Schueman, and his friend and Afghan interpreter, Zainullah “Zak” Zaki, as they describe their parallel lives, converging paths, and unbreakable bond in the face of overwhelming danger, culminating in Zak and
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Dialogues in a Dream

The Life and Zen Teaching of Muso Soseki

by Muso Soseki ...

Translated by Thomas Kirchner ...

Drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge, one of the most famous masters in the history of Zen leads us on a grand tour of Buddhist theology in all its timeless relevance.Muso Soseki, the renowned fourteenth century Zen master, is today most known for developing the art of traditional Japanese Zen gardening. Even more impressive is his creation of the institutional structure for all Japanese ... Read more

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Drawing on his encyclopaedic knowledge, one of the most famous masters in the history of Zen leads us on a grand tour of Buddhist theology in all its timeless relevance.Muso Soseki, the renowned fourteenth century Zen master, is today most known for developing the art of traditional Japanese Zen gardening. Even more impressive is his creation of the institutional structure for all Japanese
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Raising Lazarus

Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis

by Beth Macy ...

Narrated by Beth Macy ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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**An important account of everyday heroes fighting on the front lines of the overdose crisis, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dopesick and Factory Man.“Deeply reported, deeply moving” —Patrick Radden Keefe**Nearly a decade into the second wave of America's overdose crisis, pharmaceutical companies have yet to answer for the harms they created. As pending court battles against opioid
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The Newcomers

Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom

by Helen Thorpe ...

Narrated by Kate Handford ...

Unabridged

15 hours 9 min

From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an “extraordinary” (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and “a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and nurturing the seeds of the great American experiment” (The New York Times Book Review).The Newcomers follows the ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us, an “extraordinary” (The Denver Post) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and their compassionate teacher and “a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and nurturing the seeds of the great American experiment” (The New York Times Book Review).The Newcomers follows the
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The Fun Widow's Book Tour

A Novel

by Zoe Fishman ...

Narrated by Andi Arndt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

From the author of Inheriting Edith comes a brave new novel about the intersection of art and grief after the tragic loss of her own husband in 2017.Mia used to be fun. She was the class clown; a member of the mile high club; the mom who made her sons giggle with her bad British accent and well-placed tickles.But three years after the death of her husband, there’s no time for that. She’s the only ... Read more

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From the author of Inheriting Edith comes a brave new novel about the intersection of art and grief after the tragic loss of her own husband in 2017.Mia used to be fun. She was the class clown; a member of the mile high club; the mom who made her sons giggle with her bad British accent and well-placed tickles.But three years after the death of her husband, there’s no time for that. She’s the only
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The Wonders

by Elena Medel ...

Narrated by Rebecca Gibel ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

“The Wonders is a poet’s novel, delicate but strong, impressing its images firmly on the imagination.” —Hilary MantelNOW TRANSLATED INTO FIFTEEN LANGUAGESFrom award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel comes a mesmerizing new novel of class, sex, and desire.Already an international sensation, The Wonders follows Maria and Alicia through the streets of Madrid, from job to job and apartment to apartment ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

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“The Wonders is a poet’s novel, delicate but strong, impressing its images firmly on the imagination.” —Hilary MantelNOW TRANSLATED INTO FIFTEEN LANGUAGESFrom award-winning Spanish poet Elena Medel comes a mesmerizing new novel of class, sex, and desire.Already an international sensation, The Wonders follows Maria and Alicia through the streets of Madrid, from job to job and apartment to apartment
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