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No Quarter $15.99 In this richly researched and dramatic work of military history, eminent historian Richard Slotkin recounts one of the Civil War’s most pivotal events: the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864. At first glance, the Union’s plan seemed brilliant: A regiment of miners would burrow beneath a Confederate fort, pack the tunnel with explosives, and blow a hole in the enemy lines. Then a specially trained division of African American infantry would spearhead a powerful assault to exploit the breach created by the explosion. Thus, in one decisive action, the Union would marshal its mastery of technology and resources, as well as demonstrate the superior morale generated by the Army of the Potomac’s embrace of emancipation. At stake was the chance to drive General Robert E. Lee’s Army of North Virginia away from the defense of the Confederate capital of Richmond–and end the war. The result was something far different. The attack was hamstrung by incompetent leadership and political infighting in the Union command. The massive explosion ripped open an immense crater, which became a death trap for troops that tried to pass through it. Thousands of soldiers on both sides lost their lives in savage trench warfare that prefigured the brutal combat of World War I. But the fighting here was intensified by racial hatred, with cries on both sides of “No quarter!” In a final horror, the battle ended with the massacre of wounded or surrendering Black troops by the Rebels–and by some of their White comrades in arms. The great attack ended in bloody failure, and the war would be prolonged for another year. With gripping and unforgettable depictions of battle and detailed character portraits of soldiers and statesmen, No Quarter compellingly re-creates in human scale an event epic in scope and mind-boggling in its cost of life. In using the Battle of the Crater as a lens through which to focus the political and social ramifications of the Civil War–particularly the racial tensions on both sides of the struggle–Richard Slotkin brings to readers a fresh perspective on perhaps the most consequential period in American history. From the Hardcover edition.

No Quarter Asked $4.99 Janet Dailey wrote her first novel, No Quarter Asked in 1974 after her husband, Bill, urged her to back up her claim that she could write a better romance novel than the ones she had read. The book was accepted by Harlequin, which made her the category romance giant’s first American author. She eventually wrote a total of 57 novels for Harlequin, including one set in every state of the Union. These later became known as “The Janet Dailey Americana Series.” The Daileys were instrumental in forming the Silhouette romance fiction line, for which Janet wrote 12 more titles before entering the mass market field in 1979 with Touch the Wind, which marked her debut on the New York Times best seller list. No Quarter Asked is the first of the Cord & Stacy Series which includes No Quarter Asked (1974), Fiesta San Antonio (1977) and For Bitter or Worse (1978).

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Few Western European Nations ‘ Markets Rose, Most Slid, And Many Worse-Hit Countries Such As Eire, Greece And Spain Performed Much Worse This Year Than Last Year.

The planet’s housing markets were on balance weaker in the year ending in quarter two of 2011, according to the first-ever released survey covering the Second-quarter 2011 info, released today by the World Property Guide, which traditionally publishes world housing info before other research homes.

Few European countries ‘ markets rose, most dropped, and many worse-hit countries like Ireland, Greece and Spain performed much worse this year than last year. The US figures were also disappointing, due to high unemployment.

Worldwide, more housing markets experienced price falls than rises.

Only thirteen out of 39 countries which have so far released info for the period saw home price increases in the year to finish Second-quarter 2011.
Out of 26 nations with home price falls, eighteen saw sped up rates of decline.

The Worldwide Property Guide’s statistics display uses price changes after inflation, giving a rather more pragmatic picture than the more hopeful nominal figures usually favoured by real estate agents.
HK had the highest increase among all countries surveyed by the World Property Guide, despite cooling measures implemented by the governing body. House prices were up 19.76% over the year to finish Second-quarter 2011, after inflation, with a quarterly rise of 3.51%.

The underlying dynamic has been Hong Kong’s very strong business growth, with GDP up 5.1% over twelve months earlier, and very low interest rates caused by the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the US buck.

In Thailand, single-detached houses rose impressively by 7.75% during the year to Second-quarter 2011, after inflation, after last year’s fall of 4.83%.

Thai home prices zoomed by 18.29% during Q2. This rise likely resulted from the zero interest loan scheme launched by the Governing body Housing Bank (GHB), directed at increasing home possession among lower and middle class earners. Nevertheless it should be noted that the Thai home price database is dated and unrepresentative.

EU housing markets have been puny

Prices of houses in Europe generally fell lower during the year to Q2 of 2011. In reality most EU countries experienced faster rates of decline than last year.

The information can be grouped into one or two classes : a) faster declines this year than last, b) recoveries last year which have turned into declines, c) continued declines, but not so serious as last year, and d) real recoveries (a little class).
1 or 2 European states which saw home price falls last year performed much worse this year

Ireland had the worst home price decline among all reporting countries in our survey over the 12 months to Second-quarter 2011. Home prices were down by 14.84% yearly, an even worse decline than the 11.83% fall the year before.

EU countries which experienced weaker performances than the previous year include Netherlands (-4.07%), Slovak Republic (-6.49%), Croatia real estate (-6.55%), Spain (-8.43%) and Athens, Greece (-9.88%) (all figures inflation-adjusted).

Some EU countries which recovered last year, sunk back this year

In Latvia, standard type flats in Riga slipped by 5.40% year-on-year, after a solid comeback since Second-quarter 2010. Quarter-on-quarter, house costs were down by 3.80%.
In the UK, average house prices were down by 5.33% yearly, after rising 6.04% the year before. The home market started bouncing back as early as Q4 2009, but started falling again in the last quarter of 2010. The price-falls in England are interesting, because UK IRs have been low and sterling has fallen, attracting foreign purchasers.
In Sweden, home prices dropped by 1.35% over the year to finish Second-quarter 2011, potentially because of the 85 percent mortgage ceiling introduced last year.
In Portugal, home prices have been falling since Q3 2010, and during the year to Second-quarter 2011, prices dropped by 5.67%.
In Germany, apartment costs have been slowing since quarter 1 of 2011. During the complete year to Second-quarter 2011, costs dipped by 0.65%.
In Finland, home prices rose, but were up a trifling 0.18% yearly, down from 10.24% growth over the same period last year.

1 or 2 EU countries have seen their housing markets recover

Norway led the tiny group of Western european nations which experienced home price increases, up by 5.93% over the year to finish Second-quarter 2011. Norway’s home market started to rebound in Q3 2009 and hasn’t slowed, driven by low interest rates and powerful commercial growth (4.80% over 12 months earlier).

Housing markets in Estonia (Tallinn), France and Iceland rose during the year to finish Second-quarter 2011 after suffering home price falls in the year before. In Tallinn, house prices were up 4.94% annual, after last year’s fall of 0.66%. In France (info is from FNAIM), costs of existing dwellings rose 4.65% annual, after a fall of 1.71% the year before. In Iceland, house prices rose a touch by 0.60% yearly, after falling by 9.04% during the previous year.

After a decade-long decline in the 1990s, the home market in Switzerland has been stable since 2000. During the year to Second-quarter 2011, flat costs rose by 2.19% yearly, up from 0.92% the year before.
Israeli home market softening

Israel home prices were up 5.40% year-on-year to Second-quarter 2011, but the speed is slowing due to the steps taken by Bank of Israel. These include interest rate walks (now 3.25%) and the new limit on prime interest based mortgages (33% of the property’s price).

During Q2, Israeli house prices slipped by 3.38%, the most steep decline since the last quarter of 2008. Furthermore, the continuing increase in the amount of building starts, and steps taken by the Ministry of Finance in real-estate taxation, are predicted to be mirrored in house prices in the course of the coming year,writes tagza.com.

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