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The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
by T.R. Reid
from Penguin Press HC, The
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Great Service. 
The book I received was in better condition than the report said. It was sent in a timely manner.
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Well-written, but factually wrong... 
T. R. Reid's 'The United States of Europe' is a surprisingly entertaining read, considering it deals with something as boring as the European Union. Unfortunately, in my reading of it, I found so many factual errors and over-generalizations that I cannot recommend it as an introduction to the EU. That's ironic, since it's clearly meant as an introduction.
Let me give a few examples:
"The citizens of the EU use a standard license plate, birth certificate and passport (although each country still... more info
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Perhaps a bit over the top
This is an excellent introduction to the European Union, but I fear that Reid exagerrates a bit. The EU is certainly powerful and many of its principles excellent, but Reid seems a little biased in its favor. There are also a few tedious chapters (Do we really need to know THAT much about Jack Welch or Eurovision?), but overall this book is a great read if you'd like to learn about the EU.
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Emperically weak book for anti-American Provocateurs 
I am PhD student of European Integration and how it has changed Europe's relations with the America. This book is a misguiding piece of literature. The general thesis is that American super-power will be squelched by European soft power. While it is well-written and does illuminate some provocative aspects of European-American relations, it ignores the reality that Europe is finds it difficult to integrate with itself (e.g. Constitution 2004, Bolkestein Directive, Lisbon Treaty Post-Irish Referenda, Free... more info
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