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Good books to read over summer for IR?

Hey everybody, I was just wondering if anybody could recommend any good or useful books to read related to International Relations? I am hoping to apply for IR for 2010 and I just want to try strengthen my personal statement as much as possible, so any recommendations?
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e-lover
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I wouldn't read academic books, you're far too young to be bored with that.

Read Foreign Affairs, it's an American based journal and you can find it in WH Smith/Borders etc. Then you can pick an issue from one of the journals and discuss it critically in your PS.

Far better than saying "I have read about Realism but I think liberalism ...".

What you think?
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This is something of a standard introduction text in British IR courses:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Globalization-World-Politics-Introduction-International/dp/0199271186

Unlike many academic books it is not all that expensive. It's is a good book that will run you through most of the important theoretical and practical aspects of IR. (I know the name is a bit misleading, but it is one of the best IR intro text books)

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