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- 00710717 abstract "An edition of Shakespeare's comedy, including discussion of its production, themes, patterns, language, and author.".
- 00710720 abstract "Taking care of a cat and a baby brother turns into a series of comic adventures when George wakes up to find himself shrunk to the size of a mouse.".
- 00710755 abstract "Separated from his own species as a hatchling and raised by a clan of lemurs, Aladar's life is plunged into chaos when a meteor shower forces him to join a group of migrating dinosaurs searching for a safe nesting ground.".
- 00710829 abstract "This book, written by an airline captain and aviation career counselor, is a compilation of articles on a variety of subjects ranging from the concrete mechanics of finding a flying job to the subtle nuances of attitude and personal presentation.".
- 00710878 abstract "A series of prayers for all occasions help children celebrate and give thanks for the world around them.".
- 00710894 abstract "Virtues such as love, loyalty, hope, and courage are explained in easy-to-understand language, and illustrated with stories and poems from the Bible, classic tales, and historical and contemporary stories.".
- 00710896 abstract "Simple recipes for children to make.".
- 00710899 abstract "Peter learns how to measure inches and feet.".
- 00710901 abstract "Provides facts about different kinds of ants, their anatomy, way of life, and ecological importance.".
- 00710944 abstract "All Blue's friends are busy so she soon comes up with something fun to do, all by herself.".
- 00710946 abstract "Lil and Phil can't get along until they are split up and miss each other, and Chuckie and Tommy must find a way to reunite them.".
- 00710980 abstract "The Teletubbies enjoy jumping.".
- 00711024 abstract "Provides an overview of the physical and emotional changes brought about by puberty in girls.".
- 00711097 abstract "A home medical reference for common people in 1897. The intent of the authors was to promote general physical and mental health by dispelling the myths and mysteries of the human body and the medical sciences.".
- 00711360 abstract "Introduces six colors through photographs of babies' faces as they wear or play with brightly-hued objects.".
- 00711551 abstract "Explores various mathematical concepts--such as randomness, symmetry, dimensions, and pi--and relates them to everyday life.".
- 00711617 abstract "China's unique combination of emissions charges and pollution abatement subsidies has given China's most heavily polluting industrial firms incentive to invest in pollution abatement.".
- 00711618 abstract "Replacing family allowances with childcare subsidies in Russia might have a strong positive effect on women's participation in the labor force and thus could be effective in reducing poverty.".
- 00711619 abstract "How does incomplete trust shape the transaction costs in trading assets? And how does it affect resource allocation and pricing decisions from rational, forward-looking agents?".
- 00711623 abstract "Hungary's government has made great progress toward revealing the true fiscal cost of its budgetary and off-budget programs, containing the financial risks of its policies, and improving the management of public expenditures and contingent liabilities. Although far from complete, fiscal adjustment in Hungary has been successful not only in cutting the budget deficit but also in reducing less visible aspects of fiscal vulnerability.".
- 00711624 abstract "The growth of agricultural productivity is widely believed to be low. But this study finds the productivity rate in agriculture to be higher than that in manufacturing, both on average and for groups of countries at different stages of development. This suggests that a large agricultural sector need not be a disadvantage for growth performance, and may be an advantage.".
- 00711626 abstract "During a period of trade liberalization (1985-89), when Mexican manufacturing experienced an important inflow of foreign direct investment, manufacturing sectors with heavy foreign direct investment received greater protection in import-competing sectors. With the move toward greater openness, the influence of industrial and foreign-investor lobbying on policy formation was reduced.".
- 00711628 abstract "A positive historical shock to external spreads can lead to an increase in domestic spreads and a reduction in the cyclical component of output. Shocks to external spreads immediately after the Mexican peso crisis had a sizable effect on movements in output and domestic interest rate spreads in Argentina.".
- 00711629 abstract "In a country where financial intermediation is highly inefficient (with the enforcement costs of loan contracts very high, for example), or in one experiencing great volatility and large adverse shocks in output, the likelihood of an inefficient equilibrium is great. In East Asia it may be in the interests of both debtors and creditors to collectively reduce the face value of debt, to reduce inefficiencies in the financial sector.".
- 00711630 abstract "Property rights in China are moving in two different directions. In some villages, private rights are secure and to some degree marketable; in other villages, individual rights are increasingly restricted and suject to more regulation and reallocation. Administrative reallocation tends to promote more equal access to land, but the price paid for the social insurance of land tenure may be forgone investment.".
- 00711632 abstract "Countries need suitable mechanisms for balancing the risks and benefits of financial openness, including mechanisms through which to provide insurance to citizens, through the marketplace or through redistributive policy, and thus to avert political pressure for capital controls. Capital mobility as a policy objective gained currency and support only after significant trade liberalization and only in democratic countries that had established the ability to repond to citizens' demands for national economic security.".
- 00711633 abstract "The increase in investment abroad during the past two decades may help explain the simultaneous worldwide rush toward free trade. The entry of foreign capital may change the political game, increasing openness to international trade no matter what form the foreign capital takes (whether entering by acquiring equity in existing domestic firms or by bringing foreign firms into the host economy) or what its trade orientation (whether it enters the export or import-competing sector).".
- 00711635 abstract "Some corruption of employees will exist when managers are constrained in setting rewards and penalties. Attempts to reduce corruption need to address these constraints. Raising salaries without raising expected penalties will have higher costs than benefits.".
- 00711637 abstract "When foreign aid undermines institutions, countries can become aid-dependent, even if donors and recipients have the best intentions.".
- 00711638 abstract "Small states, no different from large states in income and growth, should receive the same policy advice large states do. Because of their greater openness, they may be more vulnerable to volatility in terms-of-trade shocks--but their openness pays off in growth.".
- 00711639 abstract "A survey of more than 50 empirical papers shows that the adjustment costs of trade liberalization are small relative to the benefits. Moreover, manufacturing employment typically increases with trade liberalization. The limited data suggests that trade liberalization reduces poverty.".
- 00711641 abstract "In this sample of 49 Latin America, OECD, and transition economies, it is the ineffective and discretionary administration of tax and regulatory regimes--not higher tax rates alone--as well as corruption, that increases the size of the unofficial economy. And countries with a large unofficial economy tend to grow more slowly.".
- 00711649 abstract "In the plague-riddled years of the early twenty-first century, the inhabitants of a small village live in fear until an enigmatic stranger arrives, offering a prophetic glimpse at the Book of Destiny, and the hope of salvation.".
- 00711672 abstract "Taken from the annual proceedings of the Conference, the 'memoirs' are obituaries.".
- 00711752 abstract "Franklin loves his stuffed dog, but now he wants a real pet.".
- 00711762 abstract "Describes a baby's activities from morning until night.".
- 00711766 abstract "Join in the wacky activities of Tommy as he spends a day exploring the world with his pals.".
- 00711895 abstract "Presents facts, superstitions, and other information about rabbits, vampires, dogs, cats, and other creatures, along with puzzles and quizzes that feature characters from James Howe's Bunnicula series.".
- 00711898 abstract "Chuckie isn't seeing too well and must visit the eye doctor to get his first pair of glasses.".
- 00711899 abstract "A collection of ninety knock-knock jokes, riddles and jokes about the Rugrats babies and their friends.".
- 00711900 abstract "Professor Oak sends Ash on a mission to the Orange Islands, where surprises await the young Pokeḿon trainer at every turn.".
- 00711924 abstract "Ready to put aside her mourning clothes, Elsie spends an idyllic summer with her family in seaside cottages on Nantucket Island, where minor disturbances include a test of Lulu's obedience and of Zoe's faith and trust in God.".
- 00711982 abstract "Presents retellings of stories from the Old and New Testaments, accompanied by poems, prayers, and songs from around the world.".
- 00711986 abstract "Uncle Ted gets Scooby-Doo and his friends to help find dinosaur bones for the museum, but the bones turn up missing. Can Scooby and his friends find the bones?".
- 00712013 abstract "A young boy and girl enjoy their first weekend of football and fun at Texas A & M University.".
- 00712014 abstract "An informational number book that tells the traditions of Texas A&M University.".
- 00712015 abstract "An alphabet book that tells some of the traditions of Texas A & M University.".
- 00712050 abstract "Timothy learns about being accepted and making friends during the first week of his first year at school.".
- 00712101 abstract "Angelica pretends to be a queen in order to teach the babies manners, but the lesson does not turn out as she expects.".
- 00712103 abstract "Tommy and Chuckie visit an ice cream factory and create a new flavor of their own.".
- 00712108 abstract "Little Rabbit wants to give his grandmother an Easter egg and so he asks various birds if they can lay one. The reader lifts flaps to see each bird's eggs.".
- 00712113 abstract "Scooby and the gang are enjoying the county fair until a Revolutionary War ghost shows up and ruins even Shaggy's appetite.".
- 00712115 abstract "Blue is making her first book and she needs help! There are 34 word and picture stickers that preschoolers can use to help Blue complete a song, a poem, and even a story that she wants to put in her book.".
- 00712131 abstract "Winnie-the-Pooh's day includes brushing his fur, eating honey, writing a letter, and doing things for his friends.".
- 00712132 abstract "Tigger the toy tiger bounces his way though a busy day by trying his friends' favorite breakfast foods, learning his numbers, and playing games.".
- 00712150 abstract "A pictorial history of the Civil War, using photographs taken by Mathew Brady and his assistants.".
- 00712181 abstract "Lift the flap illustrations reveal what cat, walrus, frog, bat, shark, and people are having for dinner.".
- 00712227 abstract "The link between household poverty and child labor is much stronger in Pakistan than in Peru. Providing good schools in South Asia could help reduce child labor. The link between child labor and adult labor markets varies with gender.".
- 00712228 abstract "It is difficult to design and implement an effective safety net for banks, because overgenerous protection of banks may introduce a risk-enhancing moral hazard and destabilize the very system it is meant to protect. The safety net that policymakers design must provide the right mix of market and regulatory discipline, enough to protect depositors without unduly undermining market discipline on banks.".
- 00712298 abstract "Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.".
- 00712299 abstract "As the result of an accident a young girl is faced with the responsibility of foiling a Hanoverian plot to put St. Paul's Cathedral on rollers and roll it into the River Thames during the coronation of James IV.".
- 00712311 abstract "Provides step-by-step instructions for creating bracelets in a variety of patterns.".
- 00712316 abstract "Based on the video game of the same name.".
- 00712359 abstract "More than two hundred years ago, two thousand people lived in the town of Williamsburg, Virginia. This book tells you what it was like to grow up in colonial days, before there was a United States of America.".
- 00712430 abstract "Contributed articles.".
- 00712476 abstract "In 1848, thirteen-year-old Abby and her friend Luke leave her uncle's Hawaiian ranch and count on God's guidance as they search for lost treasure that could help her family.".
- 00712478 abstract "On Mars in 2039, fourteen-year-old, wheelchair-bound, virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders must discover why oxygen is leaking out of the space station's dome in time to save those who live there, and in the process develops a new relationship with God.".
- 00712479 abstract "In an experimental community on Mars in 2039, events lead fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders to question his beliefs about aliens and lead him to a new relationship with God.".
- 00712480 abstract "On Mars in 2039, in the aftermath of a quake, fourteen-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders makes a startling discovery that could change life for everyone in the universe and bring Tyce to a new relationship with God.".
- 00712504 abstract "Who lives in the kitchen and likes to bake? Who splashed in the tub and makes lots of bubbles? Blue has written rhyming riddles about some of her friends and it's up to readers to guess who the riddles are about.".
- 00712506 abstract "Blue is having a costume party, and everyone's invited.".
- 00712508 abstract "An unpainted, hand-carved nutcracker shaped like Santa Claus brings a boy and his father Christmas joy for many years.".
- 00712510 abstract "Two friends have many things they can do together.".
- 00712511 abstract "Count Munch, a very unusual vampire, disrupts the local chocolate festival by stealing the finest chocolates and hiding them in his castle.".
- 00712526 abstract "Huckle and Lowly help Sally Cat with her counting using a nursery rhyme.".
- 00712529 abstract "Special friends help Woodchuck send a valentine to Mouse when he is sick with the sniffles.".
- 00712692 abstract "Introduces the letters of the alphabet while telling what happened at kindergarten when Miss Bindergarten was too ill to come to school.".
- 00712735 abstract "Inspired by the journey of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery, this cookbook includes historical quotations from the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and reproductions of works by Karl Bodmer, John F. Clymer, Charles M. Russell, and Charles Wilson Peale. The recipes use both wild ingredients and today's flavors and styles.".
- 00712773 abstract "Eleven-year-old Erika has difficulty adjusting to life in Minnesota when her family moves there from Germany in 1880, but a special Clydesdale horse not only helps her fit in, but also saves her life.".
- 00712774 abstract "Convinced that she is wanted only as a servant in her new home with relatives on a Wyoming ranch, orphaned, eleven-year-old Abby is unhappy until she finds and befriends an injured Mustang and determines to try to save it no matter what the cost to herself.".
- 00712775 abstract "Single-word descriptions of a playful dog's antics introduce pairs of opposites.".
- 00712776 abstract "Kipper the dog learns his colors.".
- 00712777 abstract "Kipper the dog experiences rain, sun, snow, ice, fog, wind, hail, and finally, a rainbow.".
- 00712778 abstract "Kipper the dog counts himself, hedgehogs, hamsters, hens, tortoises, moles, chicks, frogs, snails, and ten friends in this presentation of the numbers from one to ten.".
- 00712796 abstract "Explains the origins of and relates stories associated with familiar Halloween symbols.".
- 00712820 abstract "Describes the history and programs of the Girl Scouts and presents year-round activities for Brownies.".
- 00712840 abstract "Talia's family moves from Bethesda, Maryland to Washington, D.C. in this story. Appended nonfiction guide to sites of interest to young people.".
- 00712863 abstract "While her mother is covering the Sydney Olympic Games for U.S. television, fourteen-year-old Eliza reluctantly comes along and finds adventure and romance as she explores the city. Includes a brief guidebook to Sydney.".
- 00714183 abstract "Collection of serial publications relating to adult and juvenile crimes, transportation and fire prevention in Tochigi-ken, Japan; chiefly statistics.".
- 00714184 abstract "Collection of serial publications relating to education and culture in Tochigi-ken, Japan; chiefly statistics.".
- 00714185 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken, covering agriculture, forestry and live stock, and silk industry; chiefly statistics.".
- 00714186 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering school and environmental health.".
- 00714187 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering social security, social service, and welfare.".
- 00714188 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering water control and public work.".
- 00714189 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering taxation and finance.".
- 00714190 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering local government's politics.".
- 00714191 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tochigi-ken; covering labor, salary, household income, and commerce, industry.".
- 00714214 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tottori-ken covering education and culture.".
- 00714215 abstract "Collection of serial publications of Tottori-ken covering fishery, commerce, and industry.".
- 00714216 abstract "Collection of serial publications of labor and economic statistics of Tottori-ken.".