FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A snail's father advises him to keep his house small and tells him what happened to a snail that grew a large and spectacular shell.

Illus. in full color. A young snail realizes that a big house might be a disaster for him.

国际货币基金组织前任经济师的新书认为，全球经济就要走到一个三岔路口。在当前的政策分歧面前，央行似乎已经尽其所能，现在改善长期增长的负担应该落到政客们身上了。过去七年，全球央行行长们度过了一段非常时期。他们把发达国家的利率降到了零甚至更低，还前所未有地扩展了其资产负债表来购买政府债券。尽管大部分经济学家都认同，金融危机过后需要强有力的行动来避免大萧条重演，但这种货币刺激方案的规模和长期性还是引发了一些人的担忧。 曾任国际货币基金组织经济师、太平洋投资管理公司（Pimco）前主管的穆罕默德·埃尔-埃利安（Mohamed El-Erian）在书中指出，虽然央行“避免了巨大的人类苦难”，但它们未能创造出西方世界真正需要的东西：“持久的、包容性的高增长与真正的金融稳定性并举”。更糟的是，政客们已经变得依赖央行作为提供经济刺激的主要来源，其结果是他们“未能强力推...(展开全部)

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors. "Some of his best pictures supplement the story . . . An outstanding book in every way".--The Horn Book. Caldecott Medal Book.

在线阅读本书 Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors.

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral language and the depiction of seamy underworlds. Focusing on themes that recur throughout his work, from Los Angeles and bar culture to alc...(展开全部)

Surfacing from the literary underground, Bukowski's wild and immortal stories have become cult favourites. This collection of anecdotal short stories demonstrates Bukowski's compelling semi-autobiographical style and his mastery of visceral language and the depiction of seamy underworlds. Focusing on themes that recur throughout his work, from Los Angeles and bar culture to alc...(展开全部)