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1. Brush, Jim: Roller Coasters (Go Turbo)

Author

Hall, Godfrey

Subjects
Roller Coasters (Go Turbo) (Picture story) -- Brush, Jim -- Book reviews, Books -- Book reviews, Education, Family and marriage, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Brush, Jim Roller Coasters (Go Turbo) Watts (Edge), 2011, pp45, 7.99 [pounds sterling] 978 1 4451 0218 4 This is a book about the science and technology surrounding roller coasters. [...]

Published
2011

2. Brush, Jim: Armed Services (Action Force)

Author

Hunt, Nick

Subjects
Armed Services (Nonfiction work) -- Brush, Jim, Books -- Book reviews, Education, Family and marriage, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Brush, Jim Armed Services (Action Force) Watts (Edge), 2010, pp46, 11.99 £ 978 0 7496 9346 6 A career in the armed services is attractive to many and this gives [...]

Published
2011

5. Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Firm-level Technical Efficiency: Stochastic Frontier Model Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms.

Author

Wang, Miao and Wong, M.

Subjects
FOREIGN investments, STOCHASTIC models, EXTERNALITIES, PRODUCTION (Economic theory), INTERNATIONAL business enterprises
Abstract

It has been recognized that multinational corporations can spill over to non-affiliated firms in host economies. Existing studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) and productivity growth often assume firms are perfectly efficient. Our paper relaxes this assumption and explores how FDI affects a firm's technical efficiency improvement as well as its technical progress in a stochastic frontier model. The stochastic frontier model estimates a firm's production frontier given a set of production inputs. The deviation of a firm's actual output level from its maximum level of output is defined as technical inefficiency. Using data from more than 12,000 Chinese manufacturing firms, we find that FDI in a firm's own industry (horizontal FDI) does not necessarily improve the firm's technical efficiency. However, firms with a larger absorptive capacity tend to benefit more from horizontal FDI than others. We also find that foreign presence in a firm's downstream industries helps improve the firm's technical efficiency, while foreign presence in upstream industries does not. In addition, a generalized Malmquist index decomposition shows that foreign affiliates achieve a higher productivity growth than domestic firms mainly through a faster improvement in technical efficiency rather than through technical progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016
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6. Across the Dewey Verse.

Author

Peters, John

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews several children's series books including "Hot Bikes," part of the Fast Facts Series, by Roland Brown; "This Book's Got Game: A Collection of Awesome Sports Trivia," part of the Super Trivia Collection Series, by Hans Hetrick; and "Zoom!: Amazing Sports Stories," part of the Ripley's Shout Outs! Series, illustrated by John Graziano.

Published
2012

7. I'M STILL SMILING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS LIKE LOSING THE LOTTO JACKPOT.

Author

Fiona Looney

Abstract

COMING close to the end of Brendan Howlin's speech, I began to feel a little like a contestant on ITV's old Saturday evening staple, Bullseye. After the contestant had won the equivalent of a washing-up brush, Jim Bowen would say: 'Now, let's see what you could have won', as a troupe of henchmen pushed a gleaming SUV into the studio. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2013

8. Roller Coasters (Go Turbo).

Author

Hall, Godfrey

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Roller Coasters (Go Turbo)," by Jim Brush.

Published
2011

9. Armed Services (Action Force).

Author

Hunt, Nick

Subjects
ARMED Forces, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Armed Services (Action Force)," by Jim Brush.

Published
2011

10. Working on the Edge.

Author

Rowland, Amy

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

A review essay is presented highlighting books on career guidance for school children including "Doctors to the Rescue," by Meish Goldish, as part of "The Work of Heroes: First Responders in Action Series," "Fashion Designer," by Patricia Wooster, as part of the "Cool Arts Careers Series," and "Green Berets," by John Hamilton, as part of the "United States Armed Forces Series."

Published
2011

12. Tales from Witchway Wood: Crash 'n' Bang.

Author

Lepper, Angela

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Tales From Witchway Wood: Crash n Bang," by Kaye Umansky.

Published
2011

13. The Wright Brothers.

Author

Nelson, Rachel Ayers

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "The Wright Brothers," by Lewis Helfand.

Published
2011

14. Lily Alone.

Author

Gladstone, Cherie

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Lily Alone," by Jacqueline Wilson.

Published
2011

15. Rose and the Silver Ghost.

Author

Axford, Wendy

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Rose and the Silver Ghost," by Holly Webb.

Published
2011

16. The Starlight Snowdogs: Arctic Adventure.

Author

Rayner, Andrea

Subjects
CHILDREN'S literature, FICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "The Starlight Snowdogs: Arctic Adventure," by Skye Waters.

Published
2011

17. Hip-Hop Culture.

Author

Carter, Becky

Subjects
HIP-hop culture, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Hip-Hop Culture," by Wendy Garofoli.

Published
2011

18. What's it like to be… a Choreographer?

Author

Worley, Wendy

Subjects
CHOREOGRAPHERS, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "What's It Like to be...a Choreographer?," by Elizabeth Dowen and Lisa Thompson.

Published
2011

19. Danger Signs.

Author

Heath, Nikki

Subjects
HAZARD signs, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Danger Signs," by Michael Coleman.

Published
2011

20. Germany (Countries in our World).

Author

Dean, Erica

Subjects
NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Germany (Countries in Our World)," by Michael Burgan.

Published
2011

21. Entertainment and Gaming (Mastering Media).

Author

Tarter, Anne-Marie

Subjects
MEDIA studies, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Entertainment and Gaming (Mastering Media)," by Stergios Botzakis.

Published
2011

22. Whither Scotland? Why not ask Princess Diana's toothpaste holder? Jeremy Vine's guests are the go-to guides for acute comment on the state of the nation; Jeremy Vine's guests are the go-to guides for acute comment on the state of the nation

Subjects
Toothpastes, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Kevin McKenna Anyone who doubts that the English education system is in robust health hasn't been watching Jeremy Vine's show on Channel Five. This cheery mid-morning production with its [...]

Published
2019

23. Working on the edge

Subjects
Education, Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Careers Amy Rowland, Shelter Rock Elementary School, Manhasset, NY THIS FALL'S SELECTION OF CAREER-CENTERED series is predominantly devoted to 'extreme,' often dangerous occupations. Every branch of the military is explored, [...]

Published
2011

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