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Prague zechs and Slovaks call New Year's Eve 'Sylvester,' which is its saint's day name. From an American perspective, there was something goofy and absurd about it, as though Tweety [...]

I looted. I took a pair of plastic dangly clip-on earrings from the rubble I was sweeping from a burned-out, lowrent store on Santa Monica and Western. Those earrings are [...]

SHOE SHOE BABY By Bernard Lodge. Illustrated by Katherine Lodge. Unpaged. New York: Random House. $14.95. (Ages 5 to 8) SHOE MAGIC By Nikki Grimes. Illustrated by Terry Widener. 31 [...]

If you crossed ''Where the Wild Things Are'' with ''Madeline,'' HARRY AND LULU (Hyperion, $15.99; ages 4 to 7), written by Arthur Yorinks and illustrated by Martin Matje, might be [...]

Two new picture books with the same title, CAT UP A TREE, could not be more different. The one by Ann Hassett, illustrated by John Hassett (Walter Lorraine/Houghton Mifflin, $15; [...]

GO AND COME BACK By Joan Abelove. 177 pp. New York: DK Ink/DK Publishing. $16.95. (Ages 12 and up) Young-ADULT fiction just gets racier and racier. In Joan Abelove's ''Go [...]

AN OCEAN IN IOWA By Peter Hedges. 248 pp. New York: Hyperion. $22.95. REMEMBER playing the games Operation and Twister? Coveting a Kenner Easy Bake oven, Lite-Brite and Hot Wheels? [...]

EAT FAT By Richard Klein. Illustrated. 247 pp. New York: Pantheon Books. $24. In an episode of ''The X-Files'' last season, a fat-sucking vampire with severely dry skin preyed on [...]

For a New Yorker living in Los Angeles, jumping into a Louisiana primary was like taking the shuttle to Mars. I went down to work for Louisiana Choice, the political [...]

This article presents the life sketch of Bohumil Hrabal, considered by many as the greatest modem writer in the Czech language. On February 3, 82-year-old Hrabal went out a window to his death. While recovering from hip surgery, he apparently tried to feed some birds from his hospital window, lost his balance and fell from the fifth floor. Hrabal, continuing a long tradition of Czech writers who take political responsibility into their own hands, exchanged art for politics. The arts, except during a very few years, were divided into the officially recognized sphere and the underground, with the borderline painfully cutting through the body of work of every artist, including Hrabal.

Focuses on challenges facing daughters who try to figure out the end of their mother's influence on their identity and the beginning of their self-perception. Connection of the author with her mother's personal beliefs, principles and values; Realization that over-reliance on her mother prevents daughters from practicing self-reliance.

Provides physical health suggestions.

Reports on how former dissident artist Oldrich Kulhanek became the designer for the Czech Republic's paper money. Style of art that Kulhanek is known for; Kulhanek's victory in a contest to design the bank notes of the Czech Republic in 1993; Art galleries in the United States that show Kulhanek's work.

Presents shoe designs from Gofrredo Fantini for Summer 1998. Importance of designing shoes that are suitable for walking; Use of a comfortable foot bed in the creation of the shoes.

Highlights on several types of shoes with fruit and flower designs. Reference to designs from Todd Oldham, Jonathan Martin and others; Description of the shoes.

Presents information on the popularity of platform heels in women's shoes. Description of various shoes; Reference to the use of rubbery sole materials for shoes; Statements from Todd Oldham, shoe designer. INSET: Shoe renewal, by Linda Dyett.

Presents information on boots. Importance of heels, texture and color in characterizing boots; Questions related to whether a boot that is below the ankle, is actually a boot; Illustration of several designer boots.

Features various styles of suede shoes for the fall season. Types of suede shoes available; Examples of suede shoes and their designers; Tips on the maintenance of suede shoes; Designs chosen for the shoes. INSET: To keep suede shoes spiffy..

Focuses on the benefits of shopping for shoes. Highlights from the author's visit to New York City's Rockport Concept store.

Focuses on the advantages of custom-made shoes. Electronic scanning of feet; Transmission of information to a shoe-manufacturing factory; Delivery of shoes.