The national economic recession, which officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, led to lower levels of economic activity throughout the nation & reduced state tax revenues. This book examines the status of state fiscal conditions & the role of federal assistance in state budgets. ...

The definitive story of Fischer Black, one of the greatest financial minds of all time Besides revolutionizing finance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Fischer Black forever changed Wall Street by developing what is now known as quantitative finance. ...

Fronted by the enigmatic John Watts on guitar & vocals, Fischer-Z burst onto the music scene in 1979 with their debut album ' Word Salad'. They achieved chart success with ' The Worker' & ' Pretty Paracetamol' & their second album, 1980s ' Going Deaf' featured the international hit ' So Long'. This live set was filmed in Bremen in 1981 to promote the band's third album ' Red Skies Over Paradise' &

Includes:: ' So Long', ' The Worker', ' Going Deaf', ' Pick-Up, Slip-Up', ' Spiders', ' Pretty Paracetamol', ' Lies' & ' Room Service'.

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Peter Fischli & David Weiss are a Swiss artistic duo who first began working together in the late 1970s. Their internationally renowned sculpture, video & photographic works look at everyday life & its conceptions of beauty & pleasure, forming an innocent, unpredictable world utterly unique in contemporary art. ...

Introduces an animal class & looks in detail at the young, including birth, growth, feeding, learning, hunting, habitat & behaviour. This book

Includes:: classification tables for easy comparisons, diagrams with labels & a glossary & index. Domestic & wild animals are compared & contrasted to help understand similarities & differences.

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When Ned Finn's little brother Bill eats some of their father's special Fish Crisps, an international spy is alerted to the existence of the highly sought-after Crisps. Bill even finds himself risking life & fin in an encounter with the local aquarium's resident killer whale. Ned & his sister Stacey, are on hand to rescue Bill & the family. ...

Looks at the classes of fish, & the orders, families & species within them. This book shows the characteristics that distinguish the fish in different groups. It helps you to discover various ways in which fish have adapted to life in different climates & habitats, from the shallowest streams to the deepest ocean depths. ...

This book offers 100 selected recipes with ingredients & flavours which best represent classical seafood cookery. Various cooking methods for whole fish, boneless fish steaks & fish fillets are included. The book also

Includes:: cooking methods for shark fins, fish eggs & fish entrails.

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