Word: bracingly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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FISH EYES by Lois Ehlert (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; $13.95). Children first learn arithmetic with their fingers. Then they look around for some new things to number. How about fish? Here, paper collages create a vast aquarium of imaginary underwater swimmers: one green, two jumping, three smiling, etc. The flipping, flashy, finny, skinny specimens help the volume live up to its subtitle, "A Book You Can Count...
BUSINESS: Retailers brace for a lean Christmas...
...company, has been able to slash one-third of its $6 billion debt by selling coal mines, refineries and even its headquarters. But these sell-offs become less attractive as too many companies rush to unload assets. With so much merchandise on the block, prices have been depressed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which incurred heavy debts fighting off a takeover bid, sold its Sea World theme parks last year for $1.1 billion, about $400 million less than many analysts expected. The market is expected to deteriorate further, which may force some companies to sell even more assets to raise the cash...
Companies and consumers struggle to reduce their debts and brace themselves for a slump. The Iraq embargo is hitting Western firms too. A peacock revolution in men's suits...
...really want to save the earth, we should be ready to sacrifice. We should brace to feel discomfort in our check-books and a decline in our overall standard of living...