O Dell: 109 books

This SDN revisits the debate on bank resolution regimes, first by presenting a simple model of bank insolvency that transparently describes the trade-off involved between bail-outs, bail-ins, and larger capital buffers. The note then looks for empirical evidence to assess the moral hazard consequences of bail-outs and the systemic spillovers from bail-ins.

From 17th-century Sweden to the present time, this remarkable volume provides a historical perspective on the manner in which hospitality has developed from a private right and obligation to a commercialized product. Examining the ways religion, belief, and notions of health and wellness have been...

The best thinking and actions in the fast-moving arena of collaboration and knowledge management The New Edge in Knowledge captures the most practical and innovative practices to ensure organizations have the knowledge they need in the future and, more importantly, the ability to connect the...

Ellen Reids is not your normal thirteen-year-old girl; or at least thats how she feels. She has always felt that she was different from everyone else in a very unsatisfactory way, a fact that has not been helped by her best friend Brenda Fields. Brenda is an emotionally, and sometimes physically,...

A story about the American South; how an interracial group of young and old flee Sheridan's burning of the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War, and settle together in West Virginia. The story is interwoven with clandestine interracial love affairs and marriages, the miracles and bigotry...

This powerful account of the tragic defeat of the Nez Perce Indians in 1877 by the United States Army is narrated by Chief Joseph's strong and brave daughter.

"There was a smell of blood mingling with the smell of burning that still clung about scorched timber and blackened thatch, and a great wailing rose from the watching crowd. The old High Priest dipped a finger in the blood and made a sign with it on Phaedrus's forehead, above the Mark of the...

The book centers around the humorous experiences of two western Kentucky boys and the mischief they get themselves into. No matter how innocent their actions things never turn out the way they expected it to. As Timmy says of Igneous "Trouble seemed to follow Igny like ants to a candy bar."

Its easy to see in todays world that Jesus gets overlooked in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season. As a parent, wouldnt you like to be able to keep your childrens focus on the real reason that Jesus came as that little baby in a manger? And what better way to learn the Gospel story than...

From the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven. Such a treasure is sure to bring great joy to the villagers of their tiny coastal town,...

She's left her good Catholic girl ways behind . . . mostly. It is 1967, the Summer of Love, and Mary Margaret Hallinan has that itchy, squirmy feeling that there must be something more out there for her. Her new best friend, the glamorous Jane, says that boys are the ticket to a spectacular future....

*Where YOU choose the ending!*“Just try it one time. It won’t hurt you.”HIgh school junior and avid swimmer Kate Walker has decided to try something new this year. She leaves the comfort and freedom of open water and secures a spot on her school’s swim team. She soon becomes obsessed...

“Cheating doesn’t really hurt other people...or does it?”In High Stakes, seniors and best friends, Amber and Brittany, are neck and neck in a good-natured competition for a car being given away by a local business.When Amber cheats to make sure she comes out on top, she must watch...

*Where YOU choose the ending!*“It’s not really stealing. It‘s a gray area.”When Molly Jacobs gets hired at Magna, the ultimate trendy clothing store, her friends and even the popular girls at school are jealous.But when they ask Molly to do something she knows could compromise...