CIMA Study Systems 2006: Financial Analysis (CIMA Study Systems Managerial Level 2006)

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The 2006 edition of CIMA's Official Study Systems have been updated to reflect changes in the syllabus. Financial Analysis has been written by the examiners to fully reflect what could be tested in the exam.

Updated to incorporate legislative and syllabus changes, the 2006 Study Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2006 exams. The new edition maintains the popular loose-leaf format and contains:
* practice questions throughout
* complete revision section
* topic summaries
* recommended reading articles from a range of journals
* May 2005 Q & A's

* The official study systems are the only study materials endorsed by CIMA
* Updated to reflect changes in the syllabus with key sections written by examiners
* Complete integrated package incorporating syllabus guidance, full text, recommended articles, revision guides and extensive question practice

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a good collection of short articles on creativity.......2000-04-06

This book is actually a collection of short articles on creative thinking by several authors. Although Edward de Bono's, Peter Drucker's and Tom Peters' names were mentioned on the cover, they didn't contribute any articles except for some of their quotations. I find Deana Berg's article alone on the power of reframing is worth the cost of the book. She introduces ten possible and well-illustrated ways to reframe your mind to more options and creative ideas. I have always believed that reframing - or changing and multiple perceptions, to paraphrase Edward de Bono - is the key to creativity. The recommended readings and resources at the end of the book, are real gems if you are a first-time reader into the field of creativity.

Comprehensive.......1999-12-29

I'm the author of "Thinkertoys (A Handbook of business Creativity)" and "Cracking Creativity (The Secrets of Creative Genius)" and usually read everything that hits the market that deals with creative thinking. This collection of articles is very well done, comprehensive, and to the point. If you're looking for a practical book that addresses creative thinking, buy this book. I guarantee you that you won't be disappointed.

Packed with creative ideas!.......1999-03-20

Lots of great ideas for enhancing your creativity

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Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior James Watt may have seemed only a passing nightmare in his day, but he acted out of a very old tradition of American attitudes toward the land and its proper use. So did Henry David Thoreau. So did Edward Abbey. Americans have been arguing about the environment since the first boats landed at Jamestown, and by all appearances they'll keep right on arguing into the next millennium. The Idea of Wilderness packs the centuries-old story into a lively narrative with its full complement of heroes--Thoreau, John Muir, Aldo Leopold--a few choice villains of the robber-baron and bureaucrat persuasion, and a few middling souls like Gifford Pinchot, founder of the United States Forest Service. Max Oelschlaeger writes persuasively on the philosophical and religious underpinnings of various environmental positions, showing that indeed there's nothing new under the sun.

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Impressive review of (too many) wilderness thinkers from philosophical stance.......2006-07-26

There is a lot to like in this book. As I'll discuss later in this review, some sections provide valuable summaries and critiques of various thinkers and streams of thought. Oelschlaeger is at his best when he examines individuals at depth, but the overall structure of the book is less satisfactory.

The first two chapters summarizes vastly: paleolithic man, early agricultural man, ancient and Judeo-Christian views of nature, and medieval views. Obviously the texts available to Oelschlager improve with time; as a result, so does the degree to which one can take his summaries seriously. His reconstruction of Paleolithic and archaic views of nature are just erudite speculation - - after all, how can he, or anyone else, really know how paleolithic man *thought* about nature?

Oelschlager never makes clear why this review is important: should our views of wilderness be conditioned by how early man thought about nature? Do we need to recapture "primitive" understandings simply because they are more natural? Later on he briefly praises John Muir and ecofeminists - - amusing bedfellows, that - - for recapturing part of the Paleolithic, but it's not clear why that should be a Good Thing. Elsewhere he drops similar thoughts. Clearly Oelschlager sometimes seems to think something along the lines of needing to recover the Paleolithic, but he never says this, I don't think he really means it, and in any case he never confronts the issue directly.

The next two chapters review modernism and its critics. Both kinds of summaries are fine. Oelschlager's strategy is to summarize a large number of thinkers, each of whom get 2-5 pages. More synthesis, and a more thematic development would have been better here. This book isn't really a philosophical text that is trying to understand the unity of (say) Spinoza's thought, but rather a critical overview of how people have viewed nature and wilderness. Themes, not individual thinkers, would have better made the points that he wants.

The best chapters come in the middle of the book - - reviews of Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold. Here Oelschlager finally has both enough text to work with, and enough space to develop each writer's overall thought. For me, these chapters also highlighted Oelschlager's failure to develop greater unity throughout the book. These three authors explore themes that we saw in the Paleolithic and ancient worlds, or in modernism and its critics, but Oelschlager doesn't draw out many of the connections. That said, these are wonderful chapters on their own, taken simply for their own purposes.

The chapter on Muir was the most impressive, making a case that Muir should be taken seriously as a developer of wilderness philosophy and not merely as a popularizer of others' ideas.

The final pair of chapters explores wilderness poetry of Robinson Jeffers and Gary Snyder, and then summarizes contemporary philosophies of wilderness. The poetry chapter doesn't reach the quality of the Thoreau, Muir and Leopold chapters, perhaps because of the ways in which poetry differs from prose style. Or maybe it's just me.

Oelschlaeger clearly seeks to contribute to contemporary philosophies of wilderness, as he does in chapter ten, which makes his review in chapter nine more important. Once again, however, he tends to move too fast - discussing authors and philosophical movements in 4-8 pages each. His own position consists more of allusions, and a la carte selections from the thoughts of others, not really a coherent alternative.

Potential readers should be aware that this is very much an academic book, and most of it is not easy reading. He does define the jargon that he uses (say, resourcism) but there is rather a lot of it. Chapters on modernism or contemporary wilderness philosophy are denser than the chapters on Muir or the Paleolithic. Oelschlager does summarize key elements of each body of thought in a convenient table, so he's *trying* to make it easier on us.

Thought-provoking but little else........2006-04-03

Max Oelschlaeger examines the politics of wilderness and history of interaction between humans and nature. He takes us through the history of wilderness philosophy as well. Oelschlaeger walks a fine line between historian and philosopher. I enjoyed reading the book for the simple fact it inspired me to examine my own take on wilderness. However, the book is not for the faint of heart and even the truest academics will need to keep a dictionary handy while trudging through Oelschlaeger's work. Extremely well researched and a must in the library of anyone truely interested in wilderness and its impact on the human race.

Excellent Insights and Perspective.......2004-07-14

This is the most comprehensive and insightful book I've read on the history of our relationship with nature. Beginning from 20,000 BCE to today, Oelschleager takes the reader on a journey through to the perceptions of wilderness from what can be gleaned about how Paleolithic man might have seen nature on through the myths, poetry and philosophies of ancient, modern and postmodern times, including the perspectives of philosophers from Heraclitus to Descartes and Thoreau, Muir and Leopold. He has masterfully accomplished his goal to write a universal history of "the idea of wilderness, and its ever-changing yet constant relationship between humankind and nature,"
This has been a seminal book in my life and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is seeking an objective and clear understanding of how in the midst of such affluence our culture has evolved to the current state of confusion, conflict and concern about our health and the health of the envirnoment and why we don't seem to be able to address these concerns effectively as of yet. When my son got this book as a gift, I began reading it and couldn't put it down. Soon I bought him another copy. It has provided me with answers to questions and concerns I've had from the time I was a child through college and into adulthood as to why so much of what I was being taught didn't jibe with my own experiences in nature and in life. The book is extensively researched and documented, yet even the end notes are engaging to read.

Get yourself back to the garden.......2001-02-26

'There are many things in western culture that are admirable. But a culture that alienates itself from the very ground of its own being - from the wilderness outside (that is to say wild nature, the wild, self-contained, self-informing ecosystems) and from that other wilderness, the wilderness within - is doomed to a very destructive behavior'.

This quotation from poet Gary Snyder sets the agenda for Max Oelschlaeger's important study of the idea of wilderness. His aim is to demonstrate the importance of the Darwinian idea of nature 'as the source of human existence, rather than a mere re-source to fuel the economy' (p.1) He approves strongly of a reaffirmation of the wilderness in the American consciousness, and along with Snyder he 'announces the opening of the frontier again and attempts to push it eastwards, to reverse America's historical process, to urge the wilderness to grow back into civilization, to release the stored energy from layers below us.' (L. Folson, quoted on p. 275).

This is more than a history of ecological ideas and more than a primer on 'wilderness philosophy'. It is a significant contribution to the question of civilisation and its purpose - in many respects a philosophical, ethical and religious challenge to the twenty-first century.

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IDEA OF WILDERNESS FROM PREHISTORY TO THE AGE OF ECOLOGY
MAX OELSCHLAEGER
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORWOQ2

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The Idea of Wilderness from Prehistory to the Age of Ecology
Max Oclschlaeger Max Oelschlaeger
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSDQS6

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great book with visual aid and major league perspective

"Hey!! You're pulling your head!!"

great book parents/coaches

must read

The Louisville Slugger® Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes : How to Detect and Correct the 50 Most Common Mistakes at the Plate
John Monteleone , and Mark Gola
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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For a baseball player, there is nothing more frustrating than struggling at the plate. Hitters--no matter how accomplished--experience hitting slumps, for both mechanical and mental reasons. Their challenge--and yours--is to contain them for a short period of time. The Louisville Slugger Complete Book of Hitting Faults and Fixes identifies the sources of fifty distinct hitting faults that lead to problem swings and includes drills specifically designed to help you correct them.

The step-by-step approach starts from the ground up, including:

Problems in the stance: hot feet, poor positioning in the box
Pre-swing movements: no coil in torso, overstriding, hitching before swinging
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The swing: uppercutting, casting your hands, pulling your head off the ball
Mental approach: fear of failure, poor judgment of the strike zone, failing to recognize pitch patterns

The instruction behind each fault also features unique insight from a major league hitter or professional coach. These tips also allow you to get inside the best minds in the business and apply their wisdom to your own game. By applying the book's systematic approach, including lots of practice, you will be able to dissect your swing, identify mistakes, and put yourself on the correct path to recovery and success, becoming a true student of the swing.

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Very Helpful.......2007-09-16

It was helpful to correct my hitting mistakes. I have been out of baseball for 10 years, and I needed some extra help when getting back in the game. Two thumbs up!

great book with visual aid and major league perspective.......2005-01-29

This book offers major league insight from major league hitting instructors as well as hitting tips from stars like Chipper and Andruw Jones. The book methodically goes through every component of the swing from set up to follow through to mental approach. If you are struggling with your swing, trying to fine tune a part of your swing, simply improve your approach, or just learn the basics this book is very valuable. The photos of amatuer and pro hitters swinging and/or assuming their stances offer great feedback and support to the text description of the how to part of the book. I really believe this book could help any skill level hitter.

"Hey!! You're pulling your head!!".......2004-09-12

This book has everything but the answer to the one problem I was looking for: "pulling the head."
Coaches can always identify the "problem":
You're pulling your head--Keep your eye on the ball!
You're pulling your head--Quit trying to KILL it!

Two possibilities are:
1) The batter has made up his mind to swing at the pitch, is looking for something out over the plate, gets busted inside, and swings while backing off, appearing to "pull his head."

2) The batter is behind on the pitch because the pitch is coming in faster than he expects. His reflexes tell him the pitch will be a strike, and his reflexes tell him he's going to have to hurry with the swing. He strides, opens the hips, but can't get his arms around in time. He's "pulling his head" as he tries to get the bat around in the effort to catch up to the pitch. That's why many batters who "pull their head" appear to be swinging too hard.

The batter's timing is messed-up is the majority of the problem.
"Pulling the head" should be considered a symptom of the problem, and not the problem itself. The problem is timing. Coaches typically say "you're pulling your head" as though the realization will solve everything. To me, it's like somebody saying: "The reason you're sick is because you keep throwing-up."

Baseball isn't Golf (otherwise, I'd buy into the idea of the "head following the front shoulder" business.) Keeping the head still and not allowing the head to follow the front shoulder is an example of sound batting mechanics. Mechanics and timing go together, but they are two different things. Good hitters posess both timing AND sound batting mechanics. Good hitters get goofed-up from time to time.
It's the pitcher's job to goof-up the hitter. Pitchers who wind-up like Tim Wakefield, and deliver the ball like Randy Johnson have everybody and their brothers "pulling their head."

I checked all the available references--including this book, and ended up having to come up with these ideas on my own. I believe I am right, and I hope someone may benefit.
This book is great on everything else--Four Stars.

great book parents/coaches.......2001-10-27

This is a great book for you coaches out there. Several drills along with great insight on different hitting styles/tech. Also several tips on what to do if.....

must read.......2001-05-14

If you coach youth baseball you need to read this book. This book will help make you a better coach and your team a winner.

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The essential plan-ahead guide for the perfect Disney vacation.

This book puts the magic into the beloved family theme park by answering every conceivable question about rates, age-specific tours, rides, dining, budget-planning, activities, and moreÂ—and for everyone from large families to singles to honeymooners. And reader-friendly icons and symbols make navigating this book a breeze.

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Good but..........2007-10-18

This is a comprehensive book great for the beginner...but...their information is not correct regarding the Disney Dining Plan. This is supposed to be a 2008 edition yet they do not have the changes to the DDP for 2008, nor do they mention the Disney Dining Plan Deluxe. It needs a reissue with some updated changes to be completely accurate for 2008.

Must Read for planning a trip to Walt Disney World!!!.......2007-09-28

I set out to plan a vacation to WDW in 2 months time and was not sure it was possible until I read this book. The easy to read format answered all my questions (even questions I did not know I should be asking). The card system in Appendix B allowed me to layout our entire trip - what we wanted to see or skip and where we wanted to eat. Going around the park was a breeze with the cards while keeping our little ones entertained with the attractions best suited for them. Plus, the book has great tips and tricks ("Hidden Magic"), and some money-saving ideas as well. I felt I had really learned the Disney lingo ("Mickey-Speak") before even arriving. Reading this book before you go will assure you make the very most of your money, time, energy and make one "magical" trip for your family.

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Book has little to offer on Universal Islands of Adventure
Wonderful guide....a must have

CITG to Walt Disney World & Orlando 2000 (The Complete Idiot's Travel Guides)
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Book has little to offer on Universal Islands of Adventure.......2000-08-07

While I found this book to be helpful in choosing a place to stay in Orlando for a trip to the Disney and Universal theme parks, I was very disappointed when, after buying it, I realized that the text of this "2000 edition" was actually written BEFORE the Universal Studios Islands of Adventure park opened to the public. So, obviously, the information it offered about the park was minimal at best. ALSO -- if you are an expereienced traveller, you may find the book's lengthy passages about how to book a trip to be unnecessary.

Wonderful guide....a must have.......2000-02-27

As far as information goes...this is the book to have. This book details EVERYTHING and for a WDW trip...that is a neccessity. The "dollars $ sense","time-savers", etc. sidebars are full of useful information. The jake ratings are honest and cute, but this reader would have preferred to see adult ratings also. This book is the most complete guide with important details of traveling to FL. It is well worth the $$.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Walt Disney World

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If this is one step above useless, what's useless?
The title is painfully accurate.
Just okay

Complete Idiot's Guide to Walt Disney World

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Quick & Easy Guidance so your customers will have more time to enjoy their trips and less time to rummage through pages of useless information. Heavy use of dynamic icons, maps, and indexes expertly developed by our Frommers travel staff. Idiot-Proof Instructions so your customer will know when to go where and why, all without the stress of wondering, Will I get burned? Down-to-Earth Advice detailing the location by sights, hotels, restaurants, dos and donts, tourist traps, and time- and money-wasters to be avoided! Our new Complete Idiots Travel Guides have the advice and opinions that matter for the perfect idiot-proof trip.

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If this is one step above useless, what's useless?.......1999-06-18

I just DUG THROUGH THE GARBAGE CAN to find the receipt so I can return this book. I usually like the Complete Idiot's Guides but this one was a real zero. When I got to the part that hinted that the Haunted Mansion was too intense for children under 8, I said, "That's it." Yuck. Do NOT buy this book. Spend your Disney Dollars on the Unofficial Guide or the Official Guide or DW with Kids but DO NOT buy this one!

The title is painfully accurate........1999-05-10

This book was one step above useless.

A Walt Disney World vacation is a big investment. Stick with a quality guide when planning your WDW trip. Get a copy of Birnbaums Official Guide or Rita Aero's excellent guidebook. Anything less is risking disaster.

Just okay.......1998-09-03

I would strongly recommend you spend the couple of extra bucks and buy Shelinger's Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World. This book was slightly useful, but not nearly as much fun or as chock full o'info as the other.

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Complete Idiots Guide To Walt Disney World
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