The Strategic Finance Workout: Test and Build Your Financial Performance

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This book is based around a proven and simple-to-use workshop which enables managers to develop their strategic finance capabilities in the minimum amount of time and without the need for consultants.

The Strategic Finance Workout: Test and Build Your Financial Performance

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The Strategic Finance Workout: Test and Build Your Financial Performance
David Parker
Manufacturer: Financial Times/Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OR0SJC

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With China's accession to the WTO in Spring 2002 it is essential that Western investors and business people get an effective 'tool kit' which enables them to succeed in the highly competitive Chinese market and to deal with the issues and changes that the WTO will bring. As a guide for western investors this book gives the answer to the 100 most crucial questions on operating or restructuring business in China. The question and answer format allows the reader to select information quickly for a specific situation.

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Natural History Writing at Its Best.......2001-12-15

Scratching the Woodchuck is quite simply the best piece of natural history writing I have read in decades. David Kline is a keen observer, a competent naturalist, and an eloquent writer. We need more books like this in our all too technology-based, human-centered society.

This book takes the reader back to humanity's roots, and to our essential relationships with other species that inhabit this planet with us. Something beautiful and important is found here that has been lost to many of us for a long, long time.

Antidote for institutionalized scizophrenia.......2000-07-19

Scratching the Woodchuck, Nature on an Amish Farm by David Kline sits on my credenza at work. I reach for it when I need an antidote for institutionalized schizophrenia.

Scratching the Woodchuck is a collection of about 60 short essays. They are organized into four catagories: The Farmstead, The Fields, The Woods, Creeks and Sky and The Community. The essays are rich in adjectives and read at a slow and leisurely pace.

For example:

"I was startled the other day to see a meadow vole (one of those fat little short-tailed mice that abound in meadows and fields) come charging out of the grass-covered ditch and dash across the road as fast as its stumpy legs could carry it. Before the sprinting vole had reached the safety of the opposite ditch, it was followed by two more of its kin. These, however, instead of racing across the road, made large half-circles and then ran back into the same ditch twenty feet down the road.

I stopped and watched the spot where the meadow voles had emerged. Soon a small pointed nose poked through the grasses and two obsidian eyes glared at me--a weasel. No wonder the voles were scared silly. Of all their enemies, nothing alarms the mouse family as much as the weasel, because there is no place to hide from the long, slender killer." Page 42.

Plusses:

*The essays are short. You can pick up the book and regain sanity in about 2.76 minutes.

*The essays are consistently high quality writing. There is none of the unevenness that results when a book is banged out in a hurry.

Minuses:

*The book does not come back quickly when loaned out. "Oh, I was going to bring it back today but my wife started reading it." kind of thing.

*Ultimately, you finish the book and you want more.

Scratching the Woodchuck is a good book to pick up if you feel like the pea-in-a-whistle. Mr. Kline's prose will slow your heart rate and reduce your blood pressure. Mr. Kline assures us that life only appears to be fragmented. The patient observer can find the connections.

Scratching the Woodchuck is probably *not* a good choice if your preference for escapism-liturature tends toward verb-packed, staccato writing (like Tom Clancy). You will find Scratching the Woodchuck maddeningly slow and boring.

Kline's book became a companion.......1998-10-29

This story was a wonderful, lighthearted portrayal of nature on Kline's farm. The stories were short and a quick read. I found myself reading one story, every night before bed. I was not looking forward to the end of what became a daily companion. Kline is able to paint with words. He excels at describing life's simple, natural pleasures. This book could be compared to a more recent Sand County Almanac, but I didn't find that book as interesting. A good read!

Enchanting look at nature on a most personal level........1998-09-14

Reading Kline's book makes one want to immediately ditch city life. This talented writer takes a look at nature in simple, basic terms, bringing it close to everyone who has ever watched a spider in a web, or looked at tracks in fresh snow. His unpretentious approach is precisely the way that nature should be viewed. . . with knowledge, joy and kinship with the out of doors. (Review by Judy Wade, author of Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year; Southern California and Baja, published by Fulcrum and also available through Amazon.)

Thoreau has a modern counterpart........1998-03-17

Any one who has a personal copy of Walden with heavy underlining and pages falling away from the binding will read the words of David Kline with respect. This is a man so completely at one with his physical world, so at peace with his chosen lifestyle, and so appreciative of his environment that he makes Thoreau seem under-developed. While Kline, an Amish farmer who lives an economic life far out-of-step with his contemporary American culture, writes little about his religious philosophy, he is man at peace with himself and his God and he is able to convey that without talking directly about his theology. He expresses appreciation for his heritage of the family farm which has become his, and for his early teacher who taught him to see the wonders of the natural life which was found on that farm and in that area of Ohio. The life of a farmer is one of seasonal cycles which dictates the work, and the habits of the creatures of the wild. The book is roughly cyclical in scope, but has no straightforward time line. Kline writes as though engaging in easy conversation, reminiscing about berry-picking and manure-spreading, bird-watching and gardening. His life is an out-of-doors life, but he does not complain about the weather! Bad weather seems to be a time to read, and he cites authors from Kathleen Norris to A. Leopold, evidence that he is as much at home with the written word as with the topography of his farm Kline's little book makes me want to know more about him, to know how he relates to the strange and stressed humans with whom he shares this land. The book is as much spirtitual as scientific in content, bringing a sense of peace in a too-busy world. One waits for another from this delightful author.

Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm

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Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm

Manufacturer: The University of Georgia Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0965673863

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Pleasures of moles, treefrogs, butterflies, rabbits, coyote, swans, etc, by the Amish Thoreau.

Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review

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Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm.(Brief Article): An article from: The Antioch Review
Carolyn Maddux
Manufacturer: Antioch Review, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Antioch Review, published by Antioch Review, Inc. on June 22, 1998. The length of the article is 661 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm.(Brief Article)
Author: Carolyn Maddux
Publication: The Antioch Review (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 1998
Publisher: Antioch Review, Inc.
Volume: v56 Issue: n3 Page: p378(1)

Article Type: Book Review, Brief Article

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Scratching the Woodchuck: Nature on an Amish Farm
David Kline
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UTNR3S

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Dr. Franco Columbo, a well-known expert on nutrition and kinesiology (and two-time Mr. Olympia) presents the most successful strategies and diet plans for achieving a superior physique. How the body utilizes the basic nutrients and how to use that to your advantage is explained in detail.

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Worst nutrition book I have ever read........2007-09-14

This book is the worst book on nutrition that I have ever read. Imagine recommending 3 large meals accompanied by beer or wine as an appropriate nutritional regieme for a modern athlete. The only value this book has as is an historical document which demonstrates how ignorant we were about nutrition not all that long ago. If you follow the advice in this book you had better be on steroids if you think you are going to get big. Absolute rubbish.

Excellent book - buy it!.......2007-08-13

I thoroughly recommend this book for anyone interested in knowing how the body works. As someone who is interested simply in cutting my body fat level and staying in shape, rather than body building, I found it to be extremely valuable. I lost several pounds in a week or so after reading the book simply by following some of the general ideas alone.

1980s information.......2007-08-11

I am a big fan of Franco and that is why I bought the book. I would not recommend this book to anyone. The information is the same I used unsuccessfully in the 80's. Better books include Every Thing You Need to Know About Fat Loss by Chris Aceto, Extreme Muscle Enhancement by Carlon Colker, and Bodysculpting Bible for Men (sorry authors don't have the book handy at this time).

Excellent.......2007-05-16

This book contains exact information about the nutrition for bodybuilders, with no chatter, based on the experiencie of who is one of the most greatest expert in the matter. Thanks.

Knowledge is key.......2007-05-14

The best part I took away from this book is the knowledge gained from a body builder who has already tested a lot of the food theories on his own body so he can write from experience. It only tops it off that Franco went on to get his PHD in nutrition. This book is easy reading and gives you a good background and basis to work from when discovering your own nutritional needs for your body.

Supplements for Natural Body Building (Natural Health Guide) (Natural Health Guide)

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Supplements for Natural Body Building (Natural Health Guide) (Natural Health Guide)
Zoltan Rona
Manufacturer: Alive Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1553120213

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Well-known natural health expert and medical doctor Zoltan Rona provides informtion about the ten most important supplements for bodybuilders~and indeed for anyone who wants to look and feel their healthy best without dangerous drugs. Learn how to gain muscle and power with an easy-to-follow program that utilizes protein, glutamine, arginine, a whole-foods diet and more. These safe and natural nutritional and herbal supplements can help you achieve a well-muscled physique whether you're competing or not. Includes a collection of recipes that provide the essential nutrients body builders need accompanied by full-color photos of mouth-watering meals.

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Best known today as they site of the magnificent archaeological treasure of the Terracotta Army of the First Emperor of China, Xi'an was the ancient capital of China for four dynasties - some 1,100 years. The outstanding archaeological and art discoveries in the around the city tell the tale of China's development from prehistoric times till the height of the imperial period. Xi'an, or Chang'an it was formerly known, is also the eastern starting point of the fabled Silk Road. This profusely illustrated book guides the reader in a journey through time from the stone-age Banpo site, through Ming dynasty relics to a bustling modern-day city. Special essays and carefully selected literary excerpts provide a counterpoint to the practical information needed by the visitor.

* Comprehensive guide to the ancient capital of China
* Detailed introduction to outstanding archaeological sites
* Xi'an is the most significant city in the history of China
* Special sections on essential background information
* Thoroughly practical guide
* Excellent color photography
* Literary excepts add to the reader's understanding

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Extremely accuarate and engaging.......2000-03-31

The information contained within this text is very accurate. For someone who has traveled to Xi'an and studied there, this is the first travel book, solely devoted to Xi'an, that I have found to offer a "complete" guide. Highly recommended.