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Harrap French-English/English-French Sales & Marketing Dictionary (Harrap Bilingual)
Manufacturer: Harrap ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0245606661 |
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How to Form Your Own Texas Corporation
Lehman , Anthony Mancuso , and Mancusco Simons Manufacturer: Nolo.com ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0917316541 |
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Great Information in Layman's Terms.......2007-06-07
A good preparatory guide before you meet with a professional.......2002-09-03
Saved me a lot of money - easy to use.......1999-11-10
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The Way of Adventure: Transforming Your Life and Work With Spirit and Vision
Jeff Salz Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0471387584 |
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"Into Thin Air meets The Road Less Traveled. Adventure is a tool, and Jeff Salz has written a manual that details its use."-Tim Cahill, author of Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and ounding editor of Outside magazine"The Way of Adventure will stir your blood, stretch your vision, and start you packing for the journey to the next horizon." Sam Keen, New York Times bestselling author of Fire in the Belly and Learning to Fly
"The Way of Adventure is great! In the busy world we all live in, it is so easy to fall into a rut and sleepwalk through life. Unless you turn your everyday life into an adventure, you aren't getting the most out of it. This book tackles the journey of following your heart."Kevin Turner, Senior Vice President and CIO, Wal-Mart
"A wonderful, illuminating, and inspiring book. In this modern era of cell phones, e-mail, and time management, it is a delight to enter the world of the unpredictable, the exciting-and even the miraculous. In this book, Dr. Jeff Salz shares his extraordinary life experiences as an anthropologist, adventurer, and storyteller as he shows you how to rekindle the spirit of adventure, discovery, and wonder in your work, your relationships, and in every aspect of your life."Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of Age Wave
"An absolutely wonderful book. Success is about finding adventure wherever you are. The Way of Adventure shows us how to expand our lives in ways that bring the worlds of business and personal adventure together. It inspires, informs, and entertains."-Stacy Allison, author, business consultant, and the first American woman to climb Mount Everest
"Jeff Salz is a pioneer, blazing trails for us about how to live a richer, fuller, more rewarding life. This gem of a book is crammed with a wonderful combination of high adventure and profound wisdom that will enable anyone to succeed on any path you choose."-Robert Kriegel, Ph.D., NPR commentator and author of If It Ain't Broke, Break It
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A motivational self-improvement book about the need to embrace risk and change in your life - both at work and in life. Using beautifully written dramatic adventures alternating with practical advice sections, Dr. Jeff Salz leads readers through his six steps to the top.Customer Reviews:
not bad at all.......2005-03-14
Enjoyable read.......2004-07-14
The author uses a pattern whereby he writes a chapter that tells the story of one of his adventures in what I found was an engaging, honest and delightful way. It was hard not to want to find out how things turned out I found and hard, at times, to put the book down.
After you read a fact based chapter, the author then writes a chapter that summarizes the life lessons he learned from his experiences in a point by point manner although he still weaves his life into these chapters as well. These chapters I found easy to follow and yet packed with good life advice. Some of it is probably a review of what you may have heard somewhere else but has the ring of experience behind it that makes it seem more real. For example, from one of his encounters with one of the last real life gaucho's we are given his (the gaucho's) meaning of life summarized in a few sentences- "There is nowhere to go. There is nothing to do except to be of service." Then, the author expands upon that statement in the following chapter.
The author's proclivity for action makes this a good read in particular for those seeking to become better people but lack the personal motivation to pursue a more sedentary sitting meditation practice. The author's perspective is interwoven with a spiritual foundation but emphasizes an active pursuit of one's growth to reach a more spiritual point of view. That is, using everday life as a tool for growth. It also emphasizes the fact that one can become a more complete person without having to embark upon the adventuresome and risk taking life that he did. (Oh yes, some of his fellow adventurer's were woman as well and there is definitely something in here for woman, even householder's, as well.)
My only criticism is the author's political naievete' which he sort expresses at the end but not blatantly, but that doesn't detract from the highly entertaining way that hard earned and quite useful life messages are communicated to the reader. (I probably only noticed the political stuff more because of my own sensitivity to that arena not because the author is trying to blantly push a political message because he is definitely not.)
If you are a "seeker" looking for a change of pace and refreshing read I think you will find it in this book. At least I did. In fact, I hope to reread it to remind myself of the useful messages conveyed if I can put down all of the other books that I have committed myself to, that is.
SEEKING ADVENTURE?.......2000-12-29
Adventures in Everyday Life.......2000-12-15
While his of the Andes and Patagonia (from which one can learn an astounding number of ways to use one's hands when they are frozen solid) are gripping, Salz should be more readily compared to Richard Bach than Sebastian Junger.
Salz manages to give concrete ways of getting the spirit of adventure into your life without having to get your passport stamped... or even leaving your own backyard!
I'd recommend this book highly to anyone who feels like the grind of everyday life is getting them down. I look forward to his next book!
A Remarkable Adventurer.......2000-11-18
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The Healthiest Diet in the World/ A Cookbook & Mentor (Dutton)
Nikki Goldbeck , and David Goldbeck Manufacturer: Dutton Adult ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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It's a cookbook, it's a nutrition mentor, it's a whole-foods guide, it's The Healthiest Diet in the World by Nikki and David Goldbeck, authors of The Supermarket Handbook and The Goldbecks' Guide to Good Food. The title promises a lot, and to a large extent delivers, going beyond ordinary cookbooks and providing an overall diet plan based on nutrition research and the authors' personal experiences.The Goldbecks--practicing nutritionist and food educator Nikki and her husband, David--provide a flexible eating plan that can be modified based on food preferences, lifestyle, and biochemical needs. The plan is based on eight principles--the Goldbecks' Golden Guidelines--that cover basics like carbohydrates, fats, protein, and super foods. The authors emphasize total diet (not supplements) and eating a variety of unprocessed, intact, organic foods. Three hundred healthy recipes are provided along with dozens of whole-foods cooking techniques and tips. Although the Goldbecks try to keep advice simple and easy to follow, readers may have trouble weeding through all the information presented. While not quite the revolutionary approach to optimal nutrition that the publisher promises, The Healthiest Diet in the World will help readers slim down and lower their risk of major illnesses, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis. --Ellen Albertson
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The million-selling authors of The Supermarket Handbook and American Wholefoods Cuisine are again breaking new ground. In this unprecedented cookbook and mentor, Nikki and David Goldbeck present a plan of eating that blends science and the art of cooking with their 25 years of work in the field of food and nutrition. 550 pages.Customer Reviews:
Nutrition Encyclopedia.......2005-06-28
Terrific recipe & nutrition resource.......2004-07-13
Terrific all-around guide to nutrition.......2001-06-12
1) The coverage of current scientific understanding of nutrition is comprehensive and detailed, yet clear for nonspecialists.
2) The text is well organized with a quick overview, followed by helpful recipes and tips, in-depth scientific information, references and two good indices.
3) It is apparent that the author is an experienced nutritionist-- she understands the practical problems faced by those of us trying to improve our diets, and she also is sensitive to the fact that food needs to taste good in order to satisify.
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1) The book is very focused on vegetarian foods and possibly slights the nutrition of food derived from animal sources. (However, after reading the book, you may as I did change your view on the importance of meat in a healthy diet.)
2) The book could be seen as a wholefoods manifesto. For example, the author promotes sustainable agriculture and organic farming. These topics are really outside of the scope of a book on nutrition.
I *highly* recommend this book. Following its guidelines has made a major improvement in my quality of life. (This is the book I come back to after having read a shelf full of diet and nutrition books.)
A New Lifestyle.......2000-09-08
lots of information, relatively easy to understand.......1999-11-08
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Security Of Gas Supply In Open Markets: Lng And Power At A Turning Point
Manufacturer: OECD ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9264108068 |
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Live Long & Profit: Wealthbuilding Strategies for Every Stage of Your Life
Kay R. Shirley Manufacturer: Dearborn Trade Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0793126622 |
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This book is fun, and easy to understand........1998-12-08
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Ethics in Business & Management: Islamic & Mainstream Approaches
Manufacturer: Asean Academic Pr Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 190191917X |
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American Express Official Tax Guide 2001
American Express Tax & Business Services Manufacturer: American Express Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0916103641 |
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Abraham Lincoln: His Autobiographical Writings (American Autobiography Series)
Abraham Lincoln Manufacturer: Reprint Services Corp ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 078128578X |
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Abraham Lincoln: His Autobiographical Writings Now Brought Together for the First Time
Manufacturer: Privately Published at Kingsport Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GX0VRI |
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Abraham Lincoln: His Autobiographical Writings.....
Paul M. (Editor) Angle Manufacturer: Paul M. Angle ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N8Q5O4 |
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Abraham Lincoln His Autobiographical Writings
Abraham Lincoln Manufacturer: Rutgers University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000M64XXM |
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Abraham Lincoln, his autobiographical writings: Now brought together for the first time and prefaced with an introductory comment
Abraham Lincoln Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ. Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007EX8I0 |
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Abraham Lincoln: His Autobiographical Writings Now Brought Together for the First Time, and Preface
Paul M. Angle Manufacturer: KINGSPORT PRESS, INC. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OKPHZE |
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Sex, Violence, and Schizophrenia: A Gen-Xer's Tale of Psychosis & Recovery
B. W. Miller Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1401059589 |
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This book is entirely based off of my memories of my psychotic episodes from 1995-1997 and shows the reader what it's like to be in psychosis. There are no sugar coated stories here. No punches pulled. I let the reader right into my head to see and feel what a psychosis is actually like. It's not like what they show in the movies; it's much stranger. I don't talk so much about my odd behavior as much as I show the reader what I'm going through at the time. Most of the time I could not tell you what or if anything was odd about my behavior, but I go right into what was wrong with my thinking. The book is intense for the reader and very personal for me to share, but it is all behind me now. Some parts of this book may make you laugh and cry at the same time, but the riveting climax might frighten you. There is a recovery, though. Schizoaffective disorder is a disease that can be recovered from and I think I prove that. I've worked full-time through!all of this and still do. Nothing in this book is fictionalized except the names and places and that is out of respect for other people's privacy. It is a good book for anyone who wants to understand what is going on in the head of a person suffering from psychosis. I have recovered from the disease and I'm stable now, but the book is about my tormented years. There is hope. You need to get this book! B. W. Miller
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Great Guy, Great BooK!!!.......2003-07-01
Come inside his mind............2002-11-10
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Making Money With Boats
Fred Edwards Manufacturer: Cornell Maritime Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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Oil & Gas Journal: Databook 2000
Pennwell Corporation , and Pennwell Corporation Manufacturer: Pennwell Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 8756716400 |
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There He Stands: The Story Of Stonewall Jackson (Civil War Generals)
Bruce L. Brager Manufacturer: Morgan Reynolds Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 1931798443 |
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Some human oddities : studies in the queer, the uncanny and the fanatical
Eric John Dingwall Manufacturer: UNIV BOOKS INC ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000WDZ79E |
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Some Human Oddities Studies in the Queer, the Uncanny, and the Fanatical
Eric John Dingwall Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0766136728 |
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1947. A fascinating, humorous study of the lives of six oddly intriguing characters. Contents: St. Joseph of Copertino: the friar who flew; James Allen: the man who was not; Berbiguier: bottler of spirits; the Deacon of Paris: dead but still active; D.D. Home: sorcerer of kings; Angel Anna: the woman who failed. Includes good illustrations of each character.
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Some Human Oddities: Studies in the Queer, the Uncanny and the Fanatical
Dr. Eric J. Dingwall Manufacturer: University Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NSI0A6 |
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Making Capitalism Without Capitalists: Class Formation and Elite Struggles in Post-Communist Central Europe
Gil Eyal , Ivan Szelenyi , and Eleanor R. Townsley Manufacturer: Verso ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 1859848192 |
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Making Capitalism without Capitalists guides us towards a deeper understanding of the origins of modern capitalism. Classical social theory in its search for the genesis of capitalism explored the process of transition from feudalism to capitalism. Making Capitalism without Capitalists focuses instead on the transition from socialism to capitalism, where capitalism is made without a capitalist class. Making Capitalism without Capitalists reflects on the sociological characteristics of the Communist system breakdown in 1989 and offers a theory of social structure of post-Communist societies. 1989 is seen as a successful revolution led by the former technocratic fraction of the old Communist ruling estate against the bureaucracy. In order to secure its victory, however, the technocracy had to make substantial concessions to the former dissident intelligentsia. The irony of the post-Communist way to capitalism is that these most unlikely actors see 'building capitalism' as their historic task. By identifying some unique features of capitalism built on the ruins of socialism, Making Capitalism without Capitalists contributes to a deeper appreciation of the diversity of capitalism today.Customer Reviews:
Informative, insightful, occasionally iconoclastic.......2001-05-23
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The Letters of Ruth Draper: Self-Portrait of an Actress, 1920 - 1956
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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The Letters of Ruth Draper A Self-Portrait of a Great Actress
Neilla (Ruth Draper) Warren Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000J0TXIG |
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The Letters of Ruth Draper, 1920-1956, a Self-Portrait of a Great Actress
Ruth (Edited By Neilla Warren) Draper Manufacturer: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1979 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000O3RWIG |
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The letters of Ruth Draper: 1920-1956, a self-portrait of a great actress
Ruth Draper Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0684158183 |
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The Letters of Ruth Draper: A Self-Portrait of a Great Actress
Ruth Draper & Neilla Warren Manufacturer: Hamish Hamilton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JJVIA8 |
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The Letters of Ruth Draper: 1920 - 1956, a self-portrait of a great actress.
Neilla Warren Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NUH3SE |
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Growing Up in the Gorbals: The Ralph Glasser Omnibus
Ralph Glasser Manufacturer: Black & White Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1845020820 |
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"I was driven to write these books because the spirit of the Gorbals would not leave me and insisted that I give expression to its continuing power and its lessons for our society." -Ralph GlasserRalph Glasser's Gorbals Trilogy is an extraordinary account of a remarkable life. In Growing Up in the Gorbals, Glasser describes his childhood and adolescence in the impoverished slums of the Glasgow tenements in the 1920s and the hardships and heartaches that went with it. At 14, he left school to become a barber's soap boy but he soon started the night classes that would eventually lead him to a scholarship to Oxford. In Gorbals Boy at Oxford he describes his new life, the incredible characters he met and the arrogance of Oxford academic life, and in Gorbals Voices, Siren Songs, Ralph Glasser's brilliant trilogy concludes in the wayward world of postwar London.
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Can't Say Enough.......2002-08-20
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Growing Up In The Gorbals
Ralph Glasser Manufacturer: Pan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OILGK6 |
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Growing Up in the Gorbals
Ralph Glasser Manufacturer: HOUSE OF STRATUS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OLN10Q |
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Growing Up in the Gorbals Omnibus/ Gorbals Boy at Oxford/ Gorbals Voice, Siren Songs
GLASSER Ralph Manufacturer: Pan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OUSC74 |
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