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Autobiographical journey in France by the author with his donkey. ... Read more

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Travels with a donkey in the Cevennes
RLS's covering note to Sidney Colvin contains one of the most profound philosophies with regard to our metaphorical travel through life - that of finding an honest friend. A theme which then runs throughout this delightful, gentle travelog as relevant today as when it was first written.

go on a journey
what a wonderful book.. if you ever dreamed of traveling through a country with a donkey read this book.

Donkey in France
Excellent, short book. This is a must read for anyone interested in donkeys, The Cevennes, or Robert Louis Stevenson.

Delightful and Humorous - Sympathetic Look at an Isolated People.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes (1878) is among the earliest published works of Robert Louis Stevenson, and yet it is in no way inferior to his later writing that established his fame. In fact, this delightful account of Stevenson's solo trek in the Cevennes Range in south central France ranks among the best travel literature in the nineteenth century.

Wishing not to advertise that he would be camping alone in remote areas, he chose not to travel with a tent.Instead, he designed a sleeping sack some six feet square, made of green water-proof cart cloth without and blue sheep's fur within. This commodious bed was too heavy to carry, and thus Stevenson acquired a donkey, one Modestine.

Stevenson and Modestine for twelve days were close companions, traveling some 120 miles over several mountain ridges, along rocky roads, and even through boggy marshes. The stubborn Modestine was never quite convinced that the journey was entirely worth the effort, but nonetheless Stevenson and Modestine eventually became fast friends.

Stevenson actually found lodging most nights, including a stint at a monastery, Our Lady of the Snows, allowing him not only to sleep more comfortably, but to share meals with strangers. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes is as much about the people Stevenson encountered as about his adventuresome travels through this remote region of France. My only criticism of this short account, a little more than one hundred pages, is that it is not twice as long.

Stevenson was familiar with the history of the Cevennes, especially the Protestant-Catholic strife under Louis XIV that eventually resulted in a Protestant rebellion in 1702. With the passage of nearly two hundred years, the Protestants and Catholics were now living peacefully together, although these two peoples seldom mixed socially and intermarriages were quite rare.Stevenson himself was Protestant, and while staying at the monastery his hosts made sincere efforts to convert him to the Catholic faith.

The young Robert Louis Stevenson was a rare individual that truly enjoyed life, one that was continually fascinated with his chanced acquaintances. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes is delightful and amusing, but at the same time it is equally successful as a thoughtful examination of the people of the Cevennes, isolated by both mountainous geography and a minority religion.

Fresh, Delightful
In the late 1870s, Robert Louis Stevenson needed cash to break dependence on his parents so he could go to the woman he loved (and they did not).A chronic invalid, he also needed adventure.He decided to do some travel writing and one such trip is recounted in TRAVELS WITH A DONKEY.He headed off to the remote Cevennes mountain range of south central France and got himself kitted out nicely, so nicely, he needed assistance in carrying everything.Enter Modestine, a donkey.He might as well have attempted to harness and pack up a cat.Thus, to a deft narrative that works in powerful landscape description, sketches of country folk met along the way, and a revisiting of the region's dramatic history, he adds the self-deprecating wit that would become a model for his 20th century counterparts like Peter Fleming, Eric Newby, and Bill Bryson.Though his commentary moves along at a swift but casual gait, it builds a tension on the upside, beginning with the age-old legend of the murderous Beast of Gevaudan that haunts a neighborhood where he finds the peasantry by turns hostile and friendly and accommodations primitive.Near the summit, a visit to a monastery introduces the religious theme that will attend his descent into the beautiful land of the Camisards, the friction between Protestants and Catholics that erupted into a tragic civil war in the first decade of the 18th century.Stevenson does a fine job of sorting out the history and evoking the awe that comes with visiting the deceptively bucolic scene.No wonder this book has continued to inspire: it often appears on recommended lists and it prompted Romantic biographer Richard Holmes to retrace the journey early in his career, a century later, complete with a donkey of his own (see his book FOOTSTEPS).The critical introduction to this edition is worthwhile. ... Read more

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Windows 3.1 or higher. Rated K-A.The newly constructed Freshwater Fish Museum has hired you to gather fish for its 30 new exhibits.You'll pursue fish like the Blood-Red Jewel Chchlid in Zaire's Congo River and the Penguinfish in Rio Negro, Brazil. Then your challenge will be to create and maintain healthy and exciting aquarium exhibits that will draw hordes of museum patrons. Start as an amateur, and before long you'll be a Museum Curator!Once your exhibits are up and running, the fish will interact with you and the other fish. Feed them and they'll follow your movements--but only if they're hungry. And whatever you do, watch out for those Siamese Fighting Fish! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Management Accounting Quarterly, published by Institute of Management Accountants on March 22, 2009. The length of the article is 2981 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: THE POPULARITY OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING (ABC) GREW RAPIDLY DURING THE 1990S, AND, IN THE FOLLOWING DECADE, MANY SURVEYS REPORTED USAGE RATES OF ABOUT 50%. OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN DEBATE ABOUT THE OVERALL RELEVANCE OF THIS COSTING METHOD. TO INVESTIGATE THE CURRENT IMPORTANCE OF ABC, WE SURVEYED 348 MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE COMPANIES WORLDWIDE. OUR RESULTS INDICATE THAT ABC CONTINUES TO OFFER ORGANIZATIONS SIGNIFICANT VALUE FROM STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVES.

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Title: Activity-based costing: is it still relevant?
Author: William O. Stratton
Publication: Management Accounting Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2009
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
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The often harsh and unforgiving Australian landscape was a far cry from what the early colonisers were used to, and it proved a daunting obstacle to settlement. However, a few brave – and at times foolhardy – men were determined to prove themselves equal to the challenge. AUSTRALIA'S GREAT EXPLORERS looks at the tragedies and triumphs of men such as Wentworth and Lawson, Hume and Hovell, Burke and Wills, Leichhardt and Strzelecki as they battled to conquer the Great Diving Range, find an elusive inland sea, and traverse the length and breadth of this great country. ... Read more