The definitive 4 million year-old story of human history

"With tumble-down chunks of the Great Wall, mist-wreathed mountains, traditional villages and fascinating ethnic borderlands, China is home to one of the world's oldest and most remarkable civilizations."-Damian Harper, Lonely Planet Writer

The Consultant's Quick Start Guide offers a practical approach to setting up a consulting business. Throughout the guide, Elaine Biech--author of the best-selling The Business of Consulting--shares both her own secrets as well as those of numerous other successful consultants. With a focus on the business side of consulting, Biech takes you through a painless, fill-in-the-blanks, step-by-step process for setting up your consulting firm.

Sardinia, one of the great prizes of the Mediterranean, was fought over by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Spanish and Austrians before ending up as part of the unified Italy. It bears traces of all these cultures plus thousands of prehistoric stone dwellings called nuraghi.