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Jack Avon

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Jack Avon was born in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia and is an expert in building financial models. During his working career he has been a Professional sportsman and a computer trainer and was also a hand model for a leading clothing retailer . Jack lives in South West France in the Dordogne region.
Jack hold degrees and professional qualifications in Accounting, IT technology and IT Security and provides training certifications and awareness programs for individuals. Jack is the Author of the Basics of Financial Modeling, and The Handbook of Financial Modeling.
He is a keen landscape and nature photographer and also has a strong penchant for cooking. He is married and has three children.
Jack gives talks and presentations in a number of subje ...more

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	The Basics of Financial Modeling 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bid Proposal Handbook: A Guide to Winning Bid Proposals it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Handbook of Financial Modeling: A Practical Approach to Creating and Implementing Valuation Projection Models 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Become A Photographer: Book One it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Starfleet UFP Guide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Aleutian: A Story of the Colonisation of Alaska 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I remember not so long ago, the excitement and anticipation of going to pick-up my photos from the processing lab. Anticipation was to see if I had captured that great sunrise photo, excitement because it was chance to re-live those great memories again. I cannot explain that feeling to anyone who has never experienced it, but I know that today it has been replaced with another sensation altogther Read more of this blog post »

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The Wilderness Cookbook: A Wild Camper's Guide to Eating Well (Bradt Travel Guides (Bradt on Britain))

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