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Che cos'è la corporate governance e perché è importante? Come si governa l'impresa moderna, grande o piccola, privata o statale, locale o multinazionale? Quali sono le relazioni tra proprietari, dirigenti e amministratori? Qual è il ruolo degli azionisti e dei mercati finanziari nel monitorare i comportamenti dei dirigenti? Gli autori del volume rispondono a queste domande spiegando i benefici della corporate governance per l'economia ed esaminando anche alcuni degli scandali più noti degli ultimi anni in Italia e all'estero.

Dragon shifter Edra has always lived to serve and protect—in ages past as a knight, and in the modern world as a mytho liaison to the San Francisco PD. Behind the scenes he safeguards the mythos community from scandal—and further human hatred. When the eggs of a rare greater dragon are stolen, Edra must find and return them before the mother razes the city.

It's a fast-moving murder mystery that begins when Jordan comes home early to find a beautiful but unknown blonde half-dressed and very drunk in his apartment. From then on things get ever more complicated, as murder and intrigue rear their twin heads with Jordan stuck in the middle, trying to solve the crime and clear himself of a murder charge.

The religious insurgency continues to spread through the weakened colonies of the Confederacy. Spartan, now a sergeant in the Marine Corps and his armored platoon is rushed to the defense of New Carlos on the planet of Prime. The massive city is besieged by the terrifying Biomech shock troopers, its fall is imminent. As the battles rage across the continent, enemy agents continue to foment revolt throughout the remaining colonies in their struggle to bring the empire crashing down.

In today’s fast-paced world, discovering pure serenity can appear like an impossible task, especially for busy professionals. Author, Stoic Yogi guides you to practical strategies that are based on ancient wisdom from notable philosophers, Buddha and Marcus Aurelius. Expect to dive into the core principles of mindfulness, Stoicism and Buddhism, while simultaneously learning how to integrate them into your daily life. The concept of the transformative power of dichotomy will enlighten you by encouraging you to focus on what you can control and let go of the uncontrollable in your life.

Candide is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the age of enlightenment. It begins with a young man, Candide, who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow and painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world.

When the shattered remnants of a planet-killing meteor called "The Fist of God" hits earth, death and destruction threaten to end human civilization, but The Fist of God is only the beginning of Earth’s tribulation. A terrible pale rider leads the dead against survivors in the small town of Orofino, Idaho, killing and converting them. One teenage girl is the key to humanity’s survival, but first she must survive the pale rider and his army of the dead.

Claudia, una periodista que abandonó hace años su pueblo natal (Tordevianos) a las afueras de Burgos decide volver para escribir un reportaje sobre una de las tradiciones más bárbaras que tienen, La suelta, con el fin de conseguir un artículo que la promocione como periodista.

Prosegue l'edizione dei racconti cechoviani, una produzione novellistica che permette di conoscere, seguendo l'ordine cronologico, la parabola dello scrittore dai primissimi raccontini pubblicati su giornali e riviste umoristiche, fino alle opere della maturità. Un percorso lungo il quale si incontrano i più diversi ambienti della Russia ottocentesca, i più differenti tipi umani, le più varie classi sociali.

They came from the sea. They came from the shadows. They came from the sewers. But what are they, and what do they want? No one knows. Their thirst for blood is insatiable. They scramble from city to city, spreading destruction and death in their wake. Some call them "Mutes". Some call them "Mimes". Their names are synonymous with terror.

Where does your rage come from? Karl knows; he stares at it every night from his back patio. The heart of the monster. It calls to him, and for 15 years, Karl has resisted its pull. But to confront the monster he is becoming, he must go back and confront the ghosts of his past and those he left behind.

Cooper is among the few survivors of an apocalypse that is a result of a conspiracy to depopulate the world. One week ago, college was his biggest concern. Now he is on a perilous journey to find his sister. But zombie attacks aren't the only threat he faces. In this nightmarish reality, the living can be far more dangerous in this new dystopia.

Yulia Tzakova's freedom comes at a heavy price. Her former captor dominates her dreams, and survival consumes her waking moments. She may have escaped, but she's far from safe. In the shadowy world of spies and betrayal, nothing is what it seems.

¿Sabías que aún existen cazadores de cabezas humanas? ¿Qué país es el mayor productor de drogas del mundo? ¿Quién es el minero de Vorkutá que vivió en la época del Gulag? Historias peligrosas, historias increíbles, historias apasionantes... El mundo está repleto de historias que ni te imaginarías, y Rubén Díez -creador de Lethal Crysis, el canal de viajes extremos más importante de España- ha recorrido un sinfín de países para que todos podamos conocerlas.

L'amicizia è affrontare insieme la paura. Lo sanno bene Filo e Rullo, due ragazzini diversissimi eppure inseparabili, che decidono di scappare da casa e di avventurarsi tra i boschi, alla ricerca del cane di Filo, perso durante un temporale. Per ritrovarlo si spingono fino alla cascina di Guelfo Tabacci, uno schivo montanaro di cui si mormora che anni prima abbia ucciso suo figlio. Così, l'ingenuità della loro fuga lascia il posto ai terribili segreti del mondo degli adulti. Molto tempo dopo, nella cantina di quello stesso casolare vengono ritrovati due diari.

Winter Blue, Guardian of the Shaw Pride, has sworn to protect the beautiful and stubborn Nova Raines. His panther knows that she is his mate, but Winter’s refusal to touch her causes him to almost destroy their fragile relationship when she is attacked by a human male and left for dead behind the bar that she owns. The wolves are still on the loose, and when a rogue panther comes forward with information, the pride soon realizes that the male who assaulted Nova is a wolf and will stop at nothing until he kills her.

Linus Mayfield has a lot of good things in his life: fourth ranked in the Tressel wolf pack, nice house, decent job, and plenty of friends. What he doesn’t have is what he longs for most: a true mate. His first foray into marriage was a disaster, and he's certain he'll never be free to love again.

We are eternal and live on after this life. There is one outcome when we leave this life, and that is love. Whether we believe it or not is completely irrelevant. All the science about death proves this. We are all taught that if we just win all the battles, win the arguments and conflicts, we will find happiness. What we have to find out for ourselves is that the only way to find happiness is to stop fighting all the battles. This is the only solution that is complete and final.

Quattromila anni di storia in quattrocento pagine, senza ridurli a un arido elenco di date e di nomi. Impossibile? Tutt'altro: in questa "Breve storia d'Italia" Alfio Caruso fonde documentazione e divulgazione, raccontando l'Italia attraverso i personaggi, le mode, i costumi, le invenzioni. I grandi eventi si intrecciano alle minuzie quotidiane, i grandi uomini emergono da piccoli episodi, senza tacere dei loro lati meno onorevoli: il ruolo fondamentale di Nerone per la diffusione del Cristianesimo; la sola volta in cui Leonardo e Michelangelo si sfiorarono.

An urgent, no-holds-barred tale of gang life, guerrilla warfare, intergenerational trauma, and interconnected violence between the United States and El Salvador, Roberto Lovato’s memoir excavates family history and reveals the intimate stories beneath headlines about gang violence and mass Central American migration, one of the most important, yet least-understood humanitarian crises of our time - and one in which the perspectives of Central Americans in the United States have been silenced and forgotten.