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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.

A new dark romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Twist Me. She fears him from the first moment she sees him. Yulia Tzakova is no stranger to dangerous men. She grew up with them. She survived them. But when she meets Lucas Kent, she knows the hard ex-soldier may be the most dangerous of them all. One night—that's all it should be. A chance to make up for a failed assignment and get information on Kent's arms dealer boss. When his plane goes down, it should be the end. Instead, it's just the beginning.

While taking a class trip to South America, sixteen friends are ambushed, captured and taken to a nearby village run by a mad man. It becomes clear that this is no ordinary village. It is a village of slaves, psychological warfare, and pure terror. With nothing but her wits and the voice of her dead uncle to guide her, Brooke Kylee must find a way to escape the horror while still maintaining the one thing she has left: her sanity.

Captor and captive. Lovers. Soul mates. We're all that and more. We thought we were past the worst of it. We thought we finally had a chance. We thought wrong. We're Nora and Julian, and this is our story.

Uscito a puntate, nel 1865, sulla rivista "Epocha" (Epoca), "Ricordi dal sottosuolo", scritto sotto forma di un monologo-confessione, è uno dei più terribili e impietosi viaggi all'interno della coscienza umana della letteratura europea. Il protagonista è un ipocondriaco che vive ai margini della società, scrutandola (e scrutandosi) con odio e sospetto. È il romanzo della svolta artistica e filosofica dello scrittore russo.

Creatures of myth and legend secretly live among us. Even so Vampire James Lee never thought he would need to call a paramedic. When his werewolf right-hand man Rudy is nearly killed in a car accident, his life and his secret are saved by young paramedic Brynne Garvey. Now, as James helps Brynne learn more about her patients in his unusual parallel world, he realizes his desire. Even after 16 centuries, James discovers a young woman can surprise and impress him in a way he has never felt before.

È arrivato il momento perché Cameron, Jason e Asher si tolgano la divisa dei Rixon Raiders e vadano al college con le ragazze che amano. Ma le loro relazioni supereranno gli ostacoli della vita universitaria, delle nuove amicizie e, soprattutto, del football? Il mio traguardo sei tu segna l'epilogo della serie Rixon Raiders ed è necessario leggerlo dopo aver letto i tre volumi precedenti.

Meet Butch Quick, a reluctant tough guy with a bad attitude and a talent for trouble. If the job is too dirty or dangerous for anyone else, then Butch is your man. When Butch repossesses a vintage 1968 Mustang from a neighborhood troublemaker, he uncovers a dark secret that tangles him up with a local drug kingpin and his army of moronic goons, a foul-mouthed macaw, and a dangerous woman named Honey.

Sardegna, Penisola del Sinis, una giovane donna scompare nel nulla. Sei mesi di silenzio e indagini a vuoto. Poi, un unico agghiacciante segnale: il cellulare di Angela Floris si riaccende. Sul luogo del rilevamento gli ispettori Daniel Corvo e Viola Zardi trovano un macabro reperto che vale da firma. Si tratta di una mano femminile, troncata e in stato di perfetta conservazione. È l'inizio di un duello perverso con un assassino che agisce da artista della morte. Non si limita a uccidere ma osserva, studia, contempla, collezionando gli arti delle vittime come fossero opere.

Jack knew the critter living in his shop, affectionately referred to as Fuzzface, wasn't a rat. But what exactly was he? It wasn't surprising Jack was in the dark, since the creature had never let himself be seen. Small, clean, and with a preference for canned crab, Fuzzface had become an invisible but comforting presence in the shop.

Master Adam has trust issues, Master Rick's new neighbor is a sweet, curvy tease, and Master Patrick...well, he needs to keep his hands off his best friend's little sister.

For Lucas Kent, his new prisoner is a maddening contradiction: compliant yet defiant, fragile yet strong. He needs to uncover her secrets, but doing so may ruin everything. For Yulia Tzakova, her captor is the man of both her dreams and her nightmares: tender one moment, cruel the next. She can't let him crack her, but resisting him may leave her broken.

Jack's in a crunch. Since he went pseudo-public with Spirelli Paranormal Investigations, his business has sky-rocketed. Debunking the scum who prey on vulnerable targets makes up half his business now. And the rest of his time? Jack's on speed dial with the Texas Lycan Pack, the Inter-Pack Policing Cooperative gives him an occasional ring. He needs an assistant, another investigator, and some additional muscle, but maybe the dragon who just walked in and applied will do for now.

Noah Brandt is a successful blacksmith and businessman in Splendor, Montana, with few ties to his past as an ex-Union Army major and sharpshooter. Quiet and hardworking, his biggest challenge is controlling his strong desire for a woman he believes is beyond his reach. Abigail Tolbert is tired of being under her father’s thumb while at the same time, being pushed away by the one man she desires. Determined to build a new life outside the control of her wealthy father, she finds work and sets out to shape a life on her own terms.

Un forastero llega a la casa de campo del señor X, con un mapa que indica que en un sector de la vivienda estaría enterrado un tesoro. Pese a su desconfianza, el señor X acepta el desafío de cavar en el lugar señalado junto al desconocido.

In 1946 the United States Navy conducted Operation Highjump, an expedition to evaluate the effect of extreme Antarctic cold on US equipment. However, their true purpose remains shrouded in mystery. Were the reports of Nazi activity on the Southern Continent accurate? After engaging unknown forces in aerial combat, weather forced the Navy to abandon operations. Undeterred, the US returned every Antarctic summer until escalating tensions in Southeast Asia forced the government to secretly detonate three nuclear warheads.

Pensando al Rinascimento è probabile che vi vengano in mente lo splendore delle città, le opere sublimi, la magnificenza di signori e papi. Aprendo questo libro, mettete da parte ciò che sapete: verrete travolti dallo stupore. State per cominciare un viaggio nei meandri di un tempo imprevedibile, fatto di voli pindarici e cadute fragorose. Popolato di artisti strepitosi oggi dimenticati, contesse guerriere e frati ribelli. Al vostro fianco in questa avventura, ci saranno due giganti della storia dell'arte destinati a odiarsi per tutta la vita.

Going to Level 2 gives me unimaginable power. So naturally, now that everyone I care about is in trouble, I can't do it anymore. The Elders can, but will they teach me, and if so, at what price?Ultimately, it comes down to a choice. What am I willing to sacrifice for those I love?

Jack Spirelli, paranormal investigator, public debunker of paranormal frauds, and private fixer for the magic-using community, has opened his doors. Jack’s in a crunch. Since he went pseudo-public with Spirelli Paranormal Investigations, his business has sky-rocketed. Debunking the scum who prey on vulnerable targets makes up half his business now. And the rest of his time? Jack’s on speed dial with the Texas Lycan Pack, the Inter-Pack Policing Cooperative gives him an occasional ring, and anything that goes bump in the night might just call him with a job.

Alle soglie della follia, Nietzsche sosterrà di aver fatto all'umanità, con lo "Zarathustra", il più grande dono che essa abbia mai avuto: "Questo libro, una voce che passa sui millenni, non solo è il libro più alto che esista [...], ma anche il più profondo, generato dalla più intrinseca ricchezza della verità, una fonte inesauribile dove non si può calare il secchio senza farlo risalire colmo d'oro e di bontà". Perciò Nietzsche gli assegnerà una posizione preminente fra tutti i libri.