Un entusiasmante (e spericolato!) viaggio attraverso i film e personaggi del cinema, sulle tracce di una famiglia tutta particolare: la famiglia Cinemà. Dalla bella Lucille, corteggiata dai fratelli Lumière, passando per Diego, il vero precursore di Zorro, fino a Luchino in viaggio nello spazio di Guerre Stellari e a Pier, alle prese con il Signore degli Anelli in persona! Ciascuno si è trovato proprio lì, in uno dei momenti indimenticabili di...
The intensity of global competition increases with aggressiveness. As a result of its intensity, the globalisation brings with it, officiously and gratuitously, an impact that shakes up any industry. This phenomenon poses additional obstacles for all businesses. The present work provides an innovative framework for SMEs in the Design and Development of New Products. The model proposed, is expected to result in increased competitiveness and sus...
The Christian Patriarch of Constantinople is fighting a holy war against the forces of Islam. His attempts to rally the support of Europe fail to give him the strength he needs against the forces of Islam. Fearing defeat, he sends his appeals to the great Christian king in the East, Prester John--for the Patriarch was once a boy named Kostas, a novice in the service of John, long before he became king. The Patriarch's message, seemingly via di...
This is the story of a place that never was: the kingdom of Prester John, the utopia described by an anonymous, twelfth-century document which captured the imagination of the medieval world and drove hundreds of lost souls to seek out its secrets, inspiring explorers, missionaries, and kings for centuries. But what if it were all true? What if there was such a place, and a poor, broken priest once stumbled past its borders, discovering, not a ...
With honesty, simplicity, and warmth, Bits of Me presents the harmonious composition of the soul through the power of words. By offering glimpses of a fierce love of family, a celebration of music, travel, and nature, and a passion for the poet's first-hand work alongside Christopher and Dana Reeve, the reader is invited into an intimate space where we see compassion, mindfulness, and gratitude in a whole new light. As Keith Richards said, "I'...
With honesty, simplicity, and warmth, Bits of Me presents the harmonious composition of the soul through the power of words. By offering glimpses of a fierce love of family, a celebration of music, travel, and nature, and a passion for the poet's first-hand work alongside Christopher and Dana Reeve, the reader is invited into an intimate space where we see compassion, mindfulness, and gratitude in a whole new light. As Keith Richards said, "I'...
Un anno è ormai trascorso da quando Settembre è tornata a casa, ma lei non ha ancora dimenticato le straordinarie avventure vissute a Fairyland. Ogni giorno si siede alla finestra e aspetta che il magico Vento Verde torni per portarla via. Ma il Vento non arriva e la bambina è sempre più triste. Teme di non rivedere più Fairyland, e nemmeno la propria ombra, perduta durante il viaggio. Finalmente, una sera, le si presenta l'occasione che ha a ...
Nem tudo foi problema e tensão nas relações entre Venezuela e Estados Unidos durante o governo do presidente Hugo Chávez (1999-2013). Os embates políticos e retóricos entre Caracas e Washington conviveram ao mesmo tempo com uma "diplomacia do petróleo" isolada das divergências e focada na manutenção das boas relações comerciais entre os dois países. Foram também nos momentos de maior tensão política, entre 2002 e 2009, que as importações venez...
One of the most extraordinary works of fantasy, for adults or children, published so far this century."-Time magazine on the Fairyland seriesTwelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life, until her father went to war and her mother went to work. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help...