Vincent the Artist is a beautiful children's picture book with lovable characters that jump off the page and tug at your heart. Vincent Van Raatt lives with his family in an upscale underground part of the world where his father is a professor at Harvard Ground School. The professor believes that Vincent should follow in his footsteps and become a teacher but Vincent has bigger dreams. To be an artist! Against his family's wishes and his father's future plans for him, Vincent leaves home to follow his dreams, leading him on a journey that teaches Vincent what the world has to offer in one of the most imaginative stories ever told. Using the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh as inspiration, the story brings to light what it means to be a true artist. Vincent the Artist is an endearing coming-of-age story for anyone who has ever had a dream!
The novel began on Facebook as a series of bulletins from an alternative reality and is written entirely in blocks of 100 words. Andrei Kurkov, author of 'Death and the Penquin' (Penquin Publications), described it as a 'hologrammatic' novel, 'a series of beautifully crafted puzzles'.The book is set in Ukraine after a war with Russia. A man has lost his memory because the Russian military have used his brain to control military satellites. He regains consciousness in a mysterious hospital-like building and begins a pilgrimage to find his past. He journeys to Kaharlyk, a town where time has stood still following the testing of an experimental weapon.?The book is an Odyssey as magical as Alice's tumble through the looking glass or Gulliver's first footprints on the sands of Lilliput. Kaharlyk has featured in Index on Censorship,?The Guardian?and many other publications.
Presley Macarthur era o patinho feio da família. Mas, apaixonada por cavalos, vê-se de repente nas mãos de Kane Harrington, um multimilionário dono de cavalariças, e terá de passar por uma transformação inesperada. A atração entre os dois surpreende-os, mas será que Kane quererá arriscar o coração e completar a transformação de Presley?
Estos Casos y Materiales responden al nuevo modo de impartir las asignaturas de Derecho que exigen los actuales planes universitarios. En este libro se toman en consideración los problemas que suscita el Derecho Mercantil con una visión esencialmente práctica. Los Casos y Materiales son un complemento de los Principios de Derecho Mercantil y de las Instituciones de Derecho Mercantil (también editados por Aranzadi). Los capítulos de los Casos y Materiales comienzan con la exposición de la normativa aplicable en cada capítulo, resumen a continuación la jurisprudencia más destacada y la doctrina de la Dirección General de los Registros y del Notariado y terminan con casos prácticos variados que los estudiantes habrán de resolver.