It-Girl Jensen Davis treibt den italienischen Modeunternehmer Cristiano Vitale noch zur Verzweiflung! Seit er das amerikanische Supermodel als Markenbotschafterin engagiert hat, droht sie ihn mit ihren Eskapaden zu ruinieren. Die einzige Lösung: Er entführt sie auf sein Luxusanwesen am Comer See, um dort ungestört die neue Kollektion zu fotografieren. Doch gemeinsam mit Jensen unter einem Dach, gerät er gegen jede Vernunft selbst in ihren unwiderstehlich verführerischen Bann. Was jetzt? Mi...

The story of friends, family, hometown values – and an entrepreneur who changed American healthcare forever In 1961, David Jones and another young lawyer borrowed $1,000 each to build a nursing home. That modest investment turned into Humana: first the largest nursing home company in the U.S., then the largest hospital corporation, and today one of the nation's largest health insurance companies, with 65,000 employees and a value of $65 billion. “I've always believed there's nothing being ...

What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect.Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case that the effort to preserve animal...

A comprehensive guide to Russian-language instruction combining the latest research, pedagogy, and practice.The Art of Teaching Russian offers practitioners current research, pedagogical thinking, and specific methodologies for teaching the Russian language and culture in the twenty-first century. With contributions from the leading professionals in the field, this collection covers the most important aspects of teaching the Russian language.The book begins with an overview...

Sabemos que te importa la hostia lo que comes, pero que a veces te da la impresión de que todo es demasiado difícil o caro. Pues no te vamos a dejar que sigas creyendo esas tonterías. No vamos a dedicarnos a darte lecciones o a complicarte la vida. Sólo vamos a ayudarte a que comas verduras de una puta vez. Así que ponte a leer 'Cocina canalla'. ¿Y por qué no? Comes tres veces al día. Una cantidad bastante considerable como para currártelo un poco. Pero, ¿por qué la transición entre el aut...