ABOUT THE BOOK The Paintings of Art Pinajian, A Family Story, is an illustrated non-fiction novel about an Armenian-American painter whose work sold for a fortune after he died, though he lived on the edge of poverty. Ashod "Archie" Pinajian was a Najarian on his mother's side, and what happened to his work became a universal story of greed and betrayal, yet his faith in the power of art was a redemptive force that never diminished. "It is between me and myself that I work now.... My work is a reflection of what I want my life to be.... To understand the ...

Adam Baldwin, in the middle of his seventh term as a United States Senator, is at the pinnacle of his career. And he is the front-runner for his party's nomination for President at the looming Democratic National Convention. But a dark cloud hangs over his head. There is a seemingly far-fetched accusation that the candidate murdered a young woman decades before when in college. This is scoffed at by the local police, but when a suspicious explosion kills the accuser's family, the curiosity of the retired Memphis Chief of Police, Joe O'Riley, a high school ...

One woman. One cheating ex. One life do-over. Amber Thompson always thought she wanted a superstar boyfriend-until he kicked her to the curb on the eve of his big break. When Amber's best friend, Scott Malone, comes running in to save her once again, she realizes he's the man she truly wants. The only problem? Scott isn't interested in pursuing a woman on the rebound. Determined to prove she's ready to commit, Amber comes up with a plan to woo Scott, only to have it derailed by explosive family secrets. With her assumptions about everything-including ...

El conocimiento no es un objeto al cual se accede y que es distinto del sujeto, no está en el topos ouranos. Estamos en el porque lo construimos y vivimos en el, es la manera como hemos creado nuestro nicho ecológico. Lo hemos creado y nos hemos recreado en él, saltando de una evolución biológica a una cultural. La educación, en éste sentido, ha jugado un rol importante, pues es el reflejo de la razón que la subsume y de la conciencia que la vivencia, es el propio agente que la promueve. Si nuestra ...

Das Buch vermittelt Wissen zu Fragen der ländlichen Finanzierung, der Kreditvergabe und der Kreditaufnahme. Es fordert seine Leser auf, sich mit den Konzepten und Auswirkungen von Transaktionskosten, den Bestimmungsfaktoren für die Rückzahlung von Agrarkrediten und den Auswirkungen von Mehrfachkrediten für Kleinbauern vertraut zu machen. Der Text ist praxisorientiert und vermittelt seinen Lesern eine Fülle von Ideen, die für die Rückzahlung von Krediten durch Kleinbauern von großer Bedeutung sind. Kredite spielen eine ...

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Le livre ""Anet, Son Passe, Son Etat Actuel: Notice Historique"" (1860) �����crit par Adolphe De Riquet Caraman est une description compl�����te de la ville d'Anet en France. L'auteur explore l'histoire de la ville depuis ses origines jusqu'������ l'�����poque contemporaine, en d�����crivant les �����v�����nements ...

Kit Marshall has bounced back from her first brush with the law, when she was suspected of murdering her senator boss. Now she is working for a freshman congresswoman, Maeve Dixon, a young Gulf War veteran representing North Carolina. It's February, and Kit is feeling out of sorts. A government shutdown has just been announced, wreaking havoc on the Hill, and Dan, Dixon's chief of staff and Kit's supervisor, is an inexperienced lightweight flying blind. Then there's Kit's distracted live-in boyfriend, Doug, who doesn't seem any closer to popping the question. ...

Dover Rees is a guppy tailed merman and the youngest child of the King of the Southern Silver Isles. Despite the lofty title, he fits in better with the other guppy tailed working class than with his royal siblings. Dover spends his days secluded in his creek, successfully avoiding the King’s court and all the judgmental nobles there. Then, the most wonderous and horrible thing happens. He hears the mating call and knows his alpha is waiting for him. Ben Elliot is just a human trying to get by in a small tourist beach town. He has his art and a few ...