Largo Winch - Volume 2 - Takeover Bid

Author: Jean Van Hamme
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 1849189250
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
A veritable secret war for power takes place behind the scenes in big financial groups. One of the most common methods of attack is the takeover bid: A would-be buyer offers to acquire all available shares of a rival at a determined price in order to control it. The W group is attacked by FENICO, a business conglomerate. As if this were not enough, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service also takes on Largo Winch. Will he lose his entire fortune? This two-volume book includes “Business Blues”.

Largo Winch - Volume 9 - The Price of Money

Author: Philippe Francq
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 1849186340
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
A man shoots himself in front of Largo, live on TV. He was a guest on a financial talk show who had lost his company because of a Group W decision. Shocked by the knowledge that he is indirectly responsible, Winch becomes an object of hatred for the nation, and his two best friends abandon him. When suspicions arise that shady dealings led to unnecessary restructurings, he launches an investigation to identify the real culprits.

Largo Winch - Volume 10 - The Law of the Dollar

Author: Philippe Francq
Publisher: Cinebook
ISBN: 1849186359
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
Accused of murder and hated by an entire nation, Largo is hiding in Canada and feeling very much alone. But his friendships are stronger than his circumstances, and soon he’s able to counterattack against the various factions that are trying to bring him down. Greedy lawyers, crooked CEOs, murderous accountants, all pitted against the orphan turned billionaire... In the end, only the smartest and strongest will prevail—for such is the Law of the Dollar.

Family Entrepreneurship

Author: Matt R. Allen
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030668460
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
This book provides recent ideas, insights, facts, evidence, frameworks, and perspectives on how and why entrepreneurial families are successful over generations. The book focuses on how families successfully implement entrepreneurship across generations. That success, it argues, requires entrepreneurship at the level of the family, not only in the businesses the family owns and manages. Written by noted academics and consultants who are authorities on family entrepreneurship, the chapters provide a comprehensive exploration of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurial families, their motivations, how they behave over time, and, suggestions for how business families can encourage and sustain entrepreneurship. This comprehensive look at family entrepreneurship will serve as a fundamental reference text for family business consultants, owners, and scholars.

The Hour of the Tiger

Author: Hamme (van)
Publisher: Cinebook Limited
ISBN: 9781905460991
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Largo's best friend, Simon Ovronnaz, is being targeted by the Secret Services of Myanmar (previously Burma). Simon and his girlfriend are wrongly convicted of murder and imprisoned. After a very flawed trial, Simon is condemned to death and transferred to the infamous Fort Makiling. Blissfully ignorant of his friend's fate, Largo is enjoying a romantic adventure on the roof of the world - while the plot against him tightens dangerously.

Otto Porfiri: Drama on the Cliff

Author: Franco Saudelli
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
ISBN: 9781569716267
Category : Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Portly and good-natured, Otto Porfiri may not look the part of a hard-as-nails private eye, but don't be fooled. He may abhor violence, but when circumstances require a little mayhem, Porfiri rises to the occasion, in spades! As relentless as he is rotund, Porfiri is often drawn into the scandalous world of the decadent rich, a hidden landscape of sex, drugs, blackmail...and murder! Created by Franco Saudelli, reknowned internationally for his intricate and often highly erotic work, Otto Porfiri: Drama on the Cliff is another eye-opening Venture graphic album.

John Lord

Author: Denis-Pierre Filippi
Publisher: Humanoids Inc
ISBN: 1594653267
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
An old-fashioned yet truly original noir tale set in 1920s New York where an unlikely pair of detectives pursue a mysterious killer.

The Heir

Author: Hamme (van)
Publisher: 9th Cinebook
ISBN: 9781905460489
Category : Adopted children
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Largo Winczlav, born in Yugoslavia, is an orphan. Thousands of miles away from his native town, one of the richest men in the world will change his destiny. He has the same name as him, only slightly different: Winch. This man, Nerio Winch, wants to find an heir to his empire. He adopts Largo and, when Nerio disappears in dramatic circumstances, Largo inherits the biggest conglomerate of multinationals ever owned and managed by a single man. He is now worth 10 billion dollars, which is not to everybody's taste...

Troopships of World War II

Author: Roland Wilbur Charles
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transports
Languages : en
Pages : 392

Book Description
"This book contains authentic photographs and salient facts covering 358 troopships used in World War II. In addition, other vessels of miscellaneous character, including Victory and Liberty type temporary conversions for returning troops, are listed in the appendices ..."--Pref.

The Malay Archipelago

Author: Alfred Russel Wallace
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 576

Book Description