Description
<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding "No"; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>
Story Behind The Book
Am inceput sa scriu aceasta carte cu gandul la mine, cu gandul la tinerii care pornesc in viata.
Cu gandul la mine, la faptul ca am inceput sa lucrez pentru independenta mea financiara dupa treizeci de ani: destul de tarziu. Primii ani au fost cei mai grei, pentru ca am pornit cu un capital hilar de mic, iar acest capital crestea cu o viteza proportionala cu marimea lui. Acest lucru imi producea o stare de frustrare, legata nu de procesul in sine, ci de faptul ca finantele personale intrasera in atentia mea atat de tarziu in viata!
Cu gandul la tineri, pe care familia, scoala si societatea ii indeamna sa devina angajatii (mergi la scoala, invata bine, pentru a putea avea o slujba bine platita). Acestor tineri nu li se prezinta, cum ar fi normal, toate celelalte modalitati de a face bani, ca liber profesionist, patron sau investitor.
Reviews
<span style="font-family:'Lucida Sans Unicode';">“Cartea aceasta
este lectura obligatorie pentru toti cei care vor sa-si ia destinul
financiar in propriile maini. Daca ar fi dupa mine, as adapta-o si as
face-o materie obligatorie in liceele si facultatile romanesti.<br />
Iar pentru cunoscatori, Luca nu este un Robert Kiyosaki autohton. Este
mai mult decat atat. Pentru ca adapteaza finantele personale la
specificul romanesc si ne ofera instrumente simple, usor de inteles si
foarte eficiente.”<br /><strong>Ionut Ciurea,</strong> <em>antreprenor, liderul proiectului Empower</em><br /><br /></span>“Cartea lui Luca este atat o vasta sursa de informatii utile pentru
finantele personale, cat si un excelent instrument practic de educatie
financiara. Singurul meu regret este ca nu am citit-o in urma cu 10
ani.”<br /><strong>Stefan Murgeanu</strong>, <em>autor, expert in piata muncii<br /></em>