Most Popular Books by Maria Grace

Tata Kelola Perusahaan mengacu pada sistem aturan, praktik, dan proses yang mengarahkan dan mengendalikan perusahaan. Hal ini melibatkan keseimbangan kepentingan para pemangku kepentingan perusahaan, seperti pemegang saham, manajemen, pelanggan, pemasok, pemodal, pemerintah, dan masyarakat. Tata kelola perusahaan yang efektif memastikan akuntabilitas, keadilan, dan transparansi perusahaan dalam hubungannya dengan seluruh pemangku kepentingannya. Tata kelola perusahaan mencakup berbagai aspek perusahaan termasuk peran dewan direksi, hak pemegang saham, kompensasi eksekutif, dan integritas audit. Peran dewan direksi sangat penting karena mengawasi manajemen dan melindungi kepentingan pemegang saham termasuk para pemangku kepentingan lainnya. Hal ini membutuhkan transparansi dan keadilan untuk menghindari konflik kepentingan dan menjaga keharmonisan organisasi. Tata kelola perusahaan merupakan bagian integral untuk menjaga pertumbuhan berkelanjutan dan ketahanan suatu perusahaan, termasuk membantu manajemen risiko, memastikan kepatuhan terhadap hukum dan standar etika, serta menumbuhkan budaya perusahaan yang diarahkan untuk mencapai kesuksesan jangka panjang, untuk menciptakan nilai bagi para pemangku kepentingan dan berkontribusi terhadap stabilitas ekonomi secara keseluruhan.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Complete in one volume.Lady Catherine de Bourgh is prepared to be very generous when it comes to medical care for her sickly daughter, Anne - generous enough to lure noted physician Dr. Thomas Bennet to give up his London practice and move his family to Rosings Park. But his good income comes with a price: complete dependence on his demanding patroness''s every whim. Now the Bennet family is trapped, reliant on Lady Catherine for their survival. Their patroness controls every aspect of the Bennet household, from the shelves in the closet to the selection of suitors for the five Bennet daughters. Now she has chosen a husband for headstrong Elizabeth Bennet- Mr. George Wickham. But Lady Catherine''s nephew, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is not so sure about his aunt''s choice. He is fascinated by the compassionate Elizabeth who seems to effortlessly understand everyone around her, including him. Lady Catherine has other plans for Darcy, though, and she forbids Elizabeth to even speak to him. As Anne''s health takes a turn for the worse, Darcy and Elizabeth are thrown together as Dr. Bennet struggles to save Anne''s life. Darcy can no longer deny the truth - he is in love with Elizabeth Bennet. But Lady Catherine will do anything to stop Darcy from marrying her - even if it means Elizabeth will lose everything she loves.Sweet Regency Romance

Elizabeth Bennet''s father, Admiral Thomas Bennet, assures his daughters that his retirement from His Majesty''s Navy will be the start of a new life for them all. Little does he know his family''s battles have only just begun. Well-connected and in possession of a good fortune, their entry into society should have been a triumph. However, their long-awaited first season in London proves a disaster, and the resulting scandal sends the Bennets fleeing to the wilds of Derbyshire. Widower Fitzwilliam Darcy, the master of Pemberley, wants for nothing, most especially not a wife. From the moment the Bennets arrive in Derbyshire, Darcy''s neatly ordered life turns upside down. His sons beg to keep company with their new playmates, the young Bennet twins. His mother-in-law sets her cap for Admiral Bennet. Worst of all, Darcy cannot get his mind off a certain bewitching Miss Elizabeth Bennet, but she has sworn never to let another gentleman near her heart. Darcy''s best efforts to befriend and assist the Bennet family go horribly awry, alienating first Miss Elizabeth, then her father, and finally endangering what both men hold most dear. Can the two men Elizabeth loves most set aside their pride to prevent catastrophe for their families and win the love they seek?

The defining moment of Margaret Dashwood''s social life, the Dragon Keeper''s Cotillion, the most significant event of Blue Order society, looms large on the horizon. Well-recognized as an excellent dancer, Margaret should have nothing to fear. Unless, of course, her Friend Snuff unleashes his own brand of mayhem in London with his hoarding addiction. But Snuff is the least of the Blue Order''s problems. Blue Order auditor, decidedly staid and dull, Miles Bexley and his Friend Half Wing travel to Exeter to deal with missing dragons, smuggling, and even worse crimes against dragonkind, and find themselves at Colonel Brandon''s doorstep for help in the investigations. Half Wing''s instant attraction to Margaret and Snuff draws the two, known for innocence and silliness in equal measure, into matters they are not prepared to understand, much less deal with. Or are they? Is it possible, Half Wing identified the most sensible person in Bexley''s acquaintance, the one whose help he most needs for his investigations-and his life? With danger mounting and threats closing in, can Bexley and Margaret prove themselves more capable than what society expects? With only the safety of the Blue Order and a chance at future happiness at stake, they must rise to the occasion or lose everything they hold dear.

Darcy thought his problems were over when Pemberley hatched and successfully imprinted on humans. But baby dragons prove far more difficult than any dragon lore prepared him for. Only Elizabeth Bennet''s notes offer him any help. When his imperious Aunt Catherine takes matters into her own hands, things take a turn for the worse and Pemberley''s life hangs in the balance. He desperately needs more of Elizabeth''s help, but she ignores all of his requests. Elizabeth, though, has problems of her own. After the Bennet family dragon sent Pemberley away, life at Longbourn was supposed to return to normal and Elizabeth get on with the all-important business of marrying the heir to her father''s estate. Except that he is the last man in the world whom she could ever be prevailed on to marry-a bumbling, addle-pated dragon-hater who demands she gives up the dragons she lives for. Can she, with the help of her dragon friends, find her way back to Pemberley before they both suffer their fate from the Dragon Entail? Jane Austen''s Pride and Prejudice meets the Dragonriders of Pern. A must for Anne McCaffrey fans.

Rebecca could control Fire, Water, Earth, and Air, so why was the rest her of life spinning out of control? Finally awarded her rightful rank as Master Full Wright, Rebecca would just as soon get on with repairing the damage to her shop and return to normal life. But the Queen has gotten it in her craw that Rebecca should start a school for female Wrights-something beyond the Guild''s imagination, and therefore a threat to the world''s natural order. But with orders from the Queen and a wealthy patron footing the bill, what choice has she but to become a school mistress? As Guild Secretary, Master Full Wright David Enright''s hands are full. The Guild Master expects him to help identify students for Rebecca''s school, handle the disgruntled traditionalists, and marry Rebecca as soon as possible. But between Rebecca''s flame-tamer''s temper and the Guild''s hidebound elders, David can''t make headway on anything, even what he most wants for himself, pursuing Rebecca. With the Guild divided about the legitimacy of female Wrights, the prospect of a school to train them turns the disgruntled Wrights desperate. The disenfranchised faction is ready to do anything to stop the school, to stop Rebecca, to stop anything that looks like change. But since the Wrights face extinction if they don''t join the modern age, David and Rebecca have little choice but to use everything at their disposal to get them on the Wright path.

Dull, plain and practical, Mary Bennet was the girl men always overlooked. Nobody thought she''d garner a second glance, much less a husband. But she did, and now she''s grateful to be engaged to Mr. Michaels, the steady, even tempered steward of Rosings Park. By all appearances, they are made for each other, serious, hard-working, and boring. Michaels finds managing Rosings Park relatively straight forward, but he desperately needs a helpmeet like Mary, able to manage his employers: the once proud Lady Catherine de Bourgh who is descending into madness and her currently proud nephew and heir, Colonel Fitzwilliam, whose extravagant lifestyle has left him ill-equipped for economy and privation. Colonel Fitzwilliam had faced cannon fire and sabers, taken a musket ball to the shoulder and another to the thigh, stood against Napoleon and lived to tell of it, but barking out orders and the point of his sword aren''t helping him save Rosings Park from financial ruin. Something must change quickly if he wants to salvage any of his inheritance. He needs help, but Michaels is tedious and Michaels'' fiancee, the opinionated Mary Bennet, is stubborn and not to be borne. Apparently, quiet was not the same thing as meek, and reserved did not mean mild. The audacity of the woman, lecturing him on how he should manage his barmy aunt. The fact that she is usually right doesn''t help. Miss Bennet gets under his skin, growing worse by the day until he finds it very difficult to remember that she''s engaged to another man. Can order be restored to Rosings Park or will Lady Catherine''s madness ruin them all? A Jane Austen inspired sweet regency romance.

England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind. When the first firedrake egg laid in a century is stolen from Pemberley, the fragile dragon peace teeters on collapse. Darcy has no choice but to chase down the thief, a journey that leads him to quaint market town of Meryton and fellow Dragon Keeper, Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth shares a unique bond with dragons, stronger than anything Darcy has ever experienced. More than that, her vast experience and knowledge of dragon lore may be the key to uncovering the lost egg. But Elizabeth can''t stand Darcy''s arrogance and doesn''t trust him to care properly for a precious baby firedrake. After all, he already lost the egg once. What''s to prevent it from happening again? Can he win her trust and recover the stolen egg before it hatches and sends England spiraling back into the Dark Ages of Dragon War?"

Mary goes to the library looking for escape, not love.With three daughters married in a single year, one would think that Mrs. Bennet''s matchmaking ploys would diminish. One would be wrong. Very wrong.To avoid her mother''s affectionate arts, Mary takes refuge at Clarke''s library. There, in the reading room, she can forget the trials of Longbourn, lost in the pages of her favorite books. The strategy works-surprisingly well in fact-until the morning a tall, handsome stranger wants the same book she has already checked out-a text she needs to help a friend. Instead of politely waiting until she is finished with it, as a proper gentleman would, he insists she give it up to him immediately. When she rejects his demands-the audacity of it all!-he refuses to take no for answer, and appears on Longbourn''s doorstep.Now Mama has seen him, matchmaking is not far behind.Mary is determined to escape Mama''s machinations at all costs. But, maybe, just maybe, this time Mama is right.

A lovely guide to the Stations of the Cross for young readers.

In the lush and vibrant rainforest of the Philippines, we find Tala standing on a launch pad. "Next!" The judge calls out. Tala feels an uncomfortable fluttering in his belly. Oh no! The fear-flutters are back. These fear-flutters show up every time he''s about to try something new. They feel weird and yucky, and they''re the reason he keeps his flight test. Tala stands on the launch pad, spreads his arms, and gets ready to jump. Will Tala''s fear take control again? Or is he finally ready to take flight?" -- (back cover)

Sweet, Austen-inspired treats, perfect with a cup of tea.Full of hope and ripe with possibility, Christmastide tales refresh the heart with optimism and anticipation.Darcy and Elizabeth: Christmas 1811Jane Austen never wrote the details of Christmastide 1811. What might have happened during those intriguing months?Following the Netherfield ball, Darcy persuades Bingley to leave Netherfield Park in favor of London to avoid the match-making machinations of Mrs. Bennet. Surely, the distractions of town will help Bingley forget the attractions of Miss Jane Bennet. But Bingley is not the only one who needs to forget. All Darcy wants this Christmastide is to forget another Miss Bennet.Can the diversions of London help Darcy overcome memories of the fine eyes and pert opinions of a certain Hertfordshire miss? Without the Bingleys, the Bennets are left to the company of Mr. Collins and the militia officers—entirely suitable company, according Mrs. Bennet. Elizabeth disagrees, refusing an offer of marriage from the very eligible Mr. Collins. Mama’s nerves suffer horridly until Elizabeth follows her advice to make the most of the officers’ company.Even Mr. Bennet seems to agree. So, whilst Jane pines for Bingley, Elizabeth admits the attentions of one agreeable Lt. Wickham. What possible harm can it cause, especially when her parents are so pleased?From the award winning author of Given Good Principles, Remember the Past and Mistaking Her Character, Sweet Tea short stories offer the perfect bite to transport readers back to the Regency era for the first days of new love.