Abejas, por dentro y por fuera

El Tombuctu nos habla de la gran inundacion de la ciudad de Mexico ocurrida en 1629. El preso numero cuatro retrata la vida colonial durante el siglo XVIII y cuenta la vida de tres personajes muy humildes que por azares del destino van a la carcel de la Santa Inquisicion y acaban formando una familia.

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) fue uno de los mas destacados compositores italianos de la primera mitad del siglo XVIII. Miembro de la aristocracia veneciana, firmo como musico dilettante un gran numero de composiciones vocales e instrumentales. Testigo privilegiado del esplendor operistico que se vivio en la Venecia de su tiempo, El teatro a la moda (ca. 1720) constituye un testimonio unico sobre el fascinante mundo del melodrama barroco. Su estilo satirico proporciona una imagen nitida y viva de los verdaderos protagonistas del mismo (cantantes, empresarios, compositores...), aunque...

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.

For most of history, women have been confined to their households, and to lives without equal rights or equal opportunities. This volume introduces readers to the women of the suffrage movement, the defining movement for women’s rights, especially the right to vote. Primary sources and photographs will show readers firsthand how the challenges and successes of this movement shaped the lives of women across the United States. Readers will also learn about the inequality that still exists for women, and how they can change this injustice in the future.