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Discusses the role of the gases surrounding Earth and the relationship of the atmosphere to weather. Presented in English and Spanish.

Reveals the truth about cannibalism in pre-Columbian America, avoiding sensationalism and opting for historical accuracy on a matter that has been subjected to all sorts of misinterpretations as well as mistaken beliefs.

Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Firme alegato contra la sociedad patriarcal tradicional, EL SOMETIMIENTO DE LA MUJER es uno de los textos que sentaron las bases de la emancipación de la mujer y su incorporación a la sociedad civil en pie de igualdad con el varón, y que habría de ver sus mayores logros –cuando menos sobre el papel– en el siglo xx. Compuesto por JOHN STUART MILL (1806-1873) entre 1860 y 1861 con la participación de su hijastra Helen Taylor, decidida activista a favor del sufragio femenino y de los derechos de la mujer, lo que da a este ensayo su valor de universalidad y permanencia –nos dice Carlos ...