El Porque de las Cosas

La educación sexual en la escuela en un ambiente cargado de puritanismo es la original propuesta de esta nueva novela de Tom Perrotta, uno de los más interesantes novelistas estadounidenses de la actualidad. Definido como «un Chejov americano» por The New York Times Book Review y aclamado por su maestría para retratar con inteligencia y sensibilidad las aflicciones de la vida contemporánea, Perrotta tiene ya dos novelas trasladadas al cine con éxito, una de las cuales, Little Children —Juegos de niños, publicada también por Salamandra—, mereció tres nominaciones al Oscar....

Where did the sunflower come from? How does it grow so tall? How can its thin stalk support such a large and heavy head? These and many other questions are answered in this dazzling book. Using lushly detailed illustrations and photographs, the book takes us inside the sunflower to examine its stem, root system, leaves, and flowering heads, proving an understanding of this unique plant's structure, growth, flowering, reproduction, and cultivation.

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Explores our natural connection to the earth and its four elements, air, water, soil, and fire, underlining the importance of biodiversity and respect for the environment.