Ingeniería asombrosa: Rascacielos notables: Área (Engineering Marvels: Stand-Out Skyscrapers: Area)

En 1827, veintitrés años después de la muerte del gran filósofo alemán, apareció en Blackwood’s Magazine el texto Los últimos días de Emmanuel Kant, de Thomas De Quincey, como parte de una serie titulada Galería de clásicos de la prosa alemana, y con el paso del tiempo este pequeño ensayo se ha convertido en una joya literaria con una peculiar fuerza de atracción, pues con razón se ha considerado a De Quincey el mejor prosista inglés del siglo XIX. Tres son los personajes principales con los que se topa el lector en este estudio biográfico: uno de ellos es, indudablemente,...

Surveys the life of the American statesman, lawmaker, writer of the Federalist Papers, and first secretary of treasury under George Washington.

This book will open your eyes to a world full of beautiful images. It presents a journey through the history of art, from the very first artistic manifestations to the images we create today on our electronic devices. Based on the adult title, this edition for kids is explained through dialogue with inspiring simplicity and clarity.

Even as the world changes, skilled labor will always be needed. There's nothing quite like the ability to create things with your skills and your own hands. Carpenters use their skills to build things we use every day, including items such as furniture, buildings, and bridges. They read building plans, choose materials, design, and create. This book teaches kids that to become a carpenter, you have to use a lot more than a hammer and nails; you need your brain too. Photographs and diagrams enable readers to make key connections with the text.