De la universidad al puesto de trabajo

Este libro es el resultado de unas conversaciones del autor con 29 personas especialmente interesantes que le regalaron (a él y a los lectores) su inestimable testimonio personal. Son personajes de primera fila en campos profesionales muy variados: la empresa, la navegación, la exploración geográfica, la tauromaquia, la filosofía, la literatura, el deporte, el periodismo, la medicina, la educación, el canto, la política, la moda y la belleza. Todos poseen mucho prestigio y mucha fama bien ganada, que es el fruto del talento unido a la autoexigencia y al trabajo bien hecho. En su caso...

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

Apartments, houses, log cabins, and houseboats are all kinds of homes, though they can look vastly different. Around the world, families settle into homes that can look quite different than these, yet serve the same purpose: to shelter. This volume will capture readers' imaginations, allowing them to view various types of homes, including the yaodongs of China and Queenslanders of Australia. Beautiful photographs serve to illustrate both architectural and cultural concepts.

If it were possible to shrink down and take a tour of a human body, would you want to go? Readers will get that chance when they explore the body of a guy named Marty, who will let them check out the body systems that keep his heart beating and his body moving every day. With the help of a tiny ship that goes through his ears and all the way through his digestive system, readers will learn exactly what they are made of with this great book.

How does a liquid become a gas? Through evaporation! Evaporation helps make puddles disappear after it rains. In this Spanish-translated book, learn all about evaporation and how it happens. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.