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Go for the goal with this text, which examines fascinating female sports heroes who’ve proved to the world that gender is no barrier to athletic success. Readers will delight in learning about the lives of Mia Hamm, Wilma Rudolph, and the Williams sisters, as well as other important women who’ve broken barriers in sports. Readers will be inspired to pursue a career in athletics after learning about how others have achieved success in spite of great obstacles. The biographical nature of the text supports social studies curricula, and fact boxes and a comprehensive timeline provide...

Harley acaba de perder a su padre en un accidente de coche. Pero además, él era el conductor del vehículo. El peso de esta responsabilidad no le deja vivir en paz con su conciencia. Para sentirse menos culpable, siente la necesidad de investigar el caso.

El ya mítico incendio del Liceu barcelonés de 1994 es una imagen grabada en la mente de todos los españoles. Y su causa última siempre ha sido un misterio? una chispa que encendió eltelón? Experimento Barcelona explica de qué manera el incendio fue realmente un experimento ideado por la sociedad secreta italiana La Corporación para comprobar que, llegado el caso, podría llevarse a cabo también en la Fenice. El objetivo era que Forza Italia, el nuevo partido político llamado a sustituir a la vieja Democracia Cristiana, lograra imponerse en el norte del país. La Corporación creía...

The Suicide Shop, set in a futuristic world, is about the Tuvache family who sells the means for people to kill themselves (ropes tied for hanging, poison in bottles, and more). Mishima, Lucrece, and their children Vincent, Marilyn, and Alan are in the business to help others, though they cannot personally use any of their products. When asked why not, their mother replies that Ive told you a hundred times: because its impossible. Whod look after the shop? However, the parents have tried out one item and greatly regret this decision for most of the book. You see, they tested a condom with a...