Columbus Day / Día de la Raza

In AD 79, the residents of the booming Roman city of Pompeii were shocked when a nearby mountain exploded, releasing superhot ash, rock, and gas on the surrounding areas. What happens next is the extraordinary account of a volcano in action. Though the people who didn't flee Pompeii were doomed, the volcano preserved their remains, allowing us to better understand a fascinating time in the Roman Empire. Astonishing photographs of Pompeii, primary source records of the occurrence, and riveting text are just some highlights of this high-interest volume.

A partir de un recorrido por la historia y la realidad actual de la biblioteca escolar en España, José Antonio Camacho Espinosa plantea cuáles son las condiciones que deben cumplir éstas.

En su etapa de estudiante (finales del 1425 - comienzos del 1426), el humanista Antonio Beccadelli, el Panormita, compuso el Hermaphroditus, título que alude al contenido tanto heterosexual como homosexual de la obra. Es una obra poética de carácter festivo que toma como modelo a Marcial y a los Priapeos, en la que revela que sabía compaginar bien sus estudios con la diversión de la vida estudiantil. Beccadelli aspiraba a que su obra estuviera a la altura de estos modelos. Pero esto no valió para sus opositores. El papa Eugenio IV prohibió la lectura del Hermaphroditus y en varias...

"Are you ready for some crazy facts about football? Did you know that Adam Vinatieri was the first kicker to win four Super Bowl rings, Detroit had four teams before the Lions, Don Shula trained five quarterbacks that made it to the Super Bowl, the Buffalo Bills are named after William Cody, and the position of quarterback was introduced in 1880? Discover even more about this popular sport in the pages of this book."