Crisis energética: El futuro de los combustibles fósiles (Energy Crisis: The Future of Fossil Fuels)

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...

Deforestation, hunting and global warming have endangered countless species. The orangutan, okapi, giant panda and the blue whale are just some of the 30 species on the brink of extinction that are featured in this book. They need your help. The International Conservation Society illustrates how many of these species are left in the wild, and the latest status regarding their natural environment. You'll learn how you can aid endangered species and help sustain the ecosystems that give them life.

"La lectura obligada para todas los cabelleros, sin importar la edad, una lección de vida de décadas trazada en unas cuanats líneas" Donatella Fabio La inmensa mayoría de los mexicanos no nos vestimos bien, lo cual es lógico, nunca nos enseñaron las reglas básicas de la elegancia y el bien vestir para estar siempre correctamente bien presentados en el lugar donde nos encontremos. La conseja popular dice: el bruto se cubre, el rico se adorna, el fatuo se disfraza; el elegante se viste: la moda es pasajera y frívola, la elegancia es seriedad, formalidad es un arte.

Los criterios informadores que han atendido los autores de esta obra son: servir de soporte didactico y pedagogico basico, enfocar las unidades didacticas desde una perspectiva teorico-practica de aprendizaje del tecnico y complementar los contenidos conceptuales de cada una de las unidades didacticas con actividades teorico-practicas que faciliten el aprendizaje de las mismas.

It is the third Monday in January and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Turn the pages of this book to find out what dream Dr. King shared with the world, who Mohandas Gandhi was, how one brave woman helped Martin Luther King Jr. change history. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.