Teatro, memoria e historia

Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of the major cities and towns.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

The sun is responsible for all life on Earth, but what exactly is it? Our star is an amazing force that can be as dangerous as it is important. From solar flares to the threat of blowing up altogether, the sun is one of the most interesting things in our solar system. Readers take a trip to the sun to see how it works and exactly what it is made of. They’ll learn about the life cycle of a star and see just how long we have until we have to find a new planet to call home. Don’t worry, they’ll be happy to learn that (hopefully) we have millions of years left!

Durante años se ha insistido en que consumir grasas es perjudicial. Esta afirmación ha provocado un gran malentendido, uno más en la interminable lista de falsas verdades que proliferan en el ámbito de la nutrición. Al eliminar las grasas de la dieta, no solo nos privamos de extraordinarios beneficios para nuestra salud, sino que también saboteamos cualquier esfuerzo encaminado a perder peso. A pesar de que provienen de corrientes marcadamente distintas en lo que respecta a alimentación sana y pérdida de peso, ambos autores –Jonny Bowden, reconocido nutricionista, y Steven Masley,...