Diario de una rebelde

3 million years ago, men built the first stone tools for hunting. 2 million years ago, men walked in a completely upright position and had already discovered fire. 1 million years ago, men organized themselves in groups... Okay, okay, but what about the women? Where were the women in the meantime?

Todo el mundo sabe que Katherine Mansfield pasó sus últimos días en el Instituto Gurdjieff en Fontainebleau", asegura Orage, autor de esta gran entrevista. "Tuve muchas conversaciones con Katherine sobre este tema durante los años de nuestra relación y, en particular, durante los meses que precedieron a su muerte. Solía decir: ́Supongamos que lograra escribir tan bien como Shakespeare. Sería encantador, y ¿luego qué? Algo le falta al arte literario, aun en su forma más alta. ¡La literatura no basta! ́. Éste es un testimonio invaluable de dos grandes escritores, que no sólo...

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Do you know why there are thirteen stripes and fifty stars on the American flag? Or how the American flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star Spangled Banner?" Find out the answers to these questions and more in The American Flag.