El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

People today refer to the Midwestern and prairie states as flyover country. During the Civil War, crossing those areas was the biggest obstacle in uniting the East and West Coasts of our divided nation. An act of Congress in 1862 authorized the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad companies to build a railroad that would link the coasts. Seven years later, on May 10, 1869, an overwhelmingly immigrant labor force completed the task when a rail line was join in Promontory, Utah. The states had become united at last.

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The poetry of Mercedes Roffe knows how to surround the silence, seduce the readers from an abyss feeling, and dares to skirt the limits in a plural sense. It is a return trip to the genesis and future of every word, a journey whose highest points happen whenever lightning appears. That is, whenever Roffe captures the poetic brilliance of words. She is currently one of the greatest voices in Argentine poetry. Some of the most sensitive aspects of human experiences are included in this ninth book of poems."

Este libro infantil, en forma de divertido cuento protagonizado por un extraterrestre, explica a los más pequeños la historia de un club de fútbol y el sentimiento de una afición: la del Atlético de Madrid. Escrita por Juan Luis Cano, recorre los éxitos, las ilusiones, los trofeos y el orgullo del club colchonero.

Una guía para sobrevivir a la adolescencia masculina, sin morir en el intento. Confidencial Contiene información valiosa para todas aquellas víctimas de la epidemia adolescente y sus síntomas más notorios: invasión de pelos y acné, neuras inmanejables, contradicciones crónicas, insomnios frecuentes, bronca escolar implacable, amoríos platónicos, resistencia pasiva, enmudecimientos prolongados y ¡desesperación familiar! Con un tono directo y sin prejuicio, este libro busca orientar y dar respuesta a temas difíciles como los músculos, los deportes, las mujeres, el acné, datos...