Grandes Idolos

Introduces the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Doug Flutie, who has also played in the Canadian Football League.

The eccentric millionaire, Pichicato Ramírez, loves to collect rare items but he goes too far when one day he makes a terrible deal that effects the entire town of Olotlán, including his nephew, Jacinto. Will Pichicato Ramírez learn that people are more important than collecting things.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

¿Sabías que los insectos palo se llaman ninfas cuando son jóvenes? Las ninfas cambian la piel cuando crecen. Aprende más datos fascinantes en Los insectos palo, uno de los libros de Insectos Fascinantes. Did you know that stick insects are called nymphs when they are young? Nymphs shed their skin as they grow. Learn more fascinating facts in Stick Insects, a Fascinating Insects book.

Este libro es el producto de una investigación que apuesta por una nueva visión del viaje romántico. En el diálogo que el orientalismo propuesto por Edward Said establece con las manifestaciones culturales existen lugares oscuros para los que su teoría no tiene respuesta. No todo viajero justifica la ideología de dominio de occidente sobre Oriente: ¿Por qué Gérad de Nerval se identifica con los otros durante su viaje cuando relata su historia matrimonial con la hija de un cheick druso en Líbano?¿Por qué Eugène Delacroix anula su pensamiento y captura las sensaciones y...