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Pese a ser la nacion mas pequena del planeta, el Vaticano es dueno de una colosal riqueza. Sin embargo, su origen no es tan remoto ni transparente como pudiera pensarse. El poder financiero de la Iglesia catolica, asi como muchos de sus problemas, comenzo en 1929 tras la firma del Tratado de Letran, por el cual Pio XI, que se enfrentaba a la bancarrota de la Santa Sede, se alio con el gobierno fascista de Mussolini a cambio de sustanciosas concesiones economicas y del establecimiento del Vaticano como Estado soberano. Este seria el primero de una larga serie de "pactos con el diablo", que se...

Readers will learn about arachnids, insects, arthropods, and even parasites in this fascinating nonfiction reader that has been translated into Spanish. Featuring photos of these tiny creatures (some up to 100 times their normal size!), informational text, a glossary, and an index to aid in vocabulary development, this book will have children eager to learn more about these tiny creatures and the big impact they have on human life!

Roam the North American wilderness with some of our continent's most fascinating canines. Stunning color photos capture these wild animals in their natural surroundings as the text describes each canine's habitat, physical features, and special abilities. Explore the social lives of these captivating creatures, their amazing survival techniques, reproduction, development, and interaction with humans. Discussions of threats to habitat and hunting promote environmental awareness in young readers.

Essays by well-known climbers accompany a range of superb color landscape photographs that echo the great traditions of the Ansel Adams and the Sierra Club large format books of the 1970s.

When they were teenagers, George and Natalia fell madly in love, but his being American and her being Spanish forced them to separate. Ten years later, they meet again and those feelings resurface with overwhelming force. Nat, aware of her difficult personal situation, refuses to give love a chance, but George is not ready to lose the woman he has always loved.