Yo pido disculpas (I Say I'm Sorry)

The underlying theme of Three Centuries of Greek Culture under the Roman Empire is the idea that, under Roman rule, Greek culture was still alive and dynamic and continued to exert a degree of cultural domination, either real or apparent. So, we hope to analyse the meanings of concepts such as “Greek” or “Greece” in the Empire. Are we right to assume that there was a clear opposition between Greek and Roman? Or would it be more accurate to speak of a “Graeco-Roman world”? It would certainly be possible to make a list of “elements of identity”, on both sides —Greek and...

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.

Texas has had some extraordinary people. This book covers some of them, such as Melinda Gates, astronaut Shannon Walker, and Bessie Coleman, the first African American female pilot. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas's most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book's key concepts.

El machismo y la violencia de género explicados de una forma muy cercana por Pamela Palenciano, autora del famoso monólogo No solo duelen los golpes. Pamela Palenciano sobrevivió a una relación de maltrato que duró toda su adolescencia. En este libro comparte lo que vivió y nos brinda una mirada fresca e ingeniosa que analiza con profundidad la idea del amor romántico y cómo nos afectan los roles de género. O, dicho de otra manera, por qué los hombres compiten por todo, por qué las mujeres de los anuncios siempre salen con la boca abierta y qué le pasa a la princesa después de...