Conoce a Gabriela Mistral

La incursión en las contradicciones de la conducta humana, la exploración de los recovecos más oscuros e inquietantes que habitan en todos nosotros es un territorio que pone a prueba la solvencia de los escritores más osados. La aclamada escritora británica Pat Barker, ganadora del Premio Booker, está unánimemente reconocida en su país como una autora de punzante lucidez, capaz de aproximarnos a los enigmas de la maldad con una sensibilidad y realismo subyugantes. El reportero Stephen Sharkey, personaje central de esta última novela de Barker, encarna como nunca esta tensión...

Readers are given helpful information about the dangers of drugs and alcohol, including narcotics, hallucinogens, and prescription medications in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Through detailed images, diagrams, informational text, an index, a glossary of terms, and a list of websites that provide additional information, readers are given the tools and information they need to educate themselves about addiction, drug abuse, the health and social issues that drugs and alcohol can cause, and how to say no to peer pressure.

Describes the impact of the Ford Model T automobile and the assembly line that built it on the automotive industry and American society, and recounts the life and career of their inventor, Henry Ford.

Describes the physical characteristics of honeybees, where they are found, their behavior and social interactions, and a brief history of beekeeping.