Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

A lo largo de su vida, Eugenio d’Ors, también conocido como Xenius, fue nacionalista catalán, sindicalista, monárquico y, finalmente, falangista. También fue un intelectual extraordinario, crítico de arte, escritor paciente deun dilatado Glosario en catalán y en castellano y, en definitiva, uno de los autores más interesantes de la España de la primera mitad del siglo xx. Una figura tan relevante, compleja y llena de contrastes necesitaba una biografía queexaminara de forma unitaria todas sus facetas. De un modo exhaustivo y nada complaciente, Eugenio d’Ors (1881-1953) saca a la...

Early readers learn about insects and spiders in this basic-concept, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. With its bright colors, picture glossary, and informative text, readers will be immersed in the world of insects and spiders!

The greatest thinkers of humanity at your fingertips, in minutes! If you thought you would never be able to understand the essential classic authors, you were wrong! With our "Summarized Classics" collection, you will understand the main ideas of the most important thinkers in a very short time and with little effort. The present volume covers the central axes of this discipline. Among them, the reader will find an analysis of the following: Who Is Bourdieu, Some Properties Of The Fields, High Costume And High Culture, From The National Field To The International Field, Economy Of The...

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Fernando Rey de España: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.