El Puerto de la Luz

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

Los sistemas de juego han evolucionado de la mano con la evolución del fútbol. Pasamos del caos al orden, de la acumulación en ataque y el individualismo, a la acumulación en defensa y el colectivo. Del predominio de juego directo, al predominio del juego en corto. Actualmente, los mejores entrenadores y teóricos del fútbol, se esfuerzan en estudiar las diferentes formas y planteamientos que puedan dar ventaja a sus equipos y, en definitiva, a sus jugadores. El objetivo de este libro es exponer y analizar los sistemas de juego desde un prisma crítico y basado en las experiencias que...

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

California became a territory in the United States when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848. That treaty ended the Mexican War. Several days before its signing, gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in what is now Sacramento. The non-Native population of the territory was less than one thousand in 1848, but the gold rush increased that number to one hundred thousand by the end of 1849. The gold rush not only made many people wealthy, it brought ecologic devastation while speeding up California’s statehood. This book richly explores this interesting history.