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Novela que quiere mezclar el thriller con la erudición más desbocada. La trama es sencilla: Dos jefes de bandas criminales, ilustrados ellos, se entorpecen en sus objetivos. Uno de ellos en versado en filosofía y rodea su vida con retazos de lo que más sabe, inculcando en sus secuaces ese “amor al saber” que aparece en cualquiera de sus conversaciones, de una erudición extraña. El otro capo es versado en literatura, y tanto él como sus discípulos hablan con un lirismo encendido. Tras fracasar varios de sus robos por injerencias del otro, ambos jefes deciden sentarse a platicar....

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.

En un tiempo de gran orfandad apenas saber cómo decir . El enemigo usurpó las palabras, nos devaluó las posibilidades del lenguaje. Vivimos en guerra contra los asesinos de la esperanza y la compasión. Somos, Huérfanos aún, si entendemos con Arturo Borra que No será por vocación de distancia / si la inquietud cava subterráneos / y las vallas no detienen el pulso// . Convenimos con Laura Giordani que ante el daño sobre los indefensos, el derrumbe de lo frágil, la narcosis del lector masivo y la banalización de la cultura light, que No bastará con la poesía; habrá que tener...

"Latin America's population is estimated to be well over half a billion people, almost one-tenth of the world's population, living in thirty-three different countries and territories. This engrossing book explores the people of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies and provides extensive detail on their diverse cultures. An authoritative overview of the varied and rich traditions of each of these regions is presented, as well as a thorough discussion of the religions, languages, and ethnicities of Latin Americans."

It was known as the age of the dinosaurs, but other fascinating creatures roamed the Earth at the same time. Learn about lesser-known animals from the prehistoric era that are no less fascinating! Students will be engaged in reading about ancient animals like Gigantopithecus, Titanoboa, Megalodon, and more as they develop their skills at reading and writing numbers. This nonfiction math book combines math and literacy skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject area content. The full-color images, intriguing sidebars, practice problems, and math diagrams make...