Una habitación para abuelita (Nana's New Room)

Una incisiva colección de ensayos, donde Jonathan Franzen vuelve con renovado vigor a los temas, tanto humanos como literarios, que le han preocupado durante mucho tiempo. Bien sea narrando su violento encuentro con cazadores furtivos en Chipre, bien sea señalando de forma aguda y conmovedora cómo el abuso de las nuevas tecnologías está erosionando el sentido de la intimidad, Franzen cumple en cada uno de estos textos la promesa implícita de llegar hasta el fondo y no escatimar nada. Así pues, estos ensayos dan fe de una inteligencia madura que se interroga sobre la identidad, el...

MANUAL FOR COMMUNITARIAN SOCIAL WORK - This book is a basic document for students and professionals of the different disciplines of Social Sciences related to community action: social workers, socio-cultural animators, social educators, psychologists, etc., who want to develop their professional activity in this collective ambience, professionals who believe in what they do and why they do it, and who are willing to accompany the community and its members in a process of change and growth.

Manifest Destiny the name given in the 1840s to a belief that the coast-to-coast expansion of the United States was both inevitable and justified, regardless of the means. Standing in the way were not only the native populations, but also the descendants of Spanish settlers who had lived in the Southwest for centuries. The racist belief that white men rightfully should expand their institutions into the area brought the United States into conflict with Mexico. War was declared in 1846, and by the time the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848, ending the war, the US had gained...

Why do we need food to live? Find out in this informative title that explains the importance of food to all living things.