CFGB Comunicación y Ciencias Sociales II - Novedad 2023

Noted architect and engineer Félix Candela (b. Madrid 1910, lived in Mexico 1939-1970, moved to U.S. in 1970 - d. 1997) and his most iconic engineering structures works in Mexico, his hyperbolic paraboloids (saddle, wings and umbrella shaped) and gravity-defying roofs in commercial, religious and civil buildings proved the real nature and potential of reinforced concrete in structural engineering. Many of Candela's larger projects in Mexico were given to him by the Mexican government in the 1950's and 1960's. In the book "the trail of Félix Candela shells of concrete building in Mexico and...

El libro que usted tiene en sus manos es el resultado de un vínculo cercano con el quehacer emprendedor, a través de más de diez años entendiendo y conociendo de cerca las experiencias de muchos emprendedores y enseñando estas materias en la universidad. De ellos he aprendido notables lecciones de persistencia, valentía y optimismo, las que he intentado plasmar para que puedan ser aprovechadas por cualquier persona que desee iniciar una empresa o desarrollar un nuevo proyecto.

Grandfather is Robert's best friend. Step by step, he shows his grandson how to walk, build towers with wooden blocks, tell stories. One day, Grandfather suffers a stroke and is hospitalized. When he returns home, he is not able to talk, walk or even recognize his family. Nobody believes he will recover, until devoted Robert teaches Grandfather how to live again. This exceptional book by Tomie de Paola brings to light the importance of caring for others.

El autor propone recuperar lo narrativo como fuente de valores y como ensayo de la convivencia dentro de la sociedad.