Cómo promover el bien común (How to Promote the Common Good)

In order for any democracy to function well, understanding how and when to compromise is a necessity. This book introduces students to how compromise makes governing possible. Using examples of how compromise works in their own lives, students will gain a better understanding of how compromise work on a larger level. Conversely, readers will also learn that compromise may be the wrong course of action in some situations and that some issues are of such critical importance or high moral worth that standing firm is appropriate.

Forensic Architecture es grupo internacional de investigadores que utiliza la arquitectura como herramienta metodológica para investigar conflictos armados, vulneración de derechos humanos y la destrucción medioambiental. Las investigaciones y textos críticos que se incluyen en el libro examinan cómo se produce -tecnológica, arquitectónica y estéticamente- la verdad pública, cómo puede utilizarse para confrontar la propaganda y los secretos de Estado, y cómo denunciar nuevas formas de violencia de Estado. Este libro, en cuyas páginas se recogen los orígenes, la historia, los...

Presents the Egyptian story of how the god Osiris was treacherously slain by his brother Seth and restored to life by his wife Isis.

Using helpful charts, graphs, informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this engaging, Spanish-translated title allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persistedby Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds! Sonia Sotomayor is the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in the history of the United States, but her road there wasn't easy. She overcame many challenges along the way, including a diagnosis of diabetes at age seven. But she didn't let that stop her from achieving her dream and inspiring children all over the world to work hard and believe in themselves. In this chapter book biography by award-winning...