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.

Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, and who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.

Healthy Habits is a collection of four stories featuring the Chiminis, fictitious characters that live in the forest and are as small as pine cones. In each story, one of the Chiminis has an adventure that highlights the importance of hygiene, a good diet, and exercise, and offers general health advice.

Kurdo Baksi, compañero y confidente de Stieg Larsson, proporciona información de primera mano contada con gran humanidad sobre un autor ya mítico.¿Cómo llegó a convertirse Stieg Larsson, uno de los líderes de la lucha contra el racismo y el fascismo en Suecia, en uno de los autores más leídos del mundo? Para entender esto hay que aproximarse al hombre que hay detrás de Millennium, a ese autor enigmático y fascinante. Este libro nos proporciona las respuestas desde un acercamiento al creador de Lisbeth Salander por uno de sus mejores amigos, el también periodista Kurdo Baksi, que...

Algunos de los t tulos recogidos en este volumen: "R quiem por Yarini", "Santa Camila de la Habana Vieja", "Recuerdos de Tulipa", "Mar a Antonia". Obras que suman una diversidad de tem ticas, tendencias, lenguajes y estilos en los que cabe medir la ambici n con que se ponen los conocimientos de la moderna dramaturgia cubana.