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.

Mikel Goikoetxea, más conocido por Goiko, en su tiempo uno de los mejores investigadores de homicidios, sobrevive haciendo trabajos como detective desde que se vio obligado a solicitar la excedencia en la Ertzaintza, la Policía Autónoma Vasca, cuando su vida, su reputación y su matrimonio se derrumbaron por culpa de una falsa acusación de pertenecer a una red de pederastas. Convertido en un apestado social tan sólo unos pocos ex compañeros le ayudan enviándole clientes, como un conocido notario de Bilbao que un día acude a su despacho para pedirle que investigue las causas de la...

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Teach students they have rights! This Spanish nonfiction book explains what rights are and encourages students to protect their own. Made for young readers, this book includes a fiction story connected to the topic, interactive discussion questions, a related project, and other helpful features. This 24-page full-color Spanish book explains what rights are while encouraging students to stand up for themselves and each other. It also guides students toward becoming informed individuals as they recognize their rights, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom,...

¿Estarías dispuesta a vivir el amor de tu vida cuando tu vida se acaba? Debido a una grave enfermedad, a Daniela le quedan dos años de vida. Pero es un tiempo del que piensa disfrutar al máximo con su amiga Cat, que siempre la lleva a hacer locuras. Y una de las locuras de Cat termina con Daniela chocando (literalmente) con Yon Malcolm, el actor de moda del que está perdidamente enamorada... y con quien exprimirá los días de vida que le faltan. «Hasta que el cielo se apague es una historia difícil de olvidar. El primer amor, la amistad de toda la vida, la familia... cada detalle del...