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

In the United States, the ability to take informed action is becoming increasingly necessary, and difficult. This book delves into the importance of being informed and explains how not all sources of information are equal. Readers are introduced to the scientific method as a way of testing information for credibility. Students will also learn how to turn credible information into action by forming groups, protesting, contacting elected representatives, and possibly even running for office themselves someday.

Equality is a contentious issue in our society today. This is why it's important for students to be given information related to equality so they can come to reasonable conclusions of their own. Using age-appropriate language, this book discusses equality in a number of different forms and touches upon why equality is so important in a democracy. The text also explores how extreme equality, like most extremes, could be a bad and unrealistic idea. Readers will gain enough information to understand and think about this complex idea for themselves.

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.

Las vidas del Dr. Bethune complementa otras muchas investigaciones previas llevadas a cabo tanto por los Stewart como, en el caso español, por Jesús Majada, comisario de la exposición La carretera Málaga-Almería, visitada por casi cinco mil personas en la Universidad de Salamanca en octubre de 2006. En palabras del profesor Rodríguez Celada, director de la colección editorial “Armas y Letras” y autor del prólogo, nadie podía permanecer indiferente ante “el genio extemporáneo, el líder indiscutible, el adalid temerario, el jefe autoritario, el paladín romántico, un ser...

El famoso escritor Cósimo Herrera, eterno candidato a un Nobel que no llega nunca, decide retirarse a Ribanova, una pequeña ciudad de provincias apartada y brumosa. Allí conocerá a Luisa, una muchacha veinte años más joven, y que desde el primer momento sentirá por el forastero un amor tan apasionado como imposible.

Jimmy is a sweet little bunny, who doesn't like to brush his teeth, but with a little magic and a few surprises, Jimmy learns just how important tooth brushing is and how much fun it can be. Jimmy el pequeño conejito no le gusta lavarse sus dientes, pero con un poquito de magia y unas cuantas sorpresas, Jimmy aprende cuánto es de importante lavarse los dientes y cuánto divertido puede ser.

Kids love to cook, and the rise of celebrity chefs has made them even more interested in the culinary arts. This fun book explains how master chefs are made and offers advice for young cooks.