El maravilloso ciclo del agua

La Cátedra Alfonso Reyes del Tecnológico de Monterrey presenta este libro como un espacio de vanguardia orientado a la promoción y la reflexión sobre las Humanidades. Considera fundamental abordar el tema de la vigencia y los alcances del Humanismo renacentista y su relación con las llamadas Nuevas humanidades y los Nuevos humanismos. Así inicia este libro, celebra el XXII aniversario de la Cátedra con una mesa sobre el Humanismo en Reyes, en la que se reúnen a tres reconocidos reyistas: Liliana Weinberg, Coral Aguirre y Javier Garciadiego.

Nueva traducción, acompañada de un completo estudio introductorio y un amplio cuerpo de notas, de esta obra de madurez en la que Cicerón analiza cuestiones de ética filosófica que, a juicio de su autor, pueden ayudar al lector a hacer más llevadera la tempestuosa travesía de la vida.

Christopher Columbus most likely wasn’t the person to discover the Americas. He wasn’t even the first European to do so! Despite that, his three trips to the Western Hemisphere led to many more European explorers heading in that direction. In this volume, readers familiar with Columbus’s travels on the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria can learn who Columbus was beyond his travels. Supported by full-color and historic images, interesting main content turns what readers think they know about the life of Columbus on its head while expounding on an important period in the history of the world.

In this inspiring Spanish-translated biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track and field, to becoming one of the best Olympic athletes of her time! A timeline of Rudolph's life, a glossary, and index are provided for further understanding of the content and improvement in vocabulary.