Monstruos criminales

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Escrita con sangre, su poesía, en efecto, tenía poco de caja de bombones. “Nuestra poesía es más puta que nuestra democracia/ con sus párpados puede corromper a la juventud”. En la línea de su admirado Maiakovsky, sus textos nos zarandea por su potencia, por su ímpetu, por su entusiasmo y, sobre todo, por su descarnada sinceridad. Su poesía, al igual que su marxismo de corte gramschiano, estuvo siempre al lado del pensar heterodoxo, libre, radical... Odiaba todo lo que sonaba a rutina, a doctrinarismo, a esa inmovilidad tan propia de los intelectuales de izquierda y de los...

Esta primera novela de Fernando Claudín es un relato breve pero de una intensidad y hondura tales que sobrecogerá al lector y lo hará reflexionar sobre algunos de los grandes problemas pendientes de nuestro tiempo.

For thousands of years, militaries around the world were limited to male soldiers. However, throughout history, brave women have stepped out of the background and onto the battlefield. This biographical text covers the important women who’ve broken ground in the military. Famous historical figures such as Joan of Arc, Clara Barton, and Florence Nightingale are covered in depth, while the stories of modern-day heroes are presented to show how women are still affecting change on the front lines. A comprehensive timeline, fact boxes, and historical and modern images complete this...