Synopsis: Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, here is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Synopsis: "Se trata de una historia de injusticia y violencia, resultado de una sit tuacion historica provocada por las guerras, la tirania politica y la rebeldia de los explotados."

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Synopsis: Chris Serbo loves to play football. "I've played football so many years, it's instinct to me. . . . I know the rules and I know the chaos. . . . There is nothing more satisfying than hitting someone with all your force. . . . When all else fails, Iknowhow to play football." But Chris Serbo has some problems--and one of them is that he drinks to hide from the other problems. In this powerful story of a high school senior trying to find some hope…

Synopsis: High school senior Elena Garcia is vacationing in Cusco with her mother, who is delighted to return to Peru. In her youth she spent two years in Cusco, so going back with her daughter years later to this amazing region is a dream come true. Everything that Elena experiences, however, bugs her - the food, the people, the clothing, the altitude. She would rather have stayed home in Colorado. She is just starting to get interested in some things…

Synopsis: NO ONE COULD REACH HER.Twelve-year-old Helen Keller lived in a prison of silence and darkness. Born deaf, blind, and mute, with no way to express herself or comprehend those around her, she flew into primal rages against anyone who tried to help her, fighting tooth and nail with a strength born of furious, unknowing desperation. Then Annie Sullivan came. Half-blind herself, but possessing an almost fanatical determination, she would begin a…

Synopsis: Bajo el lema de estos funerales mitológicos, Gabriel García Márquez reunió en 1962 siete relatos y la novela corta que da título al presente volumen, en el que aparece ya en todo su esplendor el elemento mágico y telúrico que a partir de entonces definiría su obra.Estamos en Macondo y su región una vez más, entre personajes y episodios reconocibles, pero ahora caen pájaros muertos sobre el poblado, rompiendo mosquiteros y alambradas, un cura ve…

Synopsis: Guinness Book of World Records

Synopsis: A handbook that bridges the gap between school and the workplace. Writing, speaking, learning in school and writing, speaking and working skills in the workplace.

Synopsis: Regarded as the Victorian era's greatest writer of ghost stories, J. Sheridan LeFanu (1814-73) gave expression to the fears and dread that often haunt sensitive individuals. This collection contains four of his finest ghost stories, each crafted with remarkable ingenuity and storytelling skill. The title story offers a petrifying account of an English cleric's bouts with a malignant spectral presence; "Squire Toby's Will" recounts a sibling…

Synopsis: End your struggle with the Bard’s prose and enjoy a timeless thriller filled with passion, prejudice, insane jealousy, murder, and suicide. Shakespeare on the Double! Othello includes an easy-to-understand modern English translation alongside the original Shakespearian text so that you can read only the translation, read the translation with the original text, or tackle the original text, referring only to the translation when you’re stumped. A…

Synopsis: El Zorro es un justiciero enmascarado que defiende a los oprimidos. En el pueblo de Los Ángeles, el Zorro lucha contra las injusticias cometidas por el capitán Ramón y el sargento González, y se enamora de la joven Lolita.Un personaje legendario, cuya fama ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores de todas las edades.

Synopsis: Designed to provide students with a broad and fully illustrated account of Rome, its history, and its people. The authors describe the growth and development of Rome and its Empire from 600 B.C. until A.D. 476 presenting a clear picture of what life was like for the Romans. The latest edition incorporates suggestions that the authors solicited from many teaching classicists including a new chapter on Rome's Legacy, Appendices, study questions…

Synopsis: Las dos Marías, la madre de Jesús y la Magdalena, ¿llegaron a conocerse y a tratarse? ¿Fueron ambas mujeres rebeldes? ¿Qué relación tuvieron verdaderamente Magdalena y Jesús? ¿Se trata del anónimo «discípulo amado» del Evangelio de Juan? ¿Es posible que la madre de Jesús, educada en el Templo de Jerusalén, fuese una qdeixa, una «prostituta sagrada», como últimamente se ha sostenido? ¿Qué fue de su vida después de la crucifixión de su hijo? ¿Por…

Synopsis: Trying to locate a valuable filly lost during a storm, thirteen-year-old Joe High Elk discovers an object of historical importance.

Synopsis: You're probably surprised to see me. I'm supposed to be top secret, right? Hidden away in your corporate headquarters. But guess what? I've escaped. Whipsaw is missing. LaCosta refuses to call the cops. DelaTek stands to lose millions. Why should Matt Donahue care? He's retired--forced out--no longer in charge of security for anyone but himself. LaCosta can go screw himself. He's already screwing Matt's wife. But the bad guys insist on Matt. He…

Synopsis: Includes 180 activities - one for each day of the school year. Uses tools such as mnemonics, word scrambles, and humor to teach vocabulary.

Synopsis: What if education's biggest problems were actually easy to fix?You have challenges, but you don't have time for a five-year plan. You want practical solutions you can read today and use tomorrow. That's why we launched the Hack Learning Series 10 years ago-to provide teachers, leaders, and parents with smart, simple ideas that work in real classrooms.This 10th Anniversary Edition celebrates a decade of impact with a refreshed design, a new "From…