Misterios en el maratón

En esta obra, escrita con un estilo dinámico y motivador, el autor, José Moratinos, desarrolla una concepción amplia y también multidisciplinar de lo que podemos llamar teoría de la carrera a pie. Rompe moldes y abre nuestros caminos, aportando una visión científica, Ciencias del Deporte, de modo que el correr se convierte en una vía en ese camino del hombre a la ¿utopía? y la felicidad, pero con apoyo sólido en las distintas ciencias del saber. Ser feliz Corriendo, se convierte en una obra imprescindible que todas aquellas personas que quieren y practiquen el deporte.

En la novela “Tiznados”, el autor presenta a Tomás de Renovales y a Mariano de Renovales como protagonistas clave en la trama que torna alrededor del atentado contra la vida del Libertador, Simón Bolívar, que tuvo lugar en el Rincón de los Toros. Inseparables desde que partieron de la casa solariega familiar en Artzentales, Vizcaya, destacaron gloriosamente y sobrevivieron hartas penurias en la guerra de independencia española. Al terminar la contienda partieron caminos. Tomás continuó al servicio del rey de España y se embarcó voluntario en la expedición de Morillo con...

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theories—and the discoveries that prove and disprove them—are highlighted in this fascinating volume, full of awe-inspiring facts and incredible breakthroughs. Readers will feel like anthropologists and archaeologists themselves as they read about bones and artifacts, and what they reveal about the ancient cultures that roamed...

The use of calendars dates back thousands of years. Why are we driven to record time, and what would happen if we did not? Who created the concept of calendars? Why do different cultures use different calendar systems? And why are calendars so important to us? It is about "time" we found out! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish-translated Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge...

Gender studies of Spain has thus far focused almost exclusively on women, leaving the social and political history of male homosexuality virtually untouched. "'Los Invisibles'" fills this significant gap in the study of Spanish culture by analyzing the effects of medical and legal regulation on male homosexuals. Drawing from the discourse of medical history, Richard Cleminson and Francisco Vazquez Garcia evaluate the impact of psychiatry, education, race, and the growth of gay subcultures on cultural representations of homosexuality in this pioneering study.