Cocina

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is still, today, considered one of the most talent people to have ever lived. From his world famous paintings and drawings, such as the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, to his ingenious inventions of the parachute, the helicopter, and the military tank, da Vince was always a step ahead of his time. Discover the origins of a man who refused to be defined by just one vocation. Whether science and engineering or architecture and art, Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance Man.

El muchacho listucu que en los años cincuenta pastoreaba ovejas en las laderas de Peña Labra se convertiría en 2003 en presidente de Cantabria. Esta es su historia. Y nos la cuenta con ese estilo único que lo ha hecho popular y querido, con sentido del humor y naturalidad.Miguel Ángel Revilla nos dibuja una España de penuria y esfuerzo que ya no existe. Y relata con viveza cómo, con tesón, animado por el amor a la tierra que lo vio nacer, consiguió alcanzar las más altas responsabilidades. La semblanza que traza en estas páginas de personalidades como el rey Juan Carlos, José...

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Arizona, the Grand Canyon State.

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.