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«Mi vida no me interesa en absoluto», solía decir públicamente André Malraux (1901-1976). Pero, de hecho, sólo le interesaba su vida, que concebía como una obra y que quizá sea su mejor novela. Así es como la aborda Olivier Todd , que en esta biografía exhaustiva la recorre sin complacencia ni agresividad, pero con la intención de que ninguna de las preguntas que suscita Malraux , como novelista, intelectual, político y personaje público, quede sin respuesta. ¿Fue realmente desgraciada su infancia, que él decía odiar? ¿Llegó a ser un revolucionario? ¿En qué sentido?...

Growing up Latino in America means speaking two languages, living two lives, learning the rules of two cultures. Cool Salsa celebrates the tones, rhythms, sounds, and experiences of that double life. Here are poems about families and parties, insults and sad memories, hot dogs and mangos, the sweet syllables of Spanish and the snag-toothed traps of English. Here is the glory, and pain, of being Latino American. Latino Americans hail from Cuba and California, Mexico and Michigan, Nicaragua and New York, and editor Lori M. Carlson has made sure to capture all of those accents. With poets such...

Defines pulleys, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Readers find out what it's like for astronauts to eat, sleep, and work on a manned space flight in this adventurous, Spanish-translated nonfiction title. Children will discover what it's like to be weightless in zero gravity, how Mission control helps keep astronauts safe, and what astronauts do during their free time through vivid photographs, interesting, informative text, and stimulating facts.