El cóctel de la felicidad

Ideal for young children. Sturdy books that will stand up to wear and tear with full-color illustrations and clear, simple text. Each one has a convenient carry-along handle.

Written with sympathetic humor and compassion, this masterful portrait of upper-class decline made Ivan Goncharov famous throughout Russia on its publication in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russias dying aristocracya man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends, and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid...

Con el título común «Elementos de retórica» se reúnen las dos obras fundamentales que Giambattista Vico consagró a esta cuestión: la lección inaugural del curso académico de 1708 de la Universidad de Nápoles, publicada más tarde como «De nostri temporis studiorum ratione», y el manual de la materia, que Vico explicó en Nápoles entre 1698 y 1741, las «Institutiones oratoriae», y no llegó a editar en vida. Ambas constituyen un capítulo importante de la historia del humanismo y dan testimonio de la conexión entre éste y la retórica. Como ya advirtiera Hans-Georg Gadamer,...

Throughout history, women were kept in the home and out of the workplace. Over time, however, women began breaking out of their traditional roles and entering spaces traditionally occupied by men—including the boardroom. This biographical text looks at the lives of the fascinating females who broke barriers in business. Coco Chanel, Estee Lauder, Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates, and Sheryl Sandberg are just some of the groundbreakers covered in this text. Age-appropriate text, colorful visuals, fact boxes, and a comprehensive timeline complete the learning experience.