Señores, a vestir bien

Rubén tiene problemas en casa y en el instituto. Su hermano está enganchado a las drogas y eso complica la vida familiar. Por otra parte, los matones del instituto van a por él y a por su amigo Wilson, al que Rubén ayuda y quiere defender de las agresiones racistas.

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...

Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass relied on his own determination and ingenuity to carve a path to freedom. Once free, he dedicated his life to improving the lives of others and fighting for justice and equality. This inspirational Spanish biography uses primary sources to engage students in learning about the fascinating life of Frederick Douglass. Students will build their literacy skills as they are immersed in social studies content. Text features include a glossary and an index to increase comprehension and academic vocabulary.

El texto que el lector tiene en sus manos está dotado de una gran carga religiosa polémica pero conteniendo asimismo uno de los relatos más famosos e impactantes de conversión al islam del Mediterráneo occidental. Es un texto agresivo, pero también un texto espiritual. No es una mera obra justificativa de una conversión (¿por qué justificarse al cabo de tantos años?), sino la narración del tránsito de un espíritu, hecha desde los últimos pasos de la vida. El Turmeda escritor de éxito en catalán deja paso al Abd Allâh at-Tarchumân, hombre de éxito en Túnez, para recapitular ...