Un arte descontento : arte, compromiso y crítica cultural en el cambio de siglo

When a Roman widow, Cartila, shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.

"Tras recibir la noticia de la muerte de su hermana, un hombre comienza una huida que lo lleva del centro congestionado de una ciudad latinoamericana a sus arrabales, por cuyo dominio pelea la selva. Todo en el viaje, de este hombre se convierte en deriva. Vive, junto a los compañeros que se le van uniendo, en el aturdido presente de los supervivientes de una catástrofe, que solo pueden alimentar la estrategia de una fuga incesante: continuar, avanzar, seguir adelante."--Page 4 of cover.

Each book in this series looks at how to say colours in a different modern foreign language, with each spread within the book covering a different colour. This book looks at the colours in Spanish. Text on each page is in both English and Spanish, and simple, labelled photographs provide additional support. A "dictionary" at the end of each book gives all the words featured in both Spanish and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.

Examines the nature of inclined planes and wedges, how they can reduce the amount of force necessary to perform work, and ways in which they are used.