Algoritmos: la base de la programación de computadoras (Algorithms: The Building Blocks of Computer Programming)

From art and architecture to politics, philosophy, and mathematics, "western civilization" owes a great deal to the achievements of ancient Greece, but what do we really know about this long-gone civilization? How did geography influence the politics of the Greek city-states? What's the difference between an agora and an acropolis? This book takes readers several thousand years into the past, when independent city-states ruled the Mediterranean Sea, to find the answers. Full-color photographs and maps, accompanied by accessible text, introduce readers to the many contributions the ancient...

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.

Mientras los misiles alemanes V-1 llueven sobre la campiña inglesa, el personal del hospital militar de Herons Park lucha por mantener la normalidad. La mañana siguiente a un ataque aéreo, el doctor Barnes se prepara para una intervención rutinaria: recomponer la pierna rota de un cartero. Pero antes de hacer siquiera la primera incisión, el paciente fallece a causa de la anestesia. Cuando el forense solicita una investigación, será el inspector Cockrill quien, abriéndose paso entre en una maraña de envidias y resentimientos, se enfrente a seis posibles culpables: tres médicos y...

Los seis poetas Sant antologados en este libro, cuya obra se enmarca en un periodo histórico complejo donde coinciden en el Punjah indio las culturas musulmana e hindú. La poesía Sant consiguió no sólo expresar las aspiraciones La poesía sant consiguió no solo expresar las aspiraciones de las castas sometidas de la India en los siglos XV y XVI, sino alcanzar una dimensión superior como en el caso de Guru Nânak, fundador de la comunidad sikh, del místico Kabir o de la princesa Mirabai, única mujer entre los poetas Sant, que junto a Ravidâs, Tulsidâs y Surdâs, constituyen un hito...

The Bill of Rights is one of the most important parts of the United States Constitution. Understanding this document is a vital part of understanding the rights we have as American citizens. This informative volume delves into each amendment of the Bill of Rights and looks at the important people and political decisions behind them. Graphic organizers, charts, and primary source documents supplement this already richly informational resource.