Arquitectura civil española de los siglos I al XVIII

In AD 79, the residents of the booming Roman city of Pompeii were shocked when a nearby mountain exploded, releasing superhot ash, rock, and gas on the surrounding areas. What happens next is the extraordinary account of a volcano in action. Though the people who didn't flee Pompeii were doomed, the volcano preserved their remains, allowing us to better understand a fascinating time in the Roman Empire. Astonishing photographs of Pompeii, primary source records of the occurrence, and riveting text are just some highlights of this high-interest volume.

A K-pop band like no other, EXO have been dominating charts and stealing hearts since they debuted in 2012. This unofficial biography tells their extraordinary story. Extensively researched, this book weaves in the backstories of each of the nine individual members with the story of the band as a whole.

Wallace Stevens, hacia 1950, consideraba que los grandes poemas del cielo y del infierno ya se habían escrito, mientras que el de la Tierra permanecía inédito. Quizá nuestra aparente incapacidad para morar sobre este planeta sin dañarlo irreversiblemente tenga algo que ver con esta situación —en principio tan paradójica— en el ámbito de la poesía. Vivir en esta tierra/ Tierra, sin trascendencias falsas –ni escapatoria al cosmos, ni adoración de ídolos--, es un proyecto que comparten el ecologismo y la poesía moderna. La insistencia en el darnos límites y en la aceptación...

Did you know that a piano is both a keyboard instrument and a string instrument? A piano has more strings than keys. Discover more intriguing facts in Pianos, a Musical Instruments book.