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Recent advancements in science have spurred new hypotheses for ancient mysteries that have baffled mankind for centuries, and this book explores those enigmas and their new explanations. Shedding light on questions such as Was Tutankhamen’s tomb guarded by a curse? and Was Stonehenge a prehistoric astronomical observatory?, this guide discusses ancient civilizations, ruins, and legends—including Atlantis, the curse of the pharaohs, and the hidden Mayan cities—and proposes whether they are truth or myth. Los recientes adelantos de la ciencia han permitido que surjan nuevas hipótesis...

This book is the first comprehensive overview to address questions like "Which Spanish books were available in the Northern Netherlands during the 17th century" and "Which titles were read in translation". An bibliography of nearly 6.000 editions by c. 1.000 Spanish authors published by more than 1.500 printer in 150 European cities. Each entry indicates the book's location and owner and provides full bibliographical references. Con un apéndice de obras sobre América escritas por autores no españoles.

Aunque Mercedes Rosas de Rivera (1810-1870) fue una de las primeras novelistas argentinas significativas, tanto la autora como su obra han permanecido por largo tiempo al margen de los estudios literarios. Probablemente haya incidido sobre este silencio el hecho de que Mercedes fuera hermana de Juan Manuel de Rosas. Un amor apasionado, sometido a los vaivenes de las luchas por la independencia, vertebra la trama de Maria de Montiel. Sus paginas, en las que no estan ausentes el melodrama y los rasgos folletinescos, trazan un vivido cuadro de las costumbres y la vida domestica en Buenos Aires...

An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This "Bomber Mafia" asked: What if precision bombing could, just by...