Dúo de Caras

Readers begin to explore the vastness of our universe in this engaging volume. They start with subjects such as comets, meteors, planets, and more. Vivid full-page photographs accompany accessible text in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish.

Lara Finch lives a lie. Everyone thinks she is happily married to the faithful Sam. She is actually super bored and misses working. Behind Sam's back, she takes a job in London. Twice a week she takes the sleeper train, where she meets Ellen and Guy. One Friday, Lara disappears from the train without a trace. Her friend Iris does not believe the official story she is told about the disappearance and decides to start her own investigation. Iris cannot believe what she finds out.

Esta novela que comienza en la Gran Plaza de El Cairo a principios del siglo XX y que cuenta una doble historia de amor señala en la obra de Amin Maalouf la incorporación a su obra de un nuevo elemento de reflexión, como es la preocupación por la "falla horizontal" que divide el mundo en un Norte de población estable, cada vez más enriquecida, y un Sur de población creciente que se empobrece progresivamente. Si bien acaba confiando en "la feminidad del mundo" y en la inagotable capacidad de supervivencia que caracteriza al ser humano, "El primer siglo después de Béatrice", pese a su...

In 1846, travelers heading for California became trapped high in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snowdrifts surrounded their shelters, and food supplies dwindled. How they stayed alive remains one of the most gruesome stories in US history. However, some facts that have come to light recently through archaeological digs will surprise even those who think they know the story. This gripping book, including maps and images of the era, tells the true account of the doomed Donner party.