GILLES LIPOVETSKY SELECTED SUMMARIES

We have summarized the essential of the following texts: From POLITICAL ESSAYS, "The crisis of the Welfare State and the depletion of the utopian energies", from THEORY AND PRAXIS, "The classsical doctrine of politics and its relationships with philosophy", a small fragment of "Science and technique as ideology and the article "Modernity, an uncomplete project".

As they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and this book introduces readers to 14 women who invented very useful, helpful items. They include Chicago native Margaret Wilcox who invented the car heater, Indiana native Marion O'Brien Donovan who invented disposable diapers, Pennsylvania native Stephanie Kwolek who invented Kevlar, and Austria-born actress Hedy Lamar whose secret communications systems led to the creation of WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Animals teaches you how to draw almost 100 different creatures in an adorable manner. Don't believe seagulls and stingrays can be cute? Think again! You don't need any specialist tools or materials to start drawing cute stuff: all you need is a biro or marker pen, then you're ready to go! In her latest book, artist and illustrator Angela Nguyen starts by teaching you the essential techniques of kawaii through quick and easy exercises on the basic shapes, effects and style. From there, jump straight into drawing the myriad beasts - small and big - you can find...

Hernán vuela hasta la India para encontrar su ser espiritual. Allí descubrirá el interior del país y de sí mismo. Con ayuda de su maestro, Suresh el Faquir, prosigue su entrenamiento para completar su iniciación mística, con prácticas que incluyen la peregrinación o los ejercicios de equilibrio sobre el alambre, que ayudan a conseguir el equilibrio en la vida.

¿Podemos llegar a entender lo que somos, en esta sociedad democrática y laica, sin una clara referencia a la religión? ¿Hasta qué punto la tradición religiosa impone costumbres y modos de vida en la sociedad del siglo XXI? Invitamos al profesorado y a los estudiantes a hurgar en esta influencia desde un punto de vista lúdico y claro; desde elementos tan cercanos y cotidianos al ser humano como la magia, los ritos, la naturaleza, la familia, la sexualidad, la comida, la literatura, la música, la fiesta, el arte, la ciencia y la política. El fin es comprender, reconocer y valorar la...