Piquiriquitraque

Recounts the life of the Puerto Rican baseball star from his childhood poverty to his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and discusses his humanitarian efforts, his untimely death, and his contributions to the sport.

These biographies introduce young readers to important figures in American history. Ideal for reports and correlated to the social studies curriculum, the series presents a straightforward account of each individual's life and times and describes how each person contributed to the shaping of our nation.

MANUAL FOR COMMUNITARIAN SOCIAL WORK - This book is a basic document for students and professionals of the different disciplines of Social Sciences related to community action: social workers, socio-cultural animators, social educators, psychologists, etc., who want to develop their professional activity in this collective ambience, professionals who believe in what they do and why they do it, and who are willing to accompany the community and its members in a process of change and growth.

En su libro "La sociedad del cansancio" Byung-Chul Han presenta el cambio de paradigma que ha llevado a la humanidad desde la sociedad disciplinaria hacia la sociedad del rendimiento. Desde una sociedad represiva, basada en la negatividad de las prohibiciones, hacia una sociedad de hiperactividad, sobre abundante en estímulos e información, basada en la positividad total. El verbo que define la sociedad del rendimiento no es "debo" sino "puedo"; el hombre actual se cree libre, pero paradójicamente vive en guerra consigo mismo. La sociedad del rendimiento, dice Han, engendra el dolor...