CD9. Nuestra historia

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Frances Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around them. After 25 hours, the fighting ceased and Key peered through the clearing smoke, looking for some sign as to the outcome of the battle. Was the American flag still flying? His wartime experience inspired Key to write a poem, which was later set to music and became America’s national anthem. This book tells the story of the inspiration behind our national anthem, which helped transform the flag into a...

En medio de la naturaleza descansaba una piedra. Y la piedra era muchas cosas, dependiendo de quién la miraba y visitaba. Podía ser un refugio o esconder mortales peligros. Podía ser un lugar de reunión o un trono para sentarse. Podía ser infranqueable o insignificante. Pero lo importante es que ahí donde descansaba, pasaba la vida. En este álbum ilustrado que recuerda a autores como Lane Smith o Philip C. Stead, Brendan Wenzel permite que la naturaleza fluya alrededor de una única piedra y convierte su poema en una pasarela exquisita de animales, plantas, estaciones y cambios de...

You re growing up and your body is changing. If you re a girl, you re likely experiencing the start of menstruation, your breasts are making themselves known, and you re noticing new hair that you might want to be rid of. If you re a boy, you may be experiencing something strange as you sleep, or sweating a lot and not wanting to shower. This book is a complete guide to the terrible and marvelous world of puberty."

Charles Taylor es probablemente -junto a su amigo e interlocutor, Jürgen Habermas- uno de los filósofos más influyentes de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Ágil, vivaz y enérgico, su pensamiento forma parte de los grandes clásicos de la historia del pensamiento filosófico occidental. Su naturaleza comprometida -que le llevó a participar en la política quebequense en su juventud- y su significativa contribución -no siempre justamente comprendida- en el debate entre comunitarismo y liberalismo en la década de los noventa contribuyeron a que Taylor fuese identificando como uno de los...