Competencias digitales para el profesorado universitario

En este libro, entre otras muchas cosas, encontrará: - Los monstruos en la historia: adorados como dioses y temidos como diablos. - Joseph Merrick: la increíble vida del "Hombre Elefante". - Hombres-lobo: los verdaderos licántropos. - Enigma y realidad de los gigantes. - Cuando los "monstruos humanos" se exhibían en las ferias. - Hermanos siameses, parásitos y fetus in fetu. - Cíclopes, sirénidos y otras anomalías a la luz de la ciencia. - Seres extraordinarios que alcanzaron la celebridad. - Documentos y fotografías impactantes.

What did people use to buy things before money was invented? Where is money made? Find out in this inviting book that informs readers about coins, paper money, the Federal Reserve, exchange rates, and checking accounts. Featuring a timeline of money's history, detailed photos, stimulating facts, clear, informational text, and a glossary that will assist in improving vocabulary, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers engaged from cover to cover.

Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts--austerity--to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten our belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private...

Have you ever wondered where inventors get some of their ideas? This answer may surprise you: sometimes the inspiration comes from plants! Learn how some tiny plants have made a huge difference in the world.