Jacques Cousteau

If we could take a trip to the center of the Earth, what would we find? In this amazing book readers can do just that with the help of a special ship that can handle the extreme heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s crust. Digging through a few miles of the crust is just the start of the nearly 4,000-mile journey to Earth’s core. Readers might be surprised to find that not all of the trip is through solid rock, as the intense heat does strange and amazing things to the material that makes up our planet!

All Spanish Prepositions This book is intended to explain how to use the 23 prepositions existing in the Spanish language to students of Spanish as a second language or to Spanish native speakers who want to acquire, refresh or improve their knowledge on this topic. Studying prepositions in any language is one of the hardest tasks because there are several rules to follow as well as some exceptions. The various rule categories are explained for each preposition along with numerous examples. These examples cover different contexts to give the reader multiple usage options of the language...

La muy interesante historia del bribón español Pedro Chamijo, “el falso Inca”, toma en la pluma de Roberto Payró un simpático tono que no por eso oculta por completo la tragedia que para las tribus nativas sudamericanas representaron la ignorancia y brutalidad de los conquistadores españoles, sumada a su propia torpeza política. Escrita con agilidad y humor, esta es la historia acerca de la leyenda del Gran Paitití, el Gran Padre Blanco custodio de la ciudad creada por los Incas para refugio contra los extranjeros, que según antiguas tradiciones se apoderarían del país, y su rol ...

Describes how the rig was built, how it stands out in the water, and how much drilling it does in a day.