Algoritmos: la base de la programación de computadoras (Algorithms: The Building Blocks of Computer Programming)

Describes where fossil fuels come from, their uses and forms, the harm they cause to the environment, and sources of renewable energy.

Looks at the accomplishments and important players from the history of the Brazil National Soccer Team.

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

Está oscuro en el norte de Suecia y una tormenta de nieve azota el lago helado de Torneträsk. Buscando cobijo del frío mortal, un pescador encuentra el cadáver de una joven en una cabaña. La víctima es Inna Wattrang, una ejecutiva ejemplar de la empresa minera Kallis Mining. Anna-Maria Mella, la inspectora encargada del caso, necesita la ayudade un experto en leyes, y conoce al mejor: Rebecka Martinsson. Juntas inician una investigación a dos bandas que parece revelar una siniestra relación entre el entorno de la víctima y el dueño de la compañía.Åsa Larsson es ya una de las...

Although we rarely consider it today, it was remarkable that the small forces of the American colonies were the victors of the American Revolution. After all, England was the most powerful nation in the world at that time. This entertaining volume, an appealing way to present the important facts surrounding the Revolution, takes readers into the biographies of the Founding Fathers as well as George III and his advisors. The crucial events and decisions that ultimately led to England's loss are presented in an accessible narrative that will appeal to young historians and Revolutionary War...