Jólabókaflóð
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Jólabókaflóð

For the past 75 years, Icelanders have gifted books to family and friends on Christmas Eve for Jólabókaflóð. Jólabókaflóð literally translates as “Book Flood,” and it’s an appropriate holiday for Iceland. Iceland is the third most literate county in the world, and has more published authors per capita than any other country. Many of these…

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Hot Off The Press: Teen Non-Fiction

Bill nye’s great big world of science by Nye, Bill. Science educator, TV host, and New York Times–bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects—physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, global warming, and more—this profusely illustrated book covers the basic…

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[1] La Carta de los oligarcas (T. Kuhner)

“Toda sociedad tiene sus reglas sobre la toma de decisiones colectiva y el régimen de propiedad; y en la mayor parte de la historia, esas reglas han estado entrelazadas. La aristocracia, el esclavismo, el feudalismo y la servidumbre asalariada han mostrado cómo la posición de las personas en el régimen político puede verse afectada, si no determinada, por su posición en el régimen de propiedad. Lamentablemente, la política ha seguido a la propiedad.” (Kuhner)