A killing in the city - formato ePub

¿Pueden las escuelas hacer todo lo que les pedimos? ¿Son el mejor medio para el aprendizaje? ¿Cuáles podrían ser otros o mejores medios? Entre otras cuestiones, esto se pregunta John Holt al analizar...

En tan sólo un puñado de décadas se han logrado avances importantes en cuestión de los derechos de la infancia, pero, a la vez, se han perdido otros. Los niños viven ahora en un terreno hiper protegido....

Kendall could just see the television screen. There was a photograph of Governor Frank Reynolds. Across the bottom of the screen the ticker tape announced in large black letters 'Governor Reynolds Murdered'....

“Era para ser uma peça de atuação”, disse Whittaker. “Mas quando alguém é morto a tiros, no palco em frente a uma platéia, isso se torna um ato de assassinato.”  

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اسمى هو دانيلز, جاك دانيلز – مثل الشراب اتعلم. انا محقق خاص. و لا استطيع التوقف عن حشر انفى فى شئون الأخرين. هذا ما افعله. تعتاد على ذلك. تصبح طريق حياتك تقريباً, بعد فترة تصبح طبيعية بالنسبة لك, تلقائية,...

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Kendall could just see the television screen. There was a photograph of Governor Frank Reynolds. Across the bottom of the screen the ticker tape read "Governor Reynolds murdered". The voice over was filling...

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Whittaker passed the drinks over. “Anyway, it seems that he’s got himself into a bit of bother,” he continued. “A very serious bit of bother.”“Bother?” repeated Kendall.Whittaker heaved a sigh. “Yes you...

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Follow the bank of the Koitogawa river until you reach the beach. From there a path of white seashells will lead you to the Chibineko Kitchen. Step inside, they'll be expecting you. These are the directions...

On a cold winter evening in a secluded fjord in Iceland, a neighbour visits the house of a family that has not been seen in a week. No one comes to the door when he knocks. After breaking down the back...

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