Alonso: 371 books

Hablar de las bibliotecas aldeanas es hablar de los orígenes de los procesos bibliotecarios públicos en Colombia. Modernidad, civilización y cultura fueron los conceptos reunidos en la campaña de Cultura Aldeana y Rural, que planteó entre sus componentes la creación de bibliotecas en los pequeños corregimientos y municipios del país.

In March 1812, while Napoleon’s brother Joseph sat on the throne of Spain and the armies of France occupied much of the country, legislators elected from Spain and its overseas territories met in the Andalusian city of Cádiz. There, as the cornerstone of a government in exile, they drafted and...

Get on the Fast Track to Mastering the Spanish Grammar System! Confident use of grammar is an essential foundation for learning Spanish. Spanish Grammar Drills will help you lay this foundation through clear explanations and rigorous practice. Your language skills will be strengthened as you...

The great creator, the causeless cause, prior to all manifestation, they called Wiraqocha and intuitively related to the light. Only now, quantum physics reveals the mystery of light relative to its dual nature, wave or particle-and answers that have both. The understanding of the human being is made...

En este texto, se compilan aproximaciones a temas municipales y locales tan relevantes como mecanismos para el control del recaudo y la disminución de la evasión, la competitividad desde el punto de vista del impuesto de industria y comercio, así como temas de interés nacional, entre los que se...

This paper offers Algeria's recent experience with macroeconomic stabilization and systemic transformation from a centrally planned to a market economy. The analyses focuses on the period since 1994 when Algeria embarked on a comprehensive reform program that has benefitted from IMF support, first...

Aims to increase awareness about the specific circumstances of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) diversity. Based on a wide array of literature this volume provides a global vision of this reality, explaining the evolution of homosexuality during history and reasons why it has been considered a sin, an illness and a crime.

The book takes the reader through a fast but structured crash-course in quantitative finance, from theory to practice.If you are a quantitative analyst, risk manager, actuary, or a professional working in the field of quantitative finance and want a quick hands-on introduction to the pricing of financial...

Cada disciplina científica dispone de una jerga específica que a veces resulta incomprensible para los no iniciados en la materia, y el mundo de las finanzas no es una excepción. Sin embargo, ningún texto ha abordado de forma sistemática el estudio del lenguaje financiero. En esta obra se tratan...

This publication will teach you the basics of how to become a Seed Core Operator. With step by step guides and instructions, you will not only have a better understanding, but gain valuable knowledge of how to become a Seed Core Operator

"Our schools suck." This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. In cities across the nation, many students are trapped in under-funded, mismanaged and unsafe schools. Yet, a number of scholars and of public figures like Bill Cosby have...

This book deals with large-scale, systemic corruption, a phenomenon that it identifies as part of the political landscape in most, if not all, societies of the contemporary world. While the analysis is grounded in the political thought of earlier thinkers, especially Edmund Burke, and integrates the...

Identificar las distintas técnicas para la realización de tratamientos químicos aplicables a la piedra natural (enmasillado, envejecido, coloración y otros) identificando las máquinas, productos químicos y consumibles a utilizar y las técnicas y procedimientos a seguir. Aplicar los procedimientos...

How have women managed to break through the glass ceiling of the business world, and what management techniques do they employ once they ascend to the upper echelons of power? What difficult situations have these female business leaders faced, and what strategies have they used to resolve those challenges?    Junctures...