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The year after defeating the Spanish Armada, England retaliates. The expedition to Portugal sets out to destroy what remains of Spain's Atlantic fleet, drive the Spanish out of Portugal, put the claimant Dom Antonio of Aviz on the throne, and seize the Azores. But from the time the English fleet, led by Drake and Norreys, reaches Plymouth, things start to go wrong. Christoval Alvarez, sent to carry out two missions by Walsingham, has a more important private plan in mind.

This exciting and engaging collection of stories is the perfect way to learn Portuguese while immersing yourself in the fascinating culture and traditions of these amazing countries.

Do you want to travel, and get there when you need it? This book is the easy solution for a difficult problem: How to understand and be understood when you travel to Portuguese-speaking countries.

If you speak Portuguese, focus your English learning on the most frequently used English idioms. This book provides the 100 English idioms you need to get around when traveling or interacting with English speakers.

It is generally said that there is nothing better when it comes to learning a language than to live in it, to surround yourself with it, to throw yourself into that adventure, and just try your best to deliver your message, to find your voice, and understand others. That is exactly what Portuguese Short Stories for Beginners tries to do. It presents the listener with nine short stories that, although not long enough to become boring or dull, have the sufficient length to engage and captivate the listener, whilst displaying fluent and natural Portuguese dialogue.

The irresistible wit and charm of Alexander McCall Smith's New York Times best-selling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series has won over countless fans. The same subtle humor and enchanting characterizations are full on display in At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances, the third entertaining novella starring Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld.

Santiago: I’m young, single, and taking on the business left to me when my father died. I learned from the best and was ready to lead with the help of my brothers, but I didn’t expect a promise my father made twenty years earlier would change my life. I’m left with life-changing decisions to make and challenges to overcome. Nothing or no one will get in my way. I will not let my family down. Amelia: I’m recently a college graduate with an accounting degree and still living at home. I’m trying to figure out what to do with my life until it all comes crashing down. My father has ...

Portuguese Water Dog Training. Are You Ready to Bone Up and Easily Train Your Portuguese Water Dog? Because, this Portuguese Water Dog Training Book begins From the Car Ride Home. Like, now. When it counts. When it matters to you, your pup, and your family, from Day One. Today. Day one makes the success difference in training your Portuguese Water Dog. From the car ride home is the critical moment to begin communicating with your dog at your pup’s level. There’s a name for it too. It’s called ‘Dogmanship,’ and your dog craves it. Fact, it’s the key difference in the Bone-Up dog ...

Although generally considered one of Portugal's greatest poets, Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (1888-1935) published but one book in Portuguese in his lifetime. That book, Message (Portuguese Mensagem), the esoteric epic at which he labored sporadically for more than 20 years before finally publishing it in the year prior to his death, is undoubtedly essential to an understanding of Pessoa's poetic vision, yet it remains, at least in the English-speaking world, relatively unknown and unread.

This is the diary of an English girl who falls in love with an eligible young Portuguese, Afonso. The bride recounts, vividly and hilariously, her and her mother's plans for an English country wedding, how they dealt with Uncle George (The Head of the Family), and their success in making sure that on her wedding day the church was filled with music and flowers (both officially banned due to the “mixed” marriage of a Catholic bridegroom and a Church of England bride). She subsequently finds herself living on a horse-rearing estate in a rural part of Portugal, coping with a truculent cook and a primitive kitchen....

Mysterious exes, a nosy neighbour... and Interpol at her door. Anjali’s life is one hot mess. Interpol insists the Joshi charity clinic in Goa is a front for criminal activity no matter what Dr Anjali Joshi thinks of the ridiculous idea. Her busybody neighbour makes things worse by spreading rumours about Anjali’s lack of mental marbles and her... er... questionable morals. She goes to the beach café only for a little reprieve. Except she stumbles into Joe. Anjali never expected to see her brooding ex from college who vanished years ago without a single word to her. She doesn’t have ...

English for Brazilian Portuguese Speakers Phase 1, Units 26-30 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation.

In this beginner-level Audiobook, you will master over 25 common sentence patterns across 25 simple lessons. By the end, you'll be able to ask common questions and answer them in your own way, all while acquiring over 100 Portuguese words. Most importantly, you'll be able to have real conversations in various social situations. How, you may ask? Each lesson introduces a new conversation reflecting a real-world situation, including casual chats between friends as well as dialogues in more formal settings.

The Portuguese Inquisition: The History of the Portuguese Empire’s Religious Persecution of Non-Christians in Portugal and Asia looks at how the Inquisition came to be and how people were persecuted by it over the course of several centuries. You will learn about the Portuguese Inquisition like never before.

Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Portuguese fast? Have you tried endless other ways of learning Portuguese but nothing seems to stick? Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to "forget most of what you've studied" and discover something which works for you? If so, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, Portuguese is easier than it seems. Not only will this book give you the basic grammar rules, but also many fun phrases for you to practice.

Um guia completo de conversação para se comunicar no dia a dia em viagens, reuniões de negócios, entrevistas e outras situações. Inclui 61 diálogos situacionais.

By the mid-15th century, the Byzantine Empire had collapsed and the various Crusades that had taken place in the region had largely disrupted the overland routes of the Silk Road and trade. Compounding the difficulties of trade was the rise of the Ottoman Empire in place of the Byzantines and the outbreak of the Black Death in Europe. This audiobook chronicles the early efforts by the Portuguese that helped initiate the Age of Exploration, and the ramifications the colonization had across the world.

The invading Roman Army has one goal, the complete destruction of Jerusalem and all her people. One boy from the desert in Negev, a shepherd’s son bullied by his friends, ridiculed by his tribal equals. But he has a dream, a dream that haunts him every night. He wants to learn to read and write. To become a scribe. That way when he is a tribal elder no one would dare bully his children. So starts his journey through unimaginable misery, cruelty and survival to plan the most daring intrigue ever, right under the Roam Army’s nose, to remove the scrolls and religious artifacts from the ...

As a Portuguese teacher for foreigners, working with people from around the world, I have identified and made it easy to learn the most common irregular verbs in Brazilian Portuguese. In this book, you will learn how to conjugate, use, and pronounce 50 irregular verbs in Brazilian Portuguese.

Start speaking Brazilian Portuguese in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Survival Phrases - Brazilian Portuguese, a completely. new way to travel with confidence! Survival Phrases - Brazilian Portuguese will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your friends, travel companions, and people you meet along the way