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A CURIOUS AFFAIR is the funny, heart-warming account of an unlikely liaison between a restless Englishwoman and an enigmatic Andalusian man. Thoroughly fed up of commuting to her high-flying job in London, 44-year-old Claire Hadland decides to ditch both her unfaithful husband and her marketing career and spend some time abroad. On her arrival in Guardo, a small northern town, she sets about brushing up her Spanish and making friends, but during a visit to a tiny mountain hamlet she meets Daniel, a rather peculiar man from the south who has as little reason to be in rural Palencia as ...

ESCAPE TO EXTREMADURA is the candid, entertaining account of a middle-aged Lancastrian’s move to a small town in one of the least populated areas of Spain. After fate brings Brian and Mónica together in a café in Clitheroe, love blossoms and they begin to make plans for the future. His hasty retirement from a long career at a Lancaster furniture company precedes their flight to Llerena, Mónica’s home town, where her pious mother and unruly father await them expectantly. Don Andrés, the ailing patriarch of their ever-expanding family, welcomes the Englishman with open arms, while ...

Expert language teacher Mark Frobose talks you through the program in English while several trained native Latin American Spanish speakers teach you conversational Spanish the way it is really spoken. This highly acclaimed method is so easy and so fast that you'll be speaking Spanish within minutes of receiving your program and enjoying the process.

Earworms Rapid Spanish (for latin America) Volume3. As well as another lexically rich, immediately useful set of words and phrases, this volume will give you an insight into many of the core structures of the language, allowing you more scope to mix and match the vocabulary you already know. Effortless, enjoyable, fast and effective language learning through music. Essential phrases for your trip abroad. Words anchored deeply into your memory by gentle repetition to music.

For high-beginner to low-intermediate learners. Master Spanish object pronouns (such as me, te, lo, la, nos, os, etc.) in the next 30 days, with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one section per day, complete the exercises and watch as one of the trickiest parts of becoming fluent in Spanish falls into place and improves your speech without a hitch! With 30-Day Mastery: Perfect Object Pronouns you'll learn through example and context, just like native speakers do!

For three crucial years in the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War dominated headlines in America and around the world as volunteers flooded to Spain to help its democratic government fight off a fascist uprising led by Francisco Franco and aided by Hitler and Mussolini. Today we're accustomed to remembering the war through Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Robert Capa's photographs. But Adam Hochschild has discovered some less familiar yet far more compelling characters who reveal the full tragedy and importance of the war.

A course in Spanish for young learners to understand basic Spanish and improve their pronunciation through games and exercises. The audiobook features a lot of Spanish songs to help improve pronunciation and as a fun way to learn new words, together with games and vocabulary exercises, covering vocabulary that you can easily put to use. The course includes 10 learning modules of about 10 minutes each, and then four larger review modules that let you practice all the material and songs in the course.

SPIKE IN SPAIN is the light-hearted story of a peculiar Lancastrian’s relocation to a small town at the foot of the Alicante mountains. An obsessive cyclist and the bane of his long-suffering wife’s life, Spike finds himself booted out of the family home and consigned to a grotty terraced house in Colne. Believing, incorrectly, that an old clubmate has invited him to stay at his Spanish retreat, a spell of lateral thinking by the cycling club president, Pete, leads to Spike’s flight to his old pal Mike’s house instead. As the charitable Mike has already rescued three donkeys and a ...

Become fluent in Spanish - while you sleep! Your mind is a remarkable work of art, and believe it or not, you can learn from the comfort of your own bed without paying for expensive courses or giving up hours of your precious free time. When listening to this comprehensive audiobook, you will be immersed in the sounds of relaxing music while hearing key Spanish phrases. First, each new word or expression will be stated in English, then in Spanish, and then repeated.

The term “Reconquista” is a Spanish word transferred to the English language to represent the nearly 800 years in which the Moors and Christians struggled against one another for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Reconquista: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Moors and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula examines the events that shaped the modern history of Spain and Portugal, as well as the ramifications.

Amid the many catastrophes of the 20th century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the layperson alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social, and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic and international context of the war for a general audience. In addition to tracing the course of war, the book locates the war's origins in the cumulative social and cultural anxieties provoked by a process of rapid, uneven, and accelerating modernism taking place all over Europe.

The Conversational Spanish audio series complements beginner Spanish learning programs, and works by improving listening comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammatical skills through listen-and-repeat style active learning sessions. Basic familiarity with elementary Spanish is recommended for best results.

Embark on an extraordinary journey of language mastery with...A meticulously curated collection designed exclusively for Advanced Spanish learners. This book combines the joy of reading with the rigor of language learning, presenting engaging narratives that reflect everyday life while seamlessly integrating advanced vocabulary and complex phrases.

The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35,000 volunteers from 61 countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler and Mussolini. Ill-equipped and disorderly, yet fuelled by a shared sense of purpose and potential glory, disparate groups of idealistic young men and women banded together to form a volunteer army.

Learn basic Spanish the right way! These 15 easy steps will show you how to learn fast! Do you want to learn Spanish? Are you traveling and looking to hone your basic Spanish-speaking skills? Are you a student looking to get a boost in your knowledge of the Spanish language? Or do you just have a passion and desire to learn a new language? Whatever your motivation is to learn Spanish, following a step-by-step guide is critical to helping you learn fast!

Comenzar a hablar en inglés no tiene por qué ser tan difícil. De hecho, con las herramientas de este libro, verás que es mucho más sencillo de lo que parece. En Aprender inglés para adultos principiantes ¡Guía completa para hablar inglés en 30 días! encontrarás los elementos básicos para hablar inglés de una forma simple y entretenida. Este libro está lleno de ejemplos y ejercicios, para que puedas poner automáticamente en práctica los conocimientos que adquieres. Además, te brindaremos el vocabulario necesario para que te sientas cómodo en cualquier situación.

In A CASTILIAN ADVENTURE former teacher Jane Holden relates the story of her move to northern Spain. At fifty-seven she feels that life may be passing her by, so she decides to put her Spanish studies into practice and sets off on an open-ended trip in order to immerse herself in another culture. Starting in Madrid and intending to tour Castile and León, she soon decides to go with the flow and allow new friendships to influence her eventual destination. This amusing and informative account is a must-read for all those interested in the possibilities Spain offers away from the crowded coast.

EPISODES 373 & 374: In 1920, a Cambridge student of English literature wakes up in the hospital, surviving a deadly street accident. Slowly recalling what happened, he reevaluates the meaning of life from every angle. Arguing with himself, he begins to realize that his thoughts aren’t his own. Had he lost his mind? Or is this something beyond comprehension? (PG-13)

This book is a translation of the Spanish-language original by Horacio Quiroga entitled Cuentos de la Selva. Collect children's stories that frame the author's experiences in his native Uruguay, telling stories around some animals of the local fauna, such as the yacaré, the ura, the coatis among others.

Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Absolute Beginner Spanish, Volume 2, a completely new way to learn Spanish with ease! Absolute Beginner Spanish, Volume 2 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 Spanish friends.