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No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday Spanish speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practising what you hear in the dialogues. Ideal preparation for travelling to Spain and Latin America.

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.

When it happened the first time, a blind-sided Pepe Ramos sold his Harlem market to Mafia Boss Benny Marino. His former employers in Havana, the Gold Brothers recommended he relocate to Glenside in Wilson County, Pennsylvania—a mob-free, midsized city in southeastern Pennsylvania. It worked for close to ten years. In mid-October 1980 two well-dressed strangers parked their black limo, entered Pepe’s Spanish Market, looked around, bought cigarettes, and left. Convinced that the Philadelphia Mafia had sent the two strangers on a recon mission, he determined not to let it happen twice. ...

Real Spanish people don’t speak like your textbook, so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning Method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn natural spoken Spanish in the process.

In A SHORT HISTORY OF GUATEMALA, Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr. (Ph.D., Tulane University, 1962) briefly synthesizes the exciting history of Guatemala from its ancient Maya heritage to the present. Based on nearly a half-century of research on the history of this Central American republic, the work highlights the political, economic,and social evolution of Guatemala, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With keen insight into the struggle for economic and social development since national independence in 1821, Woodward offers a new interpretation of the country's ...

The German Kriegsmarine commissioned more than 1100 U-boats over the course of the Second World War. Almost 800 of these boats were destroyed by the Allies during the war while more than 200 of the boats that remained were destroyed by their crews in the closing days of the conflict to prevent them from being captured by the enemy. This left a total of 156 U-boats that were eventually captured by the Allies. While some of the were divided up as war prizes between the UK, the USA and Russia, the vast majority were gathered together and destroyed during Operation Deadlight when they were ...

Do you want your kids to learn French? Look no further! This English-French bilingual book will definitely entertain and teach your kids French!

If you work in law enforcement and need to make yourself understood with Spanish-speakers, Spanish for Law Enforcement will provide you with the essential phrases to meet your needs. Learn words and phrases that relate to the most commonly encountered situations, without tedious grammar lessons.

Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji are embarking to England in the summer of 1894. Jim is hopeful the cruise will help Diana open up to him. Something is troubling her, and Jim is concerned. On their first evening, Jim meets an intriguing Spaniard, a fellow soldier with whom he finds an instant kinship. But within twenty-four hours, Don Juan Nepomuceno is murdered, his body discovered shortly after he asks rather urgently to see Jim.

Young Linguists lets kids learn essential language skills fast. That means short lessons to help kids stay engaged, and daily repetition to reinforce learning. We also narrow down vocabulary to the most-used words and phrases so that you are learning what you can apply. These books also included detailed sections on English on effective strategies for learning new languages and ideas to carry on learning and applying what you know once the course is complete. In addition, there are complete review sections for learning, comprehension and speaking repetition.

IDLE RICH is the entertaining account of one man’s attempt to turn over a new leaf in Spain. When lifelong underachiever Richie Bannister is offered free board and lodgings in a seaside resort on the south-western coast of Andalucia, he jumps at the chance to escape from the dull Lancashire town where he’s been stuck for the last forty-odd years. His host Peter, a retired photographer, turns out not to be the doddery old fellow he’s expecting to meet, but a man on a mission into which Richie finds himself inadvertently drawn. After his so-far aimless life, this new commitment proves ...

In the third part of Tony’s account we find him in southern France with his new sweetheart Sylvie. Despite having a lovely time in the Cévennes, a chance encounter with Arjan, a young Albanian exile and fellow camping aficionado, leads him across the Adriatic to a country he knows absolutely nothing about. *** Part Four is now available.***

When three friends get together to take an exploratory trip around northern Spain they each have their own agenda. For Diego it’s a journey of rediscovery after nine years in Lancashire, while Justin is just eager to take a break from his humdrum life. For Frank it’s a sober return to a country where he taught and caroused for fifteen years until he found himself back in Blackburn after an unexpected windfall. Frank desires to take his new hobby of film-making to the next level, while his pals hope that it won’t come to dominate their every waking hour. TAKE THREE is a light-hearted ...

¡Bienvenido a un viaje mágico y enriquecedor! Sorprenda a su pequeño explorador con "Las Increíbles Aventuras del Loro", una joya literaria diseñada para estimular su imaginación y despertar su deseo de explorar mundos mágicos. Las asombrosas ilustraciones no solo captarán su atención, sino que también despertarán la curiosidad del lector en ciernes, garantizando un viaje emocionante hacia el fascinante universo de la lectura. Este libro es una puerta de entrada a un universo cultural y espiritual, con una hermosa historia transmitida de generación en generación en la cultura ...

When it comes to mastering a foreign language, learning around your interests makes all the difference. But finding books designed for language learners can be hard! This book fixes that. For the first time, you’ll learn to improve your Spanish while hearing about the history of World War I. Told through manageable short chapters in intermediate Spanish, you’ll become confident in the words, phrases, and expressions you need to speak about the topics you care about.

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‘Making Friends – A Spanish Memoir’ is a book of reminiscences based on real people and events, commencing in the late summer of the year 2000. A humorous, informative and sometimes poignant account of a young Englishman’s discovery of a whole new world beyond the boundaries of the expat teaching community, his friendships with Antonio, Dominic, Pedrín and others at first complicate then enrich his life in the Spanish city of Murcia. In an account that takes us from seedy bars, through rock group rehearsals, to valiant attempts to help the eccentric and rather unstable Antonio sell...

¿Quién ha dicho que aprender un idioma es aburrido? Diviértete y desenvuélvete con el inglés en cualquier parte...en un restaurante, en el cine, en la farmacia, en la playa, en el baño ¡o donde sea! Alberto Alonso te presentará esas cosas que nadie te enseña y además con el estilo desenfado e incombustible que le caracteriza.

This audiobook takes the listener on a journey from what set the stage for war to the aftermaths that continue to impact each of the players in the present day. From the explosion that sank the USS Maine to the recent détente in Cuban-American relations, this audiobook describes the events and their consequences in a thorough yet concise manner that is enjoyable to listen to and packed with historical information.

Get fluent with Fluent Penguin language learning tools. Designed for self-taught language learners, Fluent Penguin picks up where Pimsleur and Rosetta Stone leave off. By exposing you to a wide variety of translated conversations in everyday situations, Fluent Penguin builds your vocabulary and intuitive recognition of grammar, sentence structure, and idiomatic phrases.