Dictionary of Spoken Spanish

A bilingual dictionary with 175,000 entries also offers cultural notes, background information on life in English- and Spanish-speaking countries, and verb tables.

This Spanish edition of Becky and Her Friends, by Rolando Hinojosa, is the latest novel in Hinojosa's Klail City Death Trip series which follows generations of Anglos and Mexicans in the fictional Rio Grande Valley town of Klail City, Texas. In this novel, however, Hinojosa focuses on a character who has previously not taken the limelight: the strong-willed, upwardly mobile Becky Escobar. Following her story, Hinojosa explores the world of Latinas: women's culture, language and spirit in the world of the Valley. Delightfully playful in narrative perspective, this story gives the reader a...

Trato hecho! is a “hands-on”, modular beginning to Spanish which stresses the features of Spanish needed for everyday communication and applies them immediately to realistic settings around the world. ¡Trato hecho! builds proficiency in and appreciation for the Spanish language, develops readers understanding of Hispanic cultures and their growing importance in the world and provides contexts that reinforce the usefulness of Spanish in today's economy, particularly in North America. The modular structure allows readers to test their abilities and apply new material in one module before...

Las cinco mujeres aqui reunidas: Maria Asunsolo, Consuelo Sunsin, Lupe Marin, Ninfa Santos y Machila Armida, cada una, en distintas epocas, fue un centro en la vida cultural del pais por el iman de su belleza, por la gracia de sus palabras y por la transgresion de su estilo de vida. Fabienne Bradu ha convocado a una conversacion en la que salen a la luz las historias publicas y privadas de estas mujeres y sus controversias.