La magia de las velas

One of the core authors of the '60s boom in Latin American fiction, Julio Cortázar made a contribution of international importance to the development of the short story as a literary form. This collection spans his writing career and includes La Noche Boca Arriba and Final del Juego (1956), Las Babas del Diablo (1959), La Isla a Mediodia (1966), Recortes de Prensa and Queremos Tanto a Glenda (1981) and Botella al Mar (1982). Of the seven stories, some are famous examples of his contribution to the genre of 'fantastic' literature, while others demonstrate his social and political concerns....

Recounts the life and career of the Dominican slugger who sought the home run-hitting record, and discusses Dominican baseball and the previous and new record holders

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The highly successful intermediate Spanish three volume program provides instructors with a wealth of materials unified in content and offering a variety of teaching and learning options for successful outcomes. Students benefit from the abundant grammar and conversation practice in all three volumes, and learn to approach a topic or issue from multiple viewpoints. Conversacion y repaso is the grammar and conversational text designed to be used with one or both of the accompanying readers, Civilizacion y cultura and Literatura y arte. The purpose of the text is to review and expand upon the...