La verdad sobre las mentiras

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...

LOVE In The Taming of the Shrew, Katharina learns to love Petruchio only after she has learnt to be an obedient wife. Romeo and Juliet’s love is destined to end in tragedy. In Twelfth Night, love is romantic but also painful, while in Othello love turns into jealousy. And in the final story, Antony and Cleopatra’s passionate love has tragic consequences. Dossiers: The Life of William Shakespeare Courtship and Marriage in Elizabethan Times

El subjuntivo 2 provides insight into the more complex functions of the subjunctive in Spanish. Each lesson is presented in context, allowing students to discover grammar functions organically. The grammar books of Colección Paso a paso are appropriate for both the self-directed student who wants to focus on grammar outside of the classroom, and the teacher who is looking for new techniques in grammar instruction. Topics are presented intuitively and in manageable segments, and language skills are arranged by level of difficulty.

Designed for use in advanced composition courses, this text helps students develop abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors and minors. This revision responds to the growing interest in the development of functional, purposeful language skills, to the findings of writing research, and to the helpful reactions of those who have used this best-selling textbook throughout the years..