Enseñar una lengua extranjera es siempre un desafío. Es mucho más fácil cuando a los estudiantes les encantan los materiales que se utilizan para enseñarles. No muchos libros están escritos por lectores jóvenes de secundaria. Esperamos que a sus estudiantes les guste aprender con estos libros bilingües.
Alabanza de cómo hablar con loco ""Un raro y honesto relato de la manía, la depresión y la psicosis ... el libro para leer si quieres entender el sufrimiento de las personas con enfermedades mentales y el valor crudo que una mujer puede reunir. Donna lucha financieramente, socialmente, sexualmente y espiritualmente para encontrar la paz de los minions del infierno que habitan su mente. "" - Katherine Tapley-Milton, autora de Mind Full of Scorpions.
Nellie Campobello, a prominent Mexican writer and "novelist of the Revolution," played an important role in Mexico's cultural renaissance in the 1920s and early 1930s, along with such writers as Rafael Muñoz and Gregorio López y Fuentes and artists Diego Rivera, Orozco, and others. Her two novellas, Cartucho (first published in 1931) and My Mother's Hands (first published as Las manos de Mamá in 1938), are autobiographical evocations of a childhood spent amidst the violence and turmoil of the Revolution in Mexico. Campobello's memories of the Revolution in the north of Mexico, where Pancho Villa was a popular hero and a personal friend of her family, show not only the stark realism of Cartucho but also the tender lyricism of My Mother's Hands. They are noteworthy, too, as a first-person account of the female experience in the early years of the Mexican Revolution and unique in their presentation of events from a child's perspective.
The day that Gillese Blondet turned 50, she vowed to herself that not only will she confess her age, but she would share all her secrets that confirm the following: YES, 50 is the new 30. I am 50... So What? Is the manual to get you to your mid-life feeling successful, made, beautiful in control and, above all, enjoy what you are and not grieve over what has not been. The day that Gillese Blondet turned 50, she vowed to herself that not only will she confess her age, but she would share all her secrets that confirm the following: YES, 50 is the new 30. This book is a friendly reminder that no botox will fix the wrinkles of the soul. Giselle, one of the most beloved women in the Hispanic market, takes us through the highlights of her life and the lives of powerful Latinas in their fifties who have not only achieved success in that dreaded age, but even have the luxury of having known the true love at 50. Because in this book, Blondet also shows us that in the game of love, the champion doesn't come first, but last. Funny, human, inspiring and full of anecdotes, I am 50 ... so what? Is an injection of energy for girls who want to reach that age as Giselle Blondet, and a foothold for ...
In a post-apocalyptic earth, a group of teenagers are forced to embark on a dangerous quest, upon witnessing a world-changing event in their first mission outside the kingdom Olympus. They quickly learn that this occurrence is capable of ending The Age of Zombies, however, their oppressors soon obtain news of this incident as well. These teens must combat the undead army, the world government's elite enforcers, bandits searching for easy targets, and most deadly of all, each other in their perilous adventure for safety and answers around The New World!
Faith and love in Tibet is a novel of moral defiance, three Tibetan Buddhist monks face the pain of seeing their millennial culture fall, the Dalai Lama's escape and the prohibition of their religion by the Chinese communists. Samye, Shakya y Dusum have to choose between fulfilling his faith or to live the passions of his youth. “When I converted to Buddhism, I made many Tibetan friendship, some children who left Tibet with the Dalai, Lama; others, just a few years ago managed to evade the snipers of Lhasa City, they have some extraordinary experiences to tell, I decided to start with this one, said the author”.
El derrumbamiento del movimiento moderno en las artes ha suscitado un asombroso repertorio de respuestas artísticas y críticas. Los veinticinco ensayos que recoge Arte después de la modernidad proporcionan una perspectiva general de las direcciones más interesantes que han seguido el arte y la crítica recientes, al abordar temas como el declive de la ideología moderna en las artes o la emergencia de una amplia gama de prácticas artísticas posmodernas. las corrientes actuales en pintura, cine, vídeo y fotografía. las investigaciones de artistas pertenecientes al ámbito de las artes plásticas en torno a los medios de comunicación y el tipo de imágenes que emplean. o la dinámica del tejido social en el que se produce y se difunde el arte. Esta compilación es una guía indispensable para comprender tanto las ideas como los temas que animan el arte contemporáneo, ese giro cultural de gran alcance que se ha dado en llamar posmodernidad.
Resisting the onslaught of gringos coming to live in their southwestern border town, Bale & Maggie develop a friendship based on their common struggle. Where they differ is in the possibilities for each of their futures: his, closed by poverty & family tragedy; hers, opened by her relationship with her grandmother, Adela Sewa. A Yaqui Indian, she teaches Maggie the ways of the land & her own form of spirituality as tools for survival. Her stories, or cuentos, of the old days reach back into the nineteenth century, illuminating a way of life that has disappeared but can still provide hope & continuity to a displaced people.
Aldama (English, University of Colorado) presents unpublished short fiction, poetry, and essays by Islas (1938-1991), a gay Chicano writer best known for his novels The Rain God and Migrant Souls. An introduction discusses Islas' poetic form and narrative technique and his place in Chicano literature, and a chronology outlines major events in his life. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
DREAMer: a young visionary, an undocumented immigrant, who wants to achieve the American Dream. As of August 2016 it was estimated that some 35 million Mexicans were living in the United States, 23.5 million of whom were born in the United States and 11.5 million in Mexico. Of the latter, only 5 million are undocumented and of them, 1.3 million are considered DREAMers: young people who were taken to the United States by their parents when they were children, who grew up and were educated in this country, and who -because of their illegal status- face daunting obstacles to develop professionally. This, however, does not prevent them from dreaming. In We the DREAMers, Josefina Vázquez Mota explores the laws and statistics, and above all highlights the narratives and emotions behind the life stories of these DREAMers whose only objectiveis to fulfill their dreams. Their testimonies offer a kaleidoscope of viewpoints, pinpointing many obstacles. Nevertheless, they are voices of young people who have not given up; instead they have created or joined activist groups alongside many other people who, like them, just want to be heard and acknowledged. This volume introduces you to some of ...
Success-it's something everyone hopes for but few have the fortitude and endurance necessary to achieve it, especially when confronted by one adversity after another. Lupe Cordoba knows that hard work and determination are the traits necessary to achieve success, and she used these strong personal qualities to rise to her position as a nationally acclaimed restaurateur. Cordoba seemed to encounter nothing but hardships and obstacles throughout her life, and in La Morenita: The Story of Lupe Cordoba, she candidly illustrates how her life developed from an idyllic childhood in a small Mexican town to the collapse of her marriage after succeeding in reaching America with her three small children. Perseverance and clever thinking carried Cordoba from the plight of sleeping in her car to opening her first restaurant to preparing hors d'oeuvres for a party for President Clinton. While conveying her talent for balancing romance, motherhood, and business in her life, Cordoba offers frank advice for others in her position and presents intimate portraits of her family and friends and the lives they endured to reach their current plateau. La Morenita delivers the compelling story of one...
Este libro es un estudio de la censura y recepción que las obras de Ernest Hemingway tuvieron en España. En el primer capítulo se demuestra que, al escribir «Por quién doblan las campanas», Hemingway se alineaba con la política cultural de la Alianza de Intelectuales Antifascistas para la Defensa de la Cultura. Se ofrece, además, un análisis alegórico de la novela para demostrar cómo el texto se parece a las alegorías de Alberti. El segundo capítulo resume la crítica española sobre las obras de Hemingway. Se presta atención especial a las reseñas anticipadas que se publicaron en España antes de que sus libros aparecieran en el país. Cinco de los siete capítulos de este libro son el resultado de investigaciones realizadas en el Archivo General de la Administración de Alcalá de Henares. El tercer capítulo es un resumen de los expedientes compilados por los censores españoles sobre las obras de Hemingway publicadas en España durante el régimen de Franco. El cuarto capítulo comenta el expediente que los censores franquistas compilaron sobre el libro «Hemingway, entre la vida y la muerte», del autor español José Luis Castillo-Puche. Este capítulo...
Basada en una noticia real que apareció en un periódico, Federico García Lorca escribe una pieza magistral, Bodas de Sangre, en la que la pasión convierte el amor y el honor familiar en lujuria y deslealtad el mismo día de la boda de dos grandes fortunas. Based on a real piece of news that appeared at a newspaper, Bodas de Sangre by Federico García Lorca is a masterly play in which passion turns love and family honour into lust and disloyalty the same day of the wedding of two great fortunes.
Through its examination of the relationship between a single inmigrant mother and her son, In the Name of the Son offers a perspective on the lives of hispanic american immigrants, and of the social, political and economic upheavals that shook the U.S. and Mexico at the beginning of the 21st Century. This novel narrates the internal conflict of a Young man trying to ascertain his father ́s identity, who will ultimately uncover the unexpectedly violent and disturbing truth of his origins. His search leads him into a labyrinth full of mirrors, where he finds his own image changing at every step. His journey is also marked by the conflicts that have shaken the world the first years of the 21st century, including the fight against armed extremists, terrorism and the attack that destroyed the Twin Towers in New York City.
Spracklin is already being hounded by Internal Affairs officers when the headless body of a hippie heiress is found in Golden Gate Park. Now he must solve the high-profile murder while fighting off the IA probe, which is targeting not only Spracklin but also Marie. One misstep could result in Marie facing a murder charge. A Hitman on Haight Street follows Spracklin as he shields his daughter from the SFPD and searches Haight-Ashbury for the heiress’s killer. The second book in the Haight Mystery series is a dark page-turner set against the counterculture of the 1960s. Praise for Book 1 in Haight Mystery Series: “The Haight is a fabulous book!” – Pamela Callow, author of the Kate Lange Thriller Series “Highly recommended.” – Ken McGoogan, author and adventurer
As the Mexican golden eagle is raised and prepared by its parents to go out south in search of a magical moment where a new nation would take place, after the accomplishment of this journey, some nasty snakes kill his parents in an effort to kill him to prevent this magical moment from happening. Having experienced this nasty event, the eagle swears revenge and takes a flight to the south. The snakes realize that this eagle is still alive and team up with a big flock of bloodthirsty scavengers and, flying on top of them, head south to stop this eagle. Parallel to this eagle’s journey, the Aztecs too have to head over to the south in pursuit of this magical moment where an eagle has to be on top of a nopal devouring a serpent. There is where their empire and Tenochtitlan would be built. Both know that this is a god’s mandate and they have to do it even at the risk of their lives, for if they fail, a spell could fall on them forever.
La Biblia bilingüeNLT/NTV provee los textos de la Nueva Traducción Viviente en español y de la New Living Translation en inglés en un formato paralelo. Estas dos traducciones excepcionales de la Biblia presentan la Palabra de Dios de una manera precisa y fiel, usando un lenguaje claro, cálido y de fácil comprensión que le hablará directamente al corazón. Ahora totalmente revisada y actualizada, sus características incluyen: Página de presentación Plan de lectura de 365 días Tabla de pesos y medidas Tres mapas a todo color The Bilingual BibleNLT/NTV provides the texts of the New Living Translation in English and the Nueva Traducción Viviente in Spanish in a parallel format. These two wonderful translations present God's Word accurately and faithfully in warm, inviting, and easy-to-understand language that will speak straight to your heart. Now completely revised and updated, its features include: Presentation Page 365-day Reading Plan Table of Weights and Measures Three full-color maps
The Vulgarity of Democracy explores key aesthetics and affective aspects of democracy via a visual ethnographic exploration of political pornography and the public uses of machismo to construct agendas for popular redemption in Guayaquil, Ecuador, during the 1980s. This period was the beginning of a highly conflictive social process as a result of the imposition of neoliberal policies. Its focus is on the life and work of Pancho Jaime (1946-1989), the most controversial and widely known rock promoter and independent journalist. Between 1984 and his assassination in 1989, Jaime's underground publications used in-depth investigation as well as gossip, pornographic cartoons, and obscene language to comment on democracy and the corruption of political elites. Jaime's strategy was to denounce the conduct of powerful figures in public office, and caricaturize their deformed bodies as indexes of their supposedly "deviant" sexuality. Following contemporary and comparative discussions on the political economy of images, and the materiality of image-objects, X. Andrade analyzes the production, circulation, and consumption of Pancho Jaime's political magazines, audience responses to...
Writers, publishers, readers and scholars have stopped apologising for the short story: the genre is no longer a bad investment, a trial-exercise for a novel or a minor entertainment, as demonstrated by exceptional writers with an almost exclusive dedication to it, such as Jorge Luis Borges, Alice Munro, Quim Monzó or Cristina Fernández Cubas. With deep roots in classic and medieval literatures, and great achievements in the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries, the genre of the short story, which benefits from the linguistic tightness of poetry and the narrative comforts of the novel, has finally been recognised as having a (hybrid) identity of its own. This volume re-edits and expands a previous bilingual collection published in 1997. The first edition included stories by twelve writers: Pilar Cibreiro, Cristina Fernández Cubas, Paloma Díaz-Mas, Adelaida García Morales, Lourdes Ortiz, Laura Freixas, Marina Mayoral, Mercedes Abad, Rosa Montero, Maruja Torres, Soledad Puértolas and María Eugenia Salaverri. The present edition adds another four: Nuria Amat, Juana Salabert, Luisa Castro and Berta Marsé. The stories gathered in this second edition were written between 1980 and ...
This authentic diary, kept by a Viennese schoolgirl when she was eleven to fourteen years old, first appeared publicly in 1919. Richly expressive and emotionally moving, it intimately chronicles her passage from childhood to puberty with frankness, lucidity, and an honesty that scandalized the anonymous author's contemporaries. Originally presented by Sigmund Freud as a specimen to analyze and observe the development of a young female during the vital years of personal growth, the book relates, in a gently ironic tone, daily encounters and experiences as well as private conversations and exchanged intimacies with a close friend. "So charming, so serious, and so artless, that it cannot fail to be of supreme interest to educationists and psychologists."—Sigmund Freud "Psychotherapists and analysts will enjoy debating the implications of the document's frank evocation of the sexual awakening of a cosseted girl."—Publisher's Weekly
Una playa, un asesinato... Y veinte años después, una joven policía dispuesta a resolverlo. En una noche de luna llena de 1987 se perpetra un crimen sádico y brutal. La víctima es una mujer de identidad desconocida cuyo cadáver aparece en la playa. El inspector jefe Tom Stilton lo tiene todo en contra cuando le encargan el caso. No parece haber un móvil claro y el asesino no ha dejado rastro alguno. Finalmente, el culpable se sale con la suya y el caso queda sin resolver. En 2011, Olivia Rönning está en su segundo año en la academia de policía. Antes del descanso estival, los alumnos deben elegir un «caso abierto» en el que trabajar durante las vacaciones. Olivia encuentra el antiguo expediente de una mujer embarazada que apareció asesinada en la playa. Lo primero que debe hacer es encontrar a Tom Stilton, el inspector jefe que lo tuvo todo en contra cuando le encargaron el caso, pero parece que se lo ha tragado la tierra... Marea viva, la primera novela conjunta de dos maestros del género, es una historia perfecta de intriga y suspense con unos personajes inolvidables y un final impactante.
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