Leads you to higher levels of Spanish communicative competence through the combination of functional and contextualized vocabulary presentations, targeted practice of more advanced and often problematic grammatical structures, and process-oriented reading and writing sections with integrated skill-b[...]

Pura vida: Beginning Spanish is an input-rich, culture-based Beginning Spanish program. The Costa Rican expression Pura vida, which means "pure life" or "true to life," reflects the program's commitment to true-to-life portrayals of Latin American and Spanish cultures.[...]

From the National Book Award-winning author of "Arctic Dreams" comes a highly charged and original work of fiction--a passionate response to the changes shaping America today. In nine fictional testimonies, men and women who have resisted the mainstream and who are now suddenly "parties of interest"[...]

Written by MAX ALLAN COLLINS Art by JOSE LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, STEVE LIEBER and JOSEF RUBINSTEIN Cover by STEVE LIEBER and JOSEF RUBINSTEIN Set between the chapters of the original ROAD TO PERDITION, this new edition of the PERDITION sequel collects three stories. In "Oasis," Michael Jr. contracts a li[...]

Original / American English (Available May 2008) Her movies are on TV. Her music is on the radio. Jennifer Lopez is a Hollywood star and a successful singer. She is a Latin performer. And Latin is about color, fun, and life! And who is the number one Latina? Jennifer, of course.[...]

As seen from the perspective of 1492, the medieval expansion of Latin Europe was nowhere as dramatic or enduring as in the Iberian Peninsula and the Atlantic. Its Christian kingdoms continued their advance against Al-Andalus up to 1492, whereas territorial expansion elsewhere against the Muslim worl[...]

In this title, Snyder, Lopez, and Pedrotti offer comprehensive coverage of the science and application of positive psychology and present new frameworks for understanding positive emotions and human strengths. The authors bring positive psychology to life by tackling issues such as how positive psyc[...]

This anthology provides exciting, innovative research focused on the construction of adolescent girls' sexuality in the media. The volume includes a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives from the humanities and the social sciences, addressing how girls and others respond to, work wi[...]

Lesson support, extensive audio and ready-to-run activities to make the most of the Student Book in your classroom and develop independent, culturally aware students of Spanish ready for the exam.[...]