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Hola! The Everything Learning Spanish Book with CD, 2nd Edition is your perfect guide for learning to speak and write in Spanish. Whether you're planning a vacation in Mexico or adding a valuable second language to your resume, this valuable book and CD will help you order the right dish in a restaurant, answer customers' questions, or converse with locals when traveling. With an overview of Spanish culture, step-by-step instructions, and practical exercises, you'll find learning Spanish can be easy and fun!

The Everything Learning Spanish Book with CD, 2nd Edition features:

• The Spanish alphabet and pronunciation
• General greetings and conversation starters
• Instruction on asking common questions
• Concepts regarding personal identity, gender, and pronouns

Customer Reviews (2)

Fairly Basic
I found this book to be fairly basic for a review of Spanish. I think that this book was a good book for learning the extreme basics of language. I kind of wish that it had more excercises and practice. I bought this book hope hoping it could help me in my 101 Spanish class, and so far I think I've learned a few things from the book.

Good overall.
Overall, this is a good book. It covers most of the basic stuff a learner must know in order to communicate with others. The writing style is simple and understandable. I would have prefered some more help with the writing exercises though. I would have liked to be given the opportunity to practicesome more. Overall though, this is a good purchase, and i recommend it to beginners. ... Read more

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Presenting the development of the modern Spanish novel from 1600 to the present, this Companion draws on the combined legacies of Don Quijote and the traditions of the picaresque novel. Essays focus on invention and experiment and examine the role played by historical events and cultural contexts in the Spanish novel's evolution. Including a chronology and guide to further reading, the survey reveals the innovative techniques characterizing the Spanish novel as well as the debates surrounding it. ... Read more

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Great collection!
This is an excellent collection of Peninsular literary criticism.There are great chapters on Generacion de '98 (by Roberta Johnson) and Post-Franco literature (by Brad Epps). ... Read more

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Detrás del guardián
En vista de que no publicaron mi resumen en inglés, les doy uno en mi "native language".EL Guardián entre el Centeno, es una obra qe no se puede leer a la ligera, pues el gran contenido espiritual que guarda tras el gracioso, irónico y cínico Holden Caulfield es más extenso de lo que muchos ha notado.Este libro nos narra las vivencias de un adolescente diferente, de un jóven que ve la vida más allá del éxito profesional o las relaciones humanas y se preocupa más por su aspecto psicológico y por vivir su vida a su manera.La figura de Phoebe representa su gusto por lo auténtico, por lo natural e inalterado, asì como el hecho de maravillarse de pequeños detalles tras haber despreciado grandes obras artísticas.Concluyo que EL Guardián entre el Centeno es un libro que va más allá de lo gracioso o cínico (lo cual también es parte fundamental) dejando entre sus páginas un nuevo modelo de adolescente, un triunfador fracasado.

No lo creo
No puedo creer que no haya un solo review para un libro tan impresionante como este. Me encanta Holden Caulfield con su aburrimiento y su cinismo, frente a una sociedad que lo ahoga y lo aparta.Hace como un mes he leídoun libro que ha sido como encontrarme con mi viejo amigo Holden. Se llama"Mala onda", el autor es Alberto Fuget (Chileno) y el nuevo amigose llama Matías Vicuña. No dejen de leer ambos libros!No le teman a loque he dicho de ambos personajes. Los dos son sumamente inocentes como parahacerte sentir que la mayoría la ha cagado.

No lo creo
No puedo creer que no haya un solo review para un libro tan impresionante como este. Me encanta Holden Caulfield con su aburrimiento y su cinismo, frente a una sociedad que lo ahoga y lo aparta.Hace como un mes he leídoun libro que ha sido como encontrarme con mi viejo amigo Holden. Se llama"Mala onda", el autor es Alberto Fuget (Chileno) y el nuevo amigose llama Matías Vicuña. No dejen de leer ambos libros!No le teman a loque he dicho de ambos personajes. Los dos son sumamente inocentes como parahacerte sentir que la mayoría la ha cagado. ... Read more

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Excellent choice!
This product arrived very quickly and was in perfect condition, brand new, still in the plastic. It was an excellent choice as the story is great, and the reviews and details given on the website were very accurate.

A beautiful, gut-wrenching story
I love novels written by Galdós, so I wasn't surprised by the beautiful language and descriptions found in this book. What did surprise me, however, was the depth of sadness and despair on Nela's part. I'll never forget this story as it packs quite a punch for the reader. It makes you evaluate your own position in life and how you treat others. Beautiful book!

La vision siempre es espiritual, no fisica
What is the actual implication of this fictitious work? Isn't there a serious, profound and truthful lessons in this love story so down-to-earth but yet so complex?

Marianela, a love story published in 1878 portrays a relationship between a blind man and his guide-- not beautiful a woman, whom he imagines attractive.Loving him she worries that once the man recovers his eyesight realizes she is not as pretty as he thinks her to be.

The author wisely crafts an interesting symbolism between the capacity to see, which is always spiritual and emotional, and on the other hand the human eyesight which can be inadequate, restrictive and misleading.

The implication that runs through the whole story is that adversity is a blessing in disguise, since blindness forces him to be humble enough to perceive the beauty she and others manifest.Once he recovers his eyesight and sees her for the first time with his human eyes, he rejects her.

Wasn't he in possession of real sight while blind than when he was able to recover his sight and to humanly see? Isn't Perez Galdos message, that the capacity to see and understand is mental, emotional and not necessarily physical?

Finally I can say this classic must be understood as a lesson on the spiritual superiority over the evidence presented by the human senses. This emotionallycomplex story has a symbolism, it will teach a lesson to whoever is receptive enough to its deeper meaning.

Wonderful Story
I must admit that this book didn't pick my interest when I started reading it in My Spanish AP class in high school. Now after reading it I have to say that this book is wonderfully written and very educational.
Marianela is a girl who lives in The Mines of Socartes, she is the guide of a rich boy who suffers fom blindness Pablo. I loved Marianela's character since the first pages, she is so full of life, so innocent. All her life she lived out of the pity of others but it didn't matter to her. Pablo "said" he loved her and she lived in this illusion where she thought that she would finally be loved and not criticized by her looks.
Then, everything changed when Teodoro Golfin, a miracle doctor gave Pablo his sight. That's when everything changed. When Pablo saw what Marianela really looked like,he just started treating her horribly. Where did all his love go? I have to say that by the end of the book I hated Pablo with a passion. How can someone be so cynical as to tell a person how beautiful she is without really seeing the exterior appearance and then being disgusted by what he sees when he looks at how that person really looks? Sadly that's what happens with Pablo and it would have been better if he had stay blind.
This book bring some things that are really important. True beauty is on the inside, never judge someone by their exterior appearace because you might be surprised. True beauty is not something that you can see or touch, beauty has to be felt.
I highly recomend this book, it will touch your heart I promise

un libro bello
Pablo, a rich blind boy is madly in love with poor Marianela.Things go smooth until renowned Doctor Teodoro Golfín offers to cure up Pablo's eyes.Marianela, who thinks she is ugly is afraid that when he starts seeing, he'll see how ugly(on the surface) she really is.Her fears are confirmed when he falls for his beautiful cousin Florentina, who doesn't treat Marianela too well.She is so attached to Pablo that if she doesn't look beautiful for him, she won't be any use to him.A very destructive point of view which she sticks to.It's a tragic ending but it's common in most Spanish-language stories. ... Read more

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Spanish literature is one of the major European literatures, with an extensive array of canonical and important writers from the Middle Ages to the present. Because Spain was a crossroads of Christian, Jewish, and Islamic cultures, its cultural traditions weave together issues related to homoerotic practices and beliefs in a particularly complex way. Because literature reflects culture, numerous Spanish authors explore gay and lesbian themes in their writings. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries for more than 50 Spanish writers whose works treat gay and lesbian themes, including Miguel de Unamuno, Ignatius of Loyola, Federico Garcia Lorca, Juana de la Cruz, and Teresa de Arila. Each entry provides a brief biographical profile, a discussion of gay and lesbian themes in the author's works, and a brief bibliography. The volume also includes entries for several artists active in other media, whose works provide a context for homoeroticism in Spanish culture. The book includes an extensive introductory essay and a bibliography of major studies. ... Read more

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It has what it offers
It has what it offers. It has opposites and is a bilingual board book. I just don't like some words. The Spanish Language is a lot more complicated than English and many of the opposites are not the most appropriate.For example, it has "muy pesado" as the opposite of "livianito". That is way to complicated for a little one. Pesado and ligero it's much better.

Classics are bilingual too!
It's wonderful to have these classic beginning children's board books available in Spanish as well as English.

Good introductory book for preschoolers
My 3 year old son loved reading Boynton's "Opposites" by himself, so when I saw that it was available in Spanish I did not hesitate to purchase it.

Although I am happy with "Opuestos" overall, I found that a couple of the words used in the book, were not ones that I would have chosen (for instance, "livianito" for "light").This is not to say that the word is incorrect, but as I am from a Castillian Spanish background, it would not be my first choice...The only other "negative" is that if you are familiar with the English version, you will question why the Spanish version has chosen the equivalent of "Awake" and "Asleep" in the text, rather than "Day" and "Night" (my son is so familiar with the English version that when we first came to that page in the Spanish version, he immediatedly said, "Day" and "Night" - I had to explain that the picture could be interpreted to mean both things!).

Overall I would recommend this book for those people interested in having their preschoolers learn some Spanish.

Great addition to any Child's Spanish Library!
This is WONDERFUL. I used it after the lesson on adjectives in my four-year-old's Flip Flop Spanish Workbook, and he was SO excited to hear and see the same Spanish words he had just studied, as well as add some new ones.

It gave me wonderful ideas of how to make flashcards for the adjectives as well, and the sweet silliness went a long way with my 2 and one year old too! A must!

Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2 ... Read more

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Includes works by de la Vega, Calderon and Garcia Marquez. ... Read more

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No complaints
I bought this for a friend, he wanted it for his girlfriend, now they are engaged, no complaints so far.

Maravillosa!
This book is translated all the way through, so the non-Spanish speaker can find some special passage in its words that can be dear to their own heart.Then they can recite it repeatedly in Spanish.It's great.

Wonderful love poems and quotes.
I enjoyed this book emmensly and cannot wait to own it ... Read more

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In this bilingual story of faith, Don Jacobo has a dream that, in the end, is a reminder that miracles do happen. Jacobo is teaching his visiting grandson Andrés how to become a santero. Christmas is coming, snow is falling in the village, and the two are working on a carving of San Isidro, the patron saint of farmers.

The half-finished carving stands in the living room beside the two oxen and the angel that don Jacobo carved earlier in the month. The snow-covered mountains are beautiful, but the road to the village is impassable. Andrés’s parents will not be able to get to the house for the holiday, and Jacobo’s neighbor Leopoldo is desperately ill but cannot get to the hospital.

Then comes Jacobo’s dream; San Isidro is plowing with the two oxen and the angel is helping. "But we don’t plow ’til April" don Jacobo muses upon awakening. "What does it mean?" The night had been bitterly cold and don Jacobo must bundle up to go to the barn to feed his cows and chickens. As he steps outside, he can hardly believe his eyes. The snow-packed road is clear.

Rudolfo Anaya’s story of the power of faith, hope, and love will be enjoyed by readers of all ages. ... Read more

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Northern New Mexico traditions and culture
The Santero's Miracle is a very sweet story that captures the culture and traditions of Northern New Mexico.The persons who carve saints (santeros) are highly regarded here.Many families have a multi-generational tradition of carving.

This story illustrates the unique culture that developed in the remote mountains of Northern New Mexico.This is a rare place in America.

The illustrations are exquisite.It doesn't matter what religious tradition the reader practices -- this is a story for everyone.

A Christmas tale about the power of miracles
Award-winning author and illustrator team Rudolfo Anaya and Amy Cordova present The Santero's Miracle: A Bilingual Story, an English/Spanish Christmas tale about the power of miracles. Don Jacobo is teaching his visiting grandson Andres how to become a santero; the two of them are working on a carving of San Isidro, the patron saint of farmers. Due to the great snowfall, Andres' parents cannot come home in time for the holiday, and don Jacobo's neighbor, don Leopoldo, is severely ill but cannot reach the hospital. Then don Jacobo dreams of a miracle: San Isidro plowing with two oxen and and an angel helping. The meaning of the dream brings about a reminder of the power of compassion, faith, and love. The bright color illustrations practically leap off the page in this joyful and uplifting story meant to be shared.
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A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score

We want you to succeed on your AP* exam. That's why we've created this 5-step plan to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best score. This easy-to-follow guide offers you a complete review of your AP course, strategies to give you the edge on test day, and plenty of practice with AP-style test questions. You'll sharpen your subject knowledge, strengthen your thinking skills, and build your test-taking confidence with

• Full-length practice exams modeled on the real test
• All the terms and concepts you need to know to get your best score
• Your choice of three customized study schedules--so you can pick the one that meets your needs

The 5-Step Plan helps you get the most out of your study time:
Step 1: Set Up Your Study Program
Step 2: Determine Your Readiness
Step 3: Develop the Strategies
Step 4: Review the Knowledge
Step 5: Build Your Confidence

Topics include: Listening Comprehension; Reading Comprehension: Longer Passages; Paragraph Completion with Root Words; Paragraph Completion without Root Words; Informal Writing (Interpersonal); Formal Writing / Integrated Skills (Presentational); Informal Speaking--Simulated Conversation (Interpersonal);and Formal Oral Presentation / Integrated Skills (Presentational)
Also includes: An MP3 disk and practice exams

*AP, Advanced Placement Program, and College Board are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

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Good prep base for AP Spanish Exam
This is a well organized and usable text for AP preparation.this was highly recommended by a colleague whose students pass the exam. ... Read more

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La vida del Lazarillo de Tormes, y de sus fortunas y adversidades, se pública por primera vez en 1554 cuando España era un imperio bajo la monarquía de Carlos V. El humorismo, la ironía, el chiste, la burla y la parodia constituyen en su conjunto la clave de esta historia. Considerada una de las joyas de la literatura española, esta obra nos cuenta la vida y las aventuras de un pícaro: El Lazarillo de Tormes. La moraleja en la vida, fortunas y adversidades del Lazarillo es que no hay que tomarse en serio el poder político independientemente de su origen profano o sagrado.
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This study of 16th and 17th-century Spanish literature focuses on the work of Teresa de la Cruz, Cervantes, Aleman, Gracian, Gongora, Lope de Vega and Calderon. The volume has three broad aims: first, to argue the case for standing by literature courses in modern language departments; second, to continue the work of applying to the Golden Age texts the theories and practice of post-structuralism, and third, to re-affirm the historical and cultural importance of a period of Spanish civilization in danger of being eclipsed by obsession with the ultra-modern or the ultra-practical. In discussing the work of the included writers the contributors raise questions about gender and autobiography, redefinitions of the author's voice as it struggles for authenticity in the criss-cross codes of individual and collective inspiration, deconstruction of narrative contexts, notions of spectatorship and subjectivity, and discourses of power. The book's main readership is intended to be Hispanist teachers and students of Spanish literature in higher education. ... Read more

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The legends of the holy harlots, Thaïs and Pelagia, are two of the most controversial accounts of female sanctity to have circulated in Spain during the Middle Ages. In this book, which reviews the origin and development of their cults, the author reconsiders the relationships that have traditionally been thought to exist between them and three of the other so-called prostitute saints: Mary Magdalene, Mary of Egypt, and Mary the niece of Abraham. This is accompanied by an evaluation of the five Castilian versions of the two legends and their Latin sources, followed by a reading of their thematic and structural significance, with particular emphasis paid to the ways in which the two women renounce their sins and embark on the slow and agonizing path of redemption. The book is completed by critical editions of the five Castilian versions. ... Read more

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Covering the essential vocabulary of everyday life, this dictionary is specially designed for students, tourists, and travellers. The book contains 45,000 words and phrases and 70,000 translations. It also includes coverage of Latin American Spanish with pronunciations shown throughout and verb tables. ... Read more

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winner of book award for 1998
This book has been awarded the Modern Language Association's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize for outstanding book in the field of Latin American and Spanish literatures for 1998. ... Read more

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Introduces children to fruits and vegetables through beautiful illustrations.

You won't have trouble getting children to appreciate fruits and vegetables with this vividly illustrated learning book in English and Spanish. Each page introduces the reader to a wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables using carefully selected mouthwatering words. A complete pronunciation guide is included in the back of the book for quick and easy reference. Healthy and nutritious foods have never been made more appealing to children. They'll eat it up! 22 pages, 4.75 x 5.875

Familiarice a niños con las frutas y los vegetales a través de bellas ilustraciones.

Es fácil hacer que los niños aprecien el valor de las frutas y los vegetales con este libro de aprendizaje en inglés y español de animadas ilustraciones. Cada página presenta al lector una amplia gama de frutas y vegetales frescos usando provocativas palabras que han sido cuidadosamente seleccionadas. Al respaldo del libro hay una guía de pronunciación que sirve como consulta rápida y fácil. Los alimentos saludables y nutritivos nunca antes habían resultado tan apetitosos para los niños. ¡Sin duda se los comerán todos! 22 páginas, 4.75 x 5.875

The Benefits and Features of the English ·Spanish Foundations series include:
• Helps teach vocabulary and other oral language concepts
• Summary page at the end to recap and instruct
• Helps kids get ready to read
• Helps develop phonemic, print, and numeric awareness
• Large bright colorful pictures to keep kids engaged
• Rounded corners for children s safety
• Laminated to protect from spills
• Board book so they can last
• Great size for little hands
• Simple but engaging text
• Useful for beginning Spanish at any level
• Useful for beginning English at any level

Our Guiding Principles:
• We believe that every child should be read to from birth.
• We believe every child should be taught at least two languages.
• We strive to surpass each customer's expectations.
• We will only produce the highest quality products.

Our Vision:
me+mi publishing will be a company that is recognized for producing the finest dual language products that allow children to function at a high level equally well in English and Spanish.

Awards:
me+mi publishing has received the following literary awards:
• Benjamin Franklin Award
• Chicago Book Clinic Book and Media Show
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Mariposa Award
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame
• Latino Literary Hall of Fame Honorable Mention
• Writer s Digest Certificate of Merit

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Customer Reviews (4)

Simple Concept and Great Illustration
Niece was 3 when I gave this to her. She was in a spanish immersion program. This book was perfect for her.
She is now 4 years old, and can read it on her own.

smaller than I expected
This is much smaller than I expected and basically looks like a baby's board book.The drawings are good and I like the phrases they used (rather than just giving vocabulary with no clue how to use it in various sentences).This is a fine book, but for the price I thought I was getting something bigger.The book measures 4 inches by 6 inches.Quite small.I'm not sure why they used board book pages when this is obviously not for a baby.The content is for a pre-schooler.

Pics over words
This book has beautiful, realistic illustrations.The little children I showed it to wanted to match them to real fruits and vegetables and/or pretended to take a bite right off the page!I thought the bilingual text would be more helpful; the English (which is my native language) was pretty unimaginative; the Spanish did not use the common words for the foods in a few instances (e.g. maize was used for corn in Spanish, but the picture showed corn on the cob, which is called elota (sp?) by the Mexican families I know).

Fruits and Vegetables
The thing that I really like about this book was that all the sentences weren't the same. It did not just say "these are bananas, these are tomatoes" all the time, but integrated questions, and even characteristics of the fruits and vegetables. The pictures are bright and colorful, and made me want to go buy a piece of fruit right then. I would highly recommend this book as a useful and practical tool for learning the names of basic fruits and vegetables in both English and Spanish. It is very likely that you will find yourself practicing these words at home when you are eating a piece of watermelon, or chopping a pepper for dinner. ... Read more

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Don Quijote (Bilingual Spanish and English) with Audio CD.
37 different voices and special sound affects.
The 37 voices of different characters capture the wonderful flavor of the famous novel. ... Read more

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This volume, which includes essays on Catalonia, the Basque country, Galicia, and literature written by African immigrants, focuses on issues of "difference" that are at the center of current debates in Spain and elsewhere--the emergence of minoritized literatures, multilingualism and identity, new relationships between culture and institutions, the negotiation of historical memories, the connections between migrations and the redefinition of nationhood, and the impact of global trends on local symbolic systems. ... Read more