
The Silenced Dead is an invaluable contribution to filling a substantial gap in the memory picture of our recent past and to putting an end to the conversion of crime into an archetype of good.
Colombia has been plagued by communist subver-sive movements for more than four decades. This problem was compounded by the growth of powerful drug cartels two decades ago. The Colombian drug cartels came to dominate the cocaine markets worldwide and have lately branched out to the production of opium based products. The cartels reacted vigorously, unconstrained by legal niceties. They are still in conflict in areas of the country where the drug barons invest in prime cattle raising land. But they have entered into an uneasy alliance in coca growing areas. Initially in these remote areas, the guerrillas were content to "tax" growth and processing but they eventually became involved in the business directly. This involvement greatly increased the guerrilla groups' income. Their kidnapping activity did not diminish. As a matter of fact, kidnap victims can be held with impunity in these areas of coca growing activity. The Colombian conflict is not well understood in the United States or Europe. Scholars, politicians and the general public in the developed world are subjected to the propaganda of the left which portrays the Colombian subversive movements, including their armed...
In a tale ripped from the headlines, award-winning author P.D. Workman brings you Gabriel Tate's discovery of the dark and light sides of human nature in Mito, Medical Kidnap Files #1. Gabriel has dealt with mysterious medical issues his whole life. Just when he finally thought that they had all of the answers and he was on the road to good health, he is apprehended by DFS on the grounds of medical neglect. At first, he thought that he would be back home in a few days, once the misunderstanding was cleared up. But when Renata tells Gabriel her crazy conspiracy theories, Gabriel feels the first pangs of doubt. Is there really a conspiracy? Will he ever be able to get well and go back to his mother, or is he doomed to be another guinea pig for Doctor De Klerk? By the author of Tattooed Teardrops, winner of the Top Fiction award in the 2016 In the Margins Top Ten Best Books for Teens literary award, Mito will open your eyes to a dark secret that the medical community would rather you didn't know. Praise for Mito, Medical Kidnap Files #1 Is it paranoia or....reality? Readers will draw their own conclusions, but the question will linger in their minds long after they finish this book....
Curso de Inglés para Adultos está diseñado para el aprendizaje de la lengua inglesa en el contexto del acceso a la universidad. El libro está organizado en ocho unidades con lecturas sobre temas relacionados con diversas disciplinas que se estudian en diferentes grados universitarios en la UNED, tales como educación, matemáticas, idiomas, psicología, historia, medios de comunicación, derecho y turismo. De este modo, se pretende ayudar al estudiante a familiarizarse con el vocabulario básico relativo a estas áreas, a través de ejercicios de comprensión lectora, de construcción de oraciones y de redacción.
This bilingual collection of stories - set in the Southwestern United States and South America0́4deals with love and culture conflict in an evolving political and economic environment in modern-day New Mexico.
A Spanish-English bilingual dictionary specifically written to meet the needs of Spanish learners of English.
«Lolita», de Vladimir Nabokov, una de las novelas más apreciadas y célebres de todos los tiempos, se inspira en un caso real: el secuestro en 1948 de Sally Horner, una niña de once años.
Las vacaciones en las montañas salen mal Cammy, una joven bruja, ya ha tenido suficiente. Después de una cita de desastre decepcionante en la playa con un hombre que realmente le gustaba, decide dejar su pequeña ciudad californiana y dirigirse temporalmente hacia las montañas. Allí, ella y su gato parlante experimentan cómo es ir de campamento. Cuando una tormenta empuja a una adolescente fuera de un acantilado peligroso, Cammy vuela en su trapeador al árbol que supuestamente atraparía su caída. Sorprendentemente, sin embargo, la adolescente ha desaparecido. Cammy se une con el sheriff en la pequeña ciudad de las montañas para investigar la desaparición de la niña. Se topan con bichos raros psicóticos, visitantes con armas de fuego ilegales y leñadores. Cuando otras dos chicas desaparecen también, Cammy no puede evitar preguntarse quién o qué es la sombra oscura y deambulante del bosque, y si tiene algo que ver con la desaparición del misterio de los adolescentes. Y aunque ir a restaurantes extranjeros y salones de masajes la hace sentir un poco culpable, teme hacer lo único que puede para descubrir la verdad sobre el supuesto secuestrador. Este es el segundo...
Leaving the the arms of her kidnapper, Yanese has finally made her way home to her husband where she belonged. Although Boss Major was now at ease, something told him it was more to Yanese's kidnap then she was telling. Brushing it off, Major ignored the signs and wound up in the bed of his once lover and now baby's mother Cambree. Everything about their affair felt so right up until the information fell into the lap of Cambree's brother King Cam. King Cam was furious about the affair, but he too has skeletons of his own. King Cam who is still in love with Yanese dreaded the day she was back in his life. As much as he told himself to hate her, he couldn't bring himself to do it. Cam loved Yanese dearly, or at least that's what he portrayed to win her heart. Finally released from county jail, Candy is back and demanding the love of Trig. Trig who is still caught up between both baby mothers, has to make up his mind and fast. Will Jasmyne allow Trig to play with her heart or will she put an end to the madness? After tragedy strikes, Marco is left with no hope, so, he is forced to leave the game. But how could he move on with out the love of his life? Morgan. Morgan who ran back to...
El presente volumen recoge una selección de las aportaciones presentadas en el Congreso Internacional Mapping language across cultures / Topografías del lenguaje entre culturas (MLAC10) celebrado en Salamanca del 5 al 7 de julio de 2010. En esta edición se dieron cita expertos interesados en el análisis textual desde diferentes perspectivas relacionadas con la comunicación intercultural alrededor del tema específico del congreso: Language analysis in cross-cultural and intercultural communication / Análisis textual en la comunicación intercultural, ya que en esta edición se buscaba combinar aproximaciones del análisis del discurso, la lingüística computacional y la lingüística de corpus al estudio de la comunicación intercultural. El carácter internacional de la reunión pudo quedar de manifiesto con la participación de representantes de los cinco continentes, provenientes de Australia, Chile, Eslovenia, España, Estados Unidos, Italia, Nigeria, Portugal, Rumanía, Turquía, que presentaron interesantes estudios centrados en aspectos interculturales relativos a textos de diversos géneros escritos en (o por hablantes de) un amplio abanico de lenguas, incluyendo...
Caleb, an autistic teen is mistakenly arrested. Bad turns to worse when he is then apprehended from his family by DFS. His mother could never have predicted the chain of events in a million years. In trying to protect him, DFS has actually put Caleb in harm’s way. Once again, Gabriel and Renata have teamed up to right injustice and to get Caleb to safety. But Andrew Searle is on the case, and it’s his job to see that they don’t succeed and that Caleb remains in foster care. Ripped from the headlines, you won’t want to miss this intriguing plot!
DIANE D In The Headlines is the 2nd book of the DIANE D Series. It involves headline and article scandals, sniper shootings, highway shootings, drunk driving arrests, weapons possession charges, fist fights, attacks, highway car chasings, motorcycle chasings, paralyzes, miscarriages, abortions, mental illness, split personality disorders, eerie spirit possessions and superhuman strength. It also involves Diane D and her deranged and dangerous cousin Dana, of DANGEROUS DANA A Suspense Thriller, being tossed and thrown behind bars together! Diane D and her cousin Dana are in jail for illegal weapons possession charges. Their lawyer is on the phone talking to Diane D. While he is talking to Diane D, he overhears Dana in the background hollering, cursing and swearing about him calling him every name in the book after he fails to get them bail! After the lawyer overhears Dana belittling him, he turns to Diane D and Dana’s family and threatens to quit and walk out on their case telling Diane D‘s family that he will represent Diane D, but not Dana! Diane D and Dana’s Grandfather Mike will not hear of it! He has a fit and tells the lawyer to either represent both Diane D and Dana or ...
When Matthew Knight wants to find out the truth about Mia Palmieri, an ordinary woman caught up in an extraordinary situation, he decides to kidnap her and keep her in his luxury hideaway.
El cine documental is an innovative intermediate/advanced textbook that provides students with the tools needed to communicate accurately and appropriately in Spanish. Learning is centered on cultural themes related to thought-provoking documentaries from around the Spanish-speaking world. Through the culturally rich and linguistically authentic medium of documentary film, El cine documental provides the experience of listening to many varieties of authentic speech in context, and stimulates conversation and critical thinking by immersing students in the target cultures. Organized to provide scaffolding for students as they develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, each chapter includes five sections: Ver, Leer, Escuchar, Escribir, and Expandir. Features: Authentic, engaging, culturally rich materials that develop students’ translingual and transcultural competence and prepare them for participation in a global society. Authentic input related to each chapter theme is provided in the form of: a documentary film depicting contemporary and historical topics from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries. Themes include the environment; sports; globalization; ...
Provides translations of over ninety thousand words and phrases into European and Latin American Spanish, as well as information about grammar, culture, and communication.
The goddess Artemis is believed to have been kidnapped. And now its up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the Titans.
Who was that guy? The file portrays a frustrated and bitter intellectual; one more like many others, except for his evident capacity to assume dangerous attitudes. However, the character who had kidnapped Marques was, without a doubt, a professional, and not only in terms of literature. The whole kidnap operation seemed to be executed by someone extremely familiar with violence and simulation. Like the real, imminent danger threatening the king in a chess game, the Professor devises an intricate plan to regain his son, in an almost suicidal attempt to win the game against one of the best players of his kind. His contender, furious, puts into practice his usual tactics, successful so many times in the past. With the characteristic coldness of an individual whose actions are conceived through pain, this ingenious man conceives a near-impossible plan. Will he, an academic man of language, be able to defeat the giant, hoping for the same luck that David enjoyed when facing Goliath, well-equipped with his immense power?"
A political story "describing the unfolding of a plot to kidnap a Latin American diplomat, it incorporates into the text a number of news articles reproduced from contemporary newspaper accounts of the political situation in Latin America".--Wikipedia.
El Diccionario de Términos de los Derechos Humanos está formado por dos partes: inglés-español, con casi 3.300 entradas, y español-inglés, con cerca de 3.000, ordenadas en torno a 20 campos semánticos (familia, educación, migración, tortura, etc.). La obra se inscribe en la línea de trabajo abierta en su día por el profesor Enrique Alcaraz y Brian Hughes, y pretende facilitar la traducción, del inglés al español y del español al inglés, de las voces de este campo tanto a los estudiantes y profesionales, como a los voluntarios, organismos y administraciones.
La finalidad de este curso es aprender, a través de ejemplos, el idioma más utilizado en viajes y negocios y poder estar en condiciones de ponerlo en práctica gradualmente. Situaciones de todo tipo, fraseología estándar y particularidades están interrelacionadas, de modo que se hace evidente cuándo hay que utilizar una u otra expresión. Se trata de un método simplificado de representación fonética que permite al lector aprender fácilmente la pronunciación correcta.
This revolutionary and user-friendly new dictionary will help absolute beginners gain a clear understanding of Spanish grammar and usage.
Esa tarde una maestra gritó: ¡Gorilas en el techo! Karen no sabía si echarse a llorar o a correr; tampoco sabía que su vida estaba a punto de desmoronarse como migajitas de pan. Al poco tiempo sus papás anunciaron que la familia se mudaba. ¿Quéeeee? Se le pararon los pelos de punta. Dejar la escuela, amigas, abuelos y a su querida Guatemala era mucho peor que si diez simios le hubieran brincado encima. Pero, la verdadera tragedia de Karen empieza cuando llega a otro país que ni siquiera ubica en el mapa, a miles de kilómetros del suyo, con un idioma del que no entiende ni papa y, por si fuera poco, con compañeros nuevos que la miran como a un bicho raro. Ella tiene de dos: encerrarse en su caparazón o salir y exprimentar los limones que la vida le ofrece. Con un lenguaje espontáneo, agudo, divertido y ágil la protagonista nos cuenta sus venturas y desventuras para adaptarse a Israel y a su entorno violento, pues, aunque parezca chiste, huyen de Guatemala por la violencia y llegan a un país en guerra. Sin embargo, Karen también descubrirá la sorpresa del primer beso, el poder de la amistad y lo maravillosa que puede ser la vida, aunque ésta no siempre esté exenta...
English and Spanish definitions are presented side-by-side in a unique two-column format, with hundreds of sample sentences and numerous common idioms and phrases. This useful volume provides the foundation for more advanced English-language study.
"Pongamos que hay unos mellizos, un chico y una chica de doce años, que se llaman (respectivamente) John y Abigail Templeton. Digamos que John es pragmático y toca la batería, y que Abigail es más dada a la teoría y le gusta resolver intrincados crucigramas. iImaginemos también que su padre es un inventor ilustre, aunque a veces un poco despistadillo. Supongamos, además, que otros mellizos -ya mayores-, llamados Tom T. Timmy y Tim T. Timmy, han secuestrado a los mellizos Templeton y a su Ridículo Perro para conseguir que el padre les ceda uno de sus presuntamente geniales inventos. Sí, he dicho secuestrado. ¿No te pica el gusanillo? Anda ya, ¡seguro que sí! Pues mira, estás de suerte, porque este es el primer libro de toda una serie que es perfecta para chicos y chicas listos, inteligentes y divertidos (exactamente como los mellizos Templeton) a quienes les guste leer historias de aventuras (¡¿y a quién no?!)."--Agapea.
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