Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica

One year just after Christmas when Ximena is thirteen, she overhears her parents talking - a conversation she is not supposed to hear. She catches the word, "father," but wonders why they are whispering? Federico is the only father Ximena has ever known since he and her mom married six years ago. Of course, she knows she has a biological father, but her mom never talks about him - and Ximena never asks. All she knows is that he is "away" and doesn't live near them. But after overhearing her parents' discussion, she starts to wonder why she has no contact with him. At the same time, too, life...

La autora nos ha donado una impresionante investigación sobre Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda. La biografía abarca un detallado análisis de su obra y de su entorno social e histórico. El texto se compone de cuatro partes: Ansias de infinito, Dos amores: Cuba y España, Tula a la vanguardia de su tiempo y Dimensión religiosa de la Avellaneda. Pieza importante para los estudiosos y amantes de la literatura cubana; devela sin alardes de erudición la personalidad de una artista que se adelantó a su época y que representó, con sus limitaciones, a una de las primeras feministas...

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This practical, easy-to-use guide provides all the hard-to-find vocabulary you will need to repair and maintain your boat while you cruise the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas and Caribbean. You will learn all the Spanish you need to: buy parts and hardware; place orders, confirm prices and schedule repairs; find mechanics, repairmen and canvas makers; describe your problems and the repairs you need; haul, paint or store your boat; call for help at sea and get the assistance you need; communicate with almost everyone!