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These three audio courses are aimed to break down the speaking barrier and to master the vocabulary required in typical situations. All the words and expressions are recorded with translations, which enables easier use of the courses and allows for faster mastery and consolidation of the material. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format. This is effective learning, easy and available to everyone. Each lesson contains:Listen: learning of the words and phrases needed to conduct conversations; Repeat: repeating and consolidating of whole sentences and questions in various situations; Speak: answering questions and independent formation of sentences while following the teacher's instructions.

O conjunto de contos chamado Brás, Bexiga e Barra Funda, de Antônio de Alcântara Machado, faz um registro do dia-a-dia dos imigrantes italianos na cidade de São Paulo durante a década de 1930. Mostra seus hábitos, crenças e costumes. Descreve seu jeito de falar e de vestir. Como pano de fundo, aparece a cidade de São Paulo, na época já vibrante, com seus primeiros automóveis, que se desenvolvia impulsionada por uma miscelânea de raças, credos e costumes.

Marriage counselor Nancy Werlock didn't want to take over the family business. Unfortunately for her, fate and a bunch of conniving spirits have other plans. Now, Nancy finds herself fumbling through exorcisms and training an apprentice - for Werlock women, the family business is demonology. At the Three Wishes Boutique, the customer may not always be right, but he may be possessed.

Nadia and Alexandros may have escaped the battle of Gadara, but they can't escape their growing list of enemies. The Necromancers will waste little time before seeking their revenge against those that undid decades of rituals and planning. The Felsworn too have unfinished business regarding their own thwarted plans to bring the Demon Lord Mazzortyranos into the word.

"Car tout était déjà en moi, enfoui. Quelque chose entre la tragédie grecque et la comédie à l'italienne. Une farce bouffonne au goût amer, un drame dont on se retient de rire. Ni une complainte, ni une leçon, ni une morale. Juste une ode à la déroute, un poème chantant la toute-puissance de l'absurdité face au bon sens..."

Había una vez, en un remoto sur español, un pueblo blanco llamado Arquía de la Millación. Allí vivían: el maestro, enamorado de una inalcanzable estrella de cine; Conchita, una prostituta que quería ser madre; Don Adolfo, un pianista que inventaba un pasado mejor para su hijo; Mónica Portugal, la folclórica que fascinaba con su voz? Pero Ocho años de silencio no es una novela sobre un pueblo andaluz, ni sobre los inolvidables personajes que lo habitan.

Viviendo es la honesta auto-biografía de la conocida actriz y presentadora de televisión, Adamari López.

Anti-shifter sentiment is at an all-time high when Kayla's transormation to werecat is captured on video and uploaded for the world to see. Suddenly, she becomes a symbol of the werebeast threat and - along with fellow cat Yoshi, lion-possum Clyde, and human Aimee - a hunted fugitive.

This kitty cat named Princess sets off on a journey to find her food! Great bedtime story for your children.

For centuries, the Spirit Wall has protected the world from the terrible powers of the undead god Vagruth. But now the Spirit Wall has begun to crumble, and with it the only thing preventing the world from becoming overrun by undead hordes. Meanwhile, the demonic Felsworn seek to take advantage of the chaos and enact their own plans. In a world fractured by politics, greed, and apathy, fate will unite three unlikely heroes to save the Spirit Wall from destruction.

La hija del Ganges es el hermoso testimonio de una experiencia insólita, que significó el reencuentro de esta joven y valiente mujer con una tierra que ella creía perdida para siempre.

El relato del conocimiento del universo inabarcable, desde la mirada al cielo con el ojo desnudo hasta las sondas enviadas a años luz de la Tierra: una historia que tiene más de 3.600 años de antigüedad.La tarea de resumir más de tres milenios de investigaciones sobre el cielo parece imposible, más difícil aún parece presentarla de modo que pueda ser conocido por cualquier tipo de oyente, independientemente del conocimiento del mismo.

The adopted daughter of two respectable human parents, Kayla is a werecat in the closet. All she knows is the human world. When she comes out to her boyfriend, tragedy ensues, and her determination to know and embrace her heritage grows. Help appears in the lithe form of sexy male werecat Yoshi, backed up by Aimee and Clyde, as the four set out to solve the mystery of a possessed antique carousel while fielding miscast magic, obsessive strangers, and mounting species intolerance.

Other than her real name - Mary-Magdalene Feigenbaum - fifteen-year-old Maggie’s problems seem ordinary. She has tiffs with her too-critical mother, a crush on her cute psychologist, and worries that her only friend - fellow outcast Abigail - is morphing into a popular girl, leaving her behind. But Maggie has a few not-so-ordinary problems. A voice in her head is telling her to kill. And not just anyone. Each time the target is a person who has done something terrible to someone Maggie cares for. You know what you have to do, the voice commands.

Written a year before his death, this collection of short plays by Miguel de Cervantes is a fine example of his genius. Oftentimes overlooked, these eight vignettes are funny and touching at the same time. Designed to be performed in between larger acts, they give a glimpse into a world far less glamorous than courtly life.

Sasha King dreams of being a serious novelist and living the good life with her surfer boyfriend, Brock. But her day job as assistant producer of Project Icon, a once-mighty ratings juggernaut that’s recently taken a hit in viewership, keeps her working nonstop. She’s got her hands full with Icon’s two new celebrity judges, entrepreneur-actress-singer Bibi Vasquez ("Crew to be forbidden to make eye contact with Artist AT ALL TIMES," reads her contract) and Joey Lovecraft, a horny but spiritual rock legend who doesn’t even own a TV (it goes against the teachings of his guru, Tibetan high lama Yutog Gonpo).

Ragazzi salvateci dal nostro egoismo, di Tahar Ben Jelloun; Fase 2, per ultimi vengono i bambini, di Chiara Saraceno; Coronavirus, le diseguaglianze della fase 2: il confino di madri e figli, di Melania Mazzucco; La ripartenza dimentica otto milioni di bambini, di Maria Novella De Luca e Corrado Zunino; Tornare in classe almeno l'ultimo giorno di scuola, di Paolo Di Paolo; Scuola, un metro tra i banchi e obbligo di mascherina le regole per ripartire, di Ilaria Venturi; I ragazzi e le notti infinite "Chat, video e serie tv i nostri ritmi capovolti", di Cristina Nadotti.

Questa mini collana di Cristina de Bonaffos de La Tour presenta sette divertenti novelline alcune delle quali tendono a smitizzare le antiche fiabe. Quegli arcinoti personaggi sono stanchi di recitare sempre la stessa parte tanto che nella fiaba "Il principe può non essere azzurro" il protagonista, dopo aver rinunciato al suo colore, si veste di arancione e si consegna ad una vita semplice con una giovane mugnaia deludendo le principesse.

In una colonia della Nuova Inghilterra del 17esimo secolo, una folla si raduna per le strade. Tutti gli occhi sono puntati sulla giovane Hester Prynne. I paesani puritani sono qui per assistere alla sua punizione. Ma questa cupa scena di umiliazione pubblica è solo l’inizio del percorso di espiazione di Hester. "La lettera scarlatta" parla di come un singolo atto di passione proibita possa cambiare per sempre le vite di tre persone. Considerato il primo romanzo psicologico d'America, il capolavoro di Nathaniel Hawthorne è una stupefacente riflessione sul peccato, la colpa, la vergogna.

Hace 30 años, el cuerpo de Paul Bergman, un adolescente alumno de un prestigioso internado, fue hallado sin vida en un lago. A los pocos días, su mejor amiga, Francesca Mild, desapareció de su casa. La muerte del chico fue declarada un suicidio; Francesca nunca fue encontrada. Charlie Lager, la mejor investigadora de la policía de Estocolmo, regresa a Gullspång, su pueblo natal, para hacerse cargo del caso Francesca. Un viaje en el tiempo hacia sus propios y oscuros pasados que siguen acechándola en el presente.