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Journalist Alienor Crespo pursues an intriguing and explosive story about the tons of gold shipped to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and the endangered children who made the same journey. When Alienor uses her second sight to connect past events with her present-day investigation of Spain's "stolen babies," she puts her life in danger. Stolen Lives begins during World War II on the Island of Rhodes and takes the reader on a suspense-filled journey through the decades to present day Spain.

These pages provide another reading that could elucidate some of the Book of Good Love's most insoluble enigmas by comparing its primordial aspects with others inherent to the literature produced by Islamic mysticism. The fundamental point of this proposal is the double similarity - in theme and techniques - between the text of the Archpriest of Hita and Sufi literature. On the one hand, we have a common theme that is an attempt and a failure, outlined in the repeated amorous adventures and misadventures, both of the Archpriest and of the one who embarks on the so-called Creed of Love (evolutionary Sufism); and on the other hand, the narrative techniques of the author of The Book bear a strong resemblance to that of the Sufi texts. From this reading, The Book would have a highly metaphorical meaning and a didactic objective, although it is an indirect and unconventional didacticism. First of all, this book gives a brief overview of the main figures of Sufism (Al-Ghazzali or Algazel, Fariduddin Attar, Najmuddin Kubra, Hakim Sanai, Saadi of Shiraz, Hakim Jami, Hallaj, Suhrawardi, Junaid, Abu Nasr al Farabi, Omar Khayyam and the celebrated Jalaluddin Rumi) as well as the historian Ibn Kaldún. It then deals with the presence of his schools in the peninsula, among Hispano-Arabs (Ibn Masarra, Ibn Bajja or Avenpace, Ibn Tufayl or Abubacer, Alfarabi or Alfarabius, Al Kindi, Ibn Rush or Averroes and ibn el Arabi); Hebrews (Bahya ibn Pakudah, Zadiq of Cordoba, Yehuda Halevi, Solomon ben Gabirol or Avicebron, Moses ben Ezra of Granada, Samuel ben Tibbón, Simtob ben Falaquera, Abraham Abulafia, Moses ben Maimon or Maimonides of Córdoba, or Kabbalists such as Moisés de León ) and Christians (Fra Anselmo de Turmeda, Raymundo Llul); of poets such as Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross, and other cultural aspects that could have been a source of inspiration for the author of The Book.Next, a comparison of The Book with several medieval texts influenced by the so-called "perennial philosophy" is presented. The first group of them (texts such as the Calila e Dimna, the Arabic Maqãmãt, the Masnavi of Rumi, and others) share with The Book a very particular didactic method, called "indirect," based on the plurality of meanings, intentional ambiguity, humor, and surprise, all techniques aimed at questioning mechanical modes of thought, in order to cultivate a mental mode to achieve the development of the so-called higher perception organs. The second type of material, which serves as the comparative study of the topic of love and search, focuses on the female figure of the love lyric before and during the time of the Archpriest of Hita, of Udhri, courtesan, and mystic origin. Finally, the philosophy of the Archpriest is analyzed in the face of the dilemma of predetermination vs. free will, which coincides with the position of the schools of inner knowledge that flourished within Islam and whose premises are closely linked to the theme of obtaining a higher consciousness. Reading the text from this perspective shows that the adventures of its protagonist and his repeated setbacks are an allegorical representation of loving desire, as are the setbacks and restlessness of the "Seeker of Truth."

A series of 42 cartoons in Spanish depicting a Spanish-speaking canine duo. The series has been designed for instruction and entertainment for native and non-native Spanish speakers. The book is a complementary material for All Bllingual Press' series Espanol para chicos y grandes, Levels 1 and 2. It's an amusing way for children from heritage families to sharpen their language skills. The stories are a fun way to learn for non-native Spanish speakers of any age. The jokes are appropriate for little kids, older children, and their parents. At the bottom of each page is an English-language glossary. Other Spanish jokes, vocabulary explanations, and an appendix with complete translations, and a guessing exercise follow the series. ("adivinanzas".)Here is an example (see answers below)Preguntas:a.¿Cuál es el perro más religioso?b.¿Y el perro más sabroso?c.¿Y el más trabajador?d.¿Y el más peleador?e.¿Y el que sabe más de huesos?f.¿Y el más santo?g.¿Cuál es la mejor manera de hablarle a un perro rabioso?RESPUESTAS:a.El pastor alemán.b.¡El salchicha!c.El labradord.El boxere.El sabuesof.El San Bernardog.¡Bien de lejos!

Drawn from both the author's considerable analytical abilities and his fascinating language experiences, Thompson's After Babel: Reflections on Language and Languages is a collection of thirty accessible and entertaining essays on language topics, as well as specific languages. All over the world, we speak, we write, we even use our hands to sign, and the author celebrates this linguistic diversity. In the process, he describes how languages are similar and different and reflects on how all of us go about learning our own mother tongue as well as those of others.He marvels at both the complexity of the brain and our limited knowledge of it as a language control center. He is equally fascinated by the way babies learn a native tongue, the variety of whistled languages, and the history of astro-linguistics. Finally he explores the specifics of fourteen different languages including Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Hillbilly English, Spanish, and Ukrainian.Thompson writes with tenderness, enthusiasm, humor and the exuberant belief that learning other languages is an enriching experience. Editorial Reviews:"Thompson's collection of thirty short, very engaging chapters on linguistics and languages from around the world, masterfully balanced between the anecdotal and the incisive, is a genuine prize for scholars and beginners, and will surely whet the appetite of anyone contemplating learning a foreign language or seeking deeper insights into the workings of language." -Bernard Bergen, Professor Emeritus, American Studies Department, George Washington University"Provides an engaging and highly readable tour of several of the world's languages, as well as dialects of English. His enthusiasm for learning languages, and his appreciation of their beauty, are contagious."-Roger Kreuz, Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language"An incredibly insightful, sweeping, and entertaining book for anyone interested in learning other languages or even how language and the mind work. A delightful read for expert and aficionado alike."-Charles H. Roberts, freelance interpreter and translator since 1985 (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French) "Covers a comprehensive range of language-related topics in an engaging and enthusiastic style. If you're curious about languages, this is a good place to start."- Simon Prentis, Speech! How Language Made Us Human "Insightful, entertaining. There is much here for any language lover to admire, learn from, reflect upon and laugh about." - K. David Harrison, The Last Speakers and When Languages Die "Sparkles. Both smart and funny."- John Wort, One Hundred Years of Babel