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Pandemics have afflicted human civilizations throughout history, yet these health crises have also led to progress in medicine and society that improved people’s lives. History shows that scientific innovation often proceeds from the collaboration of researchers across disciplines, nations, and institutions.

1918, London. Twenty-year-old Emily Burdon has been training as a nurse at St. Marylebone Infirmary, learning on the job as she tends to patients from the crowded poorhouses that ring the hospital as well as wounded soldiers returning from the war. She pours her heart into her nursing while she waits for happier times - peace in Europe and the return of her childhood sweetheart, Lewis, from the Western Front. But when the deadly Spanish Flu arrives in London on the heels of the war, Emily’s faith and courage are put to the test.

The Spanish Conquest: What really happened? If you like to use your drive time for education by audiobook, consider this audiobook for widening and deepening your view of an event you studied briefly in school - the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Conquistador Voices, neither glamorizes nor condemns the conquistadors. Somewhat in the manner of a modern film documentary, it treats the so-called conquest as an historical event that’s worth learning about for its own sake, with most of the moralizing left to the listener.

Este curso está dirigido a quienes no saben nada de inglés y desean empezar por el principio, y también a aquellos que ya tienen un conocimiento básico pero quieren mejorar su dominio de la lengua, ampliar su vocabulario y ser capaces de expresarse más correctamente. Nuestro lema es darle a cada estudiante la oportunidad de aprender a su propio ritmo, sin prisas ni horarios estrictos, practicando tantas veces como lo desee. ¡Esa es la gran ventaja del autoaprendizaje! La idea es ir mejorando las capacidades como en un juego, casi sin sentir que está estudiando.

If you're planning to visit Puerto Rico, it's a great idea to learn some basic phrases and expressions in the local dialect to make your experience smoother and more enjoyable. That's where a Puerto Rican audio course targeted at tourists comes in handy. This course is designed to teach you how to understand and speak Puerto Rican Spanish, with a specific focus on common tourist situations. The course is includes different topic areas, such as hotels, restaurants, shopping, airports, and directions.

This dictionary is organized in sets of proverbs, where the English proverb is followed by one or more Spanish equivalent proverbs. The English proverbs are arranged according to a main word. Equivalent proverbs are those which express the same concept, be it literally or with different words.

Captain Jim Agnihotri and his wife Lady Diana Framji are embarking to England in the summer of 1894. Jim is hopeful the cruise will help Diana open up to him. Something is troubling her, and Jim is concerned. On their first evening, Jim meets an intriguing Spaniard, a fellow soldier with whom he finds an instant kinship. But within twenty-four hours, Don Juan Nepomuceno is murdered, his body discovered shortly after he asks rather urgently to see Jim.

Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and grasp the language, culture and customs in just minutes more with Refresher - Spanish, a completely new way to learn Spanish with ease! Refresher - Spanish will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly shock and amaze your Spanish and Mexican friends.

Present Through Subjunctive - Learn Complex Spanish Verb Systems in Fast Easy Sentences. Like magic, learn to speak complex Spanish verbs in useful sentence format from an American instructor and a trained native speaker of Spanish.

Oh dear, what has he done now? Follow Benito's mischievous antics! What has Benito gotten up to this time and can he save the day? This audiobook is in Spanish, making it ideal for families wanting to immerse themselves in a second language.

Though universally acclaimed for his dazzling fictions, Jorge Luis Borges always considered himself first and foremost a poet. This new bilingual selection brings together some two hundred poems, including scores of poems never previously translated. Edited by Alexander Coleman, it draws from a lifetime's work--from Borges's first published volume of verse, Fervor de Buenos Aires (1923), to his final work, Los conjurados, published just a year before his death in 1986.

Have you been looking to learn a new language and have decided that Spanish is your language of choice but don’t know how to integrate learning it into your already busy life? You are about to discover the easiest way to learn Spanish, in your car, by listening to interesting Spanish-English stories that will sink deep into your subconscious and help you master the language faster than you’ve ever thought possible!

Build and hone your Spanish conversation skills by using this accelerated program, which will both challenge and amuse you as you actively converse with live educated native Spanish speakers. Only the most useful topics and vocabulary are used, so that you gain a maximum conversational ability in a minimum of time.

Born in sixteenth-century Argentina, Francisco Maldonado da Silva is nine years old when he sees his father, Don Diego, arrested one harrowing afternoon because of his beliefs. Raised in a family practicing its Jewish faith in secret under the condemning eyes of the Spanish Inquisition, Francisco embarks on a personal quest that will challenge, enlighten, and forever change him.

"Travel words and phrases in Spanish". 300 essential words and phrases and the 100 most common verbs. Spanish is a Western Romance language and has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is usually considered a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Jesse O'Hara is profane, introverted, and not frequently sober—and has just lost another job: “a million-dollar brain and a ten-cent personality,” her last employer said. With nothing better to do, Jesse reluctantly accepts the gift of a luxury cruise around the Iberian Peninsula. She’s not sure she can drink enough to keep her boredom at bay, but that's the least of her problems. From the very first moment of the cruise, it's clear to Jesse that something is very wrong.

The term “Reconquista” is a Spanish word transferred to the English language to represent the nearly 800 years in which the Moors and Christians struggled against one another for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Reconquista: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Moors and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula examines the events that shaped the modern history of Spain and Portugal, as well as the ramifications.

Are you tired of wasting time on old-fashioned learning methods that don’t help you become fluent in Spanish? Do you want to discover a new, innovative method that’s designed to give you everything you need to master the Spanish language - without losing your motivation in the process? Founded on years of scientific research into the nature of language learning, this ultimate guide arms you with proven techniques and strategies you need to master Spanish.

1919. In a highland village forgotten by the world, harvest season is over and the young who remain after war and flu have ravaged the village will soon head south to make something of themselves. Moira Jean and her friends head to the forest for a last night of laughter before parting ways. Moira Jean is being left behind. She had plans to leave once – but her lover died in France and with him, her future. The friends light a fire, sing and dance. But with every twirl about the flames, strange new dancers thread between them, music streaming from the trees.

With 30-Day Mastery: Spoken Spanish Made Simple you'll learn through example and context, just like native speakers do! The magic of learning through story is that your main focus is actually not on memorizing anything... You concentrate on understanding and enjoying the story! As you're listening to the story, you will find that your brain develops a natural, instinctive understanding of spoken Spanish.