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Curso de nivel A2-B1 para adultos concebido para clases privadas o cursos de conversación en los que el profesor cuenta con un solo alumno. Cada una de las unidades cubre situaciones concretas de diferentes ámbitos (viajes, compras, relaciones sociales, comunicación por teléfono o correo electrónico...) en los que el estudiante aprenderá a desenvolverse. La obra tiene una estructura flexible que permite al estudiante elegir los aspectos que má...

How the West Was Written was published to celebrate the centenary of James H. Gray's birth. He was born on 31 August 1906. James H. Gray was the first Canadian social historian to tackle such previously taboo subjects as the sex lives and boozing habits of the early settlers. His books were on the national and Toronto Star bestseller lists before those of Pierre Berton and have since become classics of Canadian literature. Gray's Red Lights on...

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Aus den Geheimakten des Vatikan: Im Herbst 1960 werden Pater Thomas Riley und Pater John Thornton vom Vatikan nach Irland gesandt, um dort in einem von der Kirche geführten Heim für sogenannte "gefallene Mädchen" ein angebliches Wunder zu untersuchen: Eine Marienstatue dort soll Blut weinen. Die Leiterin des Heims ist von dem Besuch der Pater alles andere als begeistert. Bald wissen die Pater auch den Grund dafür. Denn was sie nach ihrer Ankun...

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Brian Brennan's memories of his childhood in Dublin, before heading off to seek a new life for himself in Canada, are amusing, charming, and filled with loving warmth. This is the Dublin and the Ireland that I remember, too, not at all like the place of misery depicted in Angela's Ashes. A most enjoyable read!" --Dermot Desmond, Irish businessman and financier, Chairman of International Investment and Underwriting "Brennan modestly says this i...

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Rogues and Rebels introduces us to dozens of larger-than-life Westerners--some infamous, some obscure--who dared to be different. Brian Brennan chronicles the mavericks, iconoclasts, and adventurers who threw away the rulebook, thumbed their noses at convention, and let their detractors howl. They never retracted, never explained, never apologized, and they got things done. Discover the unforgettable characters who made the West what it is tod...

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Alberta is filled with characters - pioneers, cowboys, entrepreneurs, artists, athletes, and many unsung heroes who have worked hard to make a difference. Brian Brennan highlights sixty Albertans who may not all be famous, but have left their mark on Alberta, making the province what it is today. From ordinary Albertans to such local celebrities as Bob Edwards, Betty Mitchell, Stan Waters, Smiling Jack Gallagher, Wilf Carter, and Alice Murdoch...

In Romancing the Rockies: Mountaineers, Missionaries, Marilyn, and More, award-winning popular historian Brian Brennan introduces us to the daring men and women who found themselves attracted irresistibly to the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains over the last 250 years. Whether they visited the lofty peaks and sheltered valleys, made journeys of exploration, pilgrimage, adventure, physical endeavour, or cultural achievement, all were drawn ...

The first full-length biography of one of the most celebrated Irish-language folk poets of the 19th century contains new English-language translations of Mary O'Learys entire poetic canon, including her best-known song, "The Battle of Keimaneigh" (Cath Chim an Fhia), a stirring description of an armed clash in 1822 between militia troops and a secret society of Catholic tenant farmers known as the Whiteboys.

The first book-length biography of Ernest Manning, the longest-serving premier of Alberta, who directed the transformation of the province from Depression-era poverty to modern, oil-based affluence." Brian Brennan traces the story of a poor farm boy from Saskatchewan with little formal education who rose to become one of the most successful politicians in Western Canadian history while simultaneously attaining long-lasting success as the direc...

How the West Was Written" is published to celebrate the centenary of James H. Gray's birth. He was born on 31 August 1906. James H. Gray was the first Canadian social historian to tackle such previously taboo subjects as the sex lives and boozing habits of the early settlers. His books were on the national and Toronto Star bestseller lists before those of Pierre Berton and have since become classics of Canadian literature. Gray's "Red Lights o...