Una memoria de 75 años, 1935-2010

¿Por qué me tocó ser hijastro de Ramón? Se pregunta Kenny Dashwood Tercero , un joven México-estadounidense que está cursando preparatoria y sobrevive a la crueldad de su padrastro y a los embates de los amores tiernos y profundos, mientras se cuestiona sobre la razón de su existencia. A sus 17 años, Kenny, quien tiene un hermano trabajando en la NASA, no logra entender el engranaje de la vida, pero con la ayuda de los grandes filósofos, más la realidad de habitar una ciudad que se ha convertido en una de las más peligrosas del mundo, obtendrá sorpresivas respuestas. Confundido...

What is the translation profession like? How can you get into the job market? What range of activities must translators cover? How many languages do they need to be fluent in? The significant contributions included in this book bridge the gap between theory and practice and offer new suggestions for analysing translation activity

Alongside considerable continuity, 20th-century diachronic linguistics has seen substantial shifts in outlook and procedure from the 19th-century paradigm. Our understanding of what is really new and what is recycled owes a great debt to E. F. K. Koerner's minutely researched interpretations of the work of the field's founders and key transitional figures. At the cusp of the 21st century, some of the best known scholars in the field explore how these methodological shifts have been and continue to be played out in historical Romance, Germanic and Indo-European linguistics, as well as in work...

Behind Frida Kahlo’s portraits, lies the story of both her life and work. It is precisely this combination that draws the reader in. Frida’s work is a record of her life, and rarely can we learn so much about an artist from what she records inside the picture frame. Frida Kahlo truly is Mexico’s gift to the history of art. She was just eighteen years old when a terrible bus accident changed her life forever, leaving her handicapped and burdened with constant physical pain. But her explosive character, raw determination and hard work helped to shape her artistic talent. And although he...