Matthew Parris brings together some of the funniest despatches from British Ambassadors abroad, in this sequel to his acclaimed Parting Shots. Based on a new BBC Radio 4 series, it shows our representatives in their best & worst lights: rude & sympath ...

Do you want to improve your Spanish using a learning style that suits you? Why not Mind Map your way to fluency? Following the huge success of the Language Revolution Beginner level, international best-selling author & inventor of Mind Maps (R) Tony Buzan continues on his quest to alter the way language is learnt
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Foreign languages are becoming increasingly important in this time of global travel & economic union
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Amid the catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War exerts a particular fascination. This title provides a written explanation of the war's complex origins & course, & explores its impact on a personal & an international scale. ...

The tanks used during the Spanish Civil War are often labeled as little more than test vehicles in a convenient proving ground before World War II. This book takes a look at the tanks deployed in Spain, examining how future tanks & armored tactics were shaped & honed by the crews' experiences. ...

Say Hola to instant Spanish. Whether you're traveling for a week's getaway or setting up a new life in Spain, this book is the perfect tool to get you up & running. From help with the basics to techniques for honing your conversation skills, this easy-to-use book helps you understand & be understood in European Spanish. Taking you step-by-step through the pronunciation, vocabulary & grammar, you'll be speaking Spanish with complete confidence in no time. ...

Books Primary School Books Learn 1000 Spanish words over a year with this Spanish workbook for beginners! It's an essential vocabulary builder for young children who are starting to learn their first Spanish words. This unique Spanish teaching guide contains everything your child needs to acquire a firm grasp of the Spanish language in a fun & interactive way! Each week, 20 new words are presented over four days, & on the fifth day, your child can practise the words they have just learned. This will help them build up a vocabulary of more than 1000 Spanish words over the course of a year! From animals & sports to colours & plants, Spanish for Everyone Junior teaches a mix of nouns & verbs through stunning illustrations with each new word clearly labelled. This encourages young learners to memorise the words before covering them with cleverly designed flaps & testing their new knowledge. Accompanying audio means that children can also practice their Spanish pronunc... ...

During the 16th century a new type of sailing vessel emerged, designed to carry the wealth of the Americas to Spain. This book traces the development of the Spanish galleon, & outlines the constructional methods, the ordnance & the crewing needed to p ...

Stories of individual pirates in the Caribbean, from Blackbeard to Calico Jack, havebeen the stuff of legend since the eighteenth century, but in Spanish Gold pirate expert David Cordingly at last gives us the big picture in all its bold & ruthless truth. Cordingly shows how the attacks of the buccaneers on the treasure ports of the Spanish Main, & the sacking of Panama by Sir Henry Morgan in 1671, were the prologue to an explosion of piracy which led to the establishment of a pirate colony at Nassau in the Bahamas. By 1717, so many ships had been raided & trade so badly disrupted that the merchants of London had to act. ...

Have you tried conventional grammar courses but never been able to make it stick? Are you tired of struggling with concepts which over-complicate what should really be simple? Tony Buzan's Grammar Buster makes learning grammar easy, without the unnecessary jargon. This is grammar for people who don't do grammar. ...