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The basics of Latin made fun--and fast!Learning the basics of Latin can vastly improve your vocabulary and even provide keys to understanding legal, medical, and scientific terminology. The Everything Essential Latin Book is your perfect introduction to this fascinating language. With easy-to-follow instructions and simple explanations, this portable guide covers the most important basics of Latin, including:The Roman alphabet and translation...

Generations of students have learned Latin with this classic introductory Latin grammar textbook that remains the most highly regarded and bestselling single-volume of its kind.Wheelock’s Latin 7th Edition retains its signature core of authentic Latin readings—curated from the works of Cicero, Vergil, and other major Roman authors of Roman literature, drama, and poetry, as well as inscriptions, artifacts, and even authentic graffiti—that demonstrate the an...

In "Live Rome, Learn Latin: Stories and Texts for Young Explorers," young readers embark on an exciting journey through time, uncovering the events and characters that shaped the magnificent ancient Rome. From the founding of the city by the brothers Romulus and Remus to the fall of the empire, this book offers a fascinating mix of heroic stories and Latin texts that will enrich the readers' knowledge and vocabulary. Covering topics from everyday life in the Roman forum and great construct...

A beautifully packaged and profound exploration of human desire and queer sexuality in Latin America by the acclaimed Argentinian photographer Claudia JaresIn Dark Tears, award-winning Argentinian photographer and performance artist Claudia Jares takes her lens to the reality of queer experience in Argentina, Venezuela, and across Latin America, exploring questions of sexuality, religion, and identity with the raw eroticism that is the hallmark of her styl...

In republican times, one of Rome's deadliest enemies was King Mithridates of Pontus. In 66 BCE, after decades of inconclusive struggle, the tribune Manilius proposed a bill that would give supreme command in the war against Mithridates to Pompey the Great, who had just swept the Mediterranean clean of another menace: the pirates. While powerful aristocrats objected to the proposal, which would endow Pompey with unprecedented powers, the bill proved hugely popular among the people, and one ...

After 75 years, The Hobbit translated for the first time into Latin. Fascinating for Latin learners and for Tolkien fans of all ages.In foramine terrae habitabat hobbitus. (‘In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit.’)The Hobbit, published 75 years ago, has become one of the world’s most popular classic stories, appealing to adults as much as to the children for whom J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote the book. Translated worldwide into more than 60 modern languages, now Hobbit...

Since its U.S. debut a quarter-century ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for historical scholarship of Latin America. It is also an outstanding political economy, a social and cultural narrative of the highest quality, and perhaps the finest description of primitive capital accumulation since Marx.Rather than chronology, geography, or political successions, Eduardo Galeano has organized the various facets of Latin American history according to the patterns of five cen...

Everything needed to understand and appreciate the Traditional Latin Mass. Fr. George Moorman. Extremely informative, yet very easy to read! Explains, prayer by prayer, what happens at the Latin Mass and why. Answers all your questions about the Mass: why Latin is used, silence, bells, specific colors, etc., and how we participate. Ties in beautifully with Pope Benedict XVI's motu proprio opening the door to the universal celebration of the Latin Mass.

Do You Like To Learn the Latin Language? Learning Latin Will Give You The Start Step To Learn It If you are looking for a language guide that holds your hand, works through exercises, or any of that.. this series is not for you. This is basically a Cliff Notes version of the language. It has tables of common subjects (colors, numbers, days of the week, etc..). It's simple, clean, and works very well on a Kindle.Do You Want To know tips to learn anything fast?Do You Want To kn...

The Original 30-Minute Crash Course!Speak Latin in just one short week! LANGUAGE/30™ zeroes in on the most essential phrases for day-to-day communication. Whether you are a vacationer, a business traveler, a student, or just need a refresher course, you’ll learn what you need to know in just three 30-minute sessions a day.Developed for U.S. Government personnel, this accelerated learning method will have you conversing after just a few easy 30-minute lesson...

This engaging Latin guide offers a lively introduction to the so-called "dead language" with basic skills and vocabulary plus jokes, songs, and more.Seize the day with a fun, new guide to the ultimate language. Whether you're looking to show up your teacher or have a laugh with friends, Veni Vidi Didici will give you the knowledge to drop some Latin that's sure to impress, including:• Cool Slang• Lighthearted insults

DESCRIPTIONA dizzying, fast-paced tour of Latin America from one of the Spanish-speaking world’s most outstanding writers. Lamenting not having more time to get to know each of the nineteen countries he visits after winning the prestigious Premio Alfaguara, Andrés Neuman concludes that world travel consists mostly of “not seeing.” Turning the fleeting nature of his trip to his advantage, he writes on the move, producing a kinetic work that is whimsical and fun, poetic and aphoristi...