Thrillers

This volume brings together a selection of papers presented at an international conference on Translation Studies in Barcelona in 1998. The papers illustrate four areas that are of particular interest in translation research today in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The purpose of the first section, 'Investigating Translation Paradigms', is to reach a critical revision of existing paradigms and to develop new ones in approaching the translated text. The second section, 'Investigating the Translation Process', focuses on the skills, knowledge and strategies that make up translation competence....

"No se porque escribo tantas cartas," escribio Raymond Chandler una vez en una de sus cartas. "Debe ser que mi mente, por suerte, es demasiado activa." Tambien fueron el resultado de su dificil existencia, su soledad y el esfuerzo por combatir un insomnio eterno.Dictadas a un grabador durante las horas de la madrugada, mientras su mujer dormia, las cartas registran con gran precision y de manera espontanea diversos episodios en la vida del gran novelista norteamericano. Su conflictiva relacion con la industria del cine de Hollywood, el amor por su esposa y sus comentarios sobre la escritura...

In this intermediate-level reader; twelve thematically oriented units introduce students to the literary and artistic contributions of the Hispanic world. The literary selections include most major genres and are complemented by full color illustrations of significant artistic movements. Literatura y arte can be readily used on its own or in conjunction with one or both of the other coordinated Intermediate Spanish volumes.

Companion to the 2009 science fiction movie, Avatar. "This report details Pandora's alien ecosystem; its mining mother lode and topography; its flora and fauna; and the culture, language, and physiology of the native population, the aggressive hunter-gatherer race called the Na'vi. ... Also included in this manual are highly confidential and detailed descriptions of RDA [the "enemy" -- the Resources Development Administration] technology and weapons systems deployed to suppress the indigenous hostiles and defend employees agingst the dangerous Pandoran environment"--P. [4] of cover.