Spanish Gave Us the Dollar, the Filibuster, Chocolate and the Concentration Camp
“We know that Spanish has given us “gringo“, “macho“, and “marijuana”, but it’s also given us the terms for filibuster, concentration camp, and the dollar as well …
“We know that Spanish has given us “gringo“, “macho“, and “marijuana”, but it’s also given us the terms for filibuster, concentration camp, and the dollar as well …
In Maclean’s magazine, Brian Bethune writes about The Story of Spanish: “Nadeau and Barlow present a multi-layered history of the language.” Read the article » …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Jean-Benoît Nadeau and Julie Barlow launched their latest book The Story of Spanish with the help of the Embassy of Spain …
“Their compelling book combines history, research, anecdotes, reflections, travelogue — and trivia.” – Marsha Dubrow, Examiner.com. Read the article »
Peter Anthony Holder, host of the Stuph File Program, interviews Julie and Jean-Benoît about the many surprising facts they discovered while researching their new book, …
“A fascinating exploration. As Cervantes asked, can we ever have too much of a good thing?” – Marsha Dubrow, Examiner.com. Read the article »
Our first newspaper review in The Wall Street Journal, by the paper’s former Latin American correspondent, Joel Millman, came out recently. He praises the book …
Listen to CBC’s All in a Weekend radio show from May 11, 2013 where host Sonali Karnick talks with Nadeau & Barlow about The Story …
In this interview with Mike McConnell from WGN radio in Chicago, Julie explains why Cinco de Mayo is more American than Mexican. Listen to the …
Interviewed in the May 3 issue of Shelf-Awareness, Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoît Nadeau talk about some of the discoveries they made when they were researching …