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 …
All posts on mayo, 2013
Una historia canadiense de la lengua española
Por Rufo Valencia, Radio Canada International Jean-BenoÎt Nadeau y Julie Barlow son dos autores canadienses que se lanzaron con gusto a la tarea de contar la …
A Multi-layered History of the Spanish Language
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 » …
Auguran al español un brillante siglo 21 como segundo idioma materno del mundo
Por A. R. Mendizabal, CapitalMadrid.com Inesperada crítica de libros en el número de la revista The Economist que se pone a la venta este fin …
Spanish Embassy in Washington’s The Story of Spanish Book Launch
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 …
The Story of Spanish in Examiner.com
“Their compelling book combines history, research, anecdotes, reflections, travelogue — and trivia.” – Marsha Dubrow, Examiner.com. Read the article »
The Stuph File Program Talks About The Story of Spanish
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, …
‘The Story of Spanish’ co-authors discussed intriguing 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 »
The Wall Street Journal Reviews The Story of Spanish
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 …