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For a time, Jimmy spent his expat days in Mexico unearthing pre-Columbian artifacts. Now he makes a living doing small trucking jobs and helping out with the occasional missing-person situation. But Jimmy’s laid-back lifestyle is being seriously imposed upon by a ninety-pound stalker named Louise. Add to this a sudden wave of hippies led by a murderous ex-con guru in search of psychic happenings, archaeologists unearthing (illegally) the Mayan tombs, and Louise and her weirdo husband’s quest for UFO sites, and Jimmy’s south-of-the-border existence is in danger.

Dan “Tito” Davis is the ultimate survivor. Having been an international fugitive for over 13 years, and across more than 54 countries, Tito had evaded the tough, three lettered trio of the F.B.I., C.I.A., and the D.E.A., and then, for good measure, the U.S. Marshals, Homeland Security, U.S. Customs, Interpol, local law enforcement agencies, immigration agents, mercenaries, guerrilla organisations, professional kidnappers, career hit-men, vigilantes, human traffickers, and most other entities worth being wanted by.

Within weeks of arriving as a volunteer in a remote corner of South America, Crawford got a lot more than he bargained for: a narrow escape from a kidnapping plot hatched by the people he was sent there to help. Then things only got stranger.

Durante décadas, el discurso oficial presentó a los cárteles mexicanos como los grandes villanos del narcotráfico. Pero hoy, la crisis del fentanilo obliga a mirar hacia el interior de Estados Unidos. En una contundente declaración recogida por el autor, un agente de la de a admitió que en su país operan cárteles formados por estadounidenses: pandillas, clubes de motociclistas y redes del crimen organizado que ya no solo compran y venden drogas, sino que dominan rutas, controlan territorios y lavan miles de dólares con la complicidad de los bancos.

En Gringo viejo, Carlos Fuentes plasma los turbulentos años de la lucha revolucionaria en México, cuando un viejo escritor norteamericano escéptico, insalvablemente amargo, que no se resigna a esperar la muerte por enfermedad o por accidente, decide cruzar la frontera de su país en busca de una muerte digna.

Leonora Gelb came to Peru to make a difference. A passionate and idealistic Stanford grad, she left a life of privilege to fight poverty and oppression, but her beliefs are tested when she falls in with violent revolutionaries. While death squads and informants roam the streets and suspicion festers among the comrades, Leonora plans a decisive act of protest - until her capture in a bloody government raid, and a sham trial that sends her to prison for life.

J. Jesús Esquivel, autor de La D.E.A. en México, ha conseguido develar los entresijos del narcotráfico en Estados Unidos al sumergirse en la lectura de incontables expedientes judiciales, además de entrevistar a informantes clave.

One of Carlos Fuentes’s greatest works, The Old Gringo tells the story of Ambrose Bierce, the American writer, soldier, and journalist, and of his last mysterious days in Mexico living among Pancho Villa’s soldiers, particularly his encounter with General Tomas Arroyo. In the end, the incompatibility of the two countries (or, paradoxically, their intimacy) claims both men, in a novel that is, most of all, about the tragic history of two cultures in conflict.

The has-been actor had been killed a hundred times. This time it's for real. A dead man on the beach. Golden Aztec effigies A safecracker with ethics. Trinity's heading for Mexico.

Man sagte von ihr, sie besäße ein so rassig-schönes, fast schon engelsgleiches Antlitz, dem kein lebender Mann jemals widerstehen könne. Doch davon war jetzt nicht mehr viel zu sehen. Denn das bizarre mexikanische Muster aus schwarzer und weißer Farbe, das sie wie eine Kriegsbemalung trug, verbarg ihre natürlichen Gesichtszüge. Die aufgemalte, furchterregende Skelett-Fratze war alles, was sie ihren Gegnern präsentierte.

Irish immigrant Michael Callahan gets the gold fever and stakes a claim in California. Just when persistence and ingenuity finally payoff, he is jumped by thieves intent upon taking his gold and his life. Michael is saved by Joaquin Murieta with whom he strikes up a friendship. The friendship is quite unusual and the Irishman becomes known as the Gringo Amigo.

At the age of 5, he arrived at a Greyhound bus station in California, transplanted from Mexico City into the pervasive sounds of English. Now with the ink still fresh on his Juris Doctor diploma, he looks back on the journey with the rigorous training he acquired in law school as he compellingly weaves together a vivid interpretation of the raw experiences that drove him along that journey—across his childhood experiences with violence and exclusion for being Spanish-speaking, his struggles to succeed in school despite the limits of poverty.

Una historia de gringos y mexicanos que resume la de toda la especie humana y su mentalidad. Un relato de México y Estados Unidos que nos lleva a la comprensión de nuestra identidad y la de todas las culturas, un análisis histórico que nos libera del lastre del pasado. ¿Por qué los gringos tienen mayor éxito económico que nosotros? ¿Por qué son superpotencia mientras nosotros no salimos del subdesarrollo? ¿Por qué son superhéroes y nosotros víctimas?

Step into a new world of learning, in which the journey itself is actually fun and exciting! The Gringa has taken a somewhat "non-traditional" approach toward teaching the Spanish language to English speakers. In doing so, she pioneered a system, The Gringa Way, which allows learners to translate their English thoughts into Spanish thoughts and sentences. This totally "new approach" not only makes the language much easier to learn and understand. With The Gringa Way method and the help of this book, you will be speaking Spanish easier than you ever thought.

By captivating millions during his six-year, 50-country tenure as The New York Times' "Frugal Traveler", Seth Kugel has become one of our most internationally beloved travel writers. While his famously unassuming journeys around the globe have forged a signature philosophy of whimsy and practicality, they have also revealed the seemingly infinite booby traps of on-the-grid tourism. In a book with widespread cultural reverberations, Kugel takes the modern travel industry to task, determined to reignite humanity's age-old sense of adventure. 

Pablo Ramirez is the drug kingpin of Los Angeles. Evil. Twisted. Controlling. A dirty drug lord with a killer smile. And he is my chulo after Carlos el Loco. My duty was to blend in, clean his home, and please his men. I’ve done my job well for years. My sister and I. He's never going to let me free. But his worst nightmare came.

Thirty-eight-year-old Peter Martin is ready to make a change. That is until he gets deeper into learning exactly what it takes to follow his dream. His journey is closely monitored by friends, family, and former co-workers, but they're not the only ones with an interest. As his decision sets a series of consequences in motion, he holds on for the ride of his life.

Ouça a versão em inglês do livro Nunca diga abraços para um gringo narrada pelo próprio autor, Gavin Roy. Você poderá aprimorar ainda mais seu inglês, treinando seu listening, capítulo a capítulo. Versão integral da parte em inglês apenas.

Ever wonder what it would be like to pick up one day and move abroad? In the summer of 2013, Kris Loomis and her husband sold all their worldly possessions and, along with their three-legged cat, Triplet, did just that. They left their comfy life behind and moved to Ecuador! Follow along as they battle 'mañana' time, stinky buses, and the dreaded 'Frankenstein' shower. Will they adjust to South American culture? Will Triplet learn to meow in Spanish?

Living in the Old West - a tough and dangerous time - a time filled with crime and punishment. A time for dying, and a time for living. This new collection from Douglas R. Cobb takes listeners back to those hard times. You may have to walk a fine line; you may have to take a hard line - but that’s the way it is for a cowboy. These adventures are all written with one thing in mind - to entertain you, the listener. Enjoy!