Hey all, I'm looking for a good textbook to help me study Spanish.
(preferably something I could buy off of Amazon US)
In high school I've used the books Paso a Paso and Somos Asi, and I liked those, but I don't know if they come with a recording of the dialogue (this is important or me, since I will be studying at home by myself until I reach a certain level of proficiency) and something to test what I've learned, such as a workbook.

    Half joke half seriously, I reinstalled some of my favorite games in Spanish onto my computer (whenever I'm on the machine I seem to want to game or waste time on the internet), and I would like to reach a certain level of proficiency (able to hold a conversation for more than 5 minutes, know more vocabulary) by studying away from the computer.

    Also, what are some of your favorite TV shows that are in Spanish? I'd love to watch a show in Spanish for fun, but I don't know where to look! Something simple and catchy would be good... if it helps, I watch a lot of 70s/80s anime.

Maybe my brain isn't working properly right now, but could someone explain why "lo" is placed before "peor" in this sentence. I though "lo" was only used in conjunction with verbs.

Más allá de las sorpresas negativas desde Dubai o Grecia, más los “sustos” que todavía nos tendremos que llevar en próximos meses, parece claro que lo peor de la crisis financiera y económica quedó atrás, situándose entre diciembre y marzo los momentos de máxima tensión.

I understand the sentence perfectly, but why isn't "el" being used?

Thanks in advance.