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.The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks)
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by: Nicholas J. Brown

March 28, 1996
Can someone tell me if this book has accents to show where the stress falls on a word? I have used "Oxford Take Off in Russian", which does have these accents, and found it very good, if a bit thin. So I bought another book Basic "Russian: A Grammar and Workbook", but the lack of accents renders it virtually useless for self-study.
Thanks
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.French Is Fun with Serge, the Cheeky Monkey! (Salut Serge)
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by: Sue Finnie

January 31, 2006
I bought the Serge French learning pack for my 4 year old (now 5) and it has been an unqualified success. He loves watching the programmes and singing along to the CD of songs and has mastered some French basics including conversational phrases, numbers and colours. Some of the activities and material in the book he will grow into. I had tried a few books and CDs to give him an early start in a foreign language and this is far and away the best investment I have made. Very effective and very good value. I wish there was a follow up (or some other languages).
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.AQA AS Philosophy: Student's Book (AQA AS Level): Student's Book (AQA AS Level): Student's Book (Aqa As Level)
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by: Martin Butler, David Rawlinson

June 26, 2008
I bought the Serge French learning pack for my 4 year old (now 5) and it has been an unqualified success. He loves watching the programmes and singing along to the CD of songs and has mastered some French basics including conversational phrases, numbers and colours. Some of the activities and material in the book he will grow into. I had tried a few books and CDs to give him an early start in a foreign language and this is far and away the best investment I have made. Very effective and very good value. I wish there was a follow up (or some other languages).
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.Stories from Spain: Historias De Espaana (Side by Side Bilingual Books)
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by: Genevieve Barlow, William N. Stivers

May 01, 1999
I am so pleased to have found this book again, I used to own it once before and enjoyed its easy style but I gave it away to a South American friend who was learning English (she loves it!).

This book is so expertly executed that even if you have only a modest level of Spanish, it will strengthen what you've already got, provide you with new words and encourage you onto more.

It's set around 18 stories or myths or folklores from Spain's past, starting with the oldest first and working towards the newest last, with the Spanish and English presented on facing pages.

But each story is introduced by a one paragraph abstract which helps sets the scene for the story that follows. And each of the stories in turn are interesting ... Read More:
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.Harraps French Grammar (Harrap's French Study Aids)
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by: Harrap

September 16, 2002
I bought this because it's an Open University set book, but I needn't have bothered. Although it is excellent, it's no better than the grammar book I already owned.

Moreover, my tutor has only referred me to a specific section once in the first five months of this eight-month course. Even then, the relevant information was easy to find in my other grammar book.

The one advantage I can see for this book is its size. It would fit easily in a day-bag or large pocket when travelling.
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.AQA Law for AS: Student's Book
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by: Richard Wortley, Jennifer Currer, Asif Tufal

July 10, 2008
I bought this because it's an Open University set book, but I needn't have bothered. Although it is excellent, it's no better than the grammar book I already owned.

Moreover, my tutor has only referred me to a specific section once in the first five months of this eight-month course. Even then, the relevant information was easy to find in my other grammar book.

The one advantage I can see for this book is its size. It would fit easily in a day-bag or large pocket when travelling.
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.Classics: A Very Short Introduction
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by: Mary Beard, John Henderson

February 24, 2000
This book is really well written, entertaining and extremely thought provoking. It provides a whistlestop tour through the classical world in terms of how we study it, not the classical world itself. If you want lists and dates and what is taught at school as 'history', this is not the book for you.

The premise of the OUP Very Short Introduction To books is to take an expert who has something really interesting to say on a particular subject, whether it be bananas or the classical world and then get them to talk about their interest in the subject in an easy to digest 150 short pages. This is not clearly explained, and these books are often picked up by total novices expecting something like 'a dummies guide to'. Well, there are already 'dummies ... Read More:
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.Italian Verb Drills (BGR12)
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by: Paola Nanni Tate

October 01, 2003
I am currently doing a intermediate level of italian but find it always useful to remember the key verbs. I have used a lot of italian books in order to understand italian and this one explains and does what it says ''drills'' those verbs into your mind with a good set of exercises. A well organized easy to understand book perfect for beginners of Italian! I would seriously recommend it.
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.Rapid Greek: 200+ Essential Words and Phrases Anchored into Your Long Term Memory with Great Music: v. 1 (Musical Brain Trainer)
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by: Earworms Learning

July 15, 2005
Volume 1 has already been useful - my wife, daughter and myself were in Greece a couple of months ago and having even limited skills in the language totally changed the attitude of the locals towards us! Christine (daughter) was a great hit around the town we were staying in as she was the only British child who had any skills at all in the language.

The Rosetta Stone system is pretty good (and goes further) - but for pain free and quick learning of basics of a language at sensible prices, I'm really impressed with the Earworms method!

Volume 2 expands on vol 1 - although it can mostly be used standalone, you'll want some of the parts from Vol 1 - particularly the numbers track.

This volume leads you into talking about yourself and ... Read More:
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.Collins Easy Learning French Grammar
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from: Collins

June 06, 2004
Unfortunately lacking the detail required for even 1st year University complete gramatical knowledge, but an excellent and clearly structured resource nonetheless.
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