The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish, 4E [Paperback]

Gail Stein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1592574858 | ISBN-13: 978-1592574858 | Publication Date: September 5, 2006 | Edition: 4th

Alpha's best-selling foreign language title and an all-time best-selling "The Complete Idiot's Guide[registered] to Learning Spanish, Fourth Edition", continues to be the single most useful book on learning Spanish for students and travelers alike. Completely updated, it now offers dozens of new exercises, easier-to-use answer keys, and a concise bi-lingual dictionary. It also provides a cutting edge learning tool that is unique among foreign language guides -an interactive, "audio e-book" that works on a computer or any MP3 CD player, allowing readers to read and listen to the lessons, including dialogues spoken by two native speakers.

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About the Author

Gail Stein is the author of over 27 books on foreign languages including The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Learning Spanish, The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Learning French, The Pocket Idiot's Guide(t) to French Phrases and The Pocket Idiot's Guide(t) to Spanish Phrases. She has taught Spanish in New York City public junior and senior high schools for more than 34 years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 4th edition (September 5, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592574858
• ISBN-13: 978-1592574858
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,344 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to learn!, January 15, 2009

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Texasbee "texasbee" (TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish, 4E (Paperback)

I recently wanted to brush up and improve on the conversational Spanish I learned in junior high school (way back in the Dark Ages of the 1960's.) This is a really easy and interesting way to do that, even if you've never had any Spanish instruction before. You can download the entire text (complete with audio) from the CD that comes with the book and follow along through each lesson as it's read to you by native speakers. The interactive format allows you to highlight passages, bookmark your location for the next time, easily page through the text, and have the audio on or off at your choosing.

I've found that following along with the text as it's being read to me helps me stay focused, since I tend to be a "skimmer" sometimes. Hearing the speakers correctly pronounce the Spanish words is a major plus also. And there is always the book itself to refer to when you can't be on the computer. All in all a good approach to learning a foreign language. Mr. Fernandez would be proud.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a good buy, April 6, 2009

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Spanish, 4E (Paperback)

I bought this books in the hope of learning spanish - a language I am fascinated with. It is a good book as a guidance, to take you step by step through the language BUT it definitely needs extras. Don't rely just on this book, you will be lost. you need to buy a dictionary and a few other grammar and pronoun etch books to accompany it. Once you do, it is a very good guide and helpful enough.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC BOOK WITH AUDIO VISUAL TOOL, November 24, 2008

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William M. Elder (TX USA) - See all my reviews
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THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK. I THINK IT IS A GREAT BUY WITH BOTH THE LOW PRICE AND THE AV TOOL THAT COMES WITH IT. YOU CAN PLAY THE AUDIO ON YOUR MP3 PLAYER OR HAVE BOTH THE AUDIO AND VISUAL ON YOU COMPUTER. I HAVE JUST STARTED THE BOOK, BUT IT APPEARS AS IF THE BOOK IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED AS YOU GO ALONG AND AS IT IS READ TO YOU. THE CLAIMS ON THE FRONT ARE NOT EXAGGERATED.