French Made Simple [Paperback]

Julien Lafontant (Author), Eugene Jackson (Author), Antonio Rubio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0385265212 | ISBN-13: 978-0385265218 | Edition: Revised

For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needsof today's marketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing.

B & W illustrations throughout

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Language Notes

Text: English, French

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For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needsof today's marketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance to office management to desktop publishing.

B & W illustrations throughout

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Made Simple; Revised edition (February 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385265212
• ISBN-13: 978-0385265218
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,735 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing., August 25, 2000

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This review is from: French Made Simple (Paperback)

It is the number of errors in this book that I find so frustrating! It seems obvious that no one took the time to proofread it. I picked up this book to do some french revision and by the time I got up to lesson 8, was ready to throw it in the trash. Accent marks are used only sporadically (sometimes ecrire, sometimes écrire...) They especially seem to have problems with "la rue Whitehall". In the french text, It appears as "la Whitehall street"!

The pluralization errors have been irritating, too. If this is intended to teach a beginning student proper French, I feel it will do nothing but confuse him/her.

I do NOT recommend this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars French Made Simple doesn't live up to it's title., March 26, 1999

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This review is from: French Made Simple (Paperback)

I started my effort to learn the language with this book. After much effort and many hours, I almost made it through. I learned much, but this is a painful, tedious way to get there. I recently stumbled upon "Fast French" by Adrienne, which is finally putting it all together for me. I wouldn't recommend anyone rely on "French Made Simple".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I found this so very convenient., August 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: French Made Simple (Paperback)

It is extremely convenient for the beginners with a working knowledge of english. The situation taken are of the daily life with ample opportunity to grasp the words and setence structures used in day to day communication. Overall a very useful piece of work put together.

However, i wud much appreciate knowing from where i can obtain the sound recordings for this book as soon as possible.