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Title: Italian for Dummies (With CD-ROM) by Francesca Romana Onofri, Karen Möller ISBN: 0-7645-5196-5 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 May, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: disappointing
Comment: After reading the great reviews of this book, I was eager to start learning Italian in anticipation of a trip to Italy. What a disappointment this book is. In the introduction of this book it says, "You don't want to have to memorize long lists of vocabulary words or a bunch of boring grammar rules." It then goes on to do just that: lists and rules to memorize from pages 9 to 40. It is indeed boring. If you have to buy this book for some reason, skip these pages, and go back after you've read Chapter 3: Bongiorno! Meeting and Greeting.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good for limited long-term study
Comment: This is way to deep for those who wish to learn a little Italian for that one-week vacation, but for those of you who have an extended opportunities for limited interaction, this is the book for you.
Just like other books in the series, Dummies successfully "dumbs down" Italian as much as possible, which is pretty hard to do with an entire language. Although it is billed as being a Berlitz-written text, the focus is primarily on grammar and pronunciation. There are some entertaining dialogs, too.
It's easy to follow...much easier than comparable (an much more expensive) text and CD combinations.
However, if you are just going on vacation, I recommend Fydor's Italian Phrasebook. On the other hand, if you are really serious about beginning Italian, or any other language, I strongly recommend the Triple Play Plus series software. Together with the "Dummies" series, you should be functional in no time.
Rating: 4
Summary: Italian for Students of Italian
Comment: Italian For Dummies is for the serious student who wishes to learn the language. I didn't feel as if this book would help the traveler who wishes to learn only a few "get by" lines. I am going through Italian language lessons right now and I have purchased many many Italian books and I still keep referring back to this Italian For Dummies. It is very useful and very easy to use. Which is what the "For Dummies" series is all about. If you want a start-up book which will help you learn the language this is the one. If you are looking for a traveler's guide to Italian I would suggest another book. Berlitz makes a nice Italian phrase book if you just need to learn a little Italian.
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning Italian (2nd Edition) by Gabrielle Euvino ISBN: 0028641477 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 09 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Italy for Dummies, Second Edition by Bruce Murphy, Alessandra de Rosa ISBN: 0764554530 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 04 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Webster's New World Italian Dictionary: Italian/English, English/Italian by Catherine E. Love ISBN: 0139536396 Publisher: Webster's New World Pub. Date: 15 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary by Rick Steves ISBN: 1566915201 Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Italian in 10 Minutes a Day by Kristine K. Kershul ISBN: 0944502334 Publisher: Bilingual Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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