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Arabic books I own
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The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write ItThe Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It by Nicholas Awde
Buy new: $8.76 / Used from: $4.79
Great intro to the Arabic alphabet
The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary)The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage (Dictionary) (Dictionary) by Safa Khulusi
Buy new: $30.40 / Used from: $13.85
Nice compact English-Arabic dictionary
Arabic (Teach Yourself)Arabic (Teach Yourself) by John Robertson Smart
Buy used from: $2.07
Teach yourself if you can...
Arabic Verbs and Essentials of Grammar: A Practical Guide to the Mastery of ArabicArabic Verbs and Essentials of Grammar: A Practical Guide to the Mastery of Arabic by Jane Wightwick
Buy used from: $2.90
Nice reference book
Beginner's Arabic Script: An Introduction to Reading and Writing ArabicBeginner's Arabic Script: An Introduction to Reading and Writing Arabic by John Mace
Buy used from: $5.75
Good way to see how hand-written Arabic is done
Spoken LebaneseSpoken Lebanese by Maksoud N. Feghali
Buy new: $26.56 / Used from: $20.00
Good intro to the Lebanese dialect. Sad to hear the author died in 1999. http://www.theapp.appstate.edu/archives_99-00/99-10-14/theappalachian/deadprof.htm
Colloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Course for BeginnersColloquial Arabic (Levantine): The Complete Course for Beginners by Leslie J. McLoughlin
Buy new: $37.95 / Used from: $12.08
Anotther book on the Lebanese, Syrian dialect
Eastern Arabic-English, English-Eastern Arabic Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook)Eastern Arabic-English, English-Eastern Arabic Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) by Frank A. Rice
Buy new: $9.56 / Used from: $2.35
I have this one too, but not my favorite
Levantine Arabic for Non-Natives: A Proficiency-Oriented Approach: Student Book (Yale Language Series)Levantine Arabic for Non-Natives: A Proficiency-Oriented Approach: Student Book (Yale Language Series) by Lutfi Hussein
Buy new: $27.00 / Used from: $20.90
I don't like the system of transliteration used in this book
Berlitz Arabic Phrase Book & Dictionary (Berlitz Phrase Book)Berlitz Arabic Phrase Book & Dictionary (Berlitz Phrase Book) by Berlitz Publishing Company
Buy used from: $0.04
This was one of my first Arabic books
Harrap's Arabic Phrase BookHarrap's Arabic Phrase Book by Lexus
Buy used from: $18.75
I really like the transliteration in this book